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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 Datasets

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GEDI L4B Gridded Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2 2 ISS GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2021-08-04

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

binary
GEDI L4B Gridded Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2.1 2.1 ISS GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2023-03-16

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

COG
GEDI L4C Footprint Level Waveform Structural Complexity Index, Version 2 2 ISS, COMPUTERS GEDI, Computer 2019-04-17 to 2025-07-09

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

HDF5
GEDI L4C Global Waveform Structural Complexity Index (WSCI) Fusion Product, Version 2 2 Sentinel-1B, TSX, ALOS-2, Sentinel-1A, ISS SENTINEL-1 C-SAR, X-SAR, PALSAR-2, GEDI 2015-01-01 to 2023-01-01

N: 75.1138 S: -56.0002 E: 178.685 W: -177.692

COG
GEDI L4C Gridded Waveform Structural Complexity Index, Version 2 2 ISS GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2023-03-17

N: 52.5243 S: -53.2463 E: 180 W: -180

COG
GEDI L4D Imputed Waveforms, Version 2 2 ISS GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2023-03-16

N: 52.0851 S: -51.9916 E: 180 W: -180

COG
GEDI-FIA Fusion: Training Lidar Models to Estimate Forest Attributes 1 COMPUTERS, ISS Computer, GEDI 2019-03-25 to 2023-03-01

N: 49.8343 S: 23.236 E: -57.3678 W: -132.954

TAR
Geobotanical and Impact Map Collection for Prudhoe Bay Oilfield, Alaska, 1972-2010 1 FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION, LANDSAT 1949-01-01 to 2010-07-31

N: 71.0271 S: 69.9702 E: -146.974 W: -150.167

multiple
Geoecology: County-Level Environmental Data for the United States, 1941-1981 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1941-01-01 to 1981-12-31

N: 49.3844 S: 24.4981 E: -66.9499 W: -124.763

Text File
Geospatial Data for Modeling Soil Carbon Stocks across Pacific Northwest Watersheds 1 Sentinel-2A, MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS Sentinel-2 MSI, Computer, SURVEYING TOOLS 2012-01-01 to 2022-12-31

N: 58.7242 S: 46.7725 E: -118.086 W: -134.983

multiple
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Shortwave 3-Hourly Fluxes 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1983-07-01 to 2017-06-30 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Shortwave 3-Hourly Monthly Average by UTC Fluxes 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1983-07-01 to 2017-06-30 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Shortwave Daily Average by local Fluxes 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1983-07-01 to 2017-06-30 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Shortwave Daily Average by UTC Fluxes 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1983-07-01 to 2017-06-30 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Shortwave Monthly Average by Local Fluxes 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1983-07-01 to 2017-06-30 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Shortwave Monthly Average by UTC Fluxes 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1983-07-01 to 2017-06-30 NetCDF-4
G-LiHT Canopy Height Model KML V001 001 G-LiHT Headwall, Riegl Airborne Lidar 2011-06-30 to Present

N: 73 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170

1 Meters x 1 Meters KML
G-LiHT Canopy Height Model V001 001 G-LiHT Headwall, Riegl Airborne Lidar 2011-06-30 to Present

N: 73 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170

1 Meters x 1 Meters GeoTIFF
G-LiHT Digital Surface Model V001 001 G-LiHT Headwall, Riegl Airborne Lidar 2011-06-30 to Present

N: 73 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170

1 Meters x 1 Meters GeoTIFF
G-LiHT Hyperspectral Vegetative Indices V001 001 G-LiHT Headwall, Riegl Airborne Lidar 2011-06-30 to Present

N: 73 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170

1 Meters x 1 Meters GeoTIFF
G-LiHT Metrics V001 001 G-LiHT Headwall, Riegl Airborne Lidar 2011-06-30 to Present

N: 73 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170

13 Meters x 13 Meters GeoTIFF
Global 1-degree Maps of Forest Area, Carbon Stocks, and Biomass, 1950-2010 1 MAPS 1950-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
Global 500-m Foliage Clumping Index Data Derived from MODIS BRDF, 2006 1 Terra, Aqua MODIS 2006-01-01 to 2006-12-31

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

GeoTIFF
Global Aboveground and Belowground Biomass Carbon Density Maps for the Year 2010 1 MODELS Computer 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 84 S: -61.1 E: 180 W: -180

GeoTIFF
Global Agricultural Lands: Croplands, 2000 1.0 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31

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

0.008333 Decimal Degrees x 0.008333 Decimal Degrees PDF, GeoTIFF, Grid, PNG, WMS

Biosphere Data Tools

Tool Sort descending Description Services
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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