Global Change Master Directorygsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov502013-05-20T09:59:13ZGCMD Search: Parameters|LAND SURFACEhttp://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 4795 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]Davis_region_orthoOrthophoto of the Davis region (East Antarctica) produced in 201277.89,-68.62,78.18,-68.511997-02-11T00:00:00Z1997-02-11T00:00:00Z2013-05-17T04:00:00ZThe extent of the Davis region orthophoto is from Powell Point in the north to Ellis Narrows in the south and from Plough Island in the west and to the eastern end of Lake Stinear in the east. The ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GLCF_CRESS_62EOS Land Validation Core Site Characterization Data Set; EDC Land Cover Data Set for Site #4, BOREAS_NSA-145.27,37.3,-48.11,87.612013-05-15T04:00:00ZThis data set shows the EDC land cover classifications within the BOREAS_NSA site. The EROS Data Center (EDC), uses Land Cover data which are derived from the 1km AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GLCF_CRESS_110EOS Land Validation Core Site Characterizations Data Set; EDC Land Cover Data Set for Site #21, USDA ARS-79.71,37.69,-74.82,39.952013-05-15T04:00:00ZThis data set shows the EDC land cover classifications within the USDA ARS site. The EROS Data_Center (EDC), uses Land Cover data which are derived from the 1km AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GLCF_CRESS_57EOS Land Validation Core Site Characterizations Data Set; EDC Land Cover Data Set for Site #3, Bondville-91.79,36.71,-87.23,42.792013-05-15T04:00:00ZThis data set shows the EDC land cover classifications within the Bondville site. The EROS Data Center (EDC), uses Land Cover data which are derived from the 1km AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GLCF_CRESS_72EOS Land Validation Core Site Characterizations Data Set; EDC Land Cover Data Set for Site #6, Cascades-124.96,41.58,-116.06,46.682013-05-15T04:00:00ZThis data set shows the EDC land cover classifications within the Cascades site. The EROS Data Center (EDC), uses Land Cover data which are derived from the 1km AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USAVHRRConterminous U.S. AVHRR Bi-Weekly Composites-125.0,23.0,-56.0,50.01989-01-04T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-14T04:00:00ZThe goal of the Conterminous U.S. AVHRR project is to compile a
comprehensive time series data set of calibrated, georegistered daily
observations and biweekly maximum normalized difference ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GLCF_CRESS_47EOS Land Validation Core Site Characterizations Data Set; EDC Land Cover Data Set for Site #1, ARM-CART-103.43,33.19,-94.0,37.432013-05-14T04:00:00ZThis data set shows the EDC land cover classifications within the ARM-CART site. The EROS Data Center (EDC), uses Land Cover data which are derived from the 1km AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GLCF_CRESS_105EOS Land Validation Core Site Characterizations Data Set; EDC Land Cover Data Set for Site #20, Mandalgobi85.0,40.0,125.0,55.02013-05-14T04:00:00ZThis data set shows the EDC land cover classifications within the Mandalgobi site. The EROS Data_Center (EDC), uses Land Cover data which are derived from the 1km AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GTOPO30Global 30-Arc-Second Elevation Data Set-180.0,-85.0,180.0,85.01996-12-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-14T04:00:00ZDigital elevation model (DEM) data are sampled arrays of surface elevations in raster form. A DEM provides elevation values in rows and columns, corresponding to a regular grid of points on the Earth's ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NALCNorth American Landscape Characterization-175.0,5.0,-60.0,72.01972-07-23T00:00:00Z1992-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-05-14T04:00:00ZThe North American Landscape Characterization (NALC) project is a component of the Landsat Pathfinder Program, which is part of a larger Pathfinder Program initiated by the National Aeronautics ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]Tsunami_122604_SRTMShuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Elevation Data for the Island Nation of Sri Lanka79.69,5.76,82.26,9.892013-05-14T04:00:00ZThe topography of the island nation of Sri Lanka is well shown in this color-coded shaded relief map generated with digital elevation data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM).
Two visualization ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]1_250_LULCUSGS Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Data-125.0,25.0,-67.0,48.01981-04-28T00:00:00Z1992-03-04T00:00:00Z2013-05-14T04:00:00ZThe National Mapping Program, a component of the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), produces and distributes land use and land cover maps and digitized data for the conterminous U.S. and Hawaii. Land ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_UDRPUrban Dynamics Research Program: Analysis of Land Use Change in Urban Environments-177.1,13.71,-61.48,76.632013-05-14T04:00:00ZThe Urban Dynamics project looks at land use change in urban environments in order to provide a historical perspective of land use change and an assessment of the spatial patterns, rates, correlation, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_WELDWeb-enabled Landsat Data Sets-170.0,25.0,-74.0,79.02007-12-01T00:00:00Z2008-11-31T00:00:00Z2013-05-14T04:00:00ZThe Web-enabled Landsat Data (WELD) project is collaboration between the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center and academic partner South Dakota ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]AVHRR_GLOBAL_10-DAY_COMPOSITESAVHRR 1-km Global Land 10-Day Composites-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01992-04-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZThe Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) 1-km Global Land 10-Day Composites data set project is a component of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) AVHRR Pathfinder ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Sites-Algeria3CEOS Cal Val Test Site - Algeria 3 - Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Site (PICS)5.22,29.09,10.01,31.361972-08-11T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Sites-Algeria5CEOS Cal Val Test Site - Algeria 5 - Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Site (PICS)-1.32,29.24,4.24,32.791972-08-15T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Site-Dome_C-AntarcticaCEOS Cal Val Test Site - Dome C, Antarctica - Instrumented Site123.0,-76.6,131.18,-74.51972-12-06T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Site-Dunhuang-ChinaCEOS Cal Val Test Site - Dunhuang, China - Instrumented Site91.98,39.0,96.52,41.451975-04-15T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Site-Frenchman_Flat-USACEOS Cal Val Test Site - Frenchman Flat, USA - Instrumented Site-115.9,36.7,-115.8,36.91972-08-09T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Site-Ivanpah_Playa-USACEOS Cal Val Test Site - Ivanpah Playa, USA - Instrumented Site-115.5,35.45,-115.3,35.651972-08-26T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Site-La_Crau-FranceCEOS Cal Val Test Site - La Crau, France - Instrumented Site1.92,41.86,6.49,45.631972-08-16T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Site-Libya1CEOS Cal Val Test Site - Libya 1 - Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Site (PICS)12.19,23.44,14.83,25.761973-01-15T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Site-Libya4CEOS Cal Val Test Site - Libya 4 - Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Site (PICS)23.3,28.45,23.5,28.651972-11-16T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Site-Mauritania1CEOS Cal Val Test Site - Mauritania 1 - Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Site (PICS)-10.74,17.74,-7.9,21.261972-09-26T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Sites-Mauritania2CEOS Cal Val Test Site - Mauritania 2 - Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Site (PICS)-10.42,18.92,-7.52,22.671972-09-26T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Site-Negev-Southern_IsraelCEOS Cal Val Test Site - Negev, Southern Israel - Instrumented Site35.0,30.0,35.1,30.21972-09-15T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Site-Railroad_Valley_Playa-USACEOS Cal Val Test Site - Railroad Valley Playa, USA - Instrumented Site-115.8,38.4,-115.6,38.61972-08-09T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CEOS_CalVal_Test_Site-Tuz_Golu-TurkeyCEOS Cal Val Test Site - Tuz Golu, Turkey - Instrumented Site30.69,37.69,35.79,40.01972-10-06T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZOn the background of these requirements for sensor calibration, intercalibration and product validation, the subgroup on Calibration and Validation of the Committee on Earth Observing System (CEOS) ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_GREENESSGreenness of the Conterminous U.S.-125.0,24.5,66.875,49.3751989-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZSince 1989, the USGS EROS Data Center has been mapping the vegetation condition of the conterminous United States (lower 48 states) using satellite information. The vegetation condition maps, or more ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]HYDRO1kHYDRO1k Elevation Derivative Database-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02013-05-13T04:00:00ZHYDRO1k is a geographic database developed to provide comprehensive and consistent global coverage of topographically derived data sets, including streams, drainage basins and ancillary layers derived ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]Landsat_CDR_SRLandsat Surface Reflectance Climate Data Record-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01984-03-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZThe U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS) is charged with prototyping systems and software to generate high-level data products from Landsat 5-7 inputs ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]MRLCMulti-Resolution Land Characteristics-129.0,22.0,-65.0,49.01984-07-14T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZThe Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) project was established to provide multi-resolution land cover data of the conterminous United States from local to regional scales. A major component ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NLDCNASA Landsat Data Collection-180.0,-60.0,180.0,80.01972-07-28T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZThe NASA Landsat Data Collection (NLDC) is a compilation of Landsat multispectral scanner (MSS) scenes and Landsat thematic mapper (TM) scenes. This compilation of scenes represents data collections ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]SAHEL_NAFRSahel & NW Africa 14-Day NDVI Composites-18.0,10.0,40.0,38.01988-05-05T00:00:00Z1989-12-18T00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZFollowing the serious grasshopper outbreaks of 1986, a pilot program was
defined between the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Agency for
International Development. The primary goal of this program ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]WORLD_MAPSWorld Maps from the U.S. Geological Survey-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01883-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-13T04:00:00ZThe USGS provides a series of planetary maps featuring more than 750 titles. These include selected maps of the Moon, Venus, Mercury, Mars, and the moons of Jupiter. Planetary maps are available ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]AVHRR_ORBITAL_SEGMENTSAVHRR 1-km Orbital Segments-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01992-04-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-10T04:00:00Z The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) 1-km Orbital
Segments data set is a component of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) AVHRR Pathfinder ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EDC_EO1_ALIEO-1 (Earth Observing-1) Advanced Land Imager (ALI) Instrument Level 1R, Level 1Gs, Level 1Gst Data-180.0,-83.85,180.0,83.12001-03-16T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-10T04:00:00ZAdvanced Land Imager (ALI) provides image data from ten spectral bands (band designations). The instrument operates in a pushbroom fashion, with a spatial resolution of 30 meters for the multispectral ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]L7CPF2Landsat-7 Calibration Parameter File V002-180.0,-81.0,180.0,81.01999-06-29T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-10T04:00:00ZThe Landsat-7 satellite was launched on April 15, 1999.
The Calibration team has recently documented that the gains of the reflective bands have degraded over the past 14 years. On April 1, 2013, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]worldview-2_23dec2010_orthoOrthorectification of WorldView-2 imagery of eastern Heard Island, acquired 23 December 201073.556,-53.202,73.744,-53.0132010-12-23T00:00:00Z2010-12-23T00:00:00Z2013-05-10T04:00:00ZThe images in these two directories are the result of a rigorous orthorectification of the panchromatic band and eight multispectral bands of the two WorldView-2 images of the east coast of Heard ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]SIR-C_PRECISIONSpaceborne Imaging Radar-C Precision-180.0,-60.0,180.0,60.01994-04-09T00:00:00Z1994-10-11T00:00:00Z2013-05-10T04:00:00ZSpaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) is a joint project of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the German Space Agency, Deutsche Agentur ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_MAP_INDEXU.S. Geological Survey Map Index-180.0,17.0,-66.0,71.02013-05-10T04:00:00ZEstablished in 1879, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has Federal
responsibility for preparing multipurpose maps and fundamental
cartographic data to meet the requirements of users ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EARTHSHOTSUSGS Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01972-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-10T04:00:00ZEarthshots is an ebook of before-and-after Landsat images (1972-present),
showing recent environmental events and introducing remote sensing. Earthshots
comes from the U.S. Geological Survey's EROS ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0930Forest Average Annual Change-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331990-01-01T00:00:00Z2010-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-05-07T04:00:00ZForest Average Annual Change ? Total is the net change in forests and includes expansion of forest plantations and losses and gains in the area of natural forests.
Total Forest includes natural forests ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]EOSWEBSTER_Global_RefGlobal Model Reference Data, 0.5 x 0.5 degree grid-cell-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02013-05-07T04:00:00ZThe Global Model Reference Collection contains 3 datasets that have been used extensively in various biogeochemical process models, in addition to some basic data layers used in analyzing and aggregating ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]MEAR_29Global cultivated system boundary (1km grid) from the Global Land Cover Characteristics Dataset (GLCCD v2.0, USGS/EDC 2000).-178.0,-85.0,176.0,81.02013-05-07T04:00:00ZCultivated system boundary for the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) based on version 2 of the Global Land Cover Characteristics Dataset (GLCCD v2.0, USGS/EDC 2000). This dataset delineates the ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EROS_HDDS_RITAHurricane Rita Disaster Response from the USGS-100.0,22.0,-68.0,41.02005-09-15T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-07T04:00:00ZUSGS EROS supported first responders and emergency services working in response to Hurricane Rita. EROS channeled vital imagery to state and local governments, FEMA, and other federal agencies. These ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EROS_HDDS_SANDYHurricane Sandy Pre and Post Storm Data and Imagery from the USGS-84.0,31.0,-72.0,44.02012-10-01T00:00:00Z2012-10-31T00:00:00Z2013-05-07T04:00:00ZAs Hurricane Sandy moved northward along the U.S. Atlantic coast in October 2012, U.S. Geological Survey scientists worked to determine where and how the storm's waves and surge might dramatically ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EROS_HDDS_WILMAHurricane Wilma Disaster Response from the USGS-98.0,10.0,-70.0,35.02013-05-07T04:00:00ZUSGS EROS supported first responders and emergency services working in response to Hurricane Wilma. EROS channeled vital imagery to state and local governments, FEMA, and other federal agencies. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]KLS_KY_impervmetazone47National Land Cover Database - Kentucky Zone 47 Imperviousness-84.488686,37.95481,-84.485306,37.959322001-03-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2001-06-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2001-09-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-07T04:00:00ZThe National Land Cover Database (NLCD) provides complete, current, and consistent public domain information on the Nation's land use and land cover. This document explains the methods employed to ...