Terrain Elevation Learning Resources

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This map, which is a segment of a larger map, shows changes in avian abundance in portions of the United States and Canada. Red colors indicate declining abundance, whereas blue indicates increasing abundance.

Citizen Science and MODIS Data Reveal Patterns of Bird Population Change

The eBird project uses NASA data and observations from amateur birdwatchers to provide insights into the decline in avian populations throughout North America.

Data in Action

June 17, 2025

ICESat-2 30-meter gridded canopy height map across the contiguous US based upon ICESat-2 canopy heights and ancillary Landsat, LANDFIRE and topographic variables for 2020.

Laser Altimetry Applications for a Changing World: Working with ICESat-2 Land and Vegetation Height Data

In the second ICESat-2 webinar, learn how to work with land and vegetation height data. A live demonstration will showcase the SlideRule Earth web service which provides on-demand science data processing.

Webinar

Jan. 31, 2025

Location of NASA ICESat-2 (ATL13) data (Inland Water Product) from April 25, 2023 over Lake Powell, Utah, United States, viewed in OpenAltimetry.

Laser Altimetry Applications for a Changing World: Explore ICESat-2 Data

This is the first in a five-part webinar series to introduce NASA's Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation-2 (ICESat-2) platform and the platform's data, tools, and applications.

Webinar

Oct. 28, 2024

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NASA CSDA Program Vendor Focus—Maxar

Learn more about about the NASA Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program vendor Maxar and how to discover, access, and work with Maxar data.

Webinar

Oct. 15, 2024

This image provides before and after RTC of the Bolivian mountains (left -before, right - after)

Radiometrically Terrain-Correct (RTC) Sentinel-1 Data Using GAMMA Software

This data recipe shows users how to use GAMMA software and scripts for high-quality results to correct distortions in SAR images.

Data Recipe

Oct. 2, 2024

Screenshot of an unwrapped interferogram with the water mask applied

InSAR Water Masking

Learn about the water masking option provided by NASA’s Alaska Satellite Facility Distributed Active Archive Center (ASF DAAC) for on-demand Sentinel-1 interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR).

StoryMap

Aug. 23, 2024

Applied Earth Observations Innovation Partnership (AEOIP) Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation webinar image for March 5, 2024 event.

Getting Started with NASA GEDI Data in the Earthdata Cloud

Join us Tuesday, Mar 5, 2024, from 4-5 p.m., ET, to learn how to get started with NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) data in the cloud.

Webinar

Feb. 20, 2024

OPERA Sentinel-1 RTC

Access cloud-optimized Sentinel-1 radiometric terrain corrected synthetic aperture radar (SAR) backscatter products from NASA's Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project.

StoryMap

Dec. 1, 2023

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