NASA Earthdata
Open access to NASA Earth-observation data.
www.earthdata.nasa.gov
Publications
Publications & outputs
Reports, toolkits, and frameworks from our labs and data commons.
2016 · Report
Calibrating for Confidence
Why sensor calibration and validation determine whether maps can be trusted.
2019 · Toolkit
Open Land-Change Toolkit
A documented, open workflow for detecting land-use change over time.
2021 · Case study
Rapid Flood Mapping in Practice
Lessons from producing flood maps quickly during real events.
2023 · Framework
Uncertainty You Can See
Communicating map uncertainty so decisions account for it.
2025 · Brief
Machine Learning on Imagery
Where learning-based methods help — and where they mislead — in remote sensing.
2026 · Research brief
Monitoring Water from Space
Combining sensors to track surface water and drought.
Further reading & data sources
Independent resources and open datasets relevant to our work.
ESA — Observing the Earth
European Earth-observation missions and data.
www.esa.int
USGS EarthExplorer
Open access to satellite and aerial imagery archives.
earthexplorer.usgs.gov
Copernicus Programme
European open Earth-observation data and services.
www.copernicus.eu
OpenStreetMap
Open, community-built geospatial base map.
www.openstreetmap.org
UN-SPIDER
UN platform for space-based disaster-response information.
www.un-spider.org
These are independent, third-party resources provided for context and further reading. Links do not imply any affiliation, partnership, or endorsement.