Also look at the Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) link to the left
Primary Sources
- GLOVIS - USGS Global Visualization Viewer and primary site for Landsat and ASTER
- Reverb | Echo - Access most NASA data - MODIS Land products, ASTER, AVHRR, other data
- USGS Earth Explorer - Landsat satellite images, aerial photos, maps, and much more
Now includes Landsat CDR datasets of Surface Reflecatance for 2000, 2005, 2010
- Landsat Global Land Survey - Landsat surface reflectance data for 2005 and 2010
- The National Map -USGS site for National Elevation Data (NED), NAIP high res aerial photography, Landcover and other data
- Global Land Cover Facility - Many free ortho-rectified Landsat MSS, TM, and ETM scenes available
- USGS LP DAAC Data Pool - A source of no-cost ASTER and MODIS data
- MODIS Level 1 and Atmosphere Archive - MODIS Daily scenes and Atmosphere products
- MODIS Data Subsets - MODIS Land Product time-series subsets
- Alaska Satellite Facility - SAR and ALOS data from the U. of Alaska Fairbanks
- NASA Landsat Mosaic Scenes - These scenes cover most of the world, organized by UTM Zones
- USGS EROS home page - Earth Resources Observation Systems Data Center
- Goddard Earth Sciences - Data and Information Services Center
- International Landsat Sources
- Most sites charge for these images
- Landsat Org - A source for other free Landsat images
- Suomi NPP - NASA site for this new sensor
- Suomi Data Access - NOAA CLASS data server (register and view the tutorial)
- Declassified satellite imagery - USGS site for Corona and other images
- Corona Atlas of the Middle East - U. of Arkansas web-based image atlas
Ocean data
- NOAA Coastwatch - Ocean products like SST and color
- Ocean Color Products from NASA - MODIS and SeaWiFS
- National Oceanographic Data Center
- Remote Sensing Systems - Various enhanced research data for oceans
- Northeast Ocean Data - From the Northeast Regional Ocean Council
Atmosphere data
- AIRS - Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
- AURA - Atmospheric Chemistry
- CERES - Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (NASA)
- SCIAMACHY - SCanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY
NDVI data
- Global SPOT Vegetation data - 10-day composites from 1998 at 1 km resolution
- GLFC data for the U.S. - 16-day composites from 2001 at 250 m resolution
- MODIS Data Subsets - MODIS Land Product time-series subsets - NDVI as well as other data
LiDAR
- CLICK - USGS Center for LIDAR Information Coordination and Knowledge
- LiDAR data viewer - Shows where USGS LidAR data are available
Other image and data sites sites
- LEDAPS - Reflectance (TOA and Surface) for N. America and forest disturbance for mid-Atlantic region
- Aerial Photography Field Office - USDA
- NCDC/NOAA/NESDIS: Satellite Active Archive - AVHRR, GOES and other NOAA imagery
- The Global Change Master Directory
- GOES Browse Server - Recent data only
- NOAA Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution
- NOAA DMSP Program at NGDC Home Page
- NOAA DMSP Nighttime Lights - Very large files!
- The Planetary Data System - Loads of data and tools for the "other" planets!
Commercial Image Distributors
- GeoEye - Distributes IKONOS and OrbImage 1 meter/4 meter resolution images
- GeoEye image grant application - Free imagery for academic research
- DigtalGlobe - QuickBird and WorldView (resolution under 1m )
- Eurimage - Global distributor of Landsat, IRS, RADAR, and other data
- I-cubed
- SPOT Image catalog - Search for data online
- SPOT Imagery - Now ASTRIUM Geo Information Services
- Swedish Space Corporation
Aerial & Shuttle (SSEOP) Photos
- Historical Aerials - A time-series of aerial photos for many parts of the U.S.
- The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
- USGS: How to Obtain Aerial Photos
06 May 2013