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Data Collections
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NASA's Visible Earth
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http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
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A searchable directory of images, visualizations, and animations of the Earth.
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NASA Planetary Photojournal
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http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/
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An image gallery for planets, including Earth. Site contains the ability to search satellite data by target, mission, satellite, and instrument.
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Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
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http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents
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Earthshots is an ebook of before-and-after Landsat images
(1972-present), showing recent environmental events and
introducing remote sensing.
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Operational Significant Event Imagery
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http://www.osei.noaa.gov/
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High-resolution, detailed imagery of significant environmental events which are visible in remotely-sensed data available at the NOAA Science Center in Suitland, Maryland.
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Subcollection at the Earth Observatory
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http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/Sensors
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Satellite data by satellite and sensor (instrument).
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NASA Earth Observatory
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov
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Satellite imagery and scientific information about Earth.
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Instructional Materials
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Looking at the Earth's Environment through the Eyes of a Satellite
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http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/learn/tutorials/earthkit/earthkit_e.html
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A teacher's guide to student research projects on the topic of remote sensing and the environment.
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Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
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http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/learn/tutorials/fundam/chapter1/chapter1_1_e.html
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A tutorial on remote sensing technology and its applications from the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing.
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Event Based Science: Remote Sensing Activities
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http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/eventscience/rs.index.html
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Activities centered on earthquakes, fire, flood, hurricanes, volcanoes, and oil spills.
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What is Remote Sensing?
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http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/eventscience/EBS.TUT_RS%7EDF.html
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An exploration of Old Faithful from the ground air and outerspace.
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Yellowstone Land Cover
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http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/eventscience/yellowstone/act2/ACT2.HTM
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Creating a land cover map of Yellowstone National Park.
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Satellite Data Reception
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http://ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/resource/tutor/datarecept/index_e.php
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How an image gets from a satellite to the Earth.
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Watching Over Our Planet from Space
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http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/learn/tutorials/youthkit/intro_e.html
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Students become aware of the nature of satellite imagery and how it can be used to monitor environmental issues such as oil spills, forest fires, flood damage, mine wastes, forest clearcutting and land use.
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From A Distance
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http://education.ssc.nasa.gov/fad/default.asp
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Technology-based lesson plans that utilize the applications of remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning system (GPS).
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Mission Geography for Grades 5 to 8
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http://missiongeography.org/58master.htm
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The purpose of these modules is to develop students' spatial skills while adding spatial analysis and remote sensing components to more typical middle school topics such as volcanoes, ancient cultures, and planets.
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Reference
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Remote sensing article at the Earth Observatory
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/RemoteSensing/
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Introduction, history, and technical details of remote sensing.
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Tracking Satellites
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http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTIme/JTrack/
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Near-real time tracking of satellites.
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Satellite Search
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Terra ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer)
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http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov
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ASTER data is used to create detailed maps of land surface temperature, emissivity, reflectance, and elevation.
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Landsat ETM+ (Enhanced Thematic Mapper)
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http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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Describes Landsat 7 data characteristics, science and education applications, technical documentation, program policy, and history.
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QuikSCAT SeaWinds Scatterometer
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http://windss.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/quikscat/quikindex.html
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Measures near-surface wind speed and direction.
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TOPEX/Poseidon
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http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html
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Measures sea level and ocean surface topography.
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TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) Microwave Imager
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http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov
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Monitors and studies tropical rainfall and its associated release of energy.
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SeaStar SeaWiFS
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http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS.html
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Provides quantitative data on global ocean bio-optical qualities through an Earth orbiting color sensor.
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