Interactive access and visualization of geospatial data from the AWS Open Data Program
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This article discusses interactive access and visualization of geospatial data from the AWS Open Data Program, highlighting how open data initiatives are transforming research and disaster response.
- AWS Open Data and Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative (ASDI) provide free access to critical environmental datasets
- Two interactive web applications were developed to explore geospatial data:
- ASDI Data Explorer for browsing environmental datasets
- Maxar Open Data explorer for disaster response imagery
- Demonstrated use cases include:
- Turkey-Syria earthquake satellite imagery comparison
- Texas flooding imagery analysis
- Leverages tools like Leafmap and Solara to make complex geospatial data accessible
- Enables researchers, students, and volunteers to explore over 700 AWS open datasets
The article emphasizes how cloud-based open data democratizes geospatial information access and promotes global collaboration.
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