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Landsat
7 Gateway is an official website of the U.S. satellite
Landsat 7 launched to acquire remotely sensed images
of the Earth's land surface and surrounding coastal
regions. This site is maintained by NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. It features Landsat
7 data characteristics, science and education applications,
technical documentation, program policy, and history.
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NASA
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and
its affiliated agencies and research institutions
developed a series of research satellites that have
enabled scientists to gather remote sensing data.
NASA's
Ames Research Center is a center for research
in intelligent systems, and for applying this research
to aerospace problems. NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center has a huge resource
related to remote sensing including Landsat satellite
images and Remote Sensing Tutorials. NASA
Planetery Data System archives and distributes
scientific data from NASA planetary missions, astronomical
observations, and laboratory measurements. |
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NOAA
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration conducts
research and gathers data about the global oceans,
atmosphere, space, and sun, and applies this knowledge
to science and service. Its websites provides oceanic
and atmospheric information for the public. |
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The
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center
(LP DAAC) was established as part of NASA's Earth Observing System
(EOS) Data and Information System (EOSDIS) initiative
to process, archive, and distribute land-related data collected
by EOS sensors, thereby promoting the inter-disciplinary
study and understanding of the integrated Earth system.
The role of the Land Processes DAAC includes the processing
and distribution of ETM+ data acquired by Landsat 7, higher-level processing and distribution of ASTER data, and the distribution
of MODIS land products derived from data acquired by
the Terra and Aqua satellites. |
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The
Satellite Encyclopedia is developed by Tag's Broadcasting
Services in English and French. The Encyclopedia provides
the description of around 2000 satellites searchable
by purpose, country of origin and launchers. It also
provides a glossary of remote sensing terms. |
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The
Remote Sensing Platforms and Sensors database is
maintained at the website of University of Manchester.
The database provides Sensor/Platform details, Sensor
Applications, Data Availability, and Images and points
to other relevant sites. |
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The
Analytical Imaging and Geophysics site is maintained
by Analytical Imaging and Geophysics Limited Liability
Company (AIG), Colorado, which conducts remote sensing
and geophysics research, applications, and teaching.
This site provides an extended reference to other remote
sensing websites including NASA, NOAA, EROS, and ESRI. |
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Tutorials
and educational resources |
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Sensing Tutorials is
an easily accessible and instructive tutorial developed
by Dr. Nicholas Short, a former employee at the NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center. Dr.Short is the author
of numerous books on the subject of remote sensing.
This tutorial provides an understanding of the utility
of remote sensing data in light of the fundamental principles
of electromagnetic energy, especially as they relate
to sensor design and function. |
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Earth
Observatory is a NASA Internet publication on new
satellite imagery and scientific information about our
home planet. It focuses on Earth's climate and environmental
change providing satellite images of the atmosphere,
oceans, land, energy, and life. |
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Virtual Geography Department is a project to interlink
the curricula of geography departments both nationally
and internationally using the Internet and World Wide
Web. This project links existing materials already available
on the Internet and, has commissioned new materials
to address topics not now represented on the Internet.
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GIS
Development portal website is a reference point
for the GIS community providing industry news, a company
directory and reference materials. It also provides
tutorials on remote sensing, geographical information
systems, global positioning systems, image processing
systems, and projection systems. |
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| International
Organizations and Institutions |
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International
Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. This
website provides information on international events
and symposiums, publications and documentations and
links to the member societies and to related educational
resources. |
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Geoscience
Australia is the Australian national agency for
geoscience research and geospatial information. This
site focuses on geoscience for Australia's offshore
and onshore exploration and spatial information. |
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Canadian
Remote Sensing Society (CRSS) is a non-profit, constituent
society of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute
(CASI). This site provides resources for technical remote
sensing. The publications of the Canadian Journal of
Remote Sensing (CJRS) include a newsletter, a Scientific
Publications Database,and International Scientific References.
Also this site provides "RESORS"- (REmote
Sensing Online Retrieval System)- an archived database
of over 97,000 international remote sensing references
to papers published between 1950 and 1995. |
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AmericaView
is a consortium to expand remote sensing education through
a network of state consortia. The Consortium is assisted
by the United States Geological Survey in working with
universities that require near-real-time delivery of
natural science data over high-speed networks. |
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European
Space Agency/ESRIN began work in 1975 to combine
the aims of the former European Launcher Development
Organisation and the European Space Research Organisation.
At present ESA has 15 Member States in Europe, plus
Canada as a Cooperating State. |
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German
Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) provides Earth
Observation Information Services to a broad range
of users via the web. |
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Japan's
Earth Observation Center was opened in 1978 to develop
satellite remote-sensing technology to allow observation
of the earth and particularly to study the environment
and its effects globally. EOC data is received daily
from several earth observation satellites, processed
by computers and recorded to various media such as CD-ROM
and 8mm tape. EOC provides the processed data to data
users and researchers both inside and outside of Japan.
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Remote
Sensing Software and Data Providers
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Geomatica has been providing remote sensing software
solutions for over two decades. The company provides
an integrated environment for Remote Sensing Image
Processing, GIS/Spatial Analysis, Cartography, and
Desktop Photogrammetry. |
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DigitalGlobe
launched the QuickBird satellite in 2001 to provide
high resolution satellite imagery and geo-spatial information
products to the commercial market. |
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Space
Imaging is a commercial supplier of information
about the Earth derived from space imagery and aerial
photography. Its high resolution (one meter) IKONOS
satellite was launched in 1999. In addition, the company
draws upon the imagery collected by other international
platforms. Imagery, radar, vector, as well as software
products on earth environment, and resources are available
from the company website. |
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Spot
Image provides earth observation products for agriculture,
cartography, cadastral mapping, environmental studies,
urban planning, telecommunications, surveillance, forestry,
land use/land cover mapping, natural hazard assessments,
flood risk management, oil and gas exploration, geology
and civil engineering applications. |
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Research
Systems provides software, training and consulting
for the global remote sensing community. Its ENVI software
combines a image processing package for geometric correction,
terrain analysis, radar analysis, raster and vector
GIS capabilities. |
