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Biosphere Data Access and Tools

NASA biosphere data range from surface reflectance data useful for measuring the greenness of vegetation to measurements of nighttime lights that disrupt the behaviors of wildlife. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Biosphere Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
TESViS The Terrestrial Ecology Subsetting & Visualization Services Global Subsets Tool provides on-demand, customized subsets of several terrestrial ecology data products. Visualization, Subsetting
VEDA NASA's Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) project is an open-source science cyberinfrastructure for data processing, visualization, exploration, and geographic information systems (GIS) capabilities. Access, Analysis, Processing, Visualization, Geoprocessing
Vertex Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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VIIRS
Vegetation indices measure the amount of green vegetation over a given area and can be used to assess vegetation health. A commonly-used vegetation index is the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), which uses the difference between near-infrared (NIR) and red reflectance divided by their sum. NDVI values range from -1 to 1. Low values of NDVI generally correspond to barren areas of rock, sand, exposed soils, or snow, while higher NDVI values indicate greener vegetation, including forests, croplands, and wetlands.
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Biosphere Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
BOREAS TGB-03 Plant Species Composition Data over the NSA Fen FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1994-07-01 to 1996-07-31 N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 CSV
BOREAS TGB-04 NSA-BVP Tower Flux and Meteorological Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, PSYCHROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, STREAM GAUGES, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, Bowen Ratio Devices 1994-05-28 to 1994-09-17 N: 55.84 S: 55.84 E: -98.03 W: -98.03 ASCII
BOREAS TGB-05 Fire History of Manitoba 1980 to 1991 in Raster Format MAPS DIGITIZER 1980-01-01 to 1991-12-31 N: 60 S: 49 E: -89 W: -102 Binary
BOREAS TGB-05 Fire History of Manitoba 1980 to 1991 in Vector Format MAPS DIGITIZER 1980-01-01 to 1991-12-31 N: 60 S: 49 E: -89 W: -102 multiple
BOREAS TGB-08 Monoterpene Concentration Data over the SSA-OBS and the SSA-OJP LABORATORY COLORIMETERS, GC-MS 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-19 N: 53.99 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -105.12 ASCII
BOREAS TGB-08 Photosynthetic Rate Data over the SSA-OBS and the SSA-OJP PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-19 N: 53.99 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -105.12 ASCII
BOREAS TGB-08 Starch Concentration Data over the SSA-OBS and the SSA-OJP LABORATORY SPECTROPHOTOMETERS 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-19 N: 53.99 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -105.12 ASCII
BOREAS TGB-12 Soil Carbon and Flux Data of NSA-MSA in Raster Format NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1937-01-01 to 1996-12-31 N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 Binary
BOREAS TGB-12 Soil Carbon Site Information FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1993-08-01 to 1994-08-31 N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 ASCII
BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1994 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1993-12-15 to 1994-12-31 N: 56.89 S: 52.15 E: -97.87 W: -108.51 ASCII
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