Remote Sensing

Basics

• More about Remote Sensing from PhysicalGeography.net
• Explanation of Remote Sensing (NASA)
• History of Remote Sensing

From Airplanes, etc. (within the atmosphere)

• History of Aerial Photography
• LiDAR 101 (from NOAA)
• Geology by Light Plane
• MSU RS&GIS Imagery Archive

From Satellites (above the atmosphere)

• AstroSpies (from PBS)
• Earth from Space

NASA

• The Landsat Project
• USGS Landsat Missions
• SMAP
• MODIS

Private Sector

• Summary of Satellite Imaging Corporation’s Capabilities (GeoEye, QuickBird, IKONOS, SPOT, etc.)
• DigitalGlobe

Image Galleries & Data Sources

• USGS Imagery
• ResMap: Earth Image Source
• USGS EarthExplorer (for downloading a variety of image sources)
• USGS Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
• NASA Earth Observatory
  • Earth Observatory: Features
  • Earth Observatory: World of Change
• NASA Visible Earth
• Satellite Imaging Corporation’s Image Gallery
• Time-lapse Analysis of Landsat Data (Google Earth Engine)

Applications

• Remote Sensing in International Law
• Port-au-Prince, Haiti Earthquake Before, After, & Now (NY Times)
• Sendai, Japan Tsunami Before & After (NY Times)