NASA Earth Science GIS Learning Resources

Earthdata has a range of tutorials, data recipes, and webinars for users interested in learning more about how to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with NASA Earth science data. Explore our GIS-related learning resources below.

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Discovering HLS Content with a Cloud Storage Connection in ArcGIS Pro

This workflow demonstrates how to securely access HLS data directly from NASA cloud storage.

Tutorial

Sept. 23, 2026

normalized difference vegetation index raster layer

Using HLS Downloaded Data Files from Earthdata Search in ArcGIS Pro – Palisades Fire Change Detection Example

This workflow demonstrates how to discover, filter, and download HLS imagery using NASA Earthdata Search.

Tutorial

Sept. 23, 2026

Discovering HLS Content via SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) in ArcGIS Pro

This workflow demonstrates how to use the CMR STAC, ArcGIS Cloud Storage files, and ArcGIS configurations to properly visualize HLS imagery.

Tutorial

Sept. 23, 2026

El Niño patterns of precipitation for December-January-February, from GPM_3IMERGM, version 07.

ENSO Impacts on Global Precipitation as Seen Using IMERG

El Nino-Southern Oscillation ocean patterns affects global precipitation. IMERG monthly data (principal components) show us where.

StoryMap

Aug. 14, 2026

NASA ARSET National Association of Conservation Districts Workshop Series

These introductory, in-person ARSET workshops explore Earth observation data and web tools for agriculture and conservation district monitoring.

Training

July 19-20, 2026

This NDVI satellite image shows a portion of the Pacific Northwest, specifically the Rocky, Cascade, and Coast Mountain Ranges.

Creating and Using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) from Satellite Imagery

This ARSET training covers how to acquire, use, and derive NDVI imagery from Landsat and MODIS.

Training

Feb. 10 - March 2, 2016

Tell Your Story With PACE Data

Explore the wide range of land, ocean, and atmosphere science stories you can tell using PACE.

StoryMap

Dec. 15, 2025

Earthdata GIS SWOT Rivers Feature Services

The SWOT Rivers Feature Service is available in both the ArcGIS REST Endpoints and Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Endpoints.

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GitHub Repository

March 29, 2023

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