NASA
NASA is the United States government agency responsible for civilian space exploration, aeronautics, and Earth science. Its open data satellites and missions form the backbone of climate and biodiversity monitoring worldwide.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA is the U.S. federal agency established in 1958 to lead space exploration, aeronautics, and scientific discovery. In addition to its high-profile human spaceflight missions, NASA has pioneered Earth observation programmes that underpin climate science, biodiversity monitoring, and environmental risk analysis. Missions such as Landsat, MODIS, and GEDI are foundational to ecological research and natural capital accounting.
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Jurisdiction |
United States |
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Sector Relevance |
Space, Aeronautics, Earth Observation, Climate Science |
Established / Active Since
1958
Maintained By / Organised By
U.S. Federal Government
Official Resources
Relationship to Lemu
Atlas integrates NASA Earth observation data to generate several biodiversity and climate indicators:
- Mean Land Surface Temperature (LST): Landsat thermal bands (NASA/USGS) + ASTER emissivity (NASA JPL) + atmospheric reanalysis.
- NDVI Analysis: Landsat 7 & 8 surface reflectance products (NASA/USGS).
- NDVI Trend (Greenpulse): MODIS/Terra Vegetation Indices (NASA LP DAAC).
- Total Biomass Carbon: incorporates MODIS Burned Area datasets (NASA EOSDIS).
- Above-ground Biomass Carbon: incorporates MODIS Burned Area datasets (NASA EOSDIS).
- Below-ground Biomass Carbon: incorporates MODIS Burned Area datasets (NASA EOSDIS).
- Biomass Carbon Trend (CarbonFlux): incorporates MODIS Burned Area datasets (NASA EOSDIS).
Beyond data integration, Lemu participates in working groups and collaborates with NASA on advancing the use of satellite data for biodiversity, carbon, and ecosystem monitoring. These inputs provide a consistent, long-term baseline that Lemu complements with high-resolution biodiversity monitoring from Lemu Nge.