Here are some USGS Web pages with more information on land surface characteristics and Anywhere:
Landsat Project website
Home page for the Land Remote Sensing Satellite Program (Landsat) used to gather information about land surface features of the planet. Includes links to general and technical information, ordering of data, and partners.
(Score: 2.000)
Nationalatlas.gov - National Atlas of the United States
Portal to general information on the National Atlas of the United States with access to produce specialized maps and links to thematic atlas maps including interactive maps, multimedia maps, map layers data warehouse, printed and printable maps.
(Score: 1.380)
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensor characteristics
Description of datasets of AVHRR data available from the EROS Data Center in Sioux Falls, SD in three formats: High Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT), Local Area Coverage (LAC), and Global Area Coverage (GAC).
(Score: 1.000)
Assessing the impacts of climate variability and change on the Nations resources
Site for a USGS project under the U.S. Global Change Research Program for a national assessment of the impacts of climate variability and change on resources with links to impacts in Alaska, western U.S., public lands, and water resources.
(Score: 1.000)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Aerial Photography
Description of National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Aerial Photography data set including film from the Ames Research center and Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center with links to ordering images.
(Score: 1.000)
Space Acquired Photography
Ordering and descriptive information for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)imagery acquired by the USGS from Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, and Shuttle Large Format Camera missions.
(Score: 1.000)
World Data Center for Remotely Sensed Land Data, Sioux Falls
Description of the World Data Center for Remotely Sensed Land Data (WDC/RSLD), the worlds largest collection of space and aircraft imagery. Includes aerial photography, DOQs, Landsat satellite imagery and photography and AVHRR imagery.
(Score: 1.000)
North American Landscape Characterization (NALC) Project campaign document
The North American Landscape Characterization (NALC) project is a cooperative effort between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the USGS, and NASA to make Landsat satellite data available to the widest possible user community.
(Score: 0.811)
Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles (DOQs)
Description of what a Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle is and how to obtain them plus information on the DOQ program, points of contact, DOQ status graphic, examples of DOQs, and free data viewer software.
(Score: 0.690)
Global change research - earth surface dynamics
Homepage for USGS Global Change Research projects which seek to understand the interrelationships among earth surface processes, ecological systems, and human activities. Links to projects with descriptions and products and downloadable poster.
(Score: 0.690)
National land cover characterization
Homepage for the National Land Cover Data (NLCD), a land cover classification scheme, for the the United States based on data derived from Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite data. Includes links to description, products, accuracy, and program partners.
(Score: 0.690)
Survey Photography
Information for ordering from a large diverse group of aerial photos (1939 to the present) from film received from many federal agencies such as Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Army, Navy, National Park Service and others.
(Score: 0.690)
Tapestry of time and terrain: union of two maps, geology and topography
Colored map compiled by merging geologic and topographic maps of the United States through computer processing and enhancement with links to panoramic movie using QuickTime, descriptions of features, and a game entitled Puzzle of Regions.
(Score: 0.690)
U.S. Government Aerial Photography
Description of the U.S. Government Aerial Photography data set including film received from federal agencies such as Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Army, Navy, National Park Service and others with links to ordering information.
(Score: 0.690)
Watershed processes and modeling
Links to published materials produced by the Watershed Processes and Modeling Project on watershed model TOPMODEL, compilation of STATSGO soils data, climate change, landscape heterogeneity in ecoregions, and other links.
(Score: 0.690)
Western Earth Surface Processes Team
Overview of the research of the Western Earth Surface Processes Team with links to team activities and to geologic information on the western U.S.
(Score: 0.668)
Glacier effects of the M7.9 Denali fault earthquake of November 3, 2002
Description and photos documenting offsets and 260 mile rupture in the Denali glacier in central Alaska after the November 3, 2002 earthquake, the 9th largest earthquake in the United States in the last 200 years.
(Score: 0.647)
National Mapping research programs in Alaska
Homepage of the Alaska Geographic Science Office with descriptions, results, and data on research projects using geographic analysis and monitoring and remote sensing to study ecosystems and land processes in the Arctic region.
(Score: 0.647)
Eastern Earth Surface Processes Team
The Eastern Earth Surface Processes Team provides geologic mapping regional geologic studies to determine stratigraphy and geologic structure, topical studies to understand geologic and surficial processes, and syntheses of earth science data.
(Score: 0.611)
Geologic mapping in National Parks: National Park Service Support Project
Summaries of geologic projects in cooperation with the National Park Service including Grand Canyon National Park, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Joshua Tree National Park, Yosemite National Park, and others.
(Score: 0.550)
