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Land Surface News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Land Surface.
Assessment of the 2020 Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) survey identified 10 activities to address Federal agency satellite needs.
News
June 16, 2020
Image captured on 31 May 2020, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
June 8, 2020
Image captured on 4 May 2020, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
May 11, 2020
The new dataset enables broad-scale evaluation of the potential for development in 13 sectors to help better manage trade-offs between economic development and the environment.
Feature Article
April 29, 2020
Image of surface soil moisture on 24 March 2016 from the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Feb. 26, 2020
Image captured on 26 November 2017, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Feb. 26, 2020
Image captured on 12 February 2016 by the MODIS instrument, aboard NASA's Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Feb. 26, 2020
Feature article describing NASA's SMAP mission and the roles that ASF DAAC will play with distributing the SAR data.
News
Feb. 6, 2020
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