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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OPERA Sentinel-1 RTC

Access cloud-optimized Sentinel-1 radiometric terrain corrected SAR backscatter products from NASA's OPERA project and Alaska Satellite Facility Distributed Active Archive Center (ASF DAAC).

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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.

Webinar

June 2, 2023

Application of NASA SPoRT-Land Information System (SPoRT-LIS) Soil Moisture Data for Drought

This training will cover how soil moisture is modeled within LIS in to improve drought monitoring.

Training

May 17-31, 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.

Data Recipe

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 ASF Global Seasonal Sentinel-1 Interferometric Coherence and Backscatter dataset.

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Dec. 1, 2022

Satellite Remote Sensing for Measuring Urban Heat Islands and Constructing Heat Vulnerability Indices

This ARSET training provides hands-on exercises to measure urban heat islands and construct heat vulnerability indices.

Training

Aug. 2-11, 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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OPERA Sentinel-1 RTC

GIS at NASA

Increasing NASA Earth Science Data Accessibility with GIS

Application of NASA SPoRT-Land Information System (SPoRT-LIS) Soil Moisture Data for Drought

OTD Lightning Flash Location Quickview using Python 3.0 and GIS

Sentinel-1 Interferometric Coherence Image Services

Satellite Remote Sensing for Measuring Urban Heat Islands and Constructing Heat Vulnerability Indices

Observing Tropical Storms using NASA GIS Data

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