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Read how researchers from NASA's DEVELOP team analyzed temperature trends in the Northeast to create maps for the agricultural and energy industries.
Data in Action
April 13, 2018
Learn how a NASA DEVELOP project used MODIS and ASTER data to create a model of social vulnerability to fire hazards in the Appalachian forests.
Data in Action
March 7, 2018
See ASTER instrument images revealing the transformation of South Korea's Mount Gariwang for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Data in Action
Feb. 21, 2018
This ARSET training introduces the Variable Infiltration Capacity Model, sources of satellite-derived input data, and implementation of the model.
Training
Feb. 15 - March 1, 2018
The ability to understand where fish are likely to be and when they are likely to be there is critical for the sustainable management of fisheries.
Data in Action
Feb. 1, 2018
This ARSET training teaches how to use Python scripts to map and analyze air quality data through hands-on exercises.
Training
Jan. 17-22, 2018
In Spring 2017, DEVELOP researchers in Phoenix used NASA data to determine how hot area bus stops are in summer to determine which ones need shelters.
Data in Action
Dec. 27, 2017
Learn how surface reflectance and albedo as measured by satellite data help scientists understand the topography and vegetation cover of Earth surfaces.
Data in Action
Nov. 30, 2017
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Determining risk from a wide range of natural hazards is only a mouse click away thanks to SEDAC's Hazards Mapper application.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
The Naval Research Laboratory and the University of North Dakota developed a level 3 gridded product specifically designed for quantitative applications including data assimilation and model validation. It is available through LANCE-MODIS.
News
Nov. 4, 2020
The MODIS Team at ORNL DAAC was awarded the national Doug D. Nebert Champion of the World award for their work developing the MODIS tool suite.
News
Nov. 4, 2020
The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument aboard the Terra satellite passed over the Colby Fire at 10:45 a.m. on Jan. 16, 2014, about five hours after the fire was first reported. The instrument was able to acquire images of the fire at different angles, allowing scientists to create a 3-D view of the Colby fire and images of the height of the smoke/particulate dispersal.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
NASA’s global precipitation data and data processing systems have come a long way from the launch of TRMM in 1997 to the ongoing GPM mission.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
Interactively explore your world your way with nearly 20 years of MODIS global imagery and the EOSDIS Worldview data visualization application.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
A new comparison feature in the most recently released version of NASA’s Worldview data visualization application makes it easy to compare two images.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
Since 1999, NASA’s Terra Earth observing satellite has completed more than 100,000 orbits. The instrument data from this workhorse satellite has resulted in one of the longest continuous data records of our planet ever recorded from space.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
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