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Human Dimensions Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
RLC State and Regional Boundaries for the Former Soviet Union 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1998-08-01 to 1999-08-03

N: 71 S: 23.21 E: 180 W: 25

multiple
ABoVE: Boreal Forest Resilience Study 2020-2022, Fairbanks AK 1 FIELD SURVEYS SURVEYING TOOLS 2017-01-01 to 2022-12-31

N: 65 S: 64.4 E: -146.1 W: -148.9

CSV
LBA-ECO ND-30 Fractional Cover of Mixed Land Use Ranches, Para and Rondonia, Brazil 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7 TM, ETM+ 1996-07-05 to 2002-05-26

N: -1.9907 S: -11.0355 E: -45.6918 W: -63.1374

GeoTIFF
LBA Regional Boundary for the Legal Amazon of Brazil, 8-km 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1991-01-01 to 1999-12-31

N: 6.02 S: -34 E: -34.035 W: -80

Binary
ABoVE: Spatial Estimates of Carbon Combustion from Wildfires across SK, Canada, 2015 1 MODELS Computer 2015-04-06 to 2015-08-11

N: 61.2389 S: 51.1943 E: -100.168 W: -116.055

GeoTIFF
NAFD-ATT Forest Canopy Cover Loss from Landsat, CONUS, 1986-2010 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, MODELS TM, ETM+, Computer 1986-06-01 to 2010-09-15

N: 51.6785 S: 22.6911 E: -65.2025 W: -128.029

GeoTIFF
Post-fire Recovery of Soil Organic Layer Carbon in Canadian Boreal Forests, 2015-2018 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CHN ANALYZERS, CORING DEVICES 2015-06-11 to 2018-08-24

N: 68.3256 S: 59.7883 E: -104.194 W: -132.671

CSV
Global N Cycle: Fluxes and N2O Mixing Ratios Originating from Human Activity 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1756-01-01 to 2004-12-31

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

Text File
Land Use and Cover Maps from Landsat, Mawas, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, 1994-2019 1 LANDSAT-8, MODELS, LANDSAT-5 OLI, Computer, TM 1994-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: -2.16208 S: -2.56094 E: 114.648 W: 114.356

GeoTIFF
HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) WORLD WIDE LIGHTNING LOCATION NETWORK (WWLLN) STORMS V1 1 WWLLN GPS, RF ANTENNA, VLF RECEIVERS 2012-08-28 to 2014-10-20

N: 68.994 S: 12.9 E: -15.001 W: -116.595

netCDF-4 - ASCII
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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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