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LANCE Data Access and Tools

NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near Real-Time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE) delivers satellite data and imagery much quicker than standard (science quality) processing—usually within three hours. These near real-time and expedited products help track rapidly changing events such as wildfires, dust and ash plumes, severe storms, changing air quality, sea ice movement, and other rapidly evolving environmental conditions.

Explore LANCE data by searching for a specific satellite, instrument, or keyword, and near real-time products, which are labeled with "NRT" to make them easy to identify. Many of these datasets can also be viewed interactively through NASA's Worldview tool.

LANCE Datasets

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Short Name Long Name Platform Instrument Spatial Resolution
VJ114IMGT_NRT VIIRS NOAA-20 (JPSS-1) 375m, I-Band Active Fire Product NRT (Vector Data) NOAA-20 VIIRS 375 Meters x 375 Meters
VJ109CMG_NRT VIIRS/JPSS1 Surface Reflectance Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG NRT NOAA-20 VIIRS 0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees
VCDWD_L3_NRT VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Daily L3 Global Flood Composite 250m Linear Lat Lon Grid - NRT NOAA-20, NOAA-21, Suomi NPP VIIRS 250 Meters x 250 Meters
AERDT_L2_VIIRS_NOAA20_NRT VIIRS/NOAA-20 Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath (v2.0) NOAA-20 VIIRS 6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers
VNP09CMG_NRT VIIRS/NPP Surface Reflectance Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG NRT Suomi NPP VIIRS 375 Meters x 375 Meters
AERDT_L2_VIIRS_SNPP_NRT VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath Suomi NPP VIIRS 6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers
AERDT_L2_VIIRS_SNPP_NRT VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath (v2.0) Suomi NPP VIIRS 6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers
AERDB_L2_VIIRS_SNPP_NRT VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km Suomi NPP VIIRS 6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers
VJ146A2_NRT VIIRS/JPSS1 Gap-Filled Lunar BRDF-Adjusted Nighttime Lights Daily L3 Global 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid NRT NOAA-20 VIIRS 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
AERDA_D3_VIIRS_MODIS_NRT NRT VIIRS/MODIS Dark Target Deep Blue Aerosol AOD with QA for Data Assimilation 24-Hour 1 Degree L3 NOAA-20, Suomi NPP, Aqua, Terra VIIRS, MODIS 1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
VCDWD_L3_F1C_NRT VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 1-day CS GeoTIFF NOAA-20, NOAA-21, Suomi NPP VIIRS 250 Meters x 250 Meters
VCDWD_L3_F1_NRT VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 1-day GeoTIFF NOAA-20, NOAA-21, Suomi NPP VIIRS 250 Meters x 250 Meters
VCDWD_L3_F2_NRT VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 2-day GeoTIFF NOAA-20, NOAA-21, Suomi NPP VIIRS 250 Meters x 250 Meters
VCDWD_L3_F3_NRT VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 3-day GeoTIFF NOAA-20, NOAA-21, Suomi NPP VIIRS 250 Meters x 250 Meters
VJ114IMGTDL_NRT VIIRS (NOAA-20/JPSS-1) I Band 375 m Active Fire Product NRT (Vector data) NOAA-20 VIIRS 375 Meters x 375 Meters
VJ143MA3N VIIRS/JPSS1 Albedo Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid NRT NOAA-20 VIIRS 1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers
VJ143IA3N VIIRS/JPSS1 Albedo Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid NRT NOAA-20 VIIRS 500 Meters x 500 Meters
VJ143MA1N VIIRS/JPSS1 BRDF/Albedo Model Parameters Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid NRT NOAA-20 VIIRS 1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers
VJ143IA1N VIIRS/JPSS1 BRDF/Albedo Model Parameters Daily L3 Global 500 m SIN Grid NRT NOAA-20 VIIRS 500 Meters x 500 Meters
VJ143MA2N VIIRS/JPSS1 BRDF/Albedo Quality Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid NRT NOAA-20 VIIRS 1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers
VJ143IA2N VIIRS/JPSS1 BRDF/Albedo Quality Daily L3 Global 500 m SIN Grid NRT NOAA-20 VIIRS 500 Meters x 500 Meters
VJ143MA4N VIIRS/JPSS1 Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance Daily L3 Global 1 km SIN Grid NRT NOAA-20 VIIRS 1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers
VJ143IA4N VIIRS/JPSS1 Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance Daily L3 Global 500 m SIN Grid NRT NOAA-20 VIIRS 500 Meters x 500 Meters
VJ109GA_NRT VIIRS/JPSS1 Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 1km and 500m SIN Grid NRT NOAA-20 VIIRS 500 Meters x 500 Meters
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers
VJ113A4N VIIRS/JPSS1 Vegetation Indices 8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid NOAA-20 VIIRS 500 Meters x 500 Meters
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LANCE Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
FIRMS The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. Access, Visualization
FLOOD The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
Worldview Snapshots Worldview Snapshots is a lightweight tool for creating image snapshots from a selection of popular NASA satellite imagery layers. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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