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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
Global Cyclone Total Economic Loss Risk Deciles 1.0 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31

N: 86 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees ASCII, DBF, PDF, PNG, WMS
NACP MCI: CO2 Emissions Inventory, Upper Midwest Region, USA., 2007 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2007-01-01 to 2007-12-31

N: 50 S: 36 E: -81 W: -105

multiple
LBA-ECO LC-22 Post-deforestation Land Use, Mato Grosso, Brazil: 2001-2005 1 Terra MODIS 2001-08-01 to 2005-07-31

N: -7.4731 S: -18.2281 E: -50.0956 W: -61.0089

Shapefile
LBA-ECO LC-24 Landsat TM and ETM+ Land Cover, Southern Para, Brazil: 1984-2003 1 LANDSAT-7, FIELD INVESTIGATION, LANDSAT-5 TM, ETM+, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1984-08-03 to 2003-08-03

N: -4.7908 S: -34.8707 E: -19.8435 W: -49.9385

multiple
CMS: Forest Carbon Stocks, Emissions, and Net Flux for the Conterminous US: 2005-2010 1 MODELS Computer 2005-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 50 S: 19.2881 E: -55.8472 W: -136.153

GeoTIFF
Woody and Herbaceous Vegetation Change across the Savannas of West Africa, 1982-2013 1 MODELS Computer 1982-01-01 to 2013-12-31

N: 17.4148 S: 9.96476 E: 15.3068 W: -17.1432

multiple
Global Fire Atlas with Characteristics of Individual Fires, 2003-2016 1 COMPUTERS, Terra, Aqua Computer, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31

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

multiple
ABoVE: Peak Greenness for Canadian Boreal Forest from Landsat 5 TM Imagery, 1984-2011 1 LANDSAT-5 TM 1970-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 63.4406 S: 45.3217 E: -53.9102 W: -124.474

multiple
ACCLIP WB-57 Aircraft In-Situ Aerosol Data 1 NASA WB-57F PALMS-NG, DMT SP2, UHSAS, POPS 2022-07-14 to 2022-09-14 ICARTT
ABoVE: Ignitions of ABoVE-FED Fires in Alaska and Canada 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2001-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 73.0144 S: 44.9058 E: -52.8945 W: -166.189

multiple
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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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