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Workshop on Remote Sensing and Critical Mineral Discovery

Learn how to leverage hyperspectral data from the USGS-NASA GEMx airborne campaign and NASA's EMIT mission for the discovery of critical minerals.

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Aug. 7, 2026

remote sensing satellite image tracking invasive species

Airborne Data Applications for Invasive Species Mapping

This training, offered by NASA's Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) program, explores airborne and in-situ field data applications for invasive species mapping.

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Sept. 11, 2025

A piece of a larger IceBridge Digital Mapping Sensor (DMS) Level 3 Ames Stereo Pipeline Orthorectified Image.

Earth Science Data Roundup: September 2025

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in August 2025.

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Sept. 4, 2025

A part of a larger screen capture from the OpenAltimetry user interface showing ICESat orbit tracks (lines) and data acquisition points (dots).

Earth Science Data Roundup: August 2025

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in July 2025.

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Aug. 13, 2025

This image is a portion of a larger image showing sulphur dioxide data from the OMI instrument aboard NASA's Aura satellite.

Earth Science Data Roundup: July 2025

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in June 2025.

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July 18, 2025

RGB composite AVIRIS-Classic image over Irvine, California, on May 10, 2006.

Plot to Plane: Working with NASA and NEON Airborne and Field Datasets

In this Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting short course, learn how to access and work with National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and NASA airborne and field datasets.

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July 16, 2025

A sample from a larger image of aboveground biomass density (AGBD; Mg ha-1) predictions from the GEDI Level-4A footprint product over Northern California.

GEDI Is Back Online With an Updated Release of Footprint Aboveground Biomass Density

New Level 4A data are the first from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission since the instrument returned to operation in 2024.

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June 26, 2025

This is part of a larger image from the ASTER instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite. Composed of reconstructed unprocessed instrument band combination 3n-2-1 data, this image shows the landscape of Guatemala on March 23, 2003. Credit: LP DAAC

Earth Science Data Roundup: June 2025

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in May 2025.

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June 12, 2025

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Plot to Plane: Working with NASA and NEON Airborne and Field Datasets

GEDI Is Back Online With an Updated Release of Footprint Aboveground Biomass Density

Earth Science Data Roundup: June 2025

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