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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.

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Forest Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Sequestration Potential, Northeastern USA 1 MODELS Computer 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31

N: 49.0223 S: 36.8038 E: -66.0584 W: -81.2256

GeoTIFF
Forest Aboveground Biomass for Maine, 2023 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

N: 47.461 S: 42.9074 E: -66.6761 W: -71.3389

COG
Forest Aboveground Biomass for the Southwestern U.S. from MISR, 2000-2021 1 Terra MISR 2000-05-15 to 2021-06-30

N: 46.2812 S: 28.599 E: -99.0185 W: -126.18

GeoTIFF
Forest Biophysical Parameters (SNF) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE 1983-08-01 to 1984-08-14

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
Forest Canopy Composition (SNF) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1976-01-01 to 1986-12-31

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
Forest Carbon Stocks and Fluxes from the NFCMS, Conterminous USA, 1990-2010 2 MODELS Computer 1986-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 50.366 S: 23.1873 E: -65.7307 W: -127.686

GeoTIFF
Forest Inventories and DBH at Burned and Unburned Forest Sites, Acre, Brazil, 2017 1 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2017-10-07 to 2017-12-13

N: -9.75418 S: -10.0833 E: -67.2818 W: -68.1477

multiple
Forest Inventories at Burned and Unburned Tropical Forest Sites, Acre, Brazil, 2014 1 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2014-07-01 to 2014-08-31

N: -9.73446 S: -9.89909 E: -67.0199 W: -67.637

CSV
Forest Inventory and Biophysical Measurements, Brazilian Amazon, 2009-2018 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2009-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: -1.5 S: -13.0928 E: -46.8288 W: -67.9824

multiple
Forest Preservation Ranking and Vertebrate Species Richness, Western USA, 2020-2099 1 CLM-LSM Computer 2001-01-01 to 2099-12-31

N: 52.015 S: 27.71 E: -100.502 W: -132.503

multiple
Forest Structural Diversity of Central Africa and the Western US mapped using GEDI 1 AIRCRAFT, ISS LIDAR, GEDI 2013-01-01 to 2023-03-16

N: 49.662 S: -8.0836 E: 32.666 W: -125.311

multiple
Forest Structure and Biomass Data, La Selva, Costa Rica: 2006 1 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CLINOMETERS 2006-02-11 to 2006-02-23

N: 10.4219 S: 10.4219 E: -84.0212 W: -84.0212

multiple
Forest-BGC Model (OTTER) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1990-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 45.07 S: 44.38 E: -121.68 W: -123.95

multiple
GEDI L1B Geolocated Waveform Data Global Footprint Level V002 002 ISS GEDI 2019-04-04 to 2023-03-16, 2024-04-26 to 2025-07-10

N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180

25 Meters x 25 Meters HDF5
GEDI L2A Elevation and Height Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V001 001 ISS GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2020-09-03

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

25 Meters x 25 Meters HDF5
GEDI L2A Elevation and Height Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V002 002 ISS GEDI 2019-04-04 to 2023-03-16, 2024-04-26 to 2025-07-10

N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180

25 Meters x 25 Meters HDF5
GEDI L2B Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V001 001 ISS GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2020-09-03

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

25 Meters x 25 Meters HDF5
GEDI L2B Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V002 002 ISS GEDI 2019-04-04 to 2023-03-16, 2024-04-26 to 2025-07-10

N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180

25 Meters x 25 Meters HDF5
GEDI L3 Gridded Land Surface Metrics, Version 1 1 MODELS, ISS Computer, GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2020-04-15

N: 52 S: -52 E: 180 W: -180

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GEDI L3 Gridded Land Surface Metrics, Version 2 2 ISS, MODELS GEDI, Computer 2019-04-18 to 2025-07-09

N: 52 S: -52 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Golden Weeks, Version 1 1.1 ISS, MODELS GEDI, Computer 2019-04-18 to 2019-09-05

N: 52.4561 S: -52.2008 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 1 1 MODELS, ISS Computer, GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2020-09-03

N: 53.994 S: -54.1988 E: 180 W: -180

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GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2 2 ISS, COMPUTERS GEDI, Computer 2019-04-17 to 2021-08-05

N: 53.9933 S: -52.2046 E: 180 W: -180

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GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2.1 2.1 COMPUTERS, ISS Computer, GEDI 2019-04-17 to 2025-07-09

N: 55.8 S: -53 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
GEDI L4B Country-level Summaries of Aboveground Biomass 1 COMPUTERS, ISS Computer, GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2023-03-16

N: 52 S: -52 E: 180 W: -180

CSV
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Biosphere Data Tools

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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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