10 FREE Satellite Imagery Data Sources PART 2

10 FREE Satellite Imagery Data Sources

Most GIS and remote sensing specialists are not aware of the abundance of websites offering free quality satellite imagery. I bring you valuable and sought-after sources of free satellite imagery, provided by some space agencies around the world.
1. VITO Vision

VITOVision is a coarse-resolution satellite better suited for large-scale applications. It offers free satellite images that map the vegetation patterns of the Earth's surface. These are SPOT-Vegetation, PROBA-V and METOP. Its interface is user-friendly, but creating an account requires a lot of effort.

2. DigitalGlobe Free Product Samples

Free satellite images are also available in DigitalGlobe, which ranks as the world's largest provider of commercial satellite data. DigitalGlobe has a reputation that delivers on the promise of viewing images beyond the human eye with sophisticated high-resolution satellites..

3. NOAA Digital Coast

If you only want coastal data, there is no better place to go than NOAA's Digital Coast. Simply set your choice and choose from the range of free satellite imagery datasets such as infrared, radar and true color images to download. You will also get images, land cover, altitude, socio-economic and benthic data.

4. Global Land Cover Facility

Looking for data on land cover and land cover changes around the world? Global Land Cover Facility includes geological, agricultural, hydrological, plant and urban areas. Landcover.org is the best place to search for land cover data satellites such as MODIS, AVHRR and Landsat satellite imagery.

5. BlackBridge/Geo-Airbus

Some satellites, such as RapidEye, SPOT and TerraSAR data, are specific to areas such as oil and gas, security, agriculture, environment, disaster mapping, mining and energy. . Blackbridge provides these specific satellites to Canadians only, while Airbus Defense Systems insures the rest of the world.

Sample data can be downloaded at some of the locations below;.

6. The National Map Viewer and Download Platform

This platform configured by the USGS National Geospatial Program (NGP) is your best choice for topographic information. It allows you to view and download the most up-to-date topographic basemap data and products free of charge. Users can access a wide range of data services including maps (download maps, explore historical topographic maps and download, buy a printed map, CSV map products); GIS data (download GIS data, browse in the cloud, FTP access, small-scale data, historical data archives, dangerous events); Visualizations, applications and tools. Check the topographic information.

7. UNAVCO Research Data

UNAVCO is an acronym for Universities NAVSTAR Consortium, an organization of universities based on research in geodesy. They encourage research by providing access to geodetic data such as plate tectonics, earthquakes, floods, etc.

Their website, the search interface of the UNAVCO SAR archive, is rich in sources of synthetic aperture radar satellites. All you need is a username and password!

8. LANCE: NASA NEAR REAL-TIME DATA AND IMAGERY

This system provides the general public with daily access to satellite images of Earth observation data and images. LANCE means Earth, Atmosphere Capacities almost in real time for EOS. It is a NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) project that supports users of applications interested in monitoring a wide variety of natural and man-made phenomena. Here you can access NRT data, standard or near real-time data, near real-time external data, FIRMS: Fire / Hotspot data. General information about near real-time imagery, worldview, global image consulting services, rapid response, hazards and disasters are also available.

More information on LANCE via this link.

9. Natural Earth’s Data

NaturalEarth Data provides world-wide cultural, physical and baseline data specifically designed for cartographers. Built with the support of the North American Map Information Society (NACIS), users can download free GIS data for free in the public domain, allowing you to edit and share data at will.

10. Bhuvan Indian Geo-Platform of ISRO

Since 1998, India has emerged strongly in satellite remote sensing technology after the launch of the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS 1A) in 1998. The state-of-the-art data platform, Bhuvan Indian Geo- Platform, was designed for use. All satellites are Indians and include Cartosat, OceanSat, ResourceSat and IMS-1. Some data images can however be downloaded from outside India. CartoDem version -3R1 is available for SAARC countries, global coverage and climate products for the North Indian Ocean..