Delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite data products will cease on November 1, 2026. Data users should transition now to alternative products from NOAA-21 and NOAA-20.
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Processing remote sensing data can be overwhelming at first. We have resources to help with your journey through finding, processing, and visualizing remote sensing data.
The life cycle of Earth observation data is rich and complex, with many points of entry along the pipeline. From collection to visualization, we dive deep into the basics to demystify the incredible data in our catalog.
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Oct. 19, 2024
Fundamentals of Remote Sensing introduces participants to the underlying science of satellite remote sensing.
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Learn how NASA's RapidScat observes daily cycles of wind created by solar heat.
Data in Action
July 17, 2014
NASA's OSCAR data were used to analyze ocean currents to track debris fields for Malaysian Airlines flight 370.
Data in Action
April 4, 2014
NASA satellites and instruments provide global wave height observations and ocean vector winds on a daily basis.
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Jan. 14, 2014
Aquarius detected the effects of an extreme Mississippi river flooding event into the Gulf of America.
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Nov. 11, 2013
NASA’s SWOT satellite will measure sea level height variations on spatial scales down to a few kilometers.
Data in Action
Aug. 17, 2013
TOPEX/Poseidon provided more than 13 years of data, while two follow-on missions—Jason-1 and Jason-2—have extended the time series of data to more than 20 years.
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Dec. 12, 2012
GRACE satellites were used to "weigh" the ocean to determine the cause of a drop in the global mean sea level.
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Oct. 8, 2012
The Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study (SPURS) project aims to improve our understanding of salinity processes in the upper ocean.
Data in Action
Sept. 4, 2012
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