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Remote Sensing on the Web
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General
Studies Using Remote Sensing An Earth Observatory list of different applications of remote sensing.
Archeology - The Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeology homepage.
Federation of American Scientists - Remote Sensing for Peace.
DATA SOURCES
Government \ Public Sites
NASA Sites A list of many NASA sites.
US Geological Survey (USGS) EROS Data Center: One of the main US sites for remote sensing data purchase.
Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC)- Provides data and related services for global change research and education.
Global land cover facility Wide variety and wide global coverage of remote sensing data. University of Maryland.
MEL--Department of Defense, Master Environmental Library -MEL is an all-Do one-stop Modeling and Simulation environment shop.
NOAA Satellite Active Archive -NOAA's Satellite Active Archive is a digital library of near-real-time and historical satellite data from NOAA's polar-orbiting environmental satellites.
NOAA/NASA Ocean Pathfinder Data
NERC Earth Observation data search
Oak Ridge National Lab - Data on Biogeochemical dynamics, BOREAS, FIFE.
USGS Global Land Information System
GeoGratis Remote Sensing data from Natural Resources Canada.
Australia data Free to download.
EOS-Webster UNH digital library of free earth science data.
EOSDIS Project- Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) site created to provide science data users with information and tools for Earth observation research.
ESA/IONIA -Part of the European Space Agency Web Site with hundreds of quick look images.
CIESIN-Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network. Provides worldwide information on human interactions with the environment.
SEDAC--CIESIN Social and Economic Data -A gateway to socio-economic data scattered in institutions and data centers around the world .
Landsat Data Sets
Earth Explorer Find Landsat Data at USGS
Great Lakes Data US Landsat scenes of the Great Lakes
Landsat4u - Landsat imagery of the US Southwest
Landsat.org Landsat data interface
Landmap project Landsat data of the United Kingdom
Southwest US Data - University of Arizona
US States' Data Sets
New England (University of CT)
Commercial Sites
SPOT Image Corporation - Home page to gain access to SOT imagery.
Terra Server - Air photos and satellite images of the US and some places of the world. Microsoft remote sensing site.
Earthsat - Earth Satellite Corporation. Provides satellite data and analysis.
Worldsat International - Commercial remote sensing site.
Orbital Imaging Corporation (Orbimage) Home Page - OrbView 3 & 4 satellites,1 m panchromatic, 4 m multispectral imagery.
Global Terrain Digital Elevation Modeling Research and data.
Eurimage Provides world-wide earth observation data.
Euromap German Earth Observation data company.
The Living Earth: Imagery available for commercial, non-scientific use, such as presentations.
EDUCATIONAL SITES
Educational / Instructional.
Caltech Library System (Geomorphology and Remote Sensing Site). Geomorphology from Space.
Earth Shots - Images of Environmental Change.
NASA's Observatorium - Remote sensing basics and access to other online tutorials.
On-Line Remote Sensing - Provides a variety of on-line remote sensing information.
Virtual Geography Department - Just as it sounds, an on-line geography department.
NASA's Observatorium: Education Resources - Contains information on the basics of remote sensing and links to online tutorials.
Virtually Hawaii Tutorial on different aspects of remote sensing using Hawaii as a case study. Satellite, space shuttle, and aircraft remote sensing images covering Hawaii. This site also includes a Radar Tutorial and a Visible and Infrared Tutorial.
Remote Sensing of the Global Environment - Michigan Technological University's Department of Geological Engineering and Sciences.
Fundamentals of Remote Sensing Tutorial - The Canada Centre for Remote Sensing.
Remote Sensing Tutorial - Federation of American Scientists.
The Digital Earth Project Smithsonian Institute gallery show and related web site about earth understanding through remote sensing.
Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing
GIS Development Remote Sensing Tutorial
K-12
NOAA
Climate Education Information - K-12 related
information on remote sensing dealing with climate change, weather,
oceans and satellites.
Spaceday - Site celebrates Spaceday (May) every year with activities such as a challenge design for school kids.
NASA Space Links Provides a variety of NASA links for educators.
Earth Kam / Kidsat - Spring Harbor Environmental Magnet Middle School Earth Kam site.
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) University of Arizona site with a variety of links for students.
NASA Education Materials Site - How to Access Information on NASA's Education Program, Materials, and Services.
Landsat-7 Lesson - Student Lessons about Landsat, such as Landsat7 cut outs.
Educational Resource Materials- teaching packets, posters, booklets, leaflets, and brochures about earth sciences. Designed by the USGS for teachers, students, and the general public.
Kids Links Remote Sensing, CESSE TERC
Image processing for education - CENTER FOR IMAGE PROCESSING IN EDUCATION
Hyperspectral Imagery Applications
Applied Analysis Inc. Commercial site concerning water quality and vegetation differentiation using hyperspectral image analysis.
IMAGES - Readily available
Earth from Space-Space shuttle earth observations photography database of over 250,000 images.
Johnson Space flight Center Imagery Services -Main JSC site for digital earth images.
National Space Science Data Center - Images of Earth - Early space flight photographs.
NASAs Visible Earth - Access over 1400 satellite different images of the earth.
NASA Earth Observatory - Great trove of earth images.
NASA Image Exchange a NASA image search engine and image provider.
Visualization of Remote Sensing images Different ways to make imagery visible.
Ocean images - Images of the oceans from various sensors.
MIT+MassGIS Digital - Orthophoto Project Access to high resolution orthophotos of the Boston Area.
Berkley Library Photo Index - Hundreds of Aerial Photographs of California.
USGS Earth Science Resource Site How to get imagery and maps from USGS.
On-line Remote Sensing European Space Agency data on-line.
Significant Events Image Server a NOAA image gallery.
GOES Science Project Page a GOES satellite web page.
Tour Canada from Space A Canada Remote Sensing Center web page.
REMOTE SENSING LINK PAGES
Earth Watch Incorporated's Digital Globe database -Includes high resolution (0.82 and 3 meter) satellite imagery, image maps, digital terrain models, and digital maps. Colorado, USA.
Remote Sensing Bookmark List - A long, organized list of Remote Sensing Data and Information.
Canadian Remote Sensing Center
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
German Remote Sensing Data Center
US Geological Survey (USGS) EROS Data Center: Houses a variety of satellite and aerial photography data including NAPP, AVHRR, CORONA, DEMs, Radar Data, SPOT, Landsat TM, and others.
Space Agencies List of International Space Agencies
NASA Centers
Johnson Space flight Center Imagery Services -Main site for links to NASA's digital images.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth - NASA's Earth & Space Data Computing Division Home Page.
EOS Project Science Office Earth Observing System Home Page.
NASA Earth Science-Website for NASA's Earth Science Enterprise Project.
Earth Observation - EO-1 Project.
Organizations
Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing - PE&RS: The Journal for Imaging and Geospatial Information Science and Technology is the flagship publication of the American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing.
EOM - Earth Observation Magazine.
GPS World - News and applications of the Global Positioning System, GLONASS, and related technologies.
International Journal of Remote Sensing
Remote
Sensing Societies
American
Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing - ASPRS: The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society.
ISPRS-International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
The Remote Sensing Society - The UK's forum for the exchange of ideas and information concerning Earth observation.
Outer Space Remote Sensing
The Hubble These are some of the images seen through the eyes of the Hubble Telescope.
Sun Shine These images are of the sun using different wavelengths.
Astronomy Here are some fascinating facts about astronomy.
Infrared Astrophysics and Instrumentation Group - Aimed at advancing the field of infrared remote sensing.
Mars NASA Mars home page.
Polar Regions
The International Arctic Research Centers Frontier Research System
TerraWeb Antarctica - USGS site showing many satellite images of Antarctica along with a page full of great Antarctica sites.
The Nation Snow and Ice Data Center The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is an information and referral center supporting polar and cryospheric research.
Landsat Data Available on the Internet
Tech Museum | The Satellite Site! Basic knowledge of what satellites are and how they work. Allows you to construct your own satellite!
Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page gives a few pointers on how to identify satellites in orbit with the naked eye or telescope.
Small Satellites Home Page Discusses what a small satellite is and the benefits from using small satellites. Also the relation between remote sensing and small satellites.
Australian Satellite News - the latest news about Australian related satellites.
J-Track 2.5 - Weather Satellites shows the latest actions of satellites in the prediction of weather. Also allows for the statistics of the same satellites.
Office of Space Operations- International Space Station, you can see when it will be over your city!
J-Track 3-D Tracks where satellites are in the heavens.
SYSTEMS
Radar
Viewing the Earth with Radar Radar imagery of the earth from NASA JPL.
Shuttle Radar 3D mapping of Earth
Visualization of Remote Sensing Data - This web-site belongs to Visualization of Remote Sensing Data (VRSD) which is a showcase for imagery created by the Laboratory for Atmospheres at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and by other groups.
Climate
Earth Science Enterprise - NASA's Earth Science Enterprise project to discover patterns in climate that will allow prediction and response to environmental events, such as floods and severe winters, well in advance of their occurrence.
Severe Weather / Storms
National Severe Storms Laboratory - Severe weather research with efforts in exploring new.
ways to use weather information to save lives and lessen property damage.
Storm Prediction Center They monitor and forecast severe weather in the US. Tons of great information and many images.
Main Weather Home Pages
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA is responsible for all U.S. weather and climate forecasting, monitoring and archiving of ocean and atmospheric data, management of marine fisheries and mammals, mapping and charting of all U.S. waters, coastal zone management, and research and development in all of these areas.
Satellite Images
University of Wisconsin at Madison, Space Science and Engineering Center -Near real-time daily browse GIF images from GOES series satellites. Antarctic and global composite images, weekly SST, forecast images, half-hourly updates of GOES-8 visible light, infrared and water data.
This site contains views of cloud images as seen by geostationary satellites.
Weather
Earthwatch Weather Information - Real-time updated satellite, radar, forecasts, and advisories, watches, and warnings of current conditions and archives.
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies Includes links to various images of operational satellites, research satellite and airborne sensors. GOES gallery which features tons of GOES 8,9,10 and 11 images of storms, tornadoes, wildfires, cloud tops, airplane disasters, sandstorms, hurricanes, night fog, and more!
International Antarctica home page Includes satellite images of Antarctica.
Earth & Moon Viewer Provides different views of the earth and moon.
Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium
Pan-American Center for Earth and Environmental Studies
W.M. Keck Earth Sciences and Mining Research Information Center
page last updated January 2006