30/11/2025
15 FREE SATELLITE IMAGERY DATA SOURCES
1. USGS Earth Explorer
Web: earthexplorer.usgs.gov
Data Types: Landsat optical, declassified spy (e.g. CORONA) imagery, hyperspectral (e.g. Hyperion)
2. Sentinel / Copernicus Browser
Web: https://lnkd.in/dZknHaYp
Data Types: Sentinel-2 (optical multispectral), Sentinel-1 (SAR)
3. NASA Earthdata Search
Web: search.earthdata.nasa.gov
Data Types: Derived Earth science products, land cover, atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, etc.
4. NOAA Data Access Viewer
Web: coast.noaa.gov (Data Access Viewer)
Data Types: Satellite imagery, aerial imagery, LiDAR (especially for coastal regions)
5. Maxar Open Data Program
Web: maxar.com (Open Data Program)
Data Types: High-resolution optical (for disaster / emergency events), sample data including true color, stereo, building footprints, elevation
6. Geo-Airbus Defense
Web: intelligence.airbus.com (sample images)
Data Types: Optical (SPOT, Pleiades), Radar (TerraSAR-X), DEM (WorldDEM)
7. NASA Worldview
Web: https://lnkd.in/dQ_AjabE
Data Types: Scientific satellite product layers (hazards, climate, atmospheric, disaster) — can download associated data layers (GIS Geography)
8. NOAA CLASS (Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System)
Web: www.class.noaa.gov
Data Types: Oceanic imagery, atmospheric imagery (e.g. GOES, POES), environmental/climate products (aerosols, ozone, etc.)
9. Bhuvan Indian Geo-Platform (ISRO)
Web: bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in
Data Types: Indian satellite imagery (IRS, Cartosat, ResourceSat, OceanSat), NDVI, elevation models (CartoDEM)
10. JAXA Global ALOS 3D World
Web: eorc.jaxa.jp (ALOS portal)
Data Types: Global DSM / elevation (30 m) via L-band radar (ALOS)
11. NOAA Digital Coast
Web: https://lnkd.in/dSRG6r-Z
Data Types: Coastal datasets including imagery, elevation, land cover, radar, infrared, true color composites, and socio-economic data for coastal zones
12. PROBA-V MEP (GeoViewer)
Web: viewer.probav.vito.be
Data Types: PROBA-V, SPOT-Vegetation, METOP — coarse resolution vegetation / global patterns
13. Satellite Land Cover (Global Land Cover Facility etc.)
Web: (global land cover data sources via e.g. landsat, MODIS, AVHRR)
Data Types: Global land cover / land use maps (vegetation, agriculture, urban, hydrology, etc.)
14. UNAVCO (SAR Archive / Geodesy Data)
Web: unavco.org (SAR archive interface)
Data Types: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data, geodesy / tectonic data, radar imaging for earth science applications
15. INPE (Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research)
Web: dgi.inpe.br (INPE Image Catalog)
Data Types: CBERS satellite imagery (optical), ResourceSat, UK-DMC, other joint mission data (especially for South America & Africa)
Source: gisgeography.com and Mashford Mahute
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