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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 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
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
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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Land Surface Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
AVIRIS-3 L2A Orthocorrected Surface Reflectance, Facility Instrument Collection B-200 AVIRIS-3 2023-07-05 to 2025-01-23 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CALIFORNIA, ALASKA, CANADA N: 72.6 S: 16.5 E: -66.18 W: -178.68 multiple
AVIRIS-Classic: L2 Calibrated Reflectance, Facility Instrument Collection, V1 NOAA Twin Otter, NASA WB-57F, NASA ER-2 AVIRIS 2008-06-11 to 2025-08-05 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN, HAWAII, EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN, HAWAII N: 48.6945 S: 18.5747 E: -81.0205 W: -171.842 ENVI
AVIRIS-NG L2 Surface Reflectance, Facility Instrument Collection, V1 NOAA Twin Otter, NASA ER-2, DHC-6, B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2014-06-21 to 2022-09-17 SASKATCHEWAN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, CALIFORNIA, IDAHO N: 84.356 S: 9.19806 E: 88.8094 W: -166.652 ENVI
BDSNP Module for Improved Soil NO Emission Estimates for CMAQ Model, Conterminous USA MODELS Computer 1950-01-01 to 2016-11-16 N: 51.76 S: 22.75 E: -65 W: -129.79 netCDF-3
BigFoot Land Cover Surfaces for North and South American Sites, 2000-2003 LANDSAT-7 ETM+ 2000-01-01 to 2003-12-31 N: 71.2719 S: -2.86 E: -54.96 W: -156.613 Shapefile
Biome-BGC: Modeling Effects of Disturbance and Climate (Thornton et al. 2002) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2002-12-02 to 2002-12-02 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
Biome-BGC: Terrestrial Ecosystem Process Model, Version 4.1.1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2000-07-05 to 2000-07-05 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
BioSCape: AVIRIS-NG L2B Enhanced Surface Reflectance G-III AVIRIS-NG 2023-10-22 to 2023-11-26 SOUTH AFRICA N: -31.2347 S: -34.9172 E: 26.2556 W: 17.7847 multiple
BioSCape: AVIRIS-NG L3 Resampled Reflectance Mosaics, V2 G-III AVIRIS-NG 2023-10-22 to 2023-11-26 SOUTH AFRICA N: -31.1561 S: -35.0059 E: 26.3231 W: 17.624 multiple
BOREAS AFM-01 NOAA/ATDD Long-EZ Aircraft Flux Data over the SSA Airplane THERMISTORS, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, GUST PROBES, IRGA, PRESSURE SENSORS 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-15 N: 54.32 S: 53.42 E: -104.24 W: -106.32 ASCII
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