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Human Dimensions Datasets

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SDG Indicator 11.7.1: Urban Public Space, Availability and Access, 2023 Release 2023.00 MODELS Computer 2015-01-01 to 2022-12-31

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

Shapefile, Geodatabase, CSV, PDF, PNG
SDG Indicator 7.1.1: Access to Electricity, 2023 Release 2023.00 MODELS Computer 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31

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

Shapefile, Geodatabase, CSV, PDF, PNG
SDG Indicator 9.1.1: Rural Access Index (RAI), 2023 Release 2023.00 MODELS Computer 2015-01-01 to 2022-12-31

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

Shapefile, Geodatabase, CSV, PDF, PNG
Sea Level Rise Impacts on Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance 1.0 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

Excel, WMS
Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) Literature Database, v1, 2014-2019 1.00 MODELS Computer 2014-01-01 to 2019-12-31

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

Excel
Simulated Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Estimates over Alaska, 2001-2015 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2001-05-10 to 2015-09-28

N: 71 S: 51 E: -128 W: -178

COG
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Collection of Treaty Texts 1.0 MODELS Computer 1940-10-12 to 2000-09-05

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

HTML
Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Carbon Ancillary Biome Parameter Look Up Table V001 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2015-01-31 to Present

N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180

CSV
Sources of Methane Emissions (Vista-CA), State of California, USA 1 MODELS Computer 2005-01-01 to 2019-08-20

N: 41.9263 S: 32.5378 E: -114.493 W: -124.364

Shapefile
Sources of Methane Emissions (Vista-LA), South Coast Air Basin, California, USA 1 MODELS Computer 2005-01-01 to 2017-03-31

N: 34.8177 S: 33.4334 E: -116.676 W: -118.913

Shapefile
Spatial Data from the 2011 India Census 1.0 MODELS Computer 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31

N: 37.073831 S: 8.083816 E: 89.150397 W: 68.106253

Grid, GeoTIFF, Shapefile, PDF, PNG, WMS
STAQS AVIRIS-NG-derived Methane and Carbon Dioxide Plumes, 2023 1 G-III AVIRIS-NG 2023-06-26 to 2023-08-15

N: 43.6502 S: 33.7137 E: -73.0945 W: -119.678

multiple
Sub-global Scenarios that Extend the Global SSP Narratives: Literature Database, Version 1, 2014-2021 1.00 MODELS Computer 2014-01-01 to 2021-12-31

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

Excel
Synthetic Assessment of Global Distribution of Vulnerability to Climate Change: Maps and Data, 2005, 2050, and 2100 1.0 MODELS Computer 2005-01-01, 2050-01-01, 2100-01-01

N: 90 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180

PDF, PDF, PNG, WMS
TM5-4DVAR Global Monthly Source-disaggregated Methane Emissions, 1999-2016 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1999-01-01 to 2016-12-31

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

multiple
TOMS/N7 MS SO2 Vertical Column 1-Orbit L2 Swath 50x50 km V3 (TOMSN7SO2) at GES DISC 3 Nimbus-7 TOMS 1978-11-01 to 1993-05-07

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

50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
Tree Mortality from Fires and Bark Beetles at 1-km Resolution, Western USA, 2003-2012 1.1 FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane, COMPUTERS, SATELLITES VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, Computer, QUICKBIRD/BHRC-60 2003-01-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 52.0938 S: 28.4705 E: -100.538 W: -130.435

GeoTIFF
Trends in Global Freshwater Availability from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) 1.00 GRACE ACC 2002-01-01 to 2016-12-31

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

0.008333 Decimal Degrees x 0.008333 Decimal Degrees GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS
Twentieth Century Crop Statistics, 1900-2017 1.00 MODELS Computer 1900-01-01 to 2017-12-31

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

Excel
Understory Vegetation Biomass from Selected Burned and Unburned sites in Alaska 1 FIELD SURVEYS SURVEYING TOOLS 2016-08-09 to 2018-07-11

N: 68.991 S: 63.8799 E: -146.558 W: -150.28

CSV
Urban Biogenic CO2 fluxes: GPP, Reco and NEE Estimates from SMUrF, 2010-2019 1 MODELS, SATELLITES Computer, MODIS 2010-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 60 S: -40 E: 155 W: -125

netCDF-4 classic
Urban Landsat: Cities from Space 1.00 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7 TM, ETM+ 1999-01-01 to 2003-12-31

N: 90 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180

PDF, PNG
U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 1), 1990 1.0 MODELS Computer 1990-04-01

N: 72 S: 17 E: -65 W: -180

ASCII, GeoTIFF
U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 1), 1990: Metropolitan Statistical Areas 1.0 MODELS Computer 1990-04-01

N: 47 S: 17 E: -65 W: -124

ASCII, GeoTIFF
U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 1), 2000 1.0 MODELS Computer 2000-04-01

N: 72 S: 17 E: -65 W: -180

ASCII, GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS

Human Dimensions Data Tools

Tool Sort descending Description Services
AppEEARS The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
EONET Use NASA Earth Observatory's Natural Event Tracker to look for natural events as they occur all across the planet. Access, Data Curation, Monitoring Natural Events
FIRMS The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. Access, Visualization
FLOOD The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Giovanni Giovanni is a web application for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing Earth science remote sensing data without downloading the data. Search and Discovery, Analysis, Access, Visualization, Downloading, Subsetting
GUARDIAN The GNSS-based Upper Atmospheric Realtime Disaster Information and Alert Network (GUARDIAN) is a near real-time (NRT) ionospheric monitoring tool for natural hazards warning. Monitoring Natural Events
Hazards Mapper The Hazards Mapper enables users to rapidly get an idea of the population, land area, dams, and nuclear power plants that could be impacted by a wide range of natural events, including floods, earthquakes, fires, and volcanic eruptions. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Hurricane Intensity Estimator NASA's Hurricane Intensity Estimator is an online platform that demonstrates the use of a machine learning model for estimating the wind speed of hurricanes. Visualization, Monitoring Natural Events
NYS FIDSS Mapper The New York State Flood Information Decision Support System Mapper is an easy-to-use mapping tool visualizes building footprint data for nearly all New York State’s infrastructure, except New York City. Visualization
OpenAltimetry OpenAltimetry is a map-based visualization tool for exploring surface elevation data across Earth over time. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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