Google Maps and Google Earth are very common platforms today to explore maps and satellite images of the earth. But there are many other ways to explore the earth. Some are listed here.
1. Earth Explorer
This map is developed by USGS helpful to obtain earth imagery across available geo-spatial data types. Users can navigate via interactive map or text search to obtain Landsat satellite imagery, Radar data, UAS data, digital line graphs, digital elevation model data, aerial photos, Sentinel satellite data, some commercial satellite imagery including IKONOS and OrbView3, land cover data, digital map data from the National Map, and many other datasets. Users can search by exact location via the interactive map or input specific coordinates to view what data types are available.
2. Sentinel Hub
This platform developed by Sinergise has Sentinel, Landsat, and other Earth observation imagery easily accessible for browsing, visualization and analysis. It can automatically archive, process in real-time, and distribute remote sensing data and related Earth Observation products.
3. World View
This platform developed by US Space agency NASA, can explore the past and the present of the earth from a satellite's perspective. Events like Surface water content, Clouds, Sunlight, Flood waters etc. from the satellite images.
4. Clear Map
This map of United Nations is a background reference web mapping service that facilitates the preparation of cartographic materials in the United Nations includes geometry, attributes and labels to facilitate the adequate depiction and naming of geographic features for the preparation of maps in accordance with United Nations policies and practices.
Platform developed by NATO to give geographical information about its member countries.
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