Satellite Imagery
Aerial and satellite imagery for terrain analysis
Want to check snow cover before a trip? See how a burn scar's recovering? Satellite imagery handles that -- from basic aerial views all the way to multispectral analysis. The tools below cover the full spread.
- Google Maps / Google Earth Web App — satellite and aerial imagery with street view for trailhead scouting. Google Earth provides 3D terrain visualization and historical imagery for comparing conditions across seasons.
- Esri Wayback Imagery Web — historical satellite imagery archive going back to 2014. Useful for comparing seasonal conditions and landscape changes.
- Copernicus Browser Web — free access to Sentinel-2 satellite imagery with various band combinations for snow cover, vegetation, and land use analysis.