Also look at the Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) link to the left
Several free or low cost sites
- Global Land Cover Facility - Many free ortho-rectified Landsat MSS, TM, and ETM scenes available
- GLOVIS - USGS Global Visualization Viewer with free Landsat Images
- USGS National Map Seamless Server - National and International data server
- USGS EarthExplorer - Landsat images are free, other types of data for a fee
- Landsat Org - Another source for Landsat images
Primary Sources
- GLOVIS - USGS Global Visualization Viewer and primary site for ASTER
- Level 1 and Atmosphere Archive - MODIS Daily scenes and Atmosphere products
- USGS Warehouse Inventory Search Tool - WIST - MODIS Land products, ASTER, AVHRR, other data
- USGS Earth Explorer - Landsat satellite images, aerial photos, maps, and much more
- MODIS Data Subsets - MODIS Land Product timeseries 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
- Earth Observing System Data Gateway - Most replaced by WIST (above)
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
Atmosphere data
- AIRS - Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
- AURA - Atmospheric Chemistry
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 2000 at 250 m resolution
Other image and data sites sites
- LEDAPS - Reflectance (TOA and Surface) for N. America and forest disturbance for mid-Atlantic region
- USDA Data Gateway - High resolution aerial photography and other data
- 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!
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Aerial & Shuttle (SSEOP) Photos
15 September 2009