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NASA DEVELOP teams used MODIS and ASTER data to address wildfire impacts, flooding risks, and wildlife conservation through remote sensing.
Data in Action
Nov. 18, 2015
Discover how NASA data support amphibian habitat mapping, classification of Amazonian wetland vegetation, and flood regime monitoring in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
Data in Action
Oct. 28, 2015
Learn how MODIS data were used to update the 1992 Montana Climate Atlas to better understand the state's climate and how it relates to resources and industries.
Data in Action
Oct. 21, 2015
Discover how MODIS data help track changes in snow water equivalents in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to help forecast drought in California.
Data in Action
Sept. 30, 2015
Examining changes and recovery of the Chandeleur Barrier Islands post-Hurricane Katrina using remote sensing data.
Data in Action
Aug. 26, 2015
See how a NASA DEVELOP team used MODIS data to create a drought-monitoring tool to benefit the agriculture and energy sectors.
Data in Action
July 1, 2015
See how MODIS data are used to determine areas susceptible to water-stress to show the relative health of the vegetation compared to the same area with healthy vegetation.
Data in Action
June 25, 2015
Discover how researchers used NASA remote sensing data to analyze the eruption of Calbuco Volcano and its impact on the surrounding environment.
Data in Action
May 29, 2015
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Worldview's latest release, v3.11.0, contains a few new features and imagery layers that we'd like to share with you!
Blog
July 23, 2021
Introducing the New MISR Near Real-Time Aerosol Product
News
July 20, 2021
View smoke in FIRMS using Corrected Reflectance Imagery or aerosol indices.
Blog
July 15, 2021
Image captured on 17 August 2020, by the MODIS instrument, aboard NASA's Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
July 13, 2021
Based on the same MODIS algorithm, the new VIIRS Dark Target Aerosol product provides global satellite-derived measurements of Aerosol Optical Depth and aerosol properties over land and ocean.
News
July 12, 2021
Image captured on 6 July 2021, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
July 12, 2021
The Time Since Detection classification for MODIS and VIIRS active fire detection is available in the fire map for FIRMS Global and FIRMS US/Canada.
Blog
June 30, 2021
Researchers used field and remote sensing data to map the spread of ticks carrying Lyme disease bacteria in central and eastern Canada.
Feature Article
June 24, 2021
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