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An HLS image from June 27, 2025, showing smoke rising out of Mt. Etna.

Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) Data Now Available on Microsoft's Planetary Computer

The addition of HLS data to Azure provides a foundation for next-generation Earth observation capabilities.

Blog

Sept. 30, 2025

This 2024 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) image from the HLS project shows the degree of land use change in a region of Western Brazil. Green areas with high NDVI values indicate healthy vegetation while tan and brown areas with low NDVI values indicate soil or barren areas.

The Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 Project Releases Vegetation Indices

These new vegetation indices offer the same near-global coverage, and 30-meter spatial resolution as the initial HLS products.

News

Feb. 19, 2025

HLS image of Grand Canyon on a clear day with brown canyon winding through center of image and greener area near upper left of image

HLS Team Completes Historical Processing

Users can now access the full Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) data archive back to April 2013.

News

Sept. 6, 2023

Square image of trees with orange lines indicating the GEDI waveform

ORNL DAAC Releases First GEDI Level 4 Dataset Offering Predictions of Aboveground Biomass Density

New dataset provides the first high-resolution 3D aboveground biomass density estimates for tropical and temperate forests around the globe.

Feature Article

Jan. 25, 2022

Image shows farmer in India spreading fertilizer with a mechanical fertilizer applicator.

Satellites Help Improve Crop Yields in India

Satellites provide crucial information for researchers to monitor and help improve agricultural productivity in India.

Feature Article

Oct. 22, 2021

Dennis Ojima

Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dennis Ojima, to examine natural resource management response strategies to climate change in the North Central U.S.

Data User Story

April 22, 2021

Dr. Nancy Glenn

Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Nancy Glenn, to study dryland ecosystems.

Data User Story

April 22, 2021

Strange Bedfellows

Is the delicate relationship between fire and plants changing?

Feature Article

March 1, 2021

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