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This map, which is a segment of a larger map, shows changes in avian abundance in portions of the United States and Canada. Red colors indicate declining abundance, whereas blue indicates increasing abundance.

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Citizen Science and MODIS Data Reveal Patterns of Bird Population Change

The eBird project uses NASA data and observations from amateur birdwatchers to provide insights into the decline in avian populations throughout North America.

June 17, 2025

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Farming and Fires: Satellite Observations Help Kansas Farmers Track and Manage Prescribed Burns

Agricultural burning in Kansas produces smoky skies and healthy crops.

June 6, 2025

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Citizen Science and MODIS Data Reveal Patterns of Bird Population Change

The eBird project uses NASA data and observations from amateur birdwatchers to provide insights into the decline in avian populations throughout North America.

June 17, 2025

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Farming and Fires: Satellite Observations Help Kansas Farmers Track and Manage Prescribed Burns

Agricultural burning in Kansas produces smoky skies and healthy crops.

June 6, 2025

This Day/Night Band image from the VIIRS instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite features an aurora in the northern hemisphere on February 22, 2017.

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VIIRS Day/Night Band Data Augments Aurora Forecast Model Predictions

A comparison of aurora forecasts with actual satellite observations suggests VIIRS DNB data can enhance space weather prediction efforts.

May 30, 2025

A year of NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) data around Cunningham, Kansas, in the center of the state. Cunningham, in the lower center of the video, is just north of U.S. Route 400 and south of the Ninnescah River. The city of Pratt is to the west and the Kingman State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area can be seen to the east. In this visualization, red is bare soil and green indicates healthy, growing vegetation. The animation runs from January 1 to December 30, 2016.

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USDA Uses HLS, an SNWG solution, to Track Crop Emergence across the Corn Belt

Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) solutions, such as Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS), assist agencies with their existing workflows and decision-making processes by creating actionable science.

Jan. 22, 2025

A year of NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) data of areas in Maryland on both sides of the Chesapeake Bay. The Patuxent River enters the Bay on the left and Taylors Island and the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the right. In this visualization, red is bare soil and green indicates healthy, growing vegetation. The animation runs from January 1 to December 30, 2016.

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USDA Uses HLS, an SNWG solution, Operationally to Detect Cover Crop Termination in the Chesapeake Bay Region

Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) solutions, such as Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS), assist agencies with their existing workflows and decision-making processes by creating actionable science.

Jan. 22, 2025

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Global Navigation Satellite System Data Brings Forth a GUARDIAN

The GNSS-based Upper Atmospheric Realtime Disaster Information and Alert Network (GUARDIAN) aims to enhance early warning of tsunamis.

Dec. 13, 2024

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SNWG's HLS Product Benefits USDA's Adaptive Rangeland Management Needs

Oct. 3, 2024

eBird trend tool showing data over the United States

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Visualize Species Occurrence and Change Using the eBird Trend and Status Tool

The eBird tool leverages NASA's remote sensing data to monitor bird populations and habitats and aid in conservation efforts.

May 8, 2023

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Citizen Science and MODIS Data Reveal Patterns of Bird Population Change

Farming and Fires: Satellite Observations Help Kansas Farmers Track and Manage Prescribed Burns

Citizen Science and MODIS Data Reveal Patterns of Bird Population Change

Farming and Fires: Satellite Observations Help Kansas Farmers Track and Manage Prescribed Burns

VIIRS Day/Night Band Data Augments Aurora Forecast Model Predictions

USDA Uses HLS, an SNWG solution, to Track Crop Emergence across the Corn Belt

USDA Uses HLS, an SNWG solution, Operationally to Detect Cover Crop Termination in the Chesapeake Bay Region

Global Navigation Satellite System Data Brings Forth a GUARDIAN

SNWG's HLS Product Benefits USDA's Adaptive Rangeland Management Needs

Visualize Species Occurrence and Change Using the eBird Trend and Status Tool

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