Globally consistent data for four SDG indicators, including electricity access, rural road access and public transport access, are open on NASA Earthdata. Columbia University's CIESIN produces them with NASA and is working on more.
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/projects/sdgi
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/projects/sdgi
Sustainable Development Goal Indicators | NASA Earthdata
NASA archives a collection of globally consistent, regularly updated, operational datasets that can help monitor development goal (SDG) progress.
www.earthdata.nasa.gov
November 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Globally consistent data for four SDG indicators, including electricity access, rural road access and public transport access, are open on NASA Earthdata. Columbia University's CIESIN produces them with NASA and is working on more.
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/projects/sdgi
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/projects/sdgi
Identifying Disaster Extent and Risk Using NISAR Surface Displacement Virtual Training, Nov 12-19 https://ow.ly/rV5M5100lXz International Association of Emergency Managers National Emergency Management Association CUIDAR PROJECT Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) Kevin Blanchard (he/him)
Identifying Disaster Extent and Risk Using NISAR Surface Displacement | NASA Earthdata
This ARSET training focuses on the use of InSAR data from NISAR and surface displacement products from OPERA to monitor ground movements.
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October 29, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Identifying Disaster Extent and Risk Using NISAR Surface Displacement Virtual Training, Nov 12-19 https://ow.ly/rV5M5100lXz International Association of Emergency Managers National Emergency Management Association CUIDAR PROJECT Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) Kevin Blanchard (he/him)
See how researchers cooked up collaborative resources on how to use the the NASA Earthdata Cloud. https://bit.ly/4cXUrhz
October 23, 2026 at 4:44 PM
See how researchers cooked up collaborative resources on how to use the the NASA Earthdata Cloud. https://bit.ly/4cXUrhz
📚 What we're reading: "Turn Earth Data into Real-World Impact with NASA's Earth Science Applications Guidebook" - Earthdata
NASA’s Earth Science Applications Guidebook is an interactive resource designed to help researchers convert satellite observations into practical tools for decision-makers. 🛰️
NASA’s Earth Science Applications Guidebook is an interactive resource designed to help researchers convert satellite observations into practical tools for decision-makers. 🛰️
Turn Earth Data into Real-World Impact with NASA's Earth Science Applications Guidebook | NASA Earthdata
This interactive resource guides users through Earth Science at NASA, developing Earth Action proposals, and managing an Earth Action project.
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October 23, 2026 at 3:23 PM
📚 What we're reading: "Turn Earth Data into Real-World Impact with NASA's Earth Science Applications Guidebook" - Earthdata
NASA’s Earth Science Applications Guidebook is an interactive resource designed to help researchers convert satellite observations into practical tools for decision-makers. 🛰️
NASA’s Earth Science Applications Guidebook is an interactive resource designed to help researchers convert satellite observations into practical tools for decision-makers. 🛰️
NISAR Urgent Response (UR) system was automatically activated, processed the earthquake-specific set of L-band products including GOFF, and sent them to the NASA EarthData repository. Search at ASF for data used here using this URL: search.asf.alaska.edu#/?zoom=9.084...
ASF Data Search
search.asf.alaska.edu
October 12, 2026 at 3:07 AM
NISAR Urgent Response (UR) system was automatically activated, processed the earthquake-specific set of L-band products including GOFF, and sent them to the NASA EarthData repository. Search at ASF for data used here using this URL: search.asf.alaska.edu#/?zoom=9.084...
Center for International Earth Science Information Network — CIESIN — Columbia University. 2018. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). doi.org/10.7927/H49C...
( re: some data )
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Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11 | NASA Earthdata
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11
doi.org
October 12, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Center for International Earth Science Information Network — CIESIN — Columbia University. 2018. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). doi.org/10.7927/H49C...
( re: some data )
( re: some data )
If one wants a real picture instead of AI crap, follow the link.
Bonus: Compare to former times (2014).
www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/worldvi...
Bonus: Compare to former times (2014).
www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/worldvi...
Low Water Levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead in August 2026 | NASA Earthdata
True-color reflectance image of Lake Powell on August 1, 2026, from the OLI instrument aboard the Landsat 9 satellite
www.earthdata.nasa.gov
September 30, 2026 at 6:26 AM
If one wants a real picture instead of AI crap, follow the link.
Bonus: Compare to former times (2014).
www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/worldvi...
Bonus: Compare to former times (2014).
www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/worldvi...
💡 This week in the ESIP network...
9/28 - Drought, El Niño, and California - NOAA
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9/29 - Remote Sensing and Critical Mineral Discovery - Earthdata
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9/29 - Revisiting Historical Airborne Radar Datasets - NOAA
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9/28 - Drought, El Niño, and California - NOAA
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9/29 - Remote Sensing and Critical Mineral Discovery - Earthdata
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9/29 - Revisiting Historical Airborne Radar Datasets - NOAA
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Workshop on Remote Sensing and Critical Mineral Discovery | NASA Earthdata
The Workshop on Remote Sensing and Critical Mineral Discovery organized by NASA, USGS, NSF, EPA, and the University of Utah brings together members of the academic, private, and public sectors of the…
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September 28, 2026 at 3:32 PM
💡 This week in the ESIP network...
9/28 - Drought, El Niño, and California - NOAA
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9/29 - Remote Sensing and Critical Mineral Discovery - Earthdata
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9/29 - Revisiting Historical Airborne Radar Datasets - NOAA
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9/28 - Drought, El Niño, and California - NOAA
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9/29 - Remote Sensing and Critical Mineral Discovery - Earthdata
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9/29 - Revisiting Historical Airborne Radar Datasets - NOAA
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9/30 - Deadline: comment on future NSF ocean observing priorities
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10/1 - Register: Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) 10-Year Showcase - NASA NSITE
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10/1 - Register: Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) 10-Year Showcase - NASA NSITE
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SNWG 10-Year Showcase | NASA Earthdata
Join NASA NSITE as they celebrate the successes of the Satellite Needs Working Group from the past decade, including user-centric solutions and widespread impact.
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September 28, 2026 at 3:32 PM
9/30 - Deadline: comment on future NSF ocean observing priorities
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10/1 - Register: Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) 10-Year Showcase - NASA NSITE
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10/1 - Register: Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) 10-Year Showcase - NASA NSITE
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9/24 - Agricultural Flash Drought Detection Using SIF and Soil Moisture Data - NASA ARSET
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Agricultural Flash Drought Detection using Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) and Soil Moisture Data | NASA Earthdata
This ARSET training shows users how to detect and monitor flash droughts using OCO-2 Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) and SMAP soil moisture satellite observations.
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September 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
9/24 - Agricultural Flash Drought Detection Using SIF and Soil Moisture Data - NASA ARSET
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💡 This week in the ESIP network...
9/22-23 - POWER 2026 Global Community Summit - NASA
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9/23 - USGS Powell Center Open for Proposals – Time, Space, and Resources in Support of Collaborative Science Informational Webinar - USGS
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9/22-23 - POWER 2026 Global Community Summit - NASA
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9/23 - USGS Powell Center Open for Proposals – Time, Space, and Resources in Support of Collaborative Science Informational Webinar - USGS
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POWER 2026 Global Community Summit | NASA Earthdata
Explore how the Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project impacts the current and future landscape of energy, buildings, and agriculture.
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September 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
💡 This week in the ESIP network...
9/22-23 - POWER 2026 Global Community Summit - NASA
buff.ly/GnpBrAL
9/23 - USGS Powell Center Open for Proposals – Time, Space, and Resources in Support of Collaborative Science Informational Webinar - USGS
buff.ly/qTgB60M
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9/22-23 - POWER 2026 Global Community Summit - NASA
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9/23 - USGS Powell Center Open for Proposals – Time, Space, and Resources in Support of Collaborative Science Informational Webinar - USGS
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You have multiple options to download data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), archived at the NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC), including NASA Earthdata search and Worldview. https://nsidc.org/data/modis
September 14, 2026 at 1:08 PM
You have multiple options to download data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), archived at the NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC), including NASA Earthdata search and Worldview. https://nsidc.org/data/modis
📚 What we're reading: "Testing Tools to Gauge Snow Depth," from Earthdata.
Monitoring snow cover matters on a local and global scale.❄️ Scientists assessed accuracy of data from the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System instrument aboard ICESat-2 and from NASA’s SnowEx campaign.
Monitoring snow cover matters on a local and global scale.❄️ Scientists assessed accuracy of data from the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System instrument aboard ICESat-2 and from NASA’s SnowEx campaign.
Testing Tools to Gauge Snow Depth | NASA Earthdata
News feature on use of ICESat-2 to measure snow depth using snow-on-off and pathlength approaches
www.earthdata.nasa.gov
September 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
📚 What we're reading: "Testing Tools to Gauge Snow Depth," from Earthdata.
Monitoring snow cover matters on a local and global scale.❄️ Scientists assessed accuracy of data from the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System instrument aboard ICESat-2 and from NASA’s SnowEx campaign.
Monitoring snow cover matters on a local and global scale.❄️ Scientists assessed accuracy of data from the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System instrument aboard ICESat-2 and from NASA’s SnowEx campaign.
Do you know how to access data from the NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) Earthdata Cloud? We can get you started. https://nsidc.org/data/earthdata-cloud
September 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Do you know how to access data from the NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) Earthdata Cloud? We can get you started. https://nsidc.org/data/earthdata-cloud
From NASA
What if you could work with NASA Earth science data without downloading entire datasets first? 🌎💻
Watch our webinar recording to learn how the earthaccess Python library can stream data directly into your Python workflow: go.nasa.gov/3TfKGE9
What if you could work with NASA Earth science data without downloading entire datasets first? 🌎💻
Watch our webinar recording to learn how the earthaccess Python library can stream data directly into your Python workflow: go.nasa.gov/3TfKGE9
Using the earthaccess Python Library to Stream Data | NASA Earthdata
How to use the Python earthaccess library to stream NASA data directly to memory.
go.nasa.gov
September 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
From NASA
What if you could work with NASA Earth science data without downloading entire datasets first? 🌎💻
Watch our webinar recording to learn how the earthaccess Python library can stream data directly into your Python workflow: go.nasa.gov/3TfKGE9
What if you could work with NASA Earth science data without downloading entire datasets first? 🌎💻
Watch our webinar recording to learn how the earthaccess Python library can stream data directly into your Python workflow: go.nasa.gov/3TfKGE9
In the Pacific Ocean, Hurricane Karina is acting as a steering mechanism for Hurricane Lowell.
www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/worldvi...
www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/worldvi...
Three Hurricanes March Across the Pacific Ocean | NASA Earthdata
Brightness temperature image of three major hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean, Lowell, Karina, Marie on 3 September 2026 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite
www.earthdata.nasa.gov
September 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
In the Pacific Ocean, Hurricane Karina is acting as a steering mechanism for Hurricane Lowell.
www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/worldvi...
www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/worldvi...
Getting started with NASA's Earthdata Cloud? We've got you covered. https://nsidc.org/data/user-resources/help-center/nasa-earthdata-cloud-data-access-guide
August 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Getting started with NASA's Earthdata Cloud? We've got you covered. https://nsidc.org/data/user-resources/help-center/nasa-earthdata-cloud-data-access-guide
À la fin de la saison de croissance 2026, nous procéderons à la mise hors service de notre 🍁 Système canadien de surveillance des terres agricoles, en service depuis 2009.
Cela comprend les systèmes basés sur MODIS‑Terra et MODIS‑Aqua.
Voici pourquoi :
www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/alerts-...
Cela comprend les systèmes basés sur MODIS‑Terra et MODIS‑Aqua.
Voici pourquoi :
www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/alerts-...
Transition from MODIS to VIIRS | NASA Earthdata
In late 2026/early 2027, NASA's Terra and Aqua platforms that carry the MODIS instrument will begin shutting down operations. We encourage MODIS data users to explore similar VIIRS data products in ad...
www.earthdata.nasa.gov
August 26, 2026 at 2:55 PM
À la fin de la saison de croissance 2026, nous procéderons à la mise hors service de notre 🍁 Système canadien de surveillance des terres agricoles, en service depuis 2009.
Cela comprend les systèmes basés sur MODIS‑Terra et MODIS‑Aqua.
Voici pourquoi :
www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/alerts-...
Cela comprend les systèmes basés sur MODIS‑Terra et MODIS‑Aqua.
Voici pourquoi :
www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/alerts-...
At the end of the 2026 growing season, we will decommission our 🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS) that has been operational since 2009.
This includes our primary system based on MODIS-Terra and our backup system based on MODIS-Aqua.
This is why: www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/alerts-...
This includes our primary system based on MODIS-Terra and our backup system based on MODIS-Aqua.
This is why: www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/alerts-...
Transition from MODIS to VIIRS | NASA Earthdata
In late 2026/early 2027, NASA's Terra and Aqua platforms that carry the MODIS instrument will begin shutting down operations. We encourage MODIS data users to explore similar VIIRS data products in ad...
www.earthdata.nasa.gov
August 26, 2026 at 2:55 PM
At the end of the 2026 growing season, we will decommission our 🍁 Canadian Ag-Land Monitoring System (CALMS) that has been operational since 2009.
This includes our primary system based on MODIS-Terra and our backup system based on MODIS-Aqua.
This is why: www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/alerts-...
This includes our primary system based on MODIS-Terra and our backup system based on MODIS-Aqua.
This is why: www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/alerts-...
Next week, @jasongilman.bsky.social is headed to Seattle for Responsible Gen-AI for NASA Earthdata 2026! We're looking forward to contributing to important conversations surrounding AI strategy and data access.
For more info about the event: responsible-genai.hackweek.io
For more info about the event: responsible-genai.hackweek.io
August 21, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Next week, @jasongilman.bsky.social is headed to Seattle for Responsible Gen-AI for NASA Earthdata 2026! We're looking forward to contributing to important conversations surrounding AI strategy and data access.
For more info about the event: responsible-genai.hackweek.io
For more info about the event: responsible-genai.hackweek.io
Russia is warming at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the world. On NASA's EarthData, you can see it 'glowing' seasonally as the fire season lengthens every year.
The invasion of Ukraine has produced historic firefighter shortages across the country. Many of them protect defunct nuclear sites
The invasion of Ukraine has produced historic firefighter shortages across the country. Many of them protect defunct nuclear sites
August 18, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Russia is warming at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the world. On NASA's EarthData, you can see it 'glowing' seasonally as the fire season lengthens every year.
The invasion of Ukraine has produced historic firefighter shortages across the country. Many of them protect defunct nuclear sites
The invasion of Ukraine has produced historic firefighter shortages across the country. Many of them protect defunct nuclear sites
