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Land Surface Data Access and Tools

NASA data provide key measurements of Earth’s land, allowing researchers to accurately understand its composition, processes, uses, and interactions. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Land Surface Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
VIIRS/JPSS1 Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance Daily L3 Global 500 m SIN Grid NRT 2 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2023-11-20 to Present

N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF5
CMS: Tree Cover Estimates at 30 m Resolution for Mexico from 2000 to 2019 2 MODELS, LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-4, ISS Computer, OLI, TIRS, ETM+, TM, SRTM 2000-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 33.7967 S: 13.4057 E: -84.6252 W: -119.226

COG
ALOS_AVNIR_OBS_ORI 2 ALOS AVNIR-2 2006-01-23 to 2011-05-23

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

VIIRS/NPP BRDF/Albedo Quality Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid NRT 2 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2023-11-20 to Present

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

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers HDF5
VIIRS/JPSS1 Albedo Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid NRT 2 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2023-11-20 to Present

N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers HDF5
CAR TARFOX Tropospheric Aerosol Experiment BRDF V2 (CAR_TARFOX_BRDF) at GES DISC 2 C-131A CAR 1996-07-27 to 1996-07-27

N: 37.8228 S: 37.7832 E: -72.6308 W: -72.6963

Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIS Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRJ1IML2CCPRET) at GES DISC 2 NOAA-20 CrIS, ATMS 2018-02-17 to Present

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

VIIRS/NPP Vegetation Indices 8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid 2 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2025-01-01

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF5
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIML3CDCCP) at GES DISC 2 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-26

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRSNIML2CCPRET) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

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

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Land Surface Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
ASF MapReady Terrain-correct, geocode, and apply polarimetric decompositions to multi-pol SAR data Processing
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
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
OB.DAAC File Search Utility Find and download instrument data archived at OB.DAAC using mission parameters or filename patterns, including support for wildcard searching on partial filenames. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser The Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser allows users to view, download, or order global composites at various spatial and temporal scales (level 3) or get results from analyses of lower-level data (level 4). Analysis, Search and Discovery, 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
SeaDAS Sea, earth, atmosphere Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) is a comprehensive image analysis package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of ocean color data. Analysis, Visualization, Processing
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
Vertex Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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