About
Earth.gov Purpose
Earth.gov aims to provide a holistic view of our home planet and its interconnected systems, and connect individuals with data they need to make decisions about their lives and livelihoods. Visualizations, interactive and immersive media, data, and narratives show how Earth data benefits society and provides visitors an opportunity to explore Earth observations for their own decision-making. Content is enabled by contributions across the federal government. Earth.gov is also the virtual home for NASA’s Earth Information Center exhibit content, which is displayed in museums, science centers, libraries, and other venues.
How do I bring an Earth Information Center to my venue?
Set up an Earth Information Center in your museum!
NASA is developing an Earth Information Center toolkit that can be leveraged by museums, science centers, schools, and community institutions to make it easy to set up your own Earth Information Center and leverage our free, and continually updated, content. The DIY kit consists of real-time Hyperwall dashboards and visualizations, interactive applications, a standardized immersive show, and print-on-demand interpretive panels and signage. We also have specs on the type of hardware and software you need to successfully install the exhibit. Choose the elements you want in your space! Earth Information Centers are designed to engage a science-curious general public audience. If you’re interested in being an early adopter of some of these resources, reach out to us through the provided email hq-eic@mail.nasa.gov.
What datasets are in the Earth.gov? Why these?
Earth.gov contains trusted information on Earth systems. The observations, models and surveys ingested revolve around Earth system themes: biodiversity, agriculture, disasters, air quality, sea level rise, energy and water resources. The datasets highlighted have the following characteristics:
- They are actionable, presented in a way that can directly help with decision-making.
- They are global or national in extent and coverage.
- They are updated regularly and there is a commitment from the agency that supports them to data continuity.
Earth.gov is a curated list of datasets and is not a comprehensive accounting of all relevant Earth products and datasets produced by the U.S. federal government. Additional features and data sets will be added as additional information is available, with links throughout the site to additional resources.
What can you do in Earth.gov with existing data?
- Discover - Users can learn more about the Earth themes from the data stories and visualizations.
- Explore - Browse the various data products, instruments, models and surveys.
- Use and Analyze - Access and use data in the cloud environment and derive analytics for areas of interest.
- Dive Deeper - Explore our interagency portals for a deeper dive into specific themes.
- Helpdesk - Submit feedback or request help understanding the Earth.gov contents.
What's coming next?
Additions to Earth.gov will occur in the coming months, including some new features and capabilities that will improve data discovery, exploration and analysis:
- Improvements to website design and function of the interface and tools.
- More and different kinds of data.
- AI integration for data discovery and analysis.