This video provides an introduction to new land data products from the joint National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) satellite sensor aboard the SuomiNational Polarorbiting Partnership (SNPP). The SuomiNPP NASA VIIRS data products discussed in the video are distributed by NASA’s Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC).

This video covers how to use the LP DAAC website to learn more about the data products, how to interpret the VIIRS file naming convention, and how to understand the external metadata.

LP DAAC is one of the NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) DAACs that manages, archives and distributes Earth science data as part of the Earth Science Data Systems Program. It is located at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

For more information on SNPP NASA VIIRS data and other land processes data distributed by the LP DAAC please visit https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/.