U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
The Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center (EDC) is a data management, systems development, and research field center for the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Mapping Division. The EDC's mission has changed and grown over the years. Its original mission was to receive, process, and distribute data collected and transmitted to the EDC by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Landsat satellites. Since its opening, the EDC has stored, processed, and distributed a variety of data, including cartographic data, satellite data, and aircraft data.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
This is a legislatively mandated program designed to maintain a high quality data base of space-acquired images of the Earth for use in studying global change and other related issues. The EDC is designated as a World Data Center for Remotely Sensed Land Data and is a cooperator in many domestic and international programs.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
This project uses state-of-the-art digital multibeam systems to systematically map the sea floor. The two types of data collected include bathymetry (sea-floor depth) and backscatter (data that can provide insight into the geologic makeup of the sea floor). Includes the US west coast, Gulf of Mexico and Lake Michigan. Site includes Fly-By-Movies, images, data, links to full text publications, and applications.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
The EDC houses a variety of USGS digital cartographic data products collectively referred to as US GeoData. The EDC's archives also hold the world's largest collection of civilian remotely sensed data covering the Earth's land masses, housing millions of satellite images and aerial photographs.
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
NASA image release from 2002. The locations of 33 Antarctic glaciers are overlain on a map of calculated ice sheet balance velocity.
"Each state link brings up a menu of links to maps and other online information about the state. There are two main types of links on each state page: maps and images local to this site, and links to external Web sites." A variety of maps are available for each state, including relief maps, topographic maps optimized to show landforms, satellite images, and maps down to county levels (except for Alaska and Hawaii).
Earth from SpaceNASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Space Shuttle Earth Observations Photography database of over 375,000 images.
Smithsonian online exhibit has a few nice examples.
European Space Agency (ESA) Satellite Images Observing the Earth(ESA) Satellite Images Observing the Earth contains over 1100 images from around the world.
GEODE (Geo-Data Explorer)U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
GEODE (Geo-Data Explorer) "allows the user to retrieve, display, and manipulate multiple types of information, such as satellite images, geologic maps, graphics, live camera feed, three-dimensional images, and spreadsheet data. The available data coverages . . . are dynamic, as they are frequently updated; some datasets are international in scope, and some are specific to the United States. Users can combine these datasets to design their own maps and digital products." Sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) provides one place for people to find information relating to the binational Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region of North America. GLIN offers a wealth of data and information about the region's environment, economy, tourism, education and more. Thanks to its strong network of state, provincial, federal and regional partner agencies and organizations, GLIN has become a necessary component of informed decisionmaking, and a trusted and reliable source of information for those who live, work or have an interest in the Great Lakes region.
It also has map and GIS information, found here.
Maps and GIS
These images are available for viewing and/or download.
Great Lakes area map images and other images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Select a weather satellite image map from "...North America from GOES East" to "Satellite imagery of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Atlantic Ocean from METEOSAT-7" and view it in visible or infrared light or by water vapor.
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Intute hosts more than 2,000 satellite images covering many world regions; images include phenomena such as wildfires, coastal waters, mountain ranges, rivers, landmarks, cities, and much more. Images courtesy of a range of sources including: NASA Image Exchange, Visible Earth, ISS EarthKAM, and The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
The ESL is a satellite data receiving station and image processing facility for environmental data from six unique earth observing sensor systems. We specialize in real-time access to satellite imagery and measurements of the atmosphere, oceans and coastal areas within the Gulf of Mexico / Caribbean Sea region. The Web page also showcases satellite imagery of the Gulf Coast region which is updated daily, research publications , research projects, info on satellites, their orbits and schedules, K-12 education events such as Ocean Commotion, and the history of the ESL.
MIMSMIMS (Mars Image Mining System) is a relational database of internet links to most of the images which were acquired by missions Mariner 9, Viking 1 and 2, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey and Mars Express (a total of 329,240 images on December 15, 2005). It allows to search for images of several missions simultaneously, based on criteria such as image resolution, location and nearest feature name. Also, MIMS allows a user to search for images acquired on the same location by different missions, thus enabling the user to evaluate the evolution in time (from 1971 to 2005) of external geodynamic phenomena and features such as dust coverage, dune fields, the formation of gullies or cratering.
MapServerMapServer is an Open Source development environment for building spatially-enabled internet applications. MapServer is not a full-featured GIS system, nor does it aspire to be. Instead, MapServer excels at rendering spatial data (maps, images, and vector data) for the web. MapServer was originally developed by the University of Minnesota (UMN).
NASA JPL PhotojournalNASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
The Photojournal is your interface to the Planetary Image Archive (PIA) contained within the Planetary Data System Imaging Node. The home page graphic serves as a high-level entry point to the thousands of high-resolution images and their accompanying products which have been made available to the public from data returned by various JPL missions over the course of many years.
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
A catalog of NASA's images and animations of planet Earth. Browse by satellite, geographic region, topics, or collections.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
The Satellite Services Division of the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) provides real time access to satellite data and products for the public and government.
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
On this site "you can view our planet through the beautiful images taken by the Landsat-7 satellite," Landsat 7 is a U.S. satellite maintained by NASA. The online exhibit includes images of deserts, rivers, mountains, and other geographic features. Includes a discussion of how the colors of satellite images differ from photographs. Browsable by continent. From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
More than 16,000 public domain photos - animals, reefs, coastal scenes and much more!
TerraServer has assembled the largest variety of aerial photos, satellite images and USGS topo maps on the Internet. You can search and view all of our online imagery and then purchase a digital image download or a high quality print.
The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of EarthNASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth hosts the best and most complete online collection of astronaut photographs of the Earth, and has clickable map search.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
The U.S. Antarctic Resource Center (USARC) is located at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Reston , Va. It maintains the nation's most comprehensive collection of Antarctic aerial photography, maps, charts, satellite imagery and technical reports.
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
A searchable database of images, visualizations, and animations of the earth.
Compiled by Mary W. Scott, Geology Librarian, Orton Memorial Library of Geology
Designed by Michael C. Veres, Student Library Assistant
Page updated: April 18, 2007