Abstract The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument was launched in
October 2011 as part of the Suomi National Polar‐Orbiting Partnership (S‐NPP). The VIIRS …

This paper provides a review and summary status of the research underway by the NASA
Terra Aqua Suomi-NPP Land Discipline Team to provide continuity of global land data …

At over 40 years, the Landsat satellites provide the longest temporal record of space-based
land surface observations, and the successful 2013 launch of the Landsat-8 is continuing …

Landsat 8, a NASA and USGS collaboration, acquires global moderate-resolution
measurements of the Earth's terrestrial and polar regions in the visible, near-infrared, short …

The Landsat global consolidated data archive now exceeds 50 years. In recognition of the
need for consistently processed data across the Landsat satellite series, the US Geological …

The results of the first consecutive 12 months of the NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) global burned area product are presented. Total annual and …

Fire products derived from coarse (500 m to 1 km) spatial resolution satellite data have
become an important source of information for the fire science and applications …

Three available global multi-annual burned area products (L3JRC, GlobCarbon, and
MODIS) are validated for a burning season across southern Africa. Validation is undertaken …

Remote sensing, or Earth Observation (EO), is increasingly used to understand Earth system
dynamics and create continuous and categorical maps of biophysical properties and land …

Animal movement patterns in space and time are a central aspect of animal ecology.
Remotely-sensed environmental indices can play a key role in understanding movement …