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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

Dataset Version Sort ascending Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
HAQES 3-Hourly Ensemble mean surface PM2.5 Organic Carbon concentration, North America V1 (HAQES_NA_PM25_OC) at GES DISC 1 HAQES NOT APPLICABLE 2022-11-01 to Present

N: 53.5 S: 21 E: -58.5 W: -132

ATom: GEOS-5 Derived Meteorological Conditions and Tagged Tracers Along Flight Tracks 1 MODELS Computer 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21

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

ICARTT
SAFARI 2000 Emissions Estimates, MODIS Burned Area Product, Dry Season 2000 1 Terra MODIS 2000-08-31 to 2000-09-30

N: 0.3389 S: -34.1425 E: 46.6473 W: 9.6738

Shapefile
CMS: Landsat-derived Annual Land Cover Maps for the Colombian Amazon, 2001-2016 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, MODELS TM, ETM+, OLI, Computer 2001-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 5.37713 S: -3.88273 E: -65.954 W: -78.0306

GeoTIFF
LUH2-GCB2019: Land-Use Harmonization 2 Update for the Global Carbon Budget, 850-2019 1 MODELS Computer 0850-01-01 to 2019-12-31

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

netCDF-4
OPERA Land Surface Disturbance Annual from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 product (Version 1) 1 Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B, Sentinel-2C, LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-9 Sentinel-2 MSI, OLI 2023-01-01 to Present

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

30 Meters x 30 Meters COG
LBA-ECO LC-35 Landsat ETM+ Derived Active Fire Masks, Brazilian Amazon: 2001-2003 1 LANDSAT-7 ETM+ 2001-01-22 to 2003-05-23

N: 5 S: -18 E: -43 W: -68

multiple
Global Forest Ecosystem Structure and Function Data For Carbon Balance Research 1 NOAA-14 AVHRR 1897-01-01 to 2006-12-31

N: 67.36 S: -42.87 E: 172.75 W: -159.5

Shapefile
ABoVE: Subsistence Resource Use Areas of Interior Alaskan Communities, 2011-2017 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2011-01-01 to 2017-12-31

N: 70.1477 S: 51.7133 E: -131.525 W: -176.646

Shapefile
ACCLIP WB-57 Aircraft Merge Data 1 NASA WB-57F Computer 2022-07-16 to 2022-09-14

N: 61.5 S: 16.6 E: 180 W: -180

ICARTT
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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
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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