| Dataset | Geographic Region | Temporal Extent | Data Format | Potential Application Areas | Related Subtopics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALOS PALSAR High Resolution Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product | Global | 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 |
| economic resources, environmental impacts | |
| ARIA Sentinel-1 Geocoded Unwrapped Interferograms | Global | 2014-06-15 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| environmental impacts, natural hazards |
| ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003 | Global Land | 2000-03-01 to 2013-11-30 | Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) |
| environmental impacts, natural hazards |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height V006 | Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere | 2018-10-14 to Present | HDF5 |
| global change responses |
| DARTE Annual On-road CO2 Emissions on a 1-km Grid, Conterminous USA, V2, 1980-2017 | North America | 1980-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | GeoTIFF |
| environmental impacts, sustainability, public health |
| Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 | Atlantic Ocean, North America | 1950-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | NetCDF-4 |
| economic resources, natural hazards, public health |
| ECOSTRESS Tiled Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity Instantaneous L2 Global 70 m | Global Land | 2018-07-09 to Present | Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) |
| economic resources, environmental governance/ management, environmental impacts, natural hazards |
| GHRSST Level 4 MUR Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (v4.1) | Global | 2002-05-31 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| environmental governance/ management, natural hazards |
| Global Aboveground and Belowground Biomass Carbon Density Maps for the Year 2010 | Global | 2017-01-01 to 2017-11-28 | GeoTIFF |
| environmental governance/ management, global change responses |
| Global Hydrologic Soil Groups (HYSOGs250m) for Curve Number-Based Runoff Modeling | Global | 2017-01-01 to 2017-11-28 | GeoTIFF |
| economic resources, environmental governance/ management, environmental impacts, natural hazards |
| HLS Landsat Operational Land Imager Surface Reflectance and TOA Brightness Daily Global 30m v2.0 | Global Land | 2013-04-11 to Present | Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) |
| economic resources, environmental impacts |
| HLS Sentinel-2 Multi-spectral Instrument Surface Reflectance Daily Global 30m v2.0 | Global Land | 2015-11-28 to Present | Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) |
| economic resources, environmental impacts |
| MAIAC Daily V01 | Global | 2015-06-13 to Present | PNG |
| natural hazards, public health |
| MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXFLX) | Global | 1980-01-01 to Present | NetCDF |
| economic resources, environmental governance/ management, public health |
| MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 | Global | 2000-02-24 to Present | HDF-EOS2 |
| economic resources, environmental governance/ management, natural hazards, public health |
| MODIS/Terra Clouds 5-Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km | Global | 2000-02-24 to Present |
| natural hazards, global change responses | |
| Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 2 | Southern Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere, Antarctica, Artic, Polar | 2021-11-01 to Present |
|
| natural hazards, global change responses |
| OMPS-N20 NM PCA SO2 Step 1 Total Column 1-Orbit L2 Swath 17x13km | Global | 2018-01-16 to Present | NetCDF |
| environmental impacts, natural hazards, global change responses |
| OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 product (Version 1) | Global Land | 2023-04-04 to Present | Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) |
| environmental governance/ management, natural hazards |
| OPERA Surface Displacement from Sentinel-1 validated product (Version 1) | Global | 2016-07-01 to Present |
|
| natural hazards |
| PACE OCI Level-2 Regional Apparent Optical Properties - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2.0 | Global | 2024-03-05 to Present |
|
| economic resources, environmental impacts |
| SENTINEL-1B_SLC | Global | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
| natural hazards | |
| Sentinel-1C Dual Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product | Global | 2025-01-01 to Present | SAFE |
| economic resources, environmental impacts, natural hazards |
| SMAP Enhanced L3 Radiometer Global and Polar Grid Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture, Version 6 | Global Land | 2015-03-31 to Present | HDF5 |
| economic resources, environmental impacts, public health |
| SNPP VIIRS Lunar Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function-corrected daily, Nighttime Lights | Global | 2012-01-19 to Present | HDF5 |
| environmental governance/ management, environmental impacts, natural hazards, socioeconomics, public health |
| STAQS JSC GV GEOstationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) Airborne Simulator Data | North America | 2023-06-26 to 2023-08-17 |
|
| environmental impacts, public health |
| TEMPO formaldehyde total column V03 (PROVISIONAL) | North America | 2023-08-01 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| environmental impacts, natural hazards, public health |
| TEMPO gridded formaldehyde total column V03 (PROVISIONAL) | North America | 2023-08-01 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| environmental impacts, natural hazards, public health |
| TEMPO gridded NO2 tropospheric and stratospheric columns V03 (PROVISIONAL) | North America | 2023-08-01 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| environmental impacts, public health |
| TEMPO NO2 tropospheric and stratospheric columns V03 (PROVISIONAL) | North America | 2023-08-01 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| environmental impacts, public health |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1 km SIN Grid Day | Global | 2018-01-01 to Present | HDF-EOS5 |
| economic resources, natural hazards |
| VIIRS/NPP Burned Area Monthly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 | Global | 2012-03-01 to Present | HDF-EOS5 |
| environmental impacts, natural hazards, global change responses |
| VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m SIN Grid, Version 2 | Global | 2012-01-19 to Present | HDF-EOS5 |
| economic resources, environmental governance/ management, natural hazards, public health |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An integrated Wildfire Event Dataset (iWED), Version 1, Continental U.S., 1992-2021 | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1992-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
N: 71.1503 S: 25 E: -67.6 W: -178.821 |
CSV | |
| ISLSCP II Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuels, Cement, and Gas Flaring | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| Annual Burned Area from Landsat, Mawas, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, 1997-2015 | 1 | LANDSAT | ETM+, TM, OLI | 1997-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: -2.21458 S: -2.50241 E: 114.609 W: 114.39 |
Shapefile | |
| Annual Summary of Artificial Light At Night from VIIRS/S-NPP at CONUS County and Census Tract V1 (ALAN_VIIRS_CONUS) at GES DISC | 1 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 49.99792 S: 20.00208 E: -60.00208 W: -129.9979 |
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| BOREAS TGB-07 Dry Deposition Herbicide and Organochlorine Flux Data | 1 | LABORATORY | GC-MS | 1993-06-16 to 1994-07-20 |
N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -106.07 W: -106.07 |
ASCII | |
| SAR Subsets for Selected Field Sites, 2007-2010 | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2007-06-05 to 2010-12-14 |
N: 78.9459 S: -11.3224 E: -28.8805 W: -150.714 |
Shapefile | |
| BOREAS TGB-07 Ambient Air Herbicide and Organochlorine Concentration Data | 1 | LABORATORY | GC-MS | 1993-06-16 to 1994-07-20 |
N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -106.07 W: -106.07 |
ASCII | |
| AVIRIS-3 L2B Greenhouse Gas Enhancements, Facility Instrument Collection | 1 | G-III, G-V, NASA ER-2, B-200 | AVIRIS-3 | 2023-07-05 to 2025-07-21 |
N: 72.6 S: 16.5 E: -66.18 W: -178.68 |
multiple | |
| GPM Ground Validation Global Flood Monitoring System (GFMS) Flood Maps IFloodS V1 | 1 | DMSP, Aqua, TRMM, NOAA POES | SSM/I, SSMIS, AMSR-E, TMI, AMSU-B | 2013-03-26 to 2013-06-30 |
N: 49.875 S: -49.875 E: 179.875 W: -179.875 |
netCDF-4 - ASCII | |
| LBA-ECO LC-13 GIS Coverages of Logged Areas, Tapajos Forest, Para, Brazil: 1996, 1998 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | GPS | 1996-01-01 to 1998-12-31 |
N: -2.25 S: -3.5 E: -54 W: -56 |
Shapefile |
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Human Dimensions Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panoply | Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. | Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison | |
| POPGRID Viewer | POPGRID Viewer explores the intercomparison of population counts and settlement mapping from leading global data sources. | Comparison | |
| POWER DAV | The POWER project’s Data Access Viewer (DAV) is an interactive web-mapping application that provides access to NASA’s customized solar and meteorological data catalog. | Analysis, Downloading, Subsetting, Visualization | |
| POWER PRUVE | PRUVE is an online validation tool created by NASA's Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project that compares surface satellite-based and assimilation data products to in-situ surface site measurements. | Analysis, Visualization | |
| RTC Stack Processor | The radiometric terrain correction (RTC) stack processor tool facilitates time-series analysis of such phenomena as flooding events, deforestation, or glacier retreat. | Analysis, Processing, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| SEDAC Map Viewer | With the SEDAC Map Viewer, users can view up to 4 SEDAC map layers, either as four separately synched maps or as overlays in a single map. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| SOTO | State of the Ocean (SOTO) is an interactive web-based tool that generates informative maps, animations, and plots that communicate and prove the discovery and analysis of the state of the oceans. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| STREAM | STREAM is a rapid water quality monitoring tool that processes satellite imagery to create maps showing chlorophyll-a, Total Suspended Solids, and water clarity at 20-30 meter resolution. | Processing | |
| TESViS | The Terrestrial Ecology Subsetting & Visualization Services Global Subsets Tool provides on-demand, customized subsets of several terrestrial ecology data products. | Visualization, Subsetting | |
| VEDA | NASA's Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) project is an open-source science cyberinfrastructure for data processing, visualization, exploration, and geographic information systems (GIS) capabilities. | Access, Analysis, Processing, Visualization, Geoprocessing |
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