Training Resources

The Stakeholder Engagement Program (SEP) curates relevant training resources focused on how to access and use Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) products for both first-time users and those more experienced. For each product, resources are aggregated into the following categories: Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, Missions and Instruments, Data Products and Descriptions, Data Access and Code Examples, and Use Case and Application Examples.

The most frequently identified training need across the Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) 2022 survey submissions was for “Training in Cloud Use.” For information about cloud-specific training resources, please see Training in Cloud Use (PDF).

Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science (CASEI)

To learn more about CASEI and access the catalog, visit https://impact.earthdata.nasa.gov/casei/.

Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program

The training resources below are aggregated for Commercial Smallsat data (Planet and Maxar). For more information about accessing commercial data, visit the CSDA Smallsat Data Explorer.

CSDA Training Resources

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Satellite Imagery Basics

Maxar's resources for learning the foundational aspects of satellite imagery

Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

NASA ARSET training that provides a background on remote sensing

Maxar SecureWatch

Maxar's on-demand imagery access

Planet Overview

Presentation providing an overview of Planet and its potential applications

View-Ready (2A) Imagery

Overview and data product specifications for Maxar's view-ready imagery data

SkySat - Earth Online

SkySat mission and instrument specifications from the European Space Agency

WorldView Series

An overview of the WorldView series including links to find out more information about the WorldView mission

What is Remote Sensing?

NASA Earthdata's tutorial on remotely sensed data including orbits, sensors, and spatial resolutions

Maxar Product Use Cases

Government and commercial applications of Maxar products

Planet Resources

On-demand webinars and use cases for Planet data

Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS)

The training resources below are aggregated for the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) product. You can directly access HLS data here: HLSS30v2.0, HLSL30v2.0.

HLS Training Resources

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Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2

Overview of HLS including information about the products and algorithms

What is Remote Sensing?

NASA Earthdata's tutorial on remotely sensed data including orbits, sensors, and spatial resolutions

Harmonized Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 Data

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) application example using HLS

HLSS30 v2.0

Data set landing page for the HLS Sentinel-2 Multi-spectral Instrument Surface Reflectance Daily Global 30m (HLSS30) product

Spectral Indices for Land and Aquatic Applications

NASA ARSET tutorial for calculating spectral indices from Landsat 9 OLI-2, Sentinel-2 MSI, and Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) data

From Pixels to Products: An Overview of Satellite Remote Sensing

Presentation by Dr. Sundar Christopher at NASA IMPACT providing an overview of satellite remote sensing

Common Landsat Band RGB Composites

True and false color combinations using HLS

HLS Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document

Description of the algorithm used to develop the Harmonized Landsat/Sentinel-2 Reflectance dataset

Landsat Science

Overview of the Landsat mission series that is used in the development of HLS

Creating and Using NDVI from Satellite Imagery

NASA ARSET tutorial for creating vegetation indices from satellite imagery

Ice, Cloud & Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) Quick Look Products

The training resources below are aggregated for the ICESat-2 Quick Look products. You can directly access these data here: ICESat-2 Quick Look.

ICESat-2 Training Resources

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ICESat-2 SlideRule

Cloud-based data processing service for ICESat-2 data products

ICESat-2 Product Descriptions

Overview of the ICESat-2 products distinguished by product level

Iceberg Hazards

Using ICESat-2 to identify and track icebergs

ICESat-2 Technical Specs

Technical specifications of ICESat-2 including orbital and coverage information

ICESat-2 Applications

Presentation slides describing potential applications of ICESat-2 data

ICESat-2 SNWG Product Fact Sheet

Fact sheet for the ICESat-2 Quick Look products including information such as spatial resolution and temporal coverage

ICESat-2 Mission Brochure

Mission brochure with general ICESat-2 information

Space Lasers

Overview of the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) instrument on the ICESat-2 platform

Mapping and Monitoring Lakes and Reservoirs with Satellite Observations

NASA ARSET tutorial that presents a case study for monitoring water level height with ICESat-2

OpenAltimetry

The OpenAltimetry tool is used for browsing ICESat and ICESat-2 data

Observation Products for End-Users for Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA)

Please note that OPERA products are still in development. For more information regarding the products' release dates and accessing the data, visit the following site: OPERA Products. To access training resources for the OPERA products, refer to activities hosted by OPERA's Stakeholder Engagement Program. 

Air Quality

The training resources below are aggregated for the Air Quality Forecasts and Distributed Pandora Sensors product. You can directly access Pandora station data here: http://blickv.pandonia-global-network.org/.

Air Quality Training Resources

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Pandora Instrument Components

Hardware specifications for each version of the Pandora instrument design

The first evaluation of formaldehyde column observations by improved Pandora spectrometers during the KORUS-AQ field study

Use of Pandora spectrometers for formaldehyde observations during the Korea-United States Air Quality Study (KORUS-AQ)

Pandora Products

Overview of the Pandora data products by retrieval type

Spectroscopy and Remote Sensing

An introduction to basic concepts in spectroscopy and remote sensing

Using networked Pandora observations to capture spatiotemporal changes in total column ozone associated with stratosphere-to-troposphere transport

Use of Pandora systems within the Pandonia Global Network (PGN) for total column ozone observations

Pandonia Global Network (PGN) Reports

Technical documentation for the Pandonia Global Network (PGN), a network of Pandora sensors distributed globally to assist with satellite validation efforts

HLS-VI

The training resources below are aggregated for the HLS-VI product.

HLS-VI Training Resources

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Harmonized Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 Time Series Data to Detect Irrigated Areas: An Application in Southern Italy

Use of images from the HLS dataset to map the extent of irrigated areas in Southern Italy

The Role of Remote Sensing in Vegetation Studies

An overview of remote sensing and how it can be used for studying vegetation

Harmonized Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 Data

Visualizations of harmonized Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 NDVI data

Landsat Science

Overview of the Landsat mission series that is used in the development of the Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) products

Weekly cloud free Harmonized Landsat Sentinel (HLS) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) estimates for western United States (2016-2019)

Weekly cloud-free Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) estimates from 2016 to 2019 for mapping ecological conditions in the western United States

TEMPO

The training resources below are aggregated for the TEMPO product.

TEMPO Training Resources

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TEMPO Early Adopters Program Workshop Events

TEMPO workshop materials provided by the TEMPO Early Adopters Program covering mission updates, applications, data products, tools, and resources

TEMPO Synthetic Data

Access to synthetic TEMPO Level 2 data products

Passive Sensors

An overview of passive sensors used for remote sensing of NASA Earth science data, including spectrometers

What is Spectroscopy?

Overview of spectroscopy, the measurement technique used by TEMPO

TEMPO Proxy Data

Summary and animation of TEMPO proxy data with access to a visualization tool by NASA SPoRT

PBL

The training resources below are aggregated for the PBL product.

PBL Training Resources

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