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Selected NASA SEDAC data products, services, and resources on biodiversity conservation and protected areas.

Selected NASA SEDAC data products, services, and resources on hazards and disaster risk.

Selected NASA SEDAC data products, services, and resources on infrastructure.

Selected NASA SEDAC data products, services, and resources on land use and land cover change.

Selected NASA SEDAC data products, services, and resources on marine and coastal regions and sea level rise.

Selected NASA SEDAC data products, services, and resources on applications of satellite remote sensing.

Selected NASA SEDAC data products, services, and resources on environmental sustainability indicators and trends.

An introduction to land use and land cover changes; key topics include deforestation, desertification, biodiversity loss, land cover and the water cycle, land cover and the carbon cycle, and urbanization.

This extensively illustrated guide introduces users to the types of night-time light data available, its characteristics and limitations. It details the distinguishing features of the stable lights, radiance calibrated and time series Average DN data sets.

A discussion drawing on new practices and new thinking on issues related to global population prediction, including assumptions on which projections are based; comparison of methodologies and recent results from prominent institutions; and pointers to other sources of demographic information and projection results.

A brief guide providing: A list of links to web-based tools that facilitate the integration of remote sensing and socioeconomic data; and an introduction to two NASA-developed tools, Giovanni and AppEEARS, that aid the integration of remote sensing-derived data into social science research. 

An introduction to remote sensing for a non-technical audience, as well as a look at the application of remote sensing to social science research questions; with examples of social science applications in six different fields, and a table listing the characteristics of major sensors.