Landsat A collection of great online Landsat resources. Satellites & Spacecraft Tracking Find the location of satellites, orbiters, the International Space Station, and other spacecraft. From the About.com Web Search site.
CCRS Image Showcase The Canadian Center for Remote Sensing has several excellent images and even a Quicktime move compiled from remotely sensed data. Earthshots Earthshots is an excellent introduction to remote sensing. With Landsat images from around the world, this site shows how different features appear as satellite images. Environmental Aspects of the African Great Lakes Region This site provides an ecological overview of the Lake Victoria region in Africa. Includes vegetation, population, drainage basins, and more. GOES Project Science Information and images from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) system. GSOC Satellite Predictions Enter your location and find out when satellites (or Mir space station) will pass overhead. Also provides sun and moon data for your location. From the German Space Operations Centre. How Radar Works A great overview in plain English, with helpful graphics. How Satellites Work A great overview about the basics of satellites. This site from How Stuff Works will help you appreciate and understand the objects above us in space. Kite Aerial Photography The history of kite aerial photography, including the image of the first aerial photograph, taken of Boston in 1860.
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