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| Discover and Access NASA's Near Real-Time Global Flood Products | This presentation provides an introduction to NASA's near real-time global flood products available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation. Information about how to discover, access, and use these NRT products is also provided. | PDF (16.77 mb) | Sept. 17, 2025 |
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NOAA-20 Learning Resources
This ARSET training provides an overview and demonstration of the latest version of SeaDAS 8.4.1, which is useful for remote sensing of water quality.
Training
Feb. 13, 2024
Learn how to use NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) and its enhanced User Interface that provides additional services and analysis capabilities for wildfire management.
Webinar
Sept. 29, 2023
This advanced-level training focuses on using remote sensing observations for monitoring post-fire impacts on watershed health.
Training
July 6-13, 2023
Join us April 26 at 2 p.m., EDT [UTC -4], to learn about NASA's LAADS DAAC data migration to the cloud and what this means for data users regarding schedule and data access. A live demo of Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) direct access in the cloud will be provided.
Webinar
April 9, 2023
Join us to learn how to search and order datasets from NASA's Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System Distributed Active Archive Center (LAADS DAAC). Subsetting, reprojection, and data output post-processing operations in the Find Data tool will also be featured.
Webinar
May 18, 2022
Through NASA FIRMS, users can interactively view fire data via the Fire Map, search for both VIIRS and MODIS active fires/hotspots and sign-up to receive automated Fire Email Alerts for their geographic areas of interest. Join us to learn more!
Webinar
April 19, 2022
Want to learn how to use R and Python to work with remote sensing data? Join us as we demonstrate how to perform basic data preparation, processing, computation, and visualization techniques using ASTER and VIIRS Surface Reflectance data.
Webinar
April 18, 2022
This ARSET training provides participants with the skills to combine in situ measurements and optical remote sensing data to assess water quality.
Training
Nov. 30 - Dec. 7, 2021
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NASA significantly enhanced its MODIS and VIIRS near real-time flood products, enabling users to distinguish between unusual and recurring flooding.
Blog
April 10, 2026
Sensors on Aqua, Suomi-NPP, and NOAA-20 detected fires and poor air quality across Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and other countries in early April 2026.
Worldview Image of the Week
April 10, 2026
The VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-20 platform captured this image on March 26, 2026.
Worldview Image of the Week
March 27, 2026
Image captured February 17, 2026, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-20 platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
Feb. 19, 2026
In computer models that simulate Earth’s atmosphere, scientists evaluated their upgraded cloud simulation capabilities against satellite observations.
Feature Article
Jan. 27, 2026
Base image, overlaid with flood information captured on December 23, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-20 platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
Dec. 26, 2025
Image captured September 11, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-21 platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
Sept. 11, 2025
A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in August 2025.
News
Sept. 4, 2025
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