osint-dashboard/docs/satellite-feeds.md

Free satellite feeds for the OSINT map

Builder inventory (research profile). Probed 2026-08-29 from this machine. Do not treat search snippets as live — every row below had a curl/GET (tile, GetCapabilities, STAC, or GetMap). 404 tile rows are omitted unless Capabilities/DescribeDomains still prove the layer exists (sparse fire overlays 404 on empty tiles).

Pi rules: browser L.tileLayer when CORS *; do not proxy multi-GB COGs through the Pi; STAC+SAS like existing Sentinel-1 is “backend same as S-1”; no Redis; home uplink is small.

GIBS Web Mercator REST template (no key):[2]

https://gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov/wmts/epsg3857/best/{layer}/default/{time}/{TileMatrixSet}/{z}/{y}/{x}.{jpg|png}

Omit {time} for static layers. Sub-daily GOES/Himawari accept YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MI:SSZ (GIBS snaps to nearest).[2] Attribution: NASA asks clients to acknowledge GIBS/ESDIS.[1]

Live GetCapabilities epsg3857/best on 2026-08-29: 1315 Layer entries, all with a GoogleMapsCompatible_LevelN matrix, access-control-allow-origin: *.[4] GIBS documents 1000+ visualizations; many LANCE layers appear within 3.5 hours of observation.[3]

Worldview is the interactive catalog of the same tiles.[5] GIBS developer portal: Earthdata GIBS API page (HTTP 403 from this host at probe time; docs site above is the working copy).[27]

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Already in the product (do not rediscover)

id	status
BlueMarble_ShadedRelief_Bathymetry	GIBS basemap (app/gibs_map.py)
VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor	GIBS basemap
MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor	GIBS basemap
MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor	GIBS basemap
VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_ENCC	GIBS night lights
FIRMS VIIRS hotspot CSV	ingest + FIRMS_MAP_KEY
VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_All	overlay in app/live_layers.py (gibs_thermal). Caps now say TMS GoogleMapsCompatible_Level8, not Level9 — the wired URL uses Level9 (will 400).
Sentinel-1 GRD	Planetary Computer STAC + SAS + TiTiler GET /api/map/sentinel1
IEM NEXRAD / RainViewer	weather radar, not satellite

Repo docs already flag Suomi NPP product stop 2026-11-01 — swap SNPP true color / DNB / thermal / FIRMS VIIRS_SNPP_NRT to NOAA-20/21 before then.

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Ranked “add tomorrow” (sections 1–2)

Most new OSINT signal per zero dollars, browser tiles only:

1. VIIRS NOAA-20 + NOAA-21 true color — SNPP replacement, same dropdown pattern.
2. VIIRS false-color SWIR (BandsM11-I2-I1, BandsM3-I3-M11, MODIS 7-2-1) — burn scars, flood, bare soil.
3. GIBS GOES-East/West GeoColor + Band13 IR — 10-minute weather-sat, Hormuz + CONUS.
4. GIBS Himawari AHI vis + IR — same for IO/WestPac.
5. HLS S30/L30 — 30 m Landsat/Sentinel-2 look without TiTiler.
6. OPERA RTC Sentinel-1 + DIST-ALERT + DSWx — SAR / disturbance / flood as GIBS tiles (not COGs).
7. NOAA-20/21 DNB — night lights after SNPP.
8. IEM GOES XYZ — “latest” tiles, no time in the URL, already CORS * like NEXRAD.[6]
9. EUMETView WMS — Meteosat/MTG for Europe–Africa–IO, CORS *.[18]
10. GFW GLAD-S2 / integrated deforestation alerts — raster tiles, CORS * when Origin is sent.[15]
11. MUR SST + VIIRS/PACE/OLCI chlorophyll — ocean.
12. MODIS NDVI 8-day + IMERG rain — veg / flood context.
13. SRTM / ASTER GDEM color index — satellite-derived DEM, static.
14. NOAA-20/21 thermal anomalies — FIRMS-shaped overlay after SNPP; empty tiles 404.

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1. Drop-in GIBS WMTS

All rows: key? no. CORS *. Pi fit: browser L.tileLayer. Same time-domain helper as gibs_map.py (…/1.0.0/{id}/default/{tms}/all/all.xml).

Format of URL column: layer id + TMS + ext. Date used in probes: 2026-08-27 unless noted.

1.1 Optical (true / false / SWIR)

id	what you see	tile pattern	cadence	max zoom	license	already have?	probe
VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor	Daily true color, JPSS-1	…/{id}/default/{time}/GoogleMapsCompatible_Level9/{z}/{y}/{x}.jpg	daily	9 (~250 m)	NASA GIBS ack[1]	no (SNPP only)	200 * jpeg
VIIRS_NOAA21_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor	Daily true color, JPSS-2	same Level9 jpg	daily	9	NASA GIBS[1]	no	200
VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM11-I2-I1	False color SWIR (burns, flood)	Level9 jpg	daily	9	NASA GIBS[1]	no	200
VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM3-I3-M11	False color (snow/ice/desert)	Level9 jpg	daily	9	NASA GIBS[1]	no	200
VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM11-I2-I1	NOAA-20 SWIR false color	Level9 jpg	daily	9	NASA GIBS[1]	no	200
VIIRS_NOAA21_CorrectedReflectance_BandsM11-I2-I1	NOAA-21 SWIR false color	Level9 jpg	daily	9	NASA GIBS[1]	no	200
MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721	Classic 7-2-1 burn/SWIR	Level9 jpg	daily	9	NASA GIBS[1]	no	200
MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_Bands367	3-6-7 false color	Level9 jpg	daily	9	NASA GIBS[1]	no	200
MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721	Aqua 7-2-1	Level9 jpg	daily	9	NASA GIBS[1]	no	200
HLS_S30_Nadir_BRDF_Adjusted_Reflectance	Harmonized Sentinel-2 30 m RGB	Level12 png	~2–3 d when a granule exists	12 (~30 m)	NASA GIBS[1]	no	200 at z=5 NC; 404 on empty granules is normal. Domain from 2015–present
HLS_L30_Nadir_BRDF_Adjusted_Reflectance	Harmonized Landsat 30 m	Level12 png	8–16 d	12	NASA GIBS[1]	no	in caps; tile 404 on empty scene
Landsat_WELD_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor_Global_Monthly	Landsat WELD monthly mosaic	Level12 jpg	monthly, not NRT	12	NASA GIBS[1]	no	200
Landsat_WELD_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor_Global_Annual	WELD annual	Level12 jpg	yearly	12	NASA GIBS[1]	no	200

1.2 Weather satellites (imagery, not NEXRAD)

Sub-daily. Probe with 2026-08-27 and 2026-08-27T18:00:00Z both 200 (nearestValue).[2]

id	what you see	TMS / ext	cadence	max zoom	already have?	probe
GOES-East_ABI_GeoColor	GeoColor full disk (Americas, Atlantic, Hormuz west edge)	Level7 png	~10 min	7	no	200
GOES-West_ABI_GeoColor	GeoColor Pacific / CONUS west	Level7 png	~10 min	7	no	200 (also 200 over CA with ISO time)
GOES-East_ABI_Band2_Red_Visible_1km	ABI vis	Level7 png	~10 min	7	no	200
GOES-West_ABI_Band2_Red_Visible_1km	ABI vis	Level7 png	~10 min	7	no	200
GOES-East_ABI_Band13_Clean_Infrared	Clean IR window	Level6 png	~10 min	6	no	200
GOES-West_ABI_Band13_Clean_Infrared	Clean IR	Level6 png	~10 min	6	no	200
GOES-East_ABI_FireTemp	Fire temperature RGB	Level7 png	~10 min	7	no	200
GOES-West_ABI_FireTemp	Fire temperature RGB	Level7 png	~10 min	7	no	404 on NC tile (wrong disk); use west longitudes
GOES-East_ABI_Dust	Dust RGB	Level7 png	~10 min	7	no	200
GOES-East_ABI_Air_Mass	Air mass RGB	Level6 png	~10 min	6	no	200
GOES-West_ABI_Air_Mass	Air mass RGB	Level6 png	~10 min	6	no	200
Himawari_AHI_Band3_Red_Visible_1km	Himawari vis (IO / WestPac / Aus)	Level7 png	~10 min	7	no	200 (ISO time over Japan)
Himawari_AHI_Band13_Clean_Infrared	Himawari IR	Level6 png	~10 min	6	no	200
Himawari_AHI_Air_Mass	Himawari air mass	Level6 png	~10 min	6	no	200

Meteosat is not in GIBS. Use section 2 EUMETView.

1.3 SAR / flood / disturbance (GIBS tiles — skip TiTiler)

id	what you see	TMS	cadence	max zoom	already have?	probe
OPERA_L2_Radiometric_Terrain_Corrected_SAR_Sentinel-1	S-1 RTC browse (better than GRD for terrain)	Level12 png	scene-based from 2025-01	12	no (you have GRD COGs, not RTC tiles)	200 at z=5; domain 2025-01-10/…
OPERA_L3_DIST-ALERT-HLS_Color_Index	Vegetation disturbance / clearing alert	Level12 png	~2–3 d	12	no	200
OPERA_L3_DIST-ANN-HLS_Color_Index	Annual DIST	Level12 png	yearly	12	no	in caps
OPERA_L3_Dynamic_Surface_Water_Extent-HLS	Surface water / flood (HLS, 30 m)	Level12 png	~2–3 d	12	no	200 at z=5
OPERA_L3_Dynamic_Surface_Water_Extent-Sentinel-1	Surface water from S-1 (clouds irrelevant)	Level12 png	S-1 revisit	12	no	200 at z=5
NISAR_L2_Geocoded_Polarimetric_Covariance	NISAR early browse	Level13 png	when downlinked	13	no	200 (layer exists; coverage still sparse)
SMAP_L4_Analyzed_Surface_Soil_Moisture	Soil moisture	Level6 png	daily	6	no	200
SMAP_L3_Active_Sigma0_VV	SMAP radar σ0	Level6 png	2–3 d	6	no	in caps (SMAP radar died 2015 — historical)

No ICEYE / Capella / Umbra / ALOS PALSAR daily layers in this GIBS 3857 dump.[4] ALOS shows up as mosaics on Planetary Computer (section 3).

1.4 Thermal / fire / volcano

Sparse PNG overlays: empty tiles 404. Capabilities + DescribeDomains still 200. Frontend must tolerate 404 (Leaflet does).

id	what you see	TMS	cadence	max zoom	already have?	probe
VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_All	375 m hotspots	Level8 png (not 9)	daily	8	yes, but wired as Level9	Domain 200; many tiles 404
VIIRS_NOAA20_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_All	NOAA-20 hotspots	Level8 png	daily	8	no	Domain 200 (2020-01-01/… through at least 2025-09); tiles 404 if no fire in tile
VIIRS_NOAA21_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_All	NOAA-21 hotspots	Level8 png	daily	8	no	same
VIIRS_*_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_{Day,Night}	day/night split	Level8 png	daily	8	no	in caps
MODIS_{Terra,Aqua,Combined}_Thermal_Anomalies_All	1 km MODIS fire	Level7 png	daily	7	no	in caps
GOES-East_ABI_FireTemp	geostationary fire RGB	Level7 png	~10 min	7	no	200

Also keep FIRMS CSV — points beat raster for click/query.

1.5 Night lights (beyond current DNB ENCC)

id	what you see	TMS / ext	cadence	max zoom	already have?	probe
VIIRS_NOAA20_DayNightBand	NOAA-20 DNB	Level7 png	daily	7	no	200
VIIRS_NOAA21_DayNightBand	NOAA-21 DNB	Level7 png	daily	7	no	200
VIIRS_NOAA20_DayNightBand_At_Sensor_Radiance	radiance, not ENCC	Level8 png	daily	8	no	200
VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_At_Sensor_Radiance	SNPP radiance	Level8 png	daily	8	no	200
VIIRS_NOAA20_DayNightBand_AtSensor_M15	DNB+M15 composite jpg	Level8 jpg	daily	8	no	200
VIIRS_Night_Lights	Black-marble-style annual-ish	Level8 png	time-dim	8	no	200 on 2026-08-27 mosaic date
VIIRS_CityLights_2012	Static 2012 city lights	Level8 jpg	static (has_time=false)	8	no	200

VIIRS_Black_Marble and VIIRS_NOAA20_DayNightBand_ENCC are in caps; ENCC-NOAA20 returned HTTP 400 on the Level8 template we tried — do not ship until DescribeDomains + a known-good date are wired. SNPP ENCC stays as the current layer.

1.6 Ocean

id	what you see	TMS	cadence	max zoom	probe
GHRSST_L4_MUR_Sea_Surface_Temperature	1 km MUR SST	Level7 png	daily	7	200
GHRSST_L4_MUR_Sea_Surface_Temperature_Anomalies	SST anomaly	Level7 png	daily	7	in caps
MODIS_Aqua_L3_SST_MidIR_4km_Night_Daily	MODIS SST	Level6 png	daily	6	200
MODIS_Aqua_L2_Chlorophyll_A	Aqua chl-a	Level7 png	daily	7	200
VIIRS_SNPP_L2_Chlorophyll_A	VIIRS chl-a	Level7 png	daily	7	200
VIIRS_NOAA20_Chlorophyll_a	NOAA-20 chl-a	Level7 png	daily	7	200
OCI_PACE_Chlorophyll_a	PACE OCI chl-a	Level7 png	daily	7	200
S3A_OLCI_Chlorophyll_a	Sentinel-3A OLCI chl-a	Level7 png	daily	7	200
S3B_OLCI_Chlorophyll_a	Sentinel-3B OLCI	Level7 png	daily	7	in caps
MODIS_Terra_Sea_Ice	sea ice	Level7 png	daily	7	200
GHRSST_L4_MUR_Sea_Ice_Concentration	MUR ice	Level7 png	daily	7	in caps

No dedicated “SAR oil slick” GIBS layer in the 3857 dump. Closest: OPERA RTC / DSWx-S1 + existing S-1 GRD TiTiler.

1.7 Vegetation / burn / flood / precip / atm

id	what you see	TMS	cadence	max zoom	probe
MODIS_Terra_NDVI_8Day	NDVI	Level9 png	8-day	9	200
MODIS_Terra_L3_NDVI_16Day	NDVI 16-day	Level9 png	16-day	9	200
IMERG_Precipitation_Rate	GPM IMERG rain	Level6 png	sub-daily	6	200
MODIS_Terra_Aerosol	AOD	Level6 png	daily	6	200
MODIS_Terra_Land_Surface_Temp_Day	LST	Level7 png	daily	7	200
VIIRS_SNPP_Land_Surface_Temp_Day	VIIRS LST	Level7 png	daily	7	200
AIRS_L3_Carbon_Monoxide_500hPa_Volume_Mixing_Ratio_Daily_Night	CO (fires, industry)	Level6 png	daily	6	200
OMI_NO2 / OMI_Aerosol_Index	NO2 / smoke index	Level6 png	daily	6	OMI AI 200; several OMPS 200
MODIS_Water_Mask	static water mask	Level9 png	static	9	200

MODIS burned-area monthly (MCD64 / MODIS_Combined_L3_Burned_Area_Monthly) is in caps; our dated tile 400’d — wire only after a DescribeDomains date hits 200.

1.8 DEM (satellite-derived, tileable)

id	what you see	TMS / ext	cadence	max zoom	probe
SRTM_Color_Index	SRTM elevation color	Level12 png	static	12	200
ASTER_GDEM_Color_Index	ASTER GDEM color	Level12 png	static	12	200
ASTER_GDEM_Color_Shaded_Relief	ASTER hillshade	Level12 jpg	static	12	200
ASTER_GDEM_Greyscale_Shaded_Relief	grey hillshade	Level12 jpg	static	12	in caps
GEDI_ISS_L3_Canopy_Height_Mean_RH100_201904-202303	GEDI canopy height	Level7 png	static epoch	7	related GEDI biomass 200

Blue Marble shaded relief is already the basemap — these are extra.

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2. Other XYZ / WMTS / WMS (no key)

Ranked after GIBS for signal/$; still free.

id	what you see	provider	URL pattern	key?	CORS	cadence	max zoom / res	license / attribution	Pi fit	already have?	probe 2026-08-29
iem_goes_east_conus_ch02	GOES-East CONUS ABI ch02 vis, latest	Iowa State IEM	https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cache/tile.py/1.0.0/goes_east_conus_ch02/{z}/{x}/{y}.png	no	*	~5 min cache header	TMS; vis ~1 km	Cite IEM / NOAA GOES[6][7]	browser (same stack as NEXRAD)	no	200 image/png *
iem_goes_east_conus_ch13	GOES-East CONUS IR ch13	IEM	…/goes_east_conus_ch13/{z}/{x}/{y}.png	no	*	~5 min	IR ~2 km	IEM[6]	browser	no	200
iem_goes_east_fulldisk_ch02	GOES-East full disk vis	IEM	…/goes_east_fulldisk_ch02/{z}/{x}/{y}.png	no	*	~5 min	full disk	IEM[6]	browser	no	200
iem_goes_west_conus_ch02	GOES-West CONUS vis	IEM	…/goes_west_conus_ch02/{z}/{x}/{y}.png	no	*	~5 min		IEM[6]	browser	no	200
iem_goes_vis_1km	Legacy name → GOES-East vis	IEM	…/goes-vis-1km/{z}/{x}/{y}.png	no	*	~5 min		IEM[6]	browser	no	200
IEM GOES template	Any bird/sector/channel	IEM	goes_{east|west}_{fulldisk|conus|mesoscale-1|mesoscale-2|alaska|puertorico}_ch{01–16}[6]	no	*	NRT	16 ABI bands	IEM[6]	browser	no	template documented; ch02/ch13 probed
eumet_msg_natural	Meteosat natural color	EUMETSAT EUMETView GeoServer	WMS https://view.eumetsat.int/geoserver/ows layer msg_fes:rgb_natural EPSG:3857 GetMap	no	*	NRT	SEVIRI ~3 km	EUMETSAT viz; cite EUMETSAT[18]	browser L.tileLayer.wms (not XYZ). Caps 200, 165 layer names	no	GetMap 200 image/png *
eumet_msg_ir108	Meteosat IR 10.8	EUMETView	WMS msg_fes:ir108	no	*	NRT		EUMETSAT	browser WMS	no	name in caps
eumet_msg_fire	Meteosat fire	EUMETView	WMS msg_fes:fire	no	*	NRT		EUMETSAT	browser WMS	no	name in caps
eumet_mtg_ir105	MTG-I IR	EUMETView	WMS mtg_fd:ir105_hrfi	no	*	NRT	FCI	EUMETSAT	browser WMS	no	name in caps
eumet_s3_olci_rgb	S3 OLCI RGB mosaic	EUMETView	WMS copernicus:daily_sentinel3ab_olci_l1_rgb_fulres	no	*	daily	OLCI	Copernicus/EUMETSAT	browser WMS	no	name in caps
eumet_s3_chl	S3 chl-a	EUMETView	WMS copernicus:daily_sentinel3ab_olci_l2_chl_fullres	no	*	daily		Copernicus	browser WMS	no	name in caps
gfw_glad_s2	GLAD Sentinel-2 deforestation alerts	GFW tile cache	https://tiles.globalforestwatch.org/umd_glad_sentinel2_alerts/latest/default/{z}/{x}/{y}.png	no	* if Origin header (null without it)	~daily	raster z 0–22 documented[15]	WRI/UMD; cite GFW	browser (Leaflet sends Origin)	no	200 image/png; with Origin → CORS *
gfw_integrated	Integrated deforestation alerts	GFW	https://tiles.globalforestwatch.org/gfw_integrated_alerts/latest/default/{z}/{x}/{y}.png	no	* + Origin	~daily		GFW	browser	no	200
gfw_tcl	UMD tree-cover loss	GFW	https://tiles.globalforestwatch.org/umd_tree_cover_loss/latest/tcd_30/{z}/{x}/{y}.png	no	(same host)	annual		GFW/UMD	browser	no	200
star_goes19_fd_geocolor	GOES-19 full-disk GeoColor JPEG (not XYZ)	NOAA NESDIS STAR CDN	https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES19/ABI/FD/GEOCOLOR/latest.jpg also …/CONUS/GEOCOLOR/latest.jpg	no	*	minutes	full-disk / CONUS image	NOAA	not a map layer — optional lightbox. Do not tile-proxy	no	200 jpeg *[21]
star_goes18_fd_geocolor	GOES-18 FD GeoColor JPEG	STAR	https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES18/ABI/FD/GEOCOLOR/latest.jpg	no	*	minutes		NOAA	lightbox only	no	200

IEM JSON …/GOES/conus/channel02/GOES-16_C02.json is stale (generated_at 2025-04-07) but the tile names still 200. Prefer GIBS GeoColor when you need a time slider; prefer IEM when you want “whatever is latest” with zero time plumbing.[6][7]

2.x Works but not browser-direct (no CORS)

id	what you see	URL	CORS	Pi fit	probe
RAMMB/CIRA SLIDER GeoColor tiles	GOES-19 / Himawari / JPSS loops, ~10 min	Times: https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/data/json/goes-19/full_disk/geocolor/latest_times.json (timestamps_int). Tile: https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/data/imagery/{YYYY}/{MM}/{DD}/goes-19---full_disk/geocolor/{ts}/{zz}/{yyy}_{xxx}.png e.g. …/2026/08/28/goes-19---full_disk/geocolor/20260828225021/00/000_000.png. Himawari times JSON also 200.	none	Do not proxy tiles through the Pi. Bookmark / deep-link SLIDER instead.[19][26]	times 200; tile 200 png; CORS null
NICT Himawari-8 Real-time Web	10-min full disk PNG grid	https://himawari8.nict.go.jp/img/D531106/latest.json then https://himawari8.nict.go.jp/img/D531106/2d/550/{YYYY}/{MM}/{DD}/{HHMMSS}_{x}_{y}.png	none	same — no Pi proxy	latest.json 200; tile 200 png; CORS null[22]
OpenAerialMap	Per-scene TMS of open UAV/sat	https://api.openaerialmap.org/meta → properties.tms	CORS only https://map.openaerialmap.org	not usable from the dashboard origin without a proxy; opportunistic, not a global basemap[23][25]	meta 200
USGS LandsatLook STAC	Landsat C2 STAC	https://landsatlook.usgs.gov/stac-server	CORS locked to https://landsatlook.usgs.gov/stac-server	backend-only if ever; prefer Earth Search / PC / GIBS HLS[24]	collections + search 200
NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP WMS (jplMURSST41)	MUR SST WMS	https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/wms/jplMURSST41/request	mixed	flaky: GetCapabilities 200 earlier, 503 on later GetMap/GetCapabilities. Prefer GIBS MUR	503 on 2nd pass
RainViewer satellite.infrared	would be IR sat frames	https://api.rainviewer.com/public/weather-maps.json	*	empty list ("infrared": []) at probe time — do not ship. Radar path already in product[20]	JSON 200, satellite IR empty

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3. STAC / COG (TiTiler, same pattern as Sentinel-1)

Do not stream COGs through the Pi for a basemap. Viewport bbox + short datetime window + SAS/public HTTPS + existing TiTiler. Prefer GIBS HLS / OPERA tiles (section 1) when a browse PNG is enough.

id	what you see	provider	STAC	key?	CORS	cadence	res	license	Pi fit	already have?	probe
sentinel-2-l2a (Earth Search)	S2 L2A COGs, public HTTPS	Element 84 / AWS Open Data	https://earth-search.aws.element84.com/v1 collections: sentinel-2-l2a, sentinel-2-c1-l2a, sentinel-2-l1c, sentinel-2-pre-c1-l2a, sentinel-1-grd, landsat-c2-l2, naip, cop-dem-glo-30, cop-dem-glo-90[8][9]	no	STAC *	S2 ~5 d	10 m	Copernicus open; AWS public bucket HTTPS (not requester-pays for these COGs)[9]	backend same as S-1: search → TCI/visual COG → TiTiler. Live item S2A_40RCP_20260827_0_L2A href https://sentinel-cogs.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/…/TCI.tif	no	collections + search 200 *
sentinel-2-l2a (Planetary Computer)	same S2 on Azure	Microsoft PC	https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/sentinel-2-l2a	SAS token (unsigned search works)	STAC *	~5 d	10 m	Copernicus; Azure blob needs SAS like current S-1	backend same as S-1	no	collection + search 200 * (136 collections listed)[10][11]
sentinel-1-rtc	S-1 IW RTC γ0 COGs	PC / Catalyst	/collections/sentinel-1-rtc	PC account required to retrieve SAS for RTC blobs[12]	STAC *	IW land	~10 m pixels	CC BY 4.0[12]	backend same as S-1 plus PC login for SAS. Prefer GIBS OPERA RTC tiles if browse is enough	no	collection 200; search item S1D_IW_GRDH_…_rtc assets vv,vh,tilejson,rendered_preview
sentinel-1-grd (PC)	GRD	PC	/collections/sentinel-1-grd	SAS	*	6–12 d		Copernicus	already have	yes	200
sentinel-1-grd (Earth Search)	GRD on AWS	E84	/collections/sentinel-1-grd	requester-pays s3:// URLs per E84 README[9]	*			Copernicus	worse than PC for the Pi (AWS creds)	no	collection 200
landsat-c2-l2	Landsat 8/9 SR	E84 + PC	both catalogs	no / SAS	*	8–16 d	30 m	USGS public	backend TiTiler; or just use GIBS HLS	no	both 200
hls2-s30 / hls2-l30	HLS v2 COGs	PC	/collections/hls2-s30, hls2-l30	SAS	*	2–3 d	30 m	NASA	prefer GIBS HLS tiles	no	collections 200
goes-cmi	GOES Cloud & Moisture Imagery COGs	PC	/collections/goes-cmi	SAS	*	5–10 min	ABI	NOAA	overkill vs GIBS/IEM tiles	no	collection 200
modis-14A1-061 / modis-64A1-061	MODIS fire / burned area	PC	/collections/modis-14A1-061, modis-64A1-061	SAS	*	daily / monthly	1 km / 500 m	NASA	prefer GIBS fire tiles + FIRMS	no	200
alos-palsar-mosaic / alos-fnf-mosaic	ALOS PALSAR yearly mosaic / forest-nonforest	PC	those collection ids	SAS	*	annual	25 m	JAXA (check collection)	backend mosaic, not live SAR	no	200
nasadem / cop-dem-glo-30	DEM COGs	PC + E84	nasadem, cop-dem-glo-30	public / SAS	*	static	30 m	NASA / Copernicus	prefer GIBS SRTM/ASTER tiles	no	200
naip	USDA NAIP aerial (CONUS)	E84 + PC	naip	no	*	leaf-on, not NRT	~0.6 m	USDA	CONUS only; huge. Optional TiTiler	no	200
io-lulc-annual-v02	10 m land cover	PC	io-lulc-annual-v02	SAS	*	annual	10 m	various	overlay, not sat photo	no	200
CDSE sentinel-2-l2a / sentinel-1-grd	Copernicus Dataspace STAC	ESA CDSE	https://stac.dataspace.copernicus.eu/v1/collections/sentinel-2-l2a (lowercase ids work; SENTINEL-2 404)	free account for many assets	CORS none	same as ESA		Copernicus	backend only; Earth Search/PC easier on a Pi	no	collection 200, CORS null. List endpoint is paginated (first page was CLMS burned-area COGs)[14]

PC catalog also has Sentinel-3 OLCI/SLSTR NetCDF, Sentinel-5P, GOES-GLM — NetCDF is a bad TiTiler citizen; use GIBS/EUMETView for those.

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4. Free-account / license-gated (no card this week)

id	note	why not a dropdown tomorrow
Microsoft PC SAS for RTC (and some blobs)	“A Planetary Computer account is required to retrieve SAS tokens to read the RTC data.”[12]	Search is open; read needs an account. GRD path you already have may not need this.
Copernicus Data Space (stac.dataspace.copernicus.eu)	STAC search 200 without cookie; no CORS; downloads often need a free CDSE login	Use Earth Search/PC unless you want official ESA provenance
JAXA P-Tree / Himawari Monitor	Himawari standard data, account	NICT/GIBS already cover browse
EUMETSAT Data Store	full MTG/MSG granules	EUMETView WMS is the browse path
FIRMS map key	already in product	add VIIRS_NOAA20_NRT / VIIRS_NOAA21_NRT before SNPP sunset
USGS ERS / EarthExplorer	Landsat/ASTER download login	GIBS HLS + Earth Search cover browse
Planet Tropical Forest Observatory	paid successor after NICFI	see skip

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5. Skip / costs money / dead

id	why
NICFI / Planet tropical mosaics (free)	Free NICFI phase ended 1 Apr 2025. Removed from GFW and Collect Earth Online. Successor is Planet Tropical Forest Observatory (subscription) or a future NICFI re-compete.[16][17] PC collections planet-nicfi-analytic / planet-nicfi-visual still exist but assets are RFP winners only + proprietary PLA.[13]
Sentinel Hub (paid tiers)	billed processing units
Google Earth Engine	billing project
Maxar / Planet commercial	$
ICEYE commercial	no free global tile/STAC found this pass
Umbra / Capella / Maxar open data STAC	catalogs 200 (maxar-opendata, umbra-open-data-catalog) but disaster events only, not a standing layer
Esri World Imagery / Clarity	tiles 200 CORS * — ToS not a free basemap we should wrap
Mapbox / Google satellite	key + ToS
GEE Dynamic World / NICFI in EE	EE billing
nowcoast.noaa.gov	HTTP 403
FIRMS WMS (firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/wms/…)	HTTP 404 — use CSV + GIBS
RainViewer satellite IR	payload empty[20]
CoastWatch ERDDAP	503 at probe; GIBS MUR replaces SST
Proxying RAMMB or NICT tiles	no CORS; would soak the home uplink

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Implementation notes for builders

1. GIBS dropdown: reuse MAP_LAYERS in app/gibs_map.py. New rows are {id, title, tms, format, has_time, max_zoom}. Time-domain fetch already exists.
2. SNPP sunset: NOAA-20/21 true color, DNB, thermal, FIRMS datasets first. SNPP true color can stay as fallback until 2026-11-01.
3. Fix thermal TMS: caps say GoogleMapsCompatible_Level8 for VIIRS_*_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_*. Level9 GetTile is HTTP 400 XML.
4. GOES time: either GIBS {time} ISO + existing date slider, or IEM “latest” XYZ with no time (simpler, CONUS/FD only).
5. HLS / OPERA: empty granules 404 — same as “today’s MODIS isn’t ingested yet”. Clamp latest date via DescribeDomains like current daily mosaics.
6. Do not add TiTiler S2 as a global basemap. 10 m COGs will thrash the Pi. GIBS HLS Level12 is the browse path; Earth Search TCI is a “inspect this viewport” action like S-1.
7. EUMETView: L.tileLayer.wms against https://view.eumetsat.int/geoserver/ows, layers msg_fes:rgb_natural / msg_fes:ir108. Caps CORS *.
8. GFW: send browser Origin (Leaflet does). No key.
9. Attribution strings: NASA GIBS acknowledgment[1]; IEM; EUMETSAT; GFW/UMD; NOAA STAR.

Probe stats (this run)

• GIBS WMTS caps: 5 796 177 bytes, CORS *, 1315 layers.[4]
• Curated GIBS GetTile: 78/90 HTTP 200 first batch; extra GOES/DNB/HLS/OPERA/ocean 200 as tabulated.
• Earth Search collections (complete list): sentinel-2-pre-c1-l2a, cop-dem-glo-30, naip, cop-dem-glo-90, landsat-c2-l2, sentinel-2-l2a, sentinel-2-l1c, sentinel-2-c1-l2a, sentinel-1-grd.[8]
• Planetary Computer: 136 collections; S-1 RTC CC-BY-4.0.[11][12]

Raw probe JSON lives next to this file in the kanban workspace (gibs_probes.json, wave2_probes.json, wave3_probes.json, gibs_all_layers.json).

Sources

[1] https://nasa-gibs.github.io/gibs-api-docs [2] https://nasa-gibs.github.io/gibs-api-docs/access-basics [3] https://nasa-gibs.github.io/gibs-api-docs/available-visualizations [4] https://gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov/wmts/epsg3857/best/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml [5] https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov [6] https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/ogc [7] https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/goes.phtml [8] https://earth-search.aws.element84.com/v1/collections [9] https://github.com/Element84/earth-search [10] https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/catalog [11] https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections [12] https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/dataset/sentinel-1-rtc [13] https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/dataset/planet-nicfi-analytic [14] https://stac.dataspace.copernicus.eu/v1/collections [15] https://tiles.globalforestwatch.org [16] https://www.collect.earth/planet-imagery-via-nicfi-is-no-longer-available-on-ceo [17] https://www.globalforestwatch.org/blog/data-and-tools/planet-imagery-changes-gfw [18] https://view.eumetsat.int/geoserver/ows?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities [19] https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu [20] https://api.rainviewer.com/public/weather-maps.json [21] https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES19/ABI/FD/GEOCOLOR/latest.jpg [22] https://himawari8.nict.go.jp [23] https://api.openaerialmap.org/meta?limit=1 [24] https://landsatlook.usgs.gov/stac-server/collections [25] https://openaerialmap.org [26] https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/rammb-slider [27] https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/engage/open-data-services-software/earthdata-developer-portal/gibs-api