NASA Earthdata
NASA's gateway to Earth observation data — fires, vegetation, rainfall, temperature, oceans, ice, and 1,000+ imagery layers through Worldview
earthdata.nasa.govAn enormous umbrella covering MODIS, VIIRS, SRTM, GPM, GRACE, and dozens of other instruments. The NASA Worldview browser exposes 1,000+ global imagery layers — daily snapshots of fires, floods, aerosols, vegetation health, sea surface temperature, and much more. For India-specific research: MODIS burned area (fire tracking), SRTM elevation data, GPM IMERG rainfall, and MODIS NDVI for vegetation health. The Earthdata API and Common Metadata Repository provide programmatic access. Free NASA Earthdata login required.
Details
- Kind
- Data source
- Run by
- Government
- Topics
- Where
- Global, India
- Licence
- Open licence
- Cost
- Free