GIS Mapping

Top Free Satellite Image Sources for GIS & Remote Sensing

If you work with GIS, remote sensing or mapping, these platforms provide FREE satellite imagery for research, analysis and mapping.

1️⃣ USGS – EarthExplorer (Landsat Data)
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov

2️⃣ Copernicus Data Space (Sentinel Satellites)
https://dataspace.copernicus.eu

3️⃣ NASA Earthdata Search
https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov

4️⃣ Google Earth Engine
https://earthengine.google.com

5️⃣ EOS LandViewer
https://eos.com/landviewer

6️⃣ JAXA G-Portal
https://gportal.jaxa.jp

7️⃣ ISRO Bhuvan Geoportal
https://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in

8️⃣ China GEO Data Cloud
http://www.gscloud.cn

9️⃣ Maxar Open Data Program
https://www.maxar.com/open-data

🔟 UNOSAT (United Nations Satellite Centre)
https://unosat.org

These datasets are widely used for:

Land Use / Land Cover Mapping
Environmental Monitoring
Disaster & Flood Analysis
Digital Image Processing in QGIS and ArcGIS