NASA does not endorse any non-U.S. Government entity and is not responsible for information contained on non-U.S. Government websites. For non-U.S. Government websites, participants must comply with any data use parameters of that specific website.

NASA Data & Resources

NASA Earthdata Worldview: This site is one of NASA’s primary satellite data visualization platforms, where current and historical imagery can be browsed and downloaded. You can find global and location-specific data layers by discipline or natural phenomenon. NASA Worldview uses the Global Imagery Browse Services to rapidly retrieve its imagery for an interactive browsing experience. NASA Worldview uses OpenLayers as its mapping library, and NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) imagery can also be accessed from this site.

NASA Earth Observatory: This website is a resource for high-definition animations derived from NASA satellites. You can search by theme or location and learn from each image’s descriptive captions.

Terra Animations from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's (JPL) Photojournal: The JPL Photojournal website contains mission-specific images and animations with explanations, including many from Terra’s five instruments, that you can browse and download.

JPL ASTER Data Hub: This tool allows users to explore the entire ASTER Data Archive, including searchable map interface and links to other relevant data sets.

Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) Project: This website provides information about NASA’s POWER project and associated toolkit, offering users a way to combine energy flux data from Terra’s Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument with other NASA mission variables like precipitation and surface meteorology.

Guide to Anaglyphs from NASA's Earth Observatory: This website provides information about – and examples of – an anaglyph, a 3-dimensional image created using multiple viewing angles, like those offered by Terra’s Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) and Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instruments.

NASA Earthdata Instrument Explorer Website: Search for more information, tools, tutorials, and other resources for all five of Terra’s instruments using the search feature.

Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS): FIRMS provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity.

The Landscape Toolbox: Website providing information, examples, and additional resources for using Terra instruments like MISR and MODIS for effective land and agriculture health monitoring.

NASA Giovanni: Online tool that allows users to visualize selected geophysical parameters by instrument, including data from Terra’s MODIS, Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT), and MISR instruments.

Daily and Monthly MOPITT Plots from Instrument Website: Pre-generated plots show global distributions of carbon monoxide for specific days or months of the Terra mission.

MISR Visualizations from Instrument Website: Collection of MISR data visualizations in a variety of formats.

MISR Enhanced Research and Lookup Interface (MERLIN): An online aerosol plume visualization and analysis tool (link to the tool here) that uses MISR instrument data to track plume heights over time.

Terrestrial Ecology Subsetting and Visualization Services Global Subsets Tool (TESViS): Online tool that provides on-demand, customized subsets of several terrestrial ecology data products derived from MODIS.

NASA Earthdata Geographic Information System (GIS): Website providing information about GIS projects incorporating MODIS, CERES, and MISR instrument data.

You can use your preferred search engine to find additional relevant tutorials by searching on terms like:

How to create anaglyph images
Building stereoscopic anaglyph maps

You can also find commercial clients that use NASA's Terra imagery by searching on terms like:

See the world with satellite imagery

Space Agency Partner Resources

Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) Data Portal: MOPITT is a Canadian instrument aboard the Terra satellite. Since 1999, it has contributed to the study of environmental pollution by continuously scanning the troposphere to make long-term measurements of carbon monoxide concentrations.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Advanced Spaceborne Thermal emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Instrument Data Search Tool: A searchable database of detailed images of Earth's land surface, including temperature, reflectivity, and topography. ASTER data is used to create global digital elevation models (GDEM), map land cover and land surface temperature, monitor natural hazards like volcanoes, and study climate change.

Brazilian Space Agency (AEB)

Brazilian National Institute for Space Exploration (INPE) Catalogue: INPE's images Catalog provides a database with thousands of images generated by more than 16 satellites, with resolutions varying from 2 meters to 64 meters. Cameras include Multispectral, wide field imagers, panchromatic, among others. All images are available to the public in the linked platform, which integrates search tools for filtering the database.

2025 NASA Space Apps Challenge

Animation Celebration of Terra Data!