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FIRMS has incorporated additional capabilities into the HLS dropdown menu of its interactive map, including four vegetation indices and the ability for user to create their own red, green, blue (RGB) image composites through the TiTiler-CMR service.
Tutorial
April 29, 2026
This three-part ARSET training covers flood monitoring via remote sensing, NASA flood products, and GEOGLOWS streamflow predictions.
Training
June 18-25, 2026
Create your own Harmonized Landsat Sentinel 2 (HLS) image composite or select from a preset list.
Tutorial
April 29, 2026
This ARSET training explores the fundamentals of thermal infrared remote sensing and some applications using ECOSTRESS data to analyze urban heat.
Training
May 26 - June 2, 2026
This ARSET training covers how to acquire, use, and derive NDVI imagery from Landsat and MODIS.
Training
Feb. 10 - March 2, 2016
This ARSET training explores how the R statistical coding language can be used to classify land cover and quantify changes in land cover over time.
Training
Feb. 24-26, 2026
This ARSET training introduces STREAM, a web tool for monitoring chlorophyll-a concentration, Secchi disk depth, and total suspended solids in inland lakes and coastal regions.
Training
Feb. 10-17, 2026
The Emergency Environmental Health Dashboard helped local communities assess water quality risks and infrastructure damage following Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Chantal.
Data in Action
Nov. 18, 2025
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This Earth Day we invite you to explore global, full-resolution NASA Earth science imagery to see volcanoes erupting, wildfires spreading, tropical cyclones forming, and city lights illuminating. With NASA Worldview, you can also take a snapshot, create an animated GIF, or compare imagery from two dates to view changes over time.
Feature Article
May 17, 2022
Data from NASA’s NSIDC DAAC helps scientists like Dr. Kristin Poinar develop the next generation of models for forecasting sea-level rise from melting glaciers and ice sheets.
Data User Story
May 3, 2022
In collaboration with NASA's IMPACT project, dynamic false color imagery is now available through FIRMS to help better delineate burned areas.
Blog
April 18, 2022
Launched September 27, Landsat 9 will provide a high-quality and reliable stream of land imaging data for the next 10-plus years.
Feature Article
Jan. 31, 2022
Image captured on Dec 24, 2021, by the OLI instrument aboard the Landsat 8 satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Jan. 26, 2022
The Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project offers daily, 30-meter global land surface data products to facilitate a wide range of terrestrial Earth science research.
Data User Story
June 15, 2021
Dr. Bernard Hubbard uses NASA Earth science data to help locate mineral resources and assess natural hazards.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Nancy Glenn, to study dryland ecosystems.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
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