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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 Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
CryoSat-2 Level-1B Waveforms, Sea Ice Elevation, and Surface Roughness V001 CRYOSAT-2 SIRAL 2010-09-15 to Present ARCTIC N: 90 S: 55 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-3
CYGNSS Level 3 Soil Moisture Version 3.2 CYGNSS DDMI 2018-08-01 GLOBAL, TROPICS N: 38.15 S: -38.15 E: 164 W: -135 netCDF-4
Daily FluxSat GPP of biomass over Land, Based on MODIS Terra and Aqua adjusted reflectance Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.05 by 0.05 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 2.2 Terra MODIS 2000-03-01 GLOBAL N: 79.9 S: -80 E: 174.9 W: -175
Daily FluxSat GPP of biomass over Land, Based on MODIS Terra and Aqua adjusted reflectance Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.5 by 0.625 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 2.2 Terra MODIS 2000-03-01 GLOBAL N: 79.9 S: -80 E: 174.9 W: -175
Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement Data Set MODELS Computer 1982-01-01, 1992-01-01, 1998-01-01, 2002-01-01 TANZANIA N: 6.568272 S: -39.073198 E: 39.365646 W: -7.000879 Shapefile, PDF, PNG, WMS
Data over the SSA in Raster Format and AEAC Projection MAPS DIGITIZER 1980-01-01 to 1996-12-31 N: 54.5 S: 53.33 E: -103.83 W: -106.43 Binary
Decadal Land Use and Land Cover Classifications across India, 1985, 1995, 2005 LANDSAT-5, IRS-1B, LANDSAT-4 ETM+, TM, LISS-I, LISS-III, MSS 1985-01-01 to 2005-12-31 INDIA N: 36.3219 S: 6.71167 E: 98.932 W: 66.305 GeoTIFF
Delta-X AVIRIS-NG L3 Derived Vegetation Types, MRD, Louisiana, USA King Air AVIRIS-NG 2021-08-20 to 2021-08-25 LOUISIANA N: 29.707 S: 28.9908 E: -90.3607 W: -91.5945 COG
Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 King Air AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 LOUISIANA N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6 multiple
Delta-X: AirSWOT L3 Water Surface Elevations, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, Version 2 King Air AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 LOUISIANA N: 29.76 S: 29.07 E: -90.58 W: -91.54 CSV
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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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