MODIS: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Despite popular belief MODIS is a satellite, it’s actually an instrument on-board a satellite. It has 36 bands, 250-1000 meter resolution and 2-day revisits.
Articles
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5 Types of Network Analysis in GIS
Geometric networks in GIS enable connectivity between lines on a map, supporting network analysis by establishing a linear flow and routing.
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10 Topographic Maps From Around the World
Topographers face an uphill battle of a changing geography. These are the top 10 topographic maps built to meet the challenge of accuracy and completeness.
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North America Time Zone Map
A North America time zone map with the eight time zones of Canada and the United States such as Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, etc.
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Latin America Map
A Latin America map that features North and Central America, South America, and Caribbean map collections of each country and region.
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25 Satellite Maps To See Earth in New Ways
These are the top 25 satellite maps in the world. The best part? You’ll get to explore Earth in new ways that you’ve never thought possible.
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The 50 Most Influential Satellites in Remote Sensing
A list of the 50 most iconic satellites put up into space to monitor our planet. We show the uses and types of satellites like weather and GPS satellites.
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Landsat 8 Bands and Band Combinations
We list Landsat 8 bands as well as popular band combinations which includes coastal, blue, green, red, NIR, SWIR-1, SWIR-2, cirrus and two thermal bands.
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7 Free World Climate Data Sources
The expression goes: “You can’t manage what you can’t measure”. And for measuring climate, it’s world climate data that benchmarks the health of our planet.
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Clip Tool in GIS
The clip tool cuts out an input layer to a defined feature boundary. Like a cookie-cutter, the output is a new clipped data output and subset.
