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NASA Earthdata QGIS 4 compatibility
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Yes — NASA Earthdata supports QGIS 4 (declared max version 4.99.0).
Search, visualize, and download NASA Earthdata products in QGIS. Supports COG visualization and data footprint display.
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NASA Earthdata Plugin for QGIS enables searching, visualizing, and downloading data from NASA's Earthdata catalog. Features: - Search NASA Earthdata catalog with keywords, bounding box, and temporal filters - Visualize Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs (COG) directly in QGIS - Display data footprints on the map - Download non-COG data for local visualization - Support for multiple NASA data products including GEDI, MODIS, Landsat, and more - Earthdata Login integration for authenticated access - Settings panel for configuring credentials and preferences Requirements: - NASA Earthdata account (register at https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/) - Python packages: earthaccess, geopandas
| Author | Qiusheng Wu |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 13,670 |
| Latest version | 0.9.1 |
| Last updated | 2026-05-12 (157 days ago) |
| Min QGIS | 3.28.0 |
| Max QGIS | 4.99.0 |
| QGIS 4 ready | Yes |
| Maintenance | Active |
| Category | Remote sensing |
| Tags | visualization, remote sensing, cog, modis, cloud optimized geotiff, landsat, earthdata, gedi, satellite, nasa, download |
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