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NASA LHASA Landslide Hazard

NASA LHASA provides global landslide susceptibility maps and real-time rainfall-triggered landslide hazard nowcasts for situational awareness.

Format GeoTIFF
Coverage Global (land areas)
Resolution ~250m (susceptibility), ~12km (nowcast)
License Free open access (NASA)
Update Static susceptibility; real-time nowcasts

Format

GeoTIFF

Geometry

Raster (landslide susceptibility)

Coverage

Global (land areas)

Resolution

~250m (susceptibility), ~12km (nowcast)

About this dataset

NASA Landslide Hazard Assessment for Situational Awareness — global landslide susceptibility and rainfall-triggered hazard nowcasts.

NASA's LHASA (Landslide Hazard Assessment for Situational Awareness) provides global landslide susceptibility mapping and real-time rainfall-triggered landslide hazard nowcasts. The susceptibility map classifies terrain into five hazard levels from very low to very high using slope, lithology, soil moisture, and land cover factors. Real-time products combine susceptibility with satellite rainfall estimates.

Landslide risk assessment Infrastructure planning Disaster preparedness Mountain hazard mapping

How to download

  1. 1 Open the NASA Landslide Portal.
  2. 2 View the global susceptibility map or nowcast.
  3. 3 Download the GeoTIFF for your area of interest.
  4. 4 Open in GIS and combine with population and road data for infrastructure risk analysis.

FAQ

What factors determine landslide susceptibility?

LHASA uses slope gradient, lithology (rock type), soil moisture, land cover, and distance to faults to classify terrain into five hazard classes.

Does LHASA provide real-time landslide alerts?

Yes. LHASA combines the susceptibility map with IMERG satellite rainfall estimates to provide real-time (3-hourly) nowcasts of landslide hazard.