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  • Masthead platform instrument info 2010 U.S. Census Grid Data
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Looking at Population Density

Population density varies across the U.S., with generally higher values in the east and lower values in the west. In this image, rural areas with densities less than one person per square km are shaded tan; urban areas having more than 1000 persons per square km are shaded in red.

Learn more about U.S. Census Grid data at NASA's Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Combining Census and Satellite Data

Gridded census data, like population density, can easily be combined with satellite imagery and Earth science data to better understand where people are vulnerable to natural hazards such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods.

Explore gridded Census data maps at NASA's SEDAC

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User Profile: Dr. Brian Mapes

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Fires in British Columbia, Canada

Image captured on 15 July 2017, by the MODIS instrument, on board the Terra satellite.

Webinar: GNSS Radio Occultation Science and Applications

Event Date: July 19, 2017

Join us to learn more about Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) radio occultation science and applications! We will highlight science impacts in the areas of numerical weather prediction, forecasting cyclone genesis, and space weather.

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Cities grapple with heat waves.

EOSDIS Data and Services Begin Migration to the Cloud

The Common Metadata Repository (CMR) and Earthdata Search are now running in the cloud, which is the start of a new era for users of EOSDIS data and services.

Collecting Data from the Ground Up: NASA’s Ground Validation Field Campaigns

Ground validation campaigns connect the dots between what is being remotely-sensed by a satellite instrument and ongoing Earth processes.

Download Your Copy of the Spring 2017 EOSDIS Newsletter!

The EOSDIS Newsletter features data set and data tool news, and highlights our top stories, featured data images and data user profiles.

New Worldview Features make it Easier to Explore All of Fiji (and the Rest of the World)

New features in Worldview 1.4.0 (along with new imagery to view using Worldview) allow you to more easily and completely explore the planet using NASA Earth science data.

Reverb is Retiring

EOSDIS’s Reverb data search and discovery system retires at the end of 2017, and will be fully replaced by Earthdata Search. Here’s what this means for you.

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EOSDIS Data News - 7/21/2017

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ASDC:The Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) at NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC), in collaboration with the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared ...

Webinar: GNSS Radio Occultation Science and Applications

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Join us to learn more about Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) radio occultation science and applications! We will highlight science impacts...

World Bank Launches Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals

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The World Bank Group has launched the 2017 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals, an interactive data platform and publication aimed at charting ...

EOSDIS Data News - 7/14/2017

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GES DISC:The Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) ingested and published the retro-processed GRACE Data ...

The Web-Enabled Landsat Data (WELD) What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) tool for the conterminous United States and Alaska will be retired on August 18, 2017

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The Web-Enabled Landsat Data (WELD) What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) tool for the conterminous United States and Alaska will be retired on ...

EOSDIS Data News - 7/07/2017

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ASDC:The Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC), in collaboration with the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Science Team, released the ...

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