Land
EOSDIS Land Data
Land products involve two related Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) disciplines. Land Surface includes geophysical processes and parameters involving the Earth’s land surfaces (e.g., surface temperature, soil moisture, vegetation cover, and land use). The Solid Earth discipline includes data sets related to processes arising in the Earth’s interior (e.g., gravity, geomagnetism, tectonics) which, although originating from below the surface, still can be analyzed from ground, air, or space-based measurements. Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) hold land surface and solid earth data sets, with some products overlapping other disciplines, such as frozen ground also within the Cryosphere discipline and some surface radiative property data sets contained also in the Atmosphere discipline. The primary DAACs specializing in this discipline are the Crustal Dynamics Data and Information System (CDDIS), Land Processes DAAC (LP DAAC) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory DAAC (ORNL DAAC). Several other DAACs also hold land data as they relate to their respective disciplines. Near real-time data for Land applications can be found at Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE).
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Daymet Version 4's improved algorithm and reduced timing and sensor biases result in more accurate and precise data.
NASA, Forest Service Partnership Expands Active Fire Mapping Capabilities
A new Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) focused on the US and Canada provides expanded capabilities including additional map layers, ownership boundaries, and daily fire dangers.
A Harmonious New Dataset
The provisional public release of the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) dataset through NASA’s LP DAAC opens new avenues for global terrestrial research.
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CDDIS LP DAAC ORNL DAAC ASDC DAAC ASF DAAC GES DISC GHRC DAAC LAADS NSIDC DAAC OB.DAAC SEDAC
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Available Measurements
Click on one of the measurements below to explore the data in Earthdata Search:
Land Surface
Learn more about Land Data at EOSDIS
Learn more about Land Data at EOSDIS by reading Sensing Our Planet articles that feature research utilizing Earth Observing data from the EOSDIS DAACs and watch NASA Earthdata Webinar videos to learn more about NASA Earth science data sets, services and tools to discover, access and use these data.
Land Data Set Reference Sheet:
ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) Data Set Fact Sheet:
Global Data Explorer (GDEx) Data Tool Fact Sheet:
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Data Set Fact Sheet:
Vertex - SAR Data Portal Fact Sheet:
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