University of Washington Experimental Surface Water Monitor for the Continental U.S. Interpreting Satellite Images. Time - Current time around the World and standard time zones map of the world- 12 format. Time Zone Converter - Time & Time Zone Conversion. Universal Coordinated Time and Zulu Time. Latitude/Longitude Distance Calculator.
Meteorological Calculations and Conversions. SSEC - FAQ. The majority of satellite imagery that SSEC focuses on, such as GOES, NOAA polar satellites, Aqua/Terra, etc., is geared towards viewing Earth's meteorology, oceanography and climate and does not have the spatial resolution to see things like people or cars.
For example, the MODIS instrument on the Aqua and Terra satellites has a resolution of 250 meters which means that it can't resolve anything smaller than that. However, the WisconsinView organization which operates here at SSEC does work with high resolution satellite imagery that could be of use for observing smaller scale objects/places on the ground. Specifically, WisconsinView maintains a free online archive of civilian public domain color satellite imagery and aerial photos of Wisconsin with spatial resolutions ranging from 15cm (6-inch) to 250m (273yds).
David's Google Earth files. Recap Of Google Earth Plus For Free Series. Now that I’ve *finally* finished the series on how to meet or beat most of Google Earth Plus’s features without paying for it, here’s a one-post set of links to all the posts in the series.
Google Earth Plus – Do You Really Need It? Brief summary of what features Google Earth Plus has, and which ones there are free solutions for. Importing GPS Data Into Google Earth I – Proprietary software and EasyGPS. GIS Interactive Map Viewer. USGS EROS Center is pleased to announce the upcoming release of HDDS Explorer ( On April 21, 2014, USGS is planning to release HDDS Explorer as the production system for serving disaster response imagery.
The current HDDS will not be available for use after this time. Any users accessing the current URL will be redirected to the new system.