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Earth Observation Data
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The Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) Program provides open access to NASA’s archive of Earth science data, empowering researchers and decision makers to better understand and protect our home planet.
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### Data Catalog
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Explore more than 110 petabytes of unrestricted Earth science data.
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### Data Tools
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From discovery to visualization, our data tools simplify and streamline Earth science research.
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### Data Alerts and Outages
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Track interruptions in data availability and view historic outages for specific instruments and platforms.
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Browse Data by Topic
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Our data pathfinders guide you by topic to the data, tutorials, and tools you need for your research.
[Atmosphere](/topics/atmosphere)
[Biosphere](/topics/biosphere)
[Climate Indicators](/topics/climate-indicators)
[Cryosphere](/topics/cryosphere)
[Human Dimensions](/topics/human-dimensions)
[Land Surface](/topics/land-surface)
[Ocean](/topics/ocean)
[Solid Earth](/topics/solid-earth)
[Sun-Earth Interactions](/topics/sun-earth-interactions)
[Terrestrial Hydrosphere](/topics/terrestrial-hydrosphere)
Featured News and Events
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[More Earthdata News and Events](/news)
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Worldview Image of the Week
1 MIN READ
### [Swirling Clouds in the Atlantic Ocean](/news/worldview-image-archive/swirling-clouds-atlantic-ocean)
Image captured on Mar 12, 2025, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra platform.
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News
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### [New AppEEARS Tutorials: Access Landsat 8 Surface Reflectance Data](/news/new-appeears-tutorials-access-landsat-8-surface-reflectance-data)
Two new Earthdata tutorials guide users in accessing Landsat 8 data using the Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) tool.
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News
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### [Analysis and Review of CMR Project Checks NISAR Metadata](/news/analysis-review-cmr-project-checks-nisar-metadata)
In preparation for NISAR—the NASA/ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) Synthetic Aperture Radar mission—NASA is working to ensure that mission metadata is compatible with existing standards and best practices.
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Blog
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### [FIRMS Releases New Features to Identify Active Fires by Type](/news/blog/firms-releases-new-features-identify-active-fires-type)
Users of NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) can now differentiate between fires caused by burning vegetation and fires from natural heat sources or industrial heat sources.
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1 MIN READ
### [Iceberg A23a Grounded Near South Georgia Island](/news/worldview-image-archive/iceberg-a23a-grounded-near-south-georgia-island)
Worldview Image of the Week
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15 MIN READ
### [Earth Science Data Roundup: March 2025](/news/earth-science-data-roundup-march-2025)
News
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1 MIN READ
### [Esri Fed GIS 2025: Our Message to You at the Plenary](/news/esri-fed-gis-2025-our-message-you-plenary)
News
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1 MIN READ
### [NASA CSDA Program Vendor Focus—GHGSat](/learn/webinars/nasa-csda-program-vendor-focus-ghgsat)
Event
Featured Data Tools
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From discovery to visualization, our data tools simplify and streamline your research.
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[Worldview](/data/tools/worldview)
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Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data.
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[Vertex](/data/tools/vertex)
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Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data.
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[Giovanni](/data/tools/giovanni)
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Giovanni is a web application for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing Earth science remote sensing data without downloading the data.
Open Science
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We empower a collaborative scientific process through the open sharing of data and knowledge. Our [open data, services, and software policies](/engage/open-data-services-software-policies "Open Data, Services, and Software Policies") ensure that data are fully available to any user for any purpose.
### Earth Science Data Systems 2024 Fiscal Year Highlights
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+4.5 billion
files distributed to end users
8+ million
distinct data and service users
128+ petabytes
of Earth science data available
Explore Learning Resources
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NASA’s massive archive of Earth science data are free and open to any user for any purpose—but accessing, analyzing, visualizing, and applying these data requires a certain degree of knowledge about Earth observation data and how it is collected and optimized.
Check out our catalog of learning resources to better understand data basics, explore geographic information systems (GIS), and level up your skills in areas ranging from data in the cloud to using a representational state transfer (REST) interface.
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### Data in Action
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Data in Action demonstrates Earth science data applications with interactive explanations as to how the work was accomplished.
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### Data Recipes
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Data Recipes are code-based instructions that help users accomplish a specific task, such as converting data into a specific format for analysis or visualization.
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### Tutorials
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Tutorials are step by step “how to” content that cover a broad range of tasks, from data discovery to application.
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### Webinars
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Webinars are video seminars and workshops featuring experts in various disciplines who share their knowledge in a particular subject area, from data in the cloud to specific data tools.