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Data in Action
All across the planet, NASA Earth science data are used to meet real-world challenges.
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Discover how remote sensing data support water monitoring, wildfire risk modeling, and identification of optimal rainwater harvesting locations.
April 25, 2018
3 MIN READ
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.
March 7, 2018
3 MIN READ
See ASTER instrument images revealing the transformation of South Korea's Mount Gariwang for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Feb. 21, 2018
6 MIN READ
Read highlights of three publications that detail how NASA Earth observation data informs measurement of surface temperature and energy balance, biomass, and reservoir water extent.
Feb. 5, 2018
6 MIN READ
Explore how MODIS data was used to support forest monitoring in Siberia, agricultural drought analysis across Africa, and fractal-based woodland extraction in Beijing.
Oct. 31, 2017
4 MIN READ
Learn how ecologists used MODIS data to show vegetation's impact on Oregon bird communities.
Aug. 30, 2017
5 MIN READ
Population data from the Gridded Population of the World (GPW) project and land surface temperature data from MODIS show that higher UN-adjusted population density correlates with higher Urban Heat Island temperatures.
Aug. 4, 2017
6 MIN READ
Read publication highlights that detail how NASA data are used to monitor fuel moisture in Hawaii, glacier change in Alaska, and ice cap albedo in Iceland, providing crucial environmental insights.
July 26, 2017
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