LANCE: NASA Near Real-Time Data and Imagery
Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE)
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) on Terra |
| Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) on Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Global Change Observation Mission-Water 1 (GCOM-W1) |
| Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the International Space Station (LIS ISS) |
| Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) on Terra |
| Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on Aura |
| Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Aqua and Terra |
| Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) on Terra |
| Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on Aura |
| Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) on the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) |
| Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS-Land) on Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 |
| Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite - Atmosphere (VIIRS-Atmosphere) on Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 |
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Data
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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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 Global Fire Map, FIRMS US/Canada 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.
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Fire Map - Global and US/Canada
Interactively browse daily global MODIS and VIIRS fire locations
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Fire Email Alerts
Sign up to receive email notification of fires in your area-of-interest
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Download FIRMS Data
Download global MODIS and VIIRS fire locations in user friendly formats
Page Last Updated: Jul 29, 2021 at 1:45 PM EDT
LANCE News
- Near Real-Time VIIRS Dark Target Aerosol Product Now Available from NASA’s LANCE
- NASA, Forest Service Partnership Expands Active Fire Mapping Capabilities
- New VIIRS Atmosphere Imagery Products in LANCE
- LANCE Top 10 at 10
- FLASH - A New Source for Global Lightning Data is Now Available
- New OMPS Product Provides a Better View of High-Aerosol Events
- OMPS Near Real-Time Data Now Available through LANCE
- MOPITT Data now Available in LANCE
- Atmospheric Rivers and the Lake Oroville Dam Stress
