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An Introduction to Hyperspectral Data for Land and Coastal Systems

This training, offered by NASA's ARSET program, covers the basics of hyperspectral remote sensing applications.

News

Sept. 19, 2025

A view of Queensland, Australia, the study area from Pringle and others (2018) showing the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) layer from the Terra MODIS Vegetation Indices data product during the austral summer 2017

Learn to Use Solar Induced Fluorescence Data to Assess Changes in Vegetation

This training, offered by NASA's ARSET program, explores how solar induced fluorescence is used to assess changes in vegetation in regard to droughts, floods, and fires.

News

Sept. 15, 2025

Global coverage of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) River Reach collection highlighting its 21 day global cycle of Water Surface Elevation (WSE).

From Space to Solutions: Access, Visualization, and Analysis Services for SWOT Hydrology

Join us on Wed., July 30 at 2:00 p.m. EDT (-04:00 UTC) to explore SWOT hydrology data collections of rivers and lakes, and to learn how to work with SWOT hydrology data using tools provided by both NASA's PO.DAAC and the USGS.

Webinar

July 18, 2025

RGB composite AVIRIS-Classic image over Irvine, California, on May 10, 2006.

Plot to Plane: Working with NASA and NEON Airborne and Field Datasets

In this Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting short course, learn how to access and work with National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and NASA airborne and field datasets.

Event

July 16, 2025

A sample from a larger image of aboveground biomass density (AGBD; Mg ha-1) predictions from the GEDI Level-4A footprint product over Northern California.

GEDI Is Back Online With an Updated Release of Footprint Aboveground Biomass Density

New Level 4A data are the first from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission since the instrument returned to operation in 2024.

News

June 26, 2025

wetland and coastal distribution of bird data over North America

New Data in Action: Citizen Science and MODIS Data Reveal Patterns of Bird Population Change

Researchers from Cornell's eBird project used observations from amateur birdwatchers and NASA data to better understand the decline in avian populations throughout North America.

News

June 17, 2025