{"id":4061,"date":"2021-02-22T05:13:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T05:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/47.106.156.26:8081\/WordPress\/?p=4061"},"modified":"2021-06-14T13:13:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T13:13:44","slug":"15-free-satellite-imagery-data-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/?p=4061","title":{"rendered":"15 Free Satellite Imagery Data Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4061\" class=\"elementor elementor-4061\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ff7649 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ff7649\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-900a730\" data-id=\"900a730\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2579f7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2579f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<h6>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gisgeography.com\/free-satellite-imagery-data-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GIS Geography<\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08f2bf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08f2bf7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99ecb56\" data-id=\"99ecb56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c087b0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c087b0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"678\" height=\"322\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv.png 678w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv-300x142.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-928ba35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"928ba35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bf1361\" data-id=\"4bf1361\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e54bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e54bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Free Satellite Imagery from Authoritative Sources<\/h4>\n\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nThe secret is there are dozens of authoritative sources with high-quality satellite imagery. But wait there\u2019s more. Not only can you download the latest, greatest satellite imagery\u2026 but it\u2019s all FREE.\n<\/p>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nAll you need to know is where to find them. Read below to see our go-to list of <strong>free satellite imagery sources<\/strong>. And remember \u2013 if you just want to <em>look<\/em> at satellite imagery without downloading the data, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/gisgeography.com\/satellite-maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>our list of 25 satellite maps<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h3><span id=\"1-USGS-Earth-Explorer\">1. USGS Earth Explorer<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0c1f4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0c1f4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0aaa5b\" data-id=\"c0aaa5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9437ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9437ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv1-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv1-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv1-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv1.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6995a5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6995a5a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7cbfab\" data-id=\"e7cbfab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc424aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc424aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">Unlock the power of the USGS Earth Explorer because it\u2019s not just for the United States. No matter where you live, the <a href=\"https:\/\/earthexplorer.usgs.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>USGS Earth Explorer<\/strong><\/a> offers the latest satellite view like:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>LANDSAT:<\/strong> Silently, Landsat has been circling our planet archiving historical satellite imagery. As early as today, it uploads it to the USGS Earth Explorer.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>SPY SATELLITES:<\/strong> Imagine being able to look back more than 50+ years in the past. How much would that be worth? Spy satellite imagery like CORONA has been declassified over the years and completely available to the public.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>HYPERSPECTRAL<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> If you don\u2019t know what hyperspectral imagery is, it\u2019s like having spectral detail on steroids. Hyperion was the experimental instrument imagined by NASA. Now, Earth Explorer is the only place where you can download this hyperspectral imagery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nUSGS Earth Explorer is a world-class source for data. If you\u2019re not familiar with how to use it, here\u2019s a guide for <a href=\"https:\/\/gisgeography.com\/usgs-earth-explorer-download-free-landsat-imagery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>how to download free Landsat imagery from the USGS Earth Explorer<\/strong><\/a> to help you get started.\n<\/p>\n\n<h3><span id=\"2-Sentinel-Open-Access-Hub\">2. Sentinel Open Access Hub<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2aa9ce2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2aa9ce2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e61891\" data-id=\"7e61891\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee6c5b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee6c5b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv3-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv3-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv3-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv3-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv3.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d1607f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d1607f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2121a0a\" data-id=\"2121a0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa05c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efa05c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">Sentinel-2 is the start of a new and exciting era in open and free satellite imagery. It\u2019s not just because coverage spans the entire globe. But it\u2019s also because Sentinel-2 has some of the most current satellite photos available to download at a high resolution.\n<\/p>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/scihub.copernicus.eu\/dhus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sentinels Open Access Hub<\/strong><\/a> is the official headquarters to download Sentinel imagery. It\u2019s a bit quirky to get used to, so check out our guide for <a href=\"https:\/\/gisgeography.com\/how-to-download-sentinel-satellite-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>how to download Sentinel-2 imagery<\/strong><\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>SENTINEL-2:<\/strong> Two satellites make Sentinel-2. Due to its popularity, there will be 2 more satellites in the coming years. Sentinel-2 has 10-meter resolution in red, green, blue and near-infrared. Its 12 spectral bands range from coastal to SWIR bands. It\u2019s just been 5 years since its launch. But demand has soared, making it one of the most popular free satellite imagery available.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>SENTINEL-1:<\/strong> If you need synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, Sentinel-1 is C-band. The potential for SAR is endless. But you don\u2019t get the pretty picture like Sentinel-2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nAfter you download Sentinel imagery, how do you use it? Download the ESA\u2019s open source <a href=\"https:\/\/sentinel.esa.int\/web\/sentinel\/toolboxes\/sentinel-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sentinel-2 Toolbox<\/strong><\/a>. All toolboxes give you the framework to embrace a rich set of analysis, visualization, and processing tools.\n<\/p>\n\n<h3><span id=\"3-NASA-Earthdata-Search\">3. NASA Earthdata Search<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4e1321 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4e1321\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af70d66\" data-id=\"af70d66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d86cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d86cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv4-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv4-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv4-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv4-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv4.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-373344a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"373344a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e82070\" data-id=\"4e82070\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c07d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c07d64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">There\u2019s a lot to like about <a href=\"https:\/\/search.earthdata.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NASA\u2019s Earthdata Search<\/strong><\/a>, specifically for Earth science data discovery. Especially, the choices of satellite imagery are incredible.\n<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>DERIVED DATA:<\/strong> Most of NASA\u2019s Earth Data is an analysis product for the study of Earth Science. For example, it\u2019s anything from the biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere or atmosphere. Most products come from a data and applications center (DAAC).<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>LAND COVER:<\/strong> NASA Earthdata is also an excellent source of global land use and cover. But it\u2019s not just your typical land cover classes. It has specialized satellite-derived data like permafrost and wetland types.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nOur suggestion is to start with a simple search. Then, change the time range criteria to narrow down your search. Finally, download your free satellite imagery. You\u2019ll get the hang of it after a couple of tries. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9ZoqZTmTjmE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NASA\u2019s EarthData Search Usage Tutorial<\/strong><\/a> will help.\n<\/p>\n\n<h3><span id=\"4-NOAA-Data-Access-Viewer\">4. NOAA Data Access Viewer<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be76e55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be76e55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34a68ba\" data-id=\"34a68ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1802a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1802a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv5-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv5-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv5-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv5-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv5.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49be709 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49be709\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cd97eb\" data-id=\"2cd97eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347a54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"347a54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">NOAA replaced their aerial photography ordering system with the <a href=\"https:\/\/coast.noaa.gov\/dataviewer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NOAA Data Access Viewer<\/strong><\/a>. Now, it\u2019s where you discover authoritative datasets along the coasts. But it\u2019s not only for satellite imagery. You can download:\n<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>AERIAL\/SATELLITE IMAGERY:<\/strong> The NOAA Data Access Viewer holds satellite, aerial and LiDAR imagery. First, enter in your area of interest. Once you do this, all the available data sets will appear in the right-side pane. From here, all you have to do is download.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nNOAA Data Access Viewer is out of beta mode now. But the download speeds are still slow and sluggish. Overall, this is a great option for coastal areas like California, Florida, and New York.\n<\/p>\n\n<h3><span id=\"5-DigitalGlobe-Open-Data-Program\">5. DigitalGlobe Open Data Program<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dab0ad8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dab0ad8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a0ea54\" data-id=\"4a0ea54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe314d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffe314d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv6-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv6-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv6-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv6-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv6.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6520184 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6520184\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6065f32\" data-id=\"6065f32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc2937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfc2937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">If you want high-resolution satellite imagery in the world, try harnessing the power of DigitalGlobe. In fact, it\u2019s so sharp that you can almost see license plates.\n<\/p>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nBy no means, you can download the entire DigitalGlobe library of 30cm imagery for free. Instead, you can download free satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe in two ways:\n<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>OPEN DATA PROGRAM:<\/strong> For any natural disaster, DigitalGlobe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxar.com\/open-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Open Data Program<\/strong><\/a> supplies satellite imagery for relief. For example, fires, floods, hurricanes, typhoons and earthquakes are part of this list. They release data into the public domain under a Creative Commons 4.0 license. Take a look for any recent natural disaster event, and I\u2019ll bet you it\u2019s there.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>SAMPLE DATA:<\/strong> If you want to simply experiment, try downloading from their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalglobe.com\/samples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>sample imagery<\/strong><\/a>. For example, it has building footprints, elevation, stereo and true color imagery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nThese are examples of high-resolution satellite imagery. If you couldn\u2019t find what you were looking for here, the next option is your second best choice.\n<\/p>\n\n<h3><span id=\"6-Geo-Airbus-Defense\">6. Geo-Airbus Defense<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fb1496 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fb1496\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-184df42\" data-id=\"184df42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db95cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4db95cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv7-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv7-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv7-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv7-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv7.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73c66c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73c66c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d41b71\" data-id=\"2d41b71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c813392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c813392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">Just like DigitalGlobe, Geo-Airbus Defense is a commercial vendor. From satellites like SPOT, Pleiades, RapidEye, these are some of the best in class.\n<\/p>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nGeo-Airbus Defense also has a collection of sample imagery. But unfortunately, their free satellite imagery selection is quite limited.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>SAMPLE<\/strong><strong> IMAGERY:<\/strong> Geo Airbus Defense Systems offers 140+ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intelligence-airbusds.com\/en\/8262-sample-imagery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>sample images<\/strong><\/a> for experimentation. For optical imagery, it gets as finer as 1.5 meters with SPOT. Radar imagery from TerraSAR-X is as sharp as 3 meters. Finally, you can get a cut of the unrivaled 12-meter WorldDEM. This is much finer and accurate than ASTER and SRTM global DEMs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"7-NASA-Worldview\">7. NASA Worldview<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1ab5e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1ab5e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adcc038\" data-id=\"adcc038\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f995afe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f995afe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv8-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv8-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv8-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv8-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv8.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57f1fce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57f1fce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-291cbe2\" data-id=\"291cbe2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff208a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ff208a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NASA Worldview<\/strong><\/a> isn\u2019t very good for downloading raw data. For instance, you can\u2019t even download the famous Blue Marble here. But you can do it on <a href=\"https:\/\/neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov\/view.php?datasetId=BlueMarbleNG-TB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NASA NEO<\/strong><\/a>. What it is good for is providing access to a variety of scientific products.\n<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS:<\/strong> The goal of NASA Worldview is to showcase scientific products across disciplines. For example, there\u2019s a section for hazards and disasters. Also, you can filter satellite-derived products by science discipline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nIf you want to download free satellite imagery, you have to add the layer to the map. Next, you have to pick the date in the timber slider below. Finally, click the data tab in the legend and click the \u201cDownload Data\u201d button.\n<\/p>\n\n<h3><span id=\"8-NOAA-CLASS\">8. NOAA CLASS<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6029f6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6029f6c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2bbf7f\" data-id=\"b2bbf7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75dbef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75dbef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv9-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv9-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv9-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv9-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv9.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e40eee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e40eee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55a27e7\" data-id=\"55a27e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb354da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb354da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">From land to our skies and oceans, it\u2019s time to set sails with NOAA CLASS. NOAA\u2019s library of satellite imagery is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.class.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS)<\/strong><\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nTo access it, you have to register for an account. Then, you can log in and start downloading satellite imagery. NOAA CLASS is a bit messy. But you can categorize NOAA CLASS into 3 sections:\n<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>OCEANIC IMAGERY:<\/strong> NOAA manages and protects coastlines with Coast Watch. Coast Watch is a collection of measurements such as wind, temperature, and color. All come from satellites like JASON, <a href=\"https:\/\/gisgeography.com\/goes-poes-geostationary-polar-operational-environmental-satellites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>POES and GOES<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>ATMOSPHERIC IMAGERY:<\/strong> When it comes to our weather, GOES knows weather. In fact, GOES-R is the most advanced fleet of weather satellites to this day. So, these satellite imagery scenes capture everything from hurricanes to tornadoes.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE:<\/strong> These products cover everything from ozone to aerosol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nEven though NOAA CLASS isn\u2019t as intuitive as the rest, you still get to deep-dive into our oceans and atmosphere. And that\u2019s pretty good.\n<h3><span id=\"9-National-Institute-for-Space-Research-INPE\">9. National Institute for Space Research (INPE)<\/span><\/h3>\nThe National Institute for Space Research (INPE) is Brazil\u2019s space research branch. They\u2019ve developed the INPE Image Catalog which is like a library to download free satellite imagery. A big part of this catalog is satellite imagery from CBERS.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d16e889 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d16e889\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c91b42\" data-id=\"0c91b42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc8ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cc8ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv10-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv10-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv10-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv10-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv10.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75800c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75800c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2368fdf\" data-id=\"2368fdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ac5b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3ac5b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><strong>CBERS:<\/strong> The partnership between Brazil and China has their own joint mission. The key data set in this catalog is China\u2013Brazil Earth Resources (CBERS 2). According to INPE, it will include CBERS 4, Resource Sat and UK-DMC 2 too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nThe one caveat is that the data is specific to <strong>South America<\/strong> and <strong>Africa<\/strong>. If you\u2019re OK with that, you can translate the website from Portuguese to English. Once you do that, you\u2019ll have to create an account. Because for every request you make, INPE sends download details to your email.\n<\/p>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nNext, select your satellite and sensor. Then, choose a country in South America and Africa. Finally, add it to your cart, and click \u201cGo Ahead\u201d. From here, you can download your free satellite imagery from the INPE FTP site.<\/p>\n\n<h3><span id=\"10-Bhuvan-Indian-Geo-Platform-of-ISRO\">10. Bhuvan Indian Geo-Platform of ISRO<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a718dc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a718dc3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73e3907\" data-id=\"73e3907\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c95b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71c95b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"406\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv11-1024x406.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv11-1024x406.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv11-300x119.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv11-768x305.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv11.png 1338w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbb29f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbb29f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49c8313\" data-id=\"49c8313\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f14a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f14a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">India has made tremendous strides in satellite remote sensing technology. In fact, the launch of the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS 1A) satellite dates back to 1998. Since then, data has become available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in\/data\/download\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bhuvan Indian Geo-Platform<\/strong><\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nThe platform is well-built. But most of the data is for India only. This includes IMS-1 (Hyperspectral), Cartosat, OceanSat and ResourceSat. All are Indian satellites. The following products are also available to download outside of India:\n<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>NDVI<\/strong>: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Global Coverage.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>CARTODEM<\/strong>: This 30-meter elevation model uses stereo images from overlapping Cartosat-1 images.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"11-JAXAs-Global-ALOS-3D-World\">11. JAXA\u2019s Global ALOS 3D World<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe0f33e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe0f33e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0ba665\" data-id=\"e0ba665\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c53204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c53204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1019\" height=\"504\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv12.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv12.png 1019w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv12-300x148.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv12-768x380.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f68cede elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f68cede\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1b0133\" data-id=\"c1b0133\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-662004a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"662004a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">ALOS World 3d is a 30-meter spatial resolution digital surface model (DSM). JAXA built it and recently released it to the public. The neat thing about this is that it is the most precise global-scale elevation data at this time.\n<\/p>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nIt uses the Advanced Land Observing Satellite \u201cDAICHI\u201d (ALOS) which is a type of L-band radar. If you want to download ALOS 3D, go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eorc.jaxa.jp\/ALOS\/en\/aw3d30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>JAXA Global ALOS portal<\/strong><\/a>. Next, you\u2019ll have to register for an account. After approval, you can download it through the download portal.\n<\/p>\n\n<h3><span id=\"12-VITO-Vision\">12. VITO Vision<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d60cdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d60cdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdf55d0\" data-id=\"bdf55d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ba6c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7ba6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"412\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv13-1024x412.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv13-1024x412.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv13-300x121.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv13-768x309.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv13.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60344f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60344f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4391868\" data-id=\"4391868\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb9471b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb9471b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vito-eodata.be\/PDF\/portal\/Application.html#Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>VITO Vision<\/strong><\/a> website offers PROBA-V, SPOT-Vegetation and METOP as free satellite imagery. These coarse resolution satellites carve out vegetation patterns across the Earth\u2019s surface.\n<\/p>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nIt takes some time and effort to create an account for VITO Vision. The interface is intuitive and delivers free low-resolution satellite data at your fingertips. This type of data is good for big picture applications that don\u2019t need the finer details.\n<\/p>\n\n<h3><span id=\"13-NOAA-Digital-Coast\">13. NOAA Digital Coast<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b16bdc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b16bdc5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74027c0\" data-id=\"74027c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f027ae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f027ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"418\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv14-1024x418.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv14-1024x418.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv14-300x122.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv14-768x313.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv14.png 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7a296d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7a296d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a75acc1\" data-id=\"a75acc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f99b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0f99b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">It\u2019s all about the beautiful seashore, when you\u2019re exploring for data on <a href=\"https:\/\/coast.noaa.gov\/digitalcoast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NOAA\u2019s Digital Coast<\/strong><\/a>. Coastal data is all you\u2019re going to get in this imagery platform.\n<\/p>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nTo download data, select your area of interest. Define your data set to download. And sift through the results. You have benthic, elevation, imagery, land cover, and socio-economic data. You get a range of free satellite imagery to choose from such as radar, infrared, and true color composites.<\/p>\n\n<h3><span id=\"14-Satellite-Land-Cover\">14. Satellite Land Cover<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-046aea8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"046aea8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a7dc2f\" data-id=\"9a7dc2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5741159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5741159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"827\" height=\"556\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv15.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv15.png 827w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv15-300x202.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv15-768x516.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67d4ba0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67d4ba0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-422459c\" data-id=\"422459c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e788418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e788418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">We have never had this good of a perspective of our changing planet because of satellite imagery. Some of the biggest challenges we face today are best understood through satellite land cover. This is because remote sensing covers that much more ground.\n<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>LAND COVER:<\/strong> We list the best <a href=\"https:\/\/gisgeography.com\/free-global-land-cover-land-use-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>global land cover data sources<\/strong><\/a> from Landsat, MODIS and AVHRR. Global land cover quantifies land cover change around the world. This includes vegetation, geologic, agriculture, hydrologic and urban areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"15-UNAVCO\">15. UNAVCO<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30b4f72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30b4f72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3be301d\" data-id=\"3be301d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe3e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbe3e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"418\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv16-1024x418.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv16-1024x418.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv16-300x122.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv16-768x313.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv16.png 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08d792a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08d792a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-584af81\" data-id=\"584af81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1063508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1063508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">Let\u2019s cap things off with UNAVCO. University NAVSTAR Consortium (UNAVCO) is an organization of universities. If you don\u2019t know who UNAVCO is, here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yxLMk120vMU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UNAVCO Explained in 3 Minutes<\/strong><\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">\nTheir main goal is to support scientific research using geodesy technology. Because our world is all connected, UNAVCO provides access to geodesy data. For example, think of flooding, plate tectonics, and earthquakes.\n<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR:<\/strong> Their platform is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unavco.org\/data\/imaging\/sar\/sar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UNAVCO SAR Archive Search User Interface<\/strong><\/a>. This website is flooded with synthetic aperture radar from satellites sources. But first, you\u2019ll need a username and password. Then, you can finally get your hands on the data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-056bf29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"056bf29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-841f5d2\" data-id=\"841f5d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6deb07d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6deb07d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv17-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv17-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv17-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv17-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/47.107.57.2:8081\/xmutsrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xcv17.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b90eeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b90eeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8daa90d\" data-id=\"8daa90d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520afb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"520afb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Summary: 15 Free Satellite Imagery Data Sources<\/h4>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">Satellite data has opened up new channels on how we view the planet.<\/p>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">Instead of spending days searching for a good base map, you can tap into this list of free satellite imagery data.<\/p>\n<p data-v-1411fb4e=\"\">You\u2019ve learned some of the key data centers to collect free satellite imagery from around the 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