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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Change Detection Using OPERA Sentinel-1 RTC

View a change detection workflow for Radiometric Terrain-Corrected products from Sentinel-1 (RTC-S1) provided by NASA's Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project.

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March 4, 2024

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Work with NISAR Sample Data

Explore 25 tutorials that demonstrate how to use NISAR sample data in a GIS environment; using Panoply; and transforming the data using GDAL commands.

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Dec. 12, 2023

OPERA Sentinel-1 RTC

Access cloud-optimized Sentinel-1 radiometric terrain corrected synthetic aperture radar (SAR) backscatter products from NASA's Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project.

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Dec. 1, 2023

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GIS at NASA

Geographic Information Systems - going beyond mapping! Providing powerful capabilities to visualize, analyze, and interact with big data

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Nov. 24, 2023

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Increasing NASA Earth Science Data Accessibility with GIS

Learn about NASA's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) initiatives and see demonstrations of GIS services and capabilities for improving your data workflow.

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June 2, 2023

OTD Lightning Flash Location Quickview using Python 3.0 and GIS

This data recipe guides the user through a Python script that enables visualization of Optical Transient Detector (OTD) lightning flash locations.

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Dec. 2, 2022

Global Seasonal Sentinel-1 Interferometric Coherence and Backscatter Dataset. First-of-its-kind spatial representation of multi-seasonal, global SAR repeat-pass interferometric coherence and backscatter signatures.

Sentinel-1 Interferometric Coherence Image Services

Access enhanced image services for NASA's Global Seasonal Sentinel-1 Interferometric Coherence and Backscatter dataset.

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Dec. 1, 2022

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Observing Tropical Storms using NASA GIS Data

Near real-time monitoring of tropical storms and observations of previous hurricanes.

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April 28, 2022

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Change Detection Using OPERA Sentinel-1 RTC

Work with NISAR Sample Data

OPERA Sentinel-1 RTC

GIS at NASA

Increasing NASA Earth Science Data Accessibility with GIS

OTD Lightning Flash Location Quickview using Python 3.0 and GIS

Sentinel-1 Interferometric Coherence Image Services

Observing Tropical Storms using NASA GIS Data

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