Data Sources Archives - GIS Geography

Antarctica Data Sources: Mapping the South Pole

This post is dedicated to Antarctica data. If you’re trying to find data for the South Pole, then we have research stations, satellite imagery and much more.

MODIS: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [Satellite]

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.

25 Satellite Maps To See Earth in New Ways [2020]

These are the top 25 satellite maps in 2020. The best part? You’ll get to explore Earth in new ways that you’ve never thought possible. Let’s get started.

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.

What is Geodata? A Guide to Geospatial Data

Geodata is location data stored in a Geographic Information System (GIS). By using geographic data, we better tackle problems that require spatial thinking.

AVHRR: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) spatial resolution is actually very coarse at 1.1 km. But its revisit times are “very high” at just one day.

5 Free Historical Imagery Viewers to Leap Back in the Past

When you want historical imagery, the best web viewers are Google Earth, Esri’s Wayback Living Atlas, USGS LandLook, NASA Worldview and Planet’s Stories.

Mapping the Ocean Floor: Water Bathymetry Data

Have you ever wanted to look deep into the ocean and see its topography? Turns out, you actually can with this list of ocean bathymetry data.

NASA Earth Observatory: Global Environment and Climate Data

Since 1999, NASA Earth Observatory has kept a close eye on the environment and global climate change. If there’s a fire burning in California, you can see it for yourself from space.

OpenStreetMap Data: How to Download Crowd-Sourced OSM Data

OpenStreetMap is like the Wikipedia of maps. As open is its key philosophy, this is also true for OSM data. Here’s how to download OpenStreetMap data.