We are one planet, one human race, working together to understand our world – the systems, the people, the places and the complexities that underpin them all. To improve our understanding, NASA's Earth Sciences Division (ESD) uses a fleet of sensor-equipped satellites that collect petabytes of Earth observations aimed at helping scientists and researchers learn more. NASA has a unique vantage point to see the big picture and identify more valuable and broader uses of data previously siled by a specific research question or hazard type. NASA's ESD missions provide researchers with unprecedented insights into Earth systems and rely on the integration and harmonization of data sources from multiple spatial scales.

NASA Earth science data provides a wealth of information that helps us understand Earth processes, develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges, and make data-driven decisions. These datasets, which cover even the most remote regions of the Earth, are freely and freely available to everyone, but are not always discoverable and intuitively accessible in GIS formats. NASA's Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) program and the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAAC) have developed resources and tools to overcome this challenge. In this presentation, we will demonstrate resources for geospatial analysts looking to get started using NASA data. There is a growing need for NASA data to be GIS-ready to facilitate its integration and analysis into major tools used by user communities. Join us to learn how NASA Earth Science leverages data through services, applications and story maps and distributes content through online platforms. Discover our Earthdata Community Space and GIS Data Pathfinder, developed to guide users to numerous geospatial web services and tools to access GIS-ready data. NASA advocates a collaborative culture enabled by technology that enables the open sharing of data, information and knowledge within the scientific community and the general public to accelerate scientific research and understanding for the benefit of society.

We are one planet, one human race, working together to understand our world – the systems, the people, the places and the complexities that underpin them all. To improve our understanding, NASA's Earth Sciences Division (ESD) uses a fleet of sensor-equipped satellites that collect petabytes of Earth observations aimed at helping scientists and researchers learn more. NASA has a unique vantage point to see the big picture and identify more valuable and broader uses of data previously siled by a specific research question or hazard type. NASA's ESD missions provide researchers with unprecedented insights into Earth systems and rely on the integration and harmonization of data sources from multiple spatial scales.
NASA Earth science data provides a wealth of information that helps us understand Earth processes, develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges, and make data-driven decisions. These datasets, which cover even the most remote regions of the Earth, are freely and freely available to everyone, but are not always discoverable and intuitively accessible in GIS formats. NASA's Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) program and the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAAC) have developed resources and tools to overcome this challenge. In this presentation, we will demonstrate resources for geospatial analysts looking to get started using NASA data. There is a growing need for NASA data to be GIS-ready to facilitate its integration and analysis into major tools used by user communities. Join us to learn how NASA Earth Science leverages data through services, applications and story maps and distributes content through online platforms. Discover our Earthdata Community Space and GIS Data Pathfinder, developed to guide users to numerous geospatial web services and tools to access GIS-ready data. NASA advocates a collaborative culture enabled by technology that enables the open sharing of data, information and knowledge within the scientific community and the general public to accelerate scientific research and understanding for the benefit of society.

Authors and affiliations –
Schwizer, Léa (1)
Hall, Cyndi (2)

(1) NASA Earth Science Data Systems GIS Team (EGIST)
(2) NASA Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) Community Coordinator

Track –
Open data

Subject –
Data collection, data sharing, data science, open data, big data, data mining platforms

Level –
1 – Principants. No specific knowledge required is required.

Language of presentation –
English

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