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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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False-color reflectance image of burned areas near the Greek town of Marathon acquired on Aug 18, 2024.
Worldview Image of the Week
Aug. 22, 2024
Assessment of the 2022 Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) survey identified six science activities to address U.S. Federal civilian agency satellite needs.
News
July 18, 2024
A combination of Landsat and Sentinel-2 imagery, NASA near real-time data, and machine learning provides near real-time access to high-resolution water quality maps.
News
June 27, 2024
Data from NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) help personnel in Canada's Northwest Territories Department of Environment and Climate Change manage wildfires.
Feature Article
June 11, 2024
A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA's Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in April 2024.
News
May 7, 2024
Image captured on Feb 18, 2024, by the MSI instrument aboard ESA's Sentinel 2B satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Feb. 22, 2024
The open-source Cyanobacteria Finder (CyFi) uses machine learning to pinpoint areas that may contain harmful algal blooms in lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and other small water bodies.
Blog
Feb. 13, 2024
NASA researchers are tweaking algorithms and combining data from multiple satellites to track tropical forest fires in Brazil.
Feature Article
Feb. 1, 2024
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