Remote Sensing Basics
Library of Congress Science Reference Services – Remote Sensing
Comprehensive bibliography of resources
Weather World 2010 Project (WW2010) online guide to Remote Sensing
“Developed by the Department of Atmospheric Sciences (DAS) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), WW2010 (the weather world 2010 project) is a WWW framework for integrating current and archived weather data with multimedia instructional resources using new and innovative technologies.” Hyperlink leads directly to the guide on remote sensing
Remote Sensing Information Gateway (RSIG)
Multi-terabyte, environmental datasets hosted by the US Environmental Protection Agency
Training and Tutorials
Remote Sensing Core Curriculum
Developed to “augment the nation’s supply of experts in remote sensing technology by providing a set of readily accessible, adaptable teaching materials.” A knowledgebase of theory and techniques
Dr. Nicholas Short’s Remote Sensing Tutorial
Tutorial approach to learning about monitoring the Earth’s systems via space science and technology; developed for the Applied Information Science Branch of the Goddard Space Flight Center and underwritten by the Air Force Academy
Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing
Materials covering the basics developed by Shannon Crum, Department of Geography, University of Texas, Austin (1995) for use in not-for-profit applications;” Part of The Geographer’s Craft set pages; hosted by the University of Connecticut
Organizations
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
“Our mission is to promote the ethical application of active and passive sensors, the disciplines of photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic information systems, and other supporting geospatial technologies; to advance the understanding of the geospatial and related sciences; to expand public awareness of the profession; and to promote a balanced representation of the interests of government, academia, and private enterprise. We are The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society.”
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
Part of IEEE. “The fields of interest of the Society are the theory, concepts, and techniques of science and engineering as they apply to the remote sensing of the earth, oceans, atmosphere, and space, as well as the processing, interpretation and dissemination of this information.” Includes educational materials and some publications
Association of American Geographers Remote Sensing Specialty Group (AAG-RSSG)
Educational materials put together by a specialty group within the AAG
Government Agencies
USGS National Land Imaging Program
NASA Earth Observatory
An introduction to and brief history of remote sensing performed by NASA
NOAA Satellites
Information about the satellites that NOAA uses to collect data and monitor conditions on Earth
Satellite Imagery and Air Photos — Natural Resources Canada
From Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO)
Global Forest Resources Assessment: Global Remote Sensing Survey
Forest imagery for calculating land use and change; global remote sensing survey of forests began in 2008; from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Imagery and Data
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Service Center
Download data, view images.
NASA Earthdata including EOSDIS
NASA Image Galleries
Photos and videos of the Earth and beyond.
USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Earth as Art from EROS Data Center
A collection of remotely sensed images. Free downloads.