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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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Image captured on 24 December 2018, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Feb. 26, 2020
Australian wildfires observations by the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) and Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR).
News
Feb. 25, 2020
Two new datasets are available from NASA's Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center.
News
Jan. 3, 2020
Version 3 of the ASTER GDEM product is available free of charge worldwide.
News
Aug. 5, 2019
Image captured on 28 April 2019, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite
Worldview Image of the Week
April 29, 2019
Worldview and the Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) are now offering near real-time true/natural color and infrared color imagery from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on the Terra satellite.
Blog
Sept. 27, 2017
See a list of the most recent GIBS and Worldview imagery additions.
Blog
Sept. 1, 2017
Issues with VIIRS near real-time products and some MODIS near real-time atmosphere products have been resolved.
Blog
March 23, 2017
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