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Sustainability Data Access and Tools
Access a range of datasets and data tools to further your sustainability research.
Sustainability Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-global Scenarios that Extend the Global SSP Narratives: Literature Database, Version 1, 2014-2021 | 1.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2014-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Excel | |
| Synthetic Assessment of Global Distribution of Vulnerability to Climate Change: Maps and Data, 2005, 2050, and 2100 | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 2005-01-01, 2050-01-01, 2100-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180 |
PDF, PDF, PNG, WMS | |
| U.S. Climate Risk Projections by County, 2040-2049 | 1.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2040-01-01 to 2049-12-31 |
N: 72 S: 17 E: -65 W: -180 |
Shapefile, PDF, PNG, Excel | |
| VIIRS Plus DMSP Change in Lights (VIIRS+DMSP dLIGHT) | 1.0 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 1992-01-01, 2002-01-01, 2013-01-01 |
N: 84 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.008333 Decimal Degrees x 0.008333 Decimal Degrees | GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS |
| 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 |
Sustainability Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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