For Official Use Only
Hurricane Recovery
Geospatial Information and Remotely Sensed Imagery Products
= These sites are for relief efforts only and are not to be made
public. In general, web and ftp sites that have passwords are not for public
release. Access may be limited because of license restrictions and/or capacity
issues. Other sites listed may have licensed data. Please be careful not to violate
use restrictions.
= Suggested Starting Places for Imagery and GIS Data
Send comments, additions, and corrections to:
Glenn Bethel
glenn.bethel@usda.gov
USDA Remote Sensing Advisor
1400 Independence Ave., Room 4627-S
Washington, DC 20250
(202)720-1280
USGS/EDC/Disaster Sites: POC: Brenda Jones via e-mail: bkjones@usgs.gov
PIXIA WMS – Pre-event imagery can be found on this WMS.
http://iq.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/nuiwms.exe?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=getcapabilities
The PIXIA viewer is available at:
http://iq.usgs.gov
To download Landsat, ASTER, DOQs, and aerial imagery use:
Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS)
http://hdds.usgs.gov or
ftp://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/disaster
To download licensed imagery RADARSAT, SPOT, IKONOS , IRS …
and restricted products use:
Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS)
http://hdds.usgs.gov or
http://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/disaster_restricted/
Username: ? password: ? Please contact Brenda Jones via email
bkjones@usgs.gov for username and password
USGS:
US Geological Survey (USGS), Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS)
Center: The EROS center hosts numerous products to include satellite imagery and
aerial photography. USGS Commercial Data Purchase (UCDP) imagery currently
available from EROS.
The following website lists all the search and order tools available to the general public:
http://edc.usgs.gov/about/customer/search.html
Some data is available to government agencies only. You should register with
earth explorer to gain access. http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/EarthExplorer/
USGS Commercial Data Purchases (UCDP) Imagery (Government Agencies Only)
http://edc.usgs.gov/products/satellite/ucdp.html
The National Map Hazards Data Distribution System
http://gisdata.usgs.gov/website/Disaster_Response
USGS Coastal and Marine
Hurricane and Extreme Storm Impact Studies
http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/
Surge Model Results?
http://marine.usgs.gov/
USGS Seamless Data Distribution System
http://seamless.usgs.gov/
National Elevation Data Set, 1-meter DOQs and Other National
Data Sets.
USGS/National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) Spatial Data
http://sdms.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data.html
Louisiana Coast:
http://www.lacoast.gov/
Gulf of Mexico Region IMS
http://nwrcims.cr.usgs.gov/website/gom/viewer.htm
NOAA:
NOAA Hurricane Portal
http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/
National Weather Service, National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml
Hurricane Research Division (HRD)
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/
HRD Data Sets:
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/data2.html
NOAA Remote Sensing Division
The imagery posted on this site was acquired by the NOAA Remote Sensing
Division to support NOAA national security and emergency response
requirements. In addition, it will be used for ongoing research efforts for
testing and developing standards for airborne digital imagery.
http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/eri_page/
National Geophysical Data Center
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)
DMSP can be used for the detection of power outages:
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp/index.htmll
NOAA CoastWatch
MODIS, ObrView-2 SeaWiFS, TRMM, GOES and QuickSCAT imagery
products.
http://coastwatch.noaa.gov/interface/interface.html
NOAA Surge Maps?
New URL needed for modeled surge maps.
Gridded Precipitation Shapefiles for download:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/rfcshare/precip_analysis_new.php
Doppler radar GIS files
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/GIS.html
Live Radar:
http://www.weather.gov/radar_tab.php
Real-time Tidal Gauges
http://storms.nos.noaa.gov/geographic.html
Topographic LIDAR and IfSAR coverage:
(data downloads)
http://maps.csc.noaa.gov/TCM/
USDA
Farm Service Agency
NAIP ArcIMS Webservice
http://gdw.apfo.usda.gov
In Arcmap, 1) Add theme, 2)Add Internet Server
http://gdw.apfo.usda.gov/mdoq/viewer Web Service: 1994-1996 DOQs
http://gdw.apfo.usda.gov/naip/viewer Web Service: NAIP
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency:
USDA Geospatial Data Gateway
http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/
Products such as Mosaicked DOQ, NAIP Imagery, DEMs,
and DRGs packaged by county. Data is UTM, NAD 83 and
is ESRI ready.
Foreign Agricultural Service
CropExplorer
Daily maps and imagery: Rainfall, Soil Moisture, and Weather.
http://www.pecad.fas.usda.gov/cropexplorer/index.cfm
Go Directly to Daily MODIS Imagery (GIS ready MODIS):
http://www.pecad.fas.usda.gov/cropexplorer/modis_imageview2.cfm?regionid=us&product=modis
NASA:
NASA’s Hurricane Resource Page
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/main/index.html
NASA Earth Observatory
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
Global Land Cover Facility
http://glcf.umiacs.umd.edu/data/
NGA:
WARP-UNIL
(The following site is for requires you to obtain userid and password)
https://warp.nga.mil/
Users can download Commercial Satellite Imagery that has been acquired by
NGA. Users must request an account from the registration link.
Download Global NGA Commercial Imagery Library Shapefiles:
http://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/metadata/satellite/ucdp/CSIL_Shapefiles/
EPA:
ASPECT DATA :
POC: ?
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (DOE)
http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/emergency_sit_rpt.aspx
Emergency Situation Reports
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Environmental Health Science Data Resource Portal
http://balata.ucsd.edu:8080/gridsphere/gridsphere
FEMA:
FEMA Flood Recovery Data
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/recoverydata/
FEMA Mapping and Analysis Center
http://www.gismaps.fema.gov/
Remote Sensing Data
http://www.gismaps.fema.gov/rs.shtm
Situation Reports
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/reports/index.shtm
Coast Guard
This Hurricane Incident Management Site is not publicly available.
https://www.piersystem.com/logon/index.cfm?message=private
US Air Force
This Wright Patterson/NAIC web site may lead to information during a major
disaster.
http://www.aia.af.mil/units/nasic.asp
US Navy
Naval Oceanographic Office
Products from Commercial imagery ‘Approved for public release’
https://www.navo.navy.mil/
US Army
US Army Corps of Engineers, Topographic Engineer Center :
TEC provided imagery and WMS for 2005 Hurricane Response/Recovery. No obvious
links exists for future support. These links maybe the best starting point for 2007.
http://www.tec.army.mil/tio/
https://mapper.tec.army.mil/ (DOD only)
Federal Sites:
geodata.gov
FirstGov.gov
http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicSafety/Hurricane_Katrina_
Recovery.shtml
Great page of links for emergency response Data Sources & Web Mapping
Applications http://sierrafire.cr.usgs.gov/fire_gis_webpage.htm
Image Vendor Sites:
Digital globe
http://www.digitalglobe.com/
http://www.globexplorer.com/disasterimages/
ORBIMAGE:
(IKONOS and OrbView imagery)
http://www.geoeye.com/
MDA RadarSat
http://gs.mdacorporation.com/products/sensor/index.asp
SPOT:
http://www.spotimage.fr/html/_167_.php
http://www.spot.com/html/SICORP/_401_.php
DMC: (DMC International Imaging)
http://www.dmcii.com/
Other Commercial Sites:
ESRI:
http://www.esri.com/disaster_response/
Google Earth
http://earth.google.com/
TerraServer.com (maybe a source for imagery normally not free)
http://www.terraserver.com/
State/University Data:
Dartmouth Flood Observatory:
The Flood Observatory is an international clearinghouse for GIS data concerning
flood inundation mapped using orbital sensors.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~floods/
Mississippi
Mississippi State University:
GeoResources Data Library
http://www.gri.msstate.edu/data_lib/data_lib.php
Mississippi Automated Resources Information System (MARIS)
www.maris.state.ms.us
Data, Imagery, DEMS
http://www.maris.state.ms.us/HTM/Data.htm
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ)
http://map.deq.state.la.us/index2.htm
Regional Application Center - University of Louisiana at Lafayette
www.rac.louisiana.edu
NASA/UL Lafayette Regional Application Center
Atlas: The Louisiana Statewide GIS
DEMs, DRGs and DOQQs for Louisiana. LIDAR data.
http://atlas.lsu.edu/
Louisiana Hurricane Response Mapping
http://lagic.lsu.edu/hurricanes/
Texas
University of Texas Center for Space Research
Online data includes NAIP, SRTM, Huston Lidar.
ftp://helios.tacc.utexas.edu/Projects/
Mid-American Geospatial Information Center (MAGIC) provides access
to NASA remote sensing data. The MAGIC program operates a SeaSpace
direct broadcast receiving station (DBRS) to acquire satellite remote
sensing data for the region surrounding Texas.
http://magic.csr.utexas.edu/data.htm
Texas Natural Resources Information System
Online data includes StratMap themes, satellite imagery, and DOQQ imagery.
http://www.tnris.state.tx.us/
http://www.tnris.org/
International:
International Charter "Space and Major Disasters"
http://www.disasterscharter.org/
Go to Recent Activations:
http://www.disasterscharter.org/new_e.htm
Chick on Activations (Contains Maps and imagery to download)
Most disasters do not result in activation.
General GIS Data:
Geospatial One Stop
http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos
The National Map
http://nationalmap.gov/
Latest OGC compliant WMS Servers
http://www.skylab-mobilesystems.com/en/wms_serverlist.html
Shoreline Data Servers
NGS: Coastal Mapping Program
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/RSD/shoredata/NGS_Shoreline_Products.htm
NGS: Marine Geology & Geophysics
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/shorelines/shorelines.html
NOAA Coastal Services Center
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/shoreline/index.html
NOS Data Explorer
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/dataexplorer/welcome.html