From discovery to visualization, data tools such as the SEDAC Hazards Mapper and NASA's Flooding Days Projection Tool guide users in making the most of natural hazards data.
| Dataset | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Population Grids (Summary File 1), 2000: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, Alpha Version | alpha | MODELS | Computer | 2000-04-01 |
N: 36 S: 28 E: -84 W: -95 |
Grid | |
| U.S. Population Grids (Summary File 3), 2000: Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, Alpha Version | alpha | MODELS | Computer | 2000-04-01 |
N: 36 S: 28 E: -84 W: -95 |
Grid | |
| U.S. Population Grids (Summary File 1), 2000: New Orleans Metropolitan Statistical Area, Alpha Version | alpha | MODELS | Computer | 2000-04-01 |
N: 31 S: 28 E: -88 W: -91 |
Grid, PDF, PNG | |
| U.S. Population Grids (Summary File 1), 2000: Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area, Alpha Version | alpha | MODELS | Computer | 2000-04-01 |
N: 31 S: 28 E: -94 W: -97 |
Grid, PDF, PNG | |
| MODIS/Aqua+Terra Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 2-day GeoTIFF | 6.1 | Terra, Aqua | MODIS | 2021-03-15 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
250 Meters x 250 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| MODIS/Aqua+Terra Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 1-day CS GeoTIFF | 6.1 | Terra, Aqua | MODIS | 2021-03-15 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
250 Meters x 250 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| MODIS/Aqua+Terra Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m | 6.1 | Terra, Aqua | MODIS | 2021-03-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
250 Meters x 250 Meters | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Aqua+Terra Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 3-day GeoTIFF | 6.1 | Terra, Aqua | MODIS | 2021-03-15 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
250 Meters x 250 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| MODIS/Aqua+Terra Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 1-day GeoTIFF | 6.1 | Terra, Aqua | MODIS | 2021-03-15 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
250 Meters x 250 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| Yale Center for Earth Observation (YCEO) Surface Urban Heat Islands, Version 4, 2003-2018 | 4.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2003-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
GeoTIFF, Shapefile | |
| Multi-Satellite Volcanic Sulfur Dioxide L4 Long-Term Global Database V4 (MSVOLSO2L4) | 4 | Meteor-3, Aura, Suomi-NPP, Nimbus-7, EP-TOMS, Aqua, ADEOS-II, Sentinel-5P, NOAA-20 | TOMS, OMI, OMPS, AIRS, TROPOMI | 1978-10-31 to 2026-05-13 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOMS/N7 MS SO2 Vertical Column 1-Orbit L2 Swath 50x50 km V3 (TOMSN7SO2) | 3 | Nimbus-7 | TOMS | 1978-11-01 to 1993-05-06 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: 2004 Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) | 2004.00 | MODELS | Computer | 1973-01-01 to 2003-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180 |
CSV, PDF, PDF, PNG | |
| Global Landslide Nowcast from LHASA L4 1 day 1 km x 1 km version 2.0.0 (Global_Landslide_Nowcast) | 2.0.0 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2015-04-03 to 2021-02-10 |
N: 60 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.00833334 Decimal Degrees x 0.00833334 Decimal Degrees | |
| Multi-Satellite Air Quality Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Database Long-Term L4 Global V2 (MSAQSO2L4) | 2 | Aura, Suomi-NPP, Sentinel-5P, NOAA-20 | OMI, OMPS, TROPOMI | 2005-01-01 to 2025-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Arctic Boreal Annual Burned Area, Circumpolar Boreal Forest and Tundra, V2, 2002-2022 | 2 | COMPUTERS, Terra | Computer, MODIS | 2002-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 83.626 S: 50 E: 177.16 W: -179.522 |
COG | |
| Global Fire Emissions Database, Version 2.1 | 2 | TRMM, Terra, ERS-2 | VIRS, MODIS, ATSR | 1997-01-01 to 2005-12-31 |
N: 89.5 S: -89.5 E: 179.5 W: -179.5 |
multiple | |
| OMPS/NPP PCA SO2 Total Column 1-Orbit L2 Swath 50x50km V2 (OMPS_NPP_NMSO2_PCA_L2) | 2 | Suomi-NPP | OMPS | 2012-01-26 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 1-day CS GeoTIFF | 2 | NOAA-20, NOAA-21, Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2026-03-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
250 Meters x 250 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 1-day GeoTIFF | 2 | NOAA-20, NOAA-21, Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2026-03-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
250 Meters x 250 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 2-day GeoTIFF | 2 | NOAA-20, NOAA-21, Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2026-03-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
250 Meters x 250 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 3-day GeoTIFF | 2 | NOAA-20, NOAA-21, Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2026-03-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
250 Meters x 250 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| MASTER: Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) campaign, California, USA, 2016 | 1.2 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2016-06-17 to 2016-06-18 |
N: 35.846 S: 33.56 E: -118.333 W: -120.883 |
multiple | |
| Tree Mortality from Fires and Bark Beetles at 1-km Resolution, Western USA, 2003-2012 | 1.1 | FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane, COMPUTERS, SATELLITES | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, Computer, QUICKBIRD/BHRC-60 | 2003-01-01 to 2012-12-31 |
N: 52.0938 S: 28.4705 E: -100.538 W: -130.435 |
GeoTIFF | |
| ABoVE: Synthesis of Post-Fire Regeneration Across Boreal North America | 1.1 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, Computer | 1989-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: 66.9617 S: 49.1156 E: -71.0133 W: -152.2 |
CSV |
NASA's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) provides active data for fire management and wildfire alert systems.
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization | |
| 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 | |
| FLOOD | The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. | Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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