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Changes to the National Land Cover Database

July 8, 2019By Mark AltaweelGIS Data

The National Land Cover Database is a GIS dataset that is seen as critical for monitoring the impact of fires, particularly increased wildfires in the West, general health of ecosystems, biodiversity monitoring, and increasing effects of climate change on land cover.

GIS and the US 2020 Census

June 19, 2019By Mark AltaweelGIS Data

The 2020 Census promises to be the most technically advanced census undertaken, where data, for the first time, will be mostly collected online.

First Data from NASA’s GEDI Program to 3D Map Forests

April 23, 2019By Mark AltaweelGIS Data

The first set of data that have returned have demonstrated GEDI is able to measure density of forests far better than previous satellite missions.

Download 2018 NAIP Imagery

April 22, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

Aerial imagery covering 20 states has been uploaded to the USDA’s direct download site for NAIP imagery.

Download 30-Meter SRTM Data Easily With This Point and Click Interface

April 19, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

Derek Watkins has created a simple and easy to use interface for downloading 30-Meter SRTM data.

Mapping Land Cover by Stacking Landsat Imagery

April 11, 2019By Mark AltaweelGIS Data

Landsat 8 is offered as free, open data, which has led to new innovation in methods to better utilize such data for time series and complex scenes that are sometimes obstructed by clouds or dust.

36,500 Satellite Images from RADARSAT-1 Now Available to the Public

April 1, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

The Canadian Space Agency and the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation have released RADARSAT-1’s archive of 36,500 satellite images to the public.

This Tools Helps You Figure Out Which Satellite Bands to Use for Remote Sensing

March 27, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

The USGS offers the Landsat Spectral Characteristics Viewer which lets users view how different earth observation satellite instruments can be used for their remote sensing needs.