True color images look similar to a “photograph” of the earth and lakes from a space-borne satellite perspective. The Great Lakes CoastWatch node hosts satellite images from the following instruments:

• Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership spacecraft (VIIRS S-NPP)
• NOAA-20’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite sensor (VIIRS NOAA-20)
• Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on-board the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Aqua and Terra satellite
• European Sentinel 3-a Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI). 

Available satellite products for true color imagery:

VIIRS True Color Imagery

The resolution of the VIIRS true color imagery was 375 m/pixel, the data provider at University of Wisconsin-Madison re-gridded the imagery to 250 m/pixel.

View VIIRS

MODIS True Color Imagery

The resolution of the MODIS true color imagery is 250 m/pixel.

View MODIS

OLCI True Color Imagery

The resolution of the OLCI true color imagery is 300 m/pixel.

View OLCI