1. Basics

Explore these sites to learn about types of remote sensing and satellite images.

Introduction to Remote Sensing

1. A good overview of remote sensing: Mapping the Invisible: Introduction to Spectral Remote Sensing 6 min. Aleks Burczdowski (2015) accessed: July 13, 2017 and 2 min introduction to the scope of remote sensing: Google Earth Engine

2. Access to worldwide cameras, some with sound, some live: Earthcam

3. To see current Ohio traffic: (Most states have similar websites.) Ohio Traffic

4. Besides common weather sites, understand more with: the University of Illinois world weather project surface maps and satellite data. historical weather data

5. View and see the Earth, Mars, Moon, the universe. and find your house! Download Free: Google Earth Pro

6. Get notified when you can see the International Space Station as the 3rd brightest object in the sky: ISS

7. For further exploration: The Earth Observatory

1. To understanding of the science behind remote sensing use these high school level tutorial: SEOS. Canada's Center for Remote Sensing

2. To make your own colors: simple, interactive, The Physics Classroom Light and color Simulation

3. To learn about how data is compiled, video and text: NASA Landsat 8 and 9 (spring 2021)

4. To learn about Satellite image coloring: Interpret a False-Color Satellite Image

5. To study objects "fingerprints" (spectral signatures): USGS spectral library

6. To choose your own color scheme for the satellite image: Simple and interactive: Band Combinations interactive

7. To learn what the wavelengths mean: Geography (GIS) Spectral Signature Cheatsheet

9. One new teacher/student website for projects and activities: igett.

11. Beautiful, remotely-sensed, false-colored, world images of the Earth as art

12. Matching Game (a bit tricky!)

From AmericaView: Lesson Plans 1 2, and list of tutorials and Google Earth Tutorial

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