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Human Dimensions Data Access and Tools

NASA data span from measuring gas flaring activity around the world to cyclone economic risk estimates. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Human Dimensions Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Deforestation, 2000-2012 1.0 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 13.9 S: 1.65 E: 13.566667 W: -16.71

GeoTIFF
Global Flood Mortality Risks and Distribution 1.0 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31

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

0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees ASCII, DBF, PDF, PNG, WMS
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
Effects of Climate Change on Global Food Production from SRES Emissions and Socioeconomic Scenarios 1.0 MODELS Computer 1970-01-01 to 2080-12-31

N: 90 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

Excel, PNG, PDF, WMS
Global Urban Heat Island (UHI) Data Set, 2013 1.0 MODELS Computer 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31

N: 78.28 S: -54.86 E: 179.46 W: -176.2

Excel, Shapefile, PDF, PNG, WMS
National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates (PLACE) 1.0 MODELS Computer 1995-07-01

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

Excel
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: MA Climate and Land Cover 1.0 MODELS Computer 1901-01-01 to 2000-12-31

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

Grid, Shapefile
Global Man-made Impervious Surface (GMIS) Dataset From Landsat 1.0 MODELS, LANDSAT Computer, TM, ETM+ 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 82.78837 S: -58.349605 E: 180 W: -180

GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS
U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 3), 2000: Metropolitan Statistical Areas 1.0 MODELS Computer 2000-04-01

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

ASCII, GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS
Global 15 x 15 Minute Grids of the Downscaled Population Based on the SRES B2 Scenario, 1990 and 2025 1.0 MODELS Computer 1990-01-01, 2025-12-31

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

15 Decimal Degrees x 15 Decimal Degrees ASCII, PDF, PNG
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Human Dimensions Data Tools

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Tool 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
Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
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
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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