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The Pennsylvania landscape is a diverse and rich environment for those interested in remotely sensed data. From its broad vistas of the ridge and valley province, to its rich farmlands and massive state park system, to its densely populated urban areas, the Commonwealth provides a unique setting for understanding the importance of satellite derived data and its role in decision-making and education.
Posted on April 10, 2013
Lancaster County 2012 Imagery is available both via FTP and as a map service from PASDA
Philadelphia Imagery consists of tiled orthogonal imagery produced from nadir images captured by Pictometry International during the period of 2012-03-30 to 2012-04-28 in Philadelphia, PA. Automatic aerial triangulation (AAT) was performed. The triangulated frames were rectified to a Pictometry Produced LiDAR derived DEM. Mosaicing was performed using an automatic seaming algorithm and manually edited to eliminate seams through elevated features where possible.
MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer)data is now available for viewing through the Pennsylvania geospatial data clearinghouse, PASDA. The MODIS instrument is operating on both the Terra and Aqua spacecraft. It has a viewing swath width of 2,330 km and views the entire surface of the Earth every one to two days.
Its detectors measure 36 spectral bands between 0.405 and 14.385 µm, and it acquires data at three spatial resolutions -- 250m, 500m, and 1,000m. Learn more about MODIS on our news page.
Guillaume Turcotte, Villanova University and PAView Board Member, will be offering a new course new course titled the Geography of Brazil and South America. Learn more about this course and see a web viewer on our news page.
Montour High School science teacher Katie L. Mercadante taught a semester long astronomy course which included units on satellites, telescopes, and GPS. Learn more about her lessons here.
PAView now provides access to daily Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) via the Pennsylvania geospatial data clearinghouse, PASDA. The MODIS instrument is operating on both the Terra and Aqua spacecraft. It has a viewing swath width of 2,330 km and views the entire surface of the Earth every one to two days. You can view these data via the PASDA Data Previewer.
PaView has teamed up with teachers and Pictometry to create lessons for Pictometry Online. Check out the PAView teachers Pictometry Online Lessons
PaView is working with AmericaView partners in the Chesapeake Bay Region to provide access to data through ChesapeakeView.
