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Data in Action
All across the planet, NASA Earth science data are used to meet real-world challenges.
Featured Data in Action
5 MIN READ
The eBird project uses NASA data and observations from amateur birdwatchers to provide insights into the decline in avian populations throughout North America.
June 17, 2025
5 MIN READ
A comparison of aurora forecasts with actual satellite observations suggests VIIRS DNB data can enhance space weather prediction efforts.
May 30, 2025
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4 MIN READ
Learn about Web-Enabled Landsat Data (WELD), a MEaSUREs project that created composited mosaics of the U.S. using ETM+ data from 2002 to 2012.
March 31, 2016
3 MIN READ
Learn how MODIS data reprocessing campaigns make the data more accurate, especially for temperature estimates of error-prone land-cover types such as deserts.
Feb. 24, 2016
4 MIN READ
Explore how satellite data helped assess rice crop recovery after the 2011 Japan tsunami, analyze sand dune structures in Namibia, and link groundwater levels to vegetation in China’s arid regions.
Feb. 10, 2016
3 MIN READ
See how MODIS Leaf Area Index data are used to complement in situ data to evaluate seasonal changes in the relationship between canopy cover and photosynthesis.
Jan. 27, 2016
5 MIN READ
Waves and Satellites: Effect of El Niño on Big Wave Surfing
Jan. 25, 2016
4 MIN READ
Emergency teams use MODIS data to monitor the locations and sizes of wildfires, observe fire patterns and durations, and track burn scars to help prevent, manage, and predict fires.
Nov. 25, 2015
4 MIN READ
NASA DEVELOP teams used MODIS and ASTER data to address wildfire impacts, flooding risks, and wildlife conservation through remote sensing.
Nov. 18, 2015
7 MIN READ
Discover how NASA data support amphibian habitat mapping, classification of Amazonian wetland vegetation, and flood regime monitoring in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
Oct. 28, 2015
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