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Land Surface News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Land Surface.
The Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) works to identify and address the Earth observation needs of civilian federal agencies. SNWG is launching its latest biennial survey to identify needs, while also reporting progress on previous solutions.
Feature Article
April 27, 2026
NASA significantly enhanced its MODIS and VIIRS near real-time flood products, enabling users to distinguish between unusual and recurring flooding.
Blog
April 10, 2026
The second data release since launch includes Level-1 to Level-3 L-band data products from locations around the world.
News
Feb. 27, 2026
Image captured February 9, 2026, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
Feb. 12, 2026
11 PACE data products are now available through NASA's Earthdata Geographic Information Systems imagery services and discoverable via Esri's ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.
News
Feb. 9, 2026
The products include 3D elevation models, 30-cm black/white and color imagery, and 99-cm orthorectified, multispectral archived and tasked data.
News
Jan. 28, 2026
NISAR L-band data products are now available, giving users a first look at data products from NISAR acquisitions.
News
Jan. 23, 2026
Image captured on December 18, 2025, by the C-SAR instrument aboard ESA's Sentinel-1A platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
Jan. 2, 2026