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Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE)

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NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) supports users interested in monitoring a wide variety of natural and man-made phenomena.

LANCE is now 10 years old - take a look at 10 LANCE milestones over the past decade.


Near real-time (NRT) data and imagery from the following instruments are available much quicker than routine processing allows:

Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS)
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2)
Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the International Space Station (LIS ISS)
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR)
Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS)
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT)
Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI)
Ozone Mapping Profiler Suite (OMPS)
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS-Land)
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite - Atmosphere (VIIRS-Atmosphere)


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  • Hazards and Disasters

Data

  • Download Near Real-Time Data
  • FIRMS:  Fire/Hotspot data | Email Alerts

Imagery

  • Overview of Near Real-Time Imagery
  • Worldview
  • Worldview Snapshots
  • Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS)

Most data products are available within 3 hours from satellite observation. NRT imagery are generally available 3-5 hours after observation. If latency is not a primary concern, users are encouraged to use the standard science products, which are created using the best available ancillary, calibration and ephemeris information.

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  • About LANCE
  • Earthdata Login
  • LANCE Mailing Lists
  • What is Data Latency?
  • Near Real-Time versus Standard Products
  • Data outages and known issues
  • Disclaimer
  • Citation
  • Other Expedited Data from NASA

Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS)

FIRMS, part of LANCE, distributes NRT active fire data within 3 hours of satellite observation from both MODIS and VIIRS. The active fire / hotspot data are available to view in FIRMS Fire Map or in NASA’s Worldview. They can also be delivered as fire email alerts or downloaded in one of the following formats: SHP, KML, TXT or as Web Services.

  • User Guides
  • FAQs
  • About FIRMS
  • LANCE FIRMS mailing list

Links

  • Web Fire Mapper circle icon
    Fire Map

    Interactively browse daily global MODIS and VIIRS fire locations

  • Emailalert Circle
    Fire Email Alerts

    Sign up to receive email notification of fires in your area-of-interest

  • Download circle
    Download FIRMS Data

    Download global MODIS and VIIRS fire locations in user friendly formats

Page Last Updated: Feb 24, 2021 at 9:34 AM EST

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