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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 Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Data Format
Understory Vegetation Biomass from Selected Burned and Unburned sites in Alaska FIELD SURVEYS SURVEYING TOOLS 2016-08-09 to 2018-07-11 ALASKA CSV
Urban Biogenic CO2 fluxes: GPP, Reco and NEE Estimates from SMUrF, 2010-2019 MODELS, SATELLITES Computer, MODIS 2010-01-01 to 2019-12-31 CHINA, AUSTRALIA, CENTRAL AFRICA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WESTERN EUROPE netCDF-4 classic
Urban Landsat: Cities from Space LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7 TM, ETM+ 1999-01-01 to 2003-12-31 AFGHANISTAN, AUSTRIA, BRAZIL, CHINA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PDF, PNG
Vegetation and Open Water High-Resolution Maps for Selected US Tidal Marshes, 2015 LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, LANDSAT-5 ETM+, OLI, CAMERA, TMS 2013-09-25 to 2015-08-27 Shapefile
VIIRS Plus DMSP Change in Lights (VIIRS+DMSP dLIGHT) Suomi-NPP VIIRS 1992-01-01, 2002-01-01, 2013-01-01 GLOBAL GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS
VIIRS/NPP Burned Area Monthly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V001 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2014-01-01 to 2019-01-01 GLOBAL HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/NPP Burned Area Monthly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-03-01 to Present GLOBAL HDF-EOS5
Vulcan: High-Resolution Annual Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions in USA, 2010-2015, Version 3 MODELS Computer 2010-01-01 to 2016-01-01 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ALASKA netCDF-4 classic
Vulcan: High-Resolution Hourly Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions in USA, 2010-2015, Version 3 MODELS Computer 2010-01-01 to 2016-01-01 ALASKA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA netCDF-4 classic
West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Commercial Crop Production, 2000 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 WESTERN AFRICA GeoTIFF
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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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