awesome-planetary-geology

Awesome list of planetary geology and mapping tools, repos, services and websites

Table of Contents

• Planetary data processing and basemaps
• Web services and web (base) maps
• Libraries and tools for planetary mapping data access and analysis
• Planetary geologic mapping tools and aids
• Tool directories
• Community support
• Planeary geologic mapping - programs and meetings
• Planetary geologic mapping products
• Training workshops and schools
• Tutorials

Planetary data processing and basemaps

• USGS Astrogeology - https://github.com/USGS-Astrogeology

• USGS ISIS - https://isis.astrogeology.usgs.gov

  • https://github.com/USGS-Astrogeology/ISIS3

• NASA ASP - https://ti.arc.nasa.gov/tech/asr/groups/intelligent-robotics/ngt/stereo/

  • https://github.com/NeoGeographyToolkit/StereoPipeline/

Web services and web (base) maps

• JMARS - https://jmars.mars.asu.edu
• NASA Solar System Treks - https://trek.nasa.gov
• ACT-REACt Quickmap - http://quickmap.lroc.asu.edu/
• USGS Astrogeology WMS Map Layers
• ASU LROC WMS services - http://wms.lroc.asu.edu
• USGS's PILOT - https://pilot.wr.usgs.gov/
• USGS's POW - https://astrocloud.wr.usgs.gov/index.php?view=pow
  • see Hare (2014) - LPSC abstract
• MarSI - https://emars.univ-lyon1.fr/MarsSI/
  • see Quantin et al. (2018) - paper

Libraries and tools for planetary mapping data access and analysis

• PlanetaryPy - https://planetarypy.org
• SpicePy - https://github.com/AndrewAnnex/SpiceyPy
• sharpy (experimental) - https://github.com/europlanet-gmap/sharpy - sharad downlod and preprocess for 3D visualization
• MARSIS_EDR-RDR_PDS-Downloader - https://github.com/europlanet-gmap/MARSIS_EDR-RDR_PDS-Downloader - Direct downloader of MARSIS EDR/RDR Data from PDS using only orbit number from user input (csv file or interactively)
• MARSIS-xDR-READER - https://github.com/europlanet-gmap/MARSIS-xDR-READER.git - Tool for read MARSIS EDR/RDR/RAW data and convert into different formats (numpy, geopackage, shapefile, png, SEG-Y) and/or ingest into postgresql database
• yutu_radagram_3dmodelling - https://github.com/europlanet-gmap/yutu_radagram_3dmodelling - Tool for create radargrams for 3D visualization of YUTU data

Planetary geologic mapping tools and aids

• Qgis - https://qgis.org/
• Circle Craters - https://github.com/sbraden/circle-craters
• CraterStats3 - https://github.com/ggmichael/craterstats
• FGDC Symbology for Qgis - https://github.com/afrigeri/geologic-symbols-qgis
• Mappy (experimental) - https://github.com/europlanet-gmap/mappy - QGIS plugin to ease polygonal maps generation from lines and point

Tool directories

• PDS Geosciences Node Tools - https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/tools/
• PDS tools - https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/about/

Community support

• OpenPlanetary Forum - https://forum.openplanetary.org/
• ISIS Support - https://github.com/USGS-Astrogeology/ISIS3/issues
• PDS Geosciences Node Community - https://geoweb.rsl.wustl.edu/community/

Planeary geologic mapping - programs and meetings

• USGS Annual Planeary Geolgoic Mappers meetings - https://planetarymapping.wr.usgs.gov/Page/view/Meetings

Planetary geologic mapping products

• USGS Maps / Products - https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/maps/
  • e.g. Mercury - https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search?pmi-target=mercury
  • e.g. Mars - https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search?pmi-target=mars
• PLANMAP - https://data.planmap.eu

Training workshops and schools

With offline content/tutorials:

• PDS Data Workshops - https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/workshops/default.htm
• ESA Data worshops - https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/psa/workshops
• PLANMAP / GMAP Winter School 2021 - https://www.europlanet-gmap.eu/planmap-gmap-ws-2021-videos/
  • https://forum.openplanetary.org/c/events/Geology-and-Planetary-Mapping-Winter-School-2021/45

Tutorials

• Short Qgis Tutorial - https://github.com/USGS-Astrogeology/QGIS_tutorials
• Tennessee Tech University ArcGIS Pro Tutorials - https://tntechsedgeology.org/tutorials/
• USGS geologic mapping and GIS-related tutorials - https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/facilities/mrctr/gis-tutorials

Spectral data and processing

• List of spectral indices - https://github.com/davemlz/awesome-spectral-indices

Visualization tools and plugins

• Blender GIS - https://github.com/domlysz/BlenderGIS