satellite-mcp

Assess crop health at a location using NDVI time series reference — links to satellite vegetation indices.

Drought assessment at a location using weather indicators — temperature, precipitation, humidity analysis.

Famine risk assessment using FEWS NET IPC phase classification reference.

FAO Food Price Index — global food commodity price trends.

Desert locust swarm tracking and alerts from FAO Locust Watch.

Detect anomalous aircraft behavior in a bounding box — low altitude flights, loitering, emergency squawks, no callsign.

Get recent arrivals at an airport by ICAO code.

Get recent departures from an airport by ICAO code.

Get flight history for an aircraft over a time period including departure and arrival airports.

Get live aircraft positions within a bounding box including position, altitude, speed, heading, and origin country.

Filter military aircraft in a bounding box by checking ICAO24 hex ranges assigned to military operators.

Search for currently airborne aircraft by callsign (partial match supported).

Traffic statistics for a bounding box — total aircraft, altitude distribution, speed distribution, top countries.

Track a specific aircraft by ICAO24 hex address — returns flight path waypoints.

Get flight waypoints for an aircraft with cumulative distance calculation.

Get current air quality index and pollutant concentrations (PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, Ozone) at a coordinate.

Get current UV index at a coordinate with risk classification.

Fire scar / burn severity detection using dNBR (differenced Normalized Burn Ratio). Computes NBR for pre-fire and post-fire dates from NIR and SWIR bands, then classifies burn severity.

General-purpose change detection: computes the difference of any spectral index between two dates and classifies the magnitude of change.

Multi-index change report: computes NDVI (vegetation), NDWI (water), NDBI (urban), NBR (burn), and BSI (soil) for two dates and produces an overall landscape change assessment.

Urban expansion detection using NDBI (Normalized Difference Built-up Index). Computes NDBI for two dates from SWIR and NIR band reflectance values and interprets the difference.

Vegetation change detection using NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index). Computes NDVI for two dates from NIR and Red band reflectance values and interprets the difference.

Water body change detection using NDWI (Normalized Difference Water Index). Computes NDWI for two dates from Green and NIR band reflectance values and interprets the difference.

List armed groups and actors active in a country with event counts.

Get armed conflict events from ACLED — battles, violence against civilians, explosions, riots, protests.

Conflict fatality statistics by country — total fatalities, breakdown by event type, deadliest events.

Conflict intensity grid map — divides bounding box into cells and counts events per cell.

Find submarine cable landing points near a coordinate using OpenStreetMap data.

Detect internet censorship in a country using OONI measurements — lists blocked websites and censorship methods.

Country internet connectivity overview — IXP count, cable landings, and assessment.

Geolocate an IP address — country, city, ISP, coordinates, timezone.

Find Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in a country using PeeringDB.

Detect internet outages in a country using IODA (Internet Outage Detection and Analysis).

Get satellite-derived air pollution data — NO2, SO2, CO, PM2.5, ozone levels at a coordinate.

Get deforestation alerts (GLAD) near a coordinate — recent tree cover loss events.

Assess fire risk at a location based on current weather conditions — temperature, humidity, wind, and drought index.

Check for methane emission hotspots — uses Sentinel-5P TROPOMI data references.

Get sea surface temperature (SST) at a coordinate using Open-Meteo marine data.

Water quality indicators — chlorophyll, turbidity reference data for a coordinate.

Global event monitoring via GDELT — search news articles about specific topics, locations, or events.

Media intensity analysis via GDELT — track news volume over time for a topic or region.

Query NASA FIRMS for active fire detections within a geographic bounding box. Returns fire hotspots with brightness, confidence, fire radiative power (FRP), and acquisition time. Supports VIIRS (375m) and MODIS (1km) sensors.

Query NASA FIRMS for active fire detections within a country. Uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country codes (e.g. TUR for Turkey, USA for United States, BRA for Brazil). Returns fire hotspots with brightness, confidence, FRP, and timing.

Find active fires near a specific geographic coordinate within a given radius. Computes a bounding box from the center point and radius, fetches FIRMS data, then filters results by actual haversine distance to ensure accuracy.

Retrieve historical fire detection data from NASA FIRMS for a specific date and bounding box. Limited to recent data availability (typically the last 60 days for NRT products). Uses VIIRS SNPP sensor.

Retrieve the latest global fire detections from NASA FIRMS. Returns the most recent fire hotspots worldwide, sorted by acquisition time (newest first). Useful for monitoring breaking wildfire events globally.

Compute aggregate fire statistics for a geographic area over a time period. Returns total fire count, average brightness and fire radiative power (FRP), day vs. night distribution, and confidence level breakdown. Useful for wildfire risk assessment and trend analysis.

Compute a bounding box (south, west, north, east) from a center point and radius in kilometers. Useful for spatial queries and map viewports.

Calculate the great-circle distance between two geographic points using the Haversine formula. Returns distance in kilometers, miles, and nautical miles.

Get the elevation (altitude above sea level) at a geographic coordinate using the Open Elevation API. Returns elevation in both meters and feet.

Forward geocoding: convert an address or place name to geographic coordinates using Nominatim. Returns up to 5 matching results with coordinates, type, and importance score.

Convert between MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) and latitude/longitude coordinates. Provide either an MGRS string to convert to lat/lng, or lat/lng to convert to MGRS.

Reverse geocoding: convert latitude/longitude coordinates to a human-readable address using Nominatim. Returns the full address with structured components.

Calculate sun position data for a geographic coordinate on a given date: sunrise, sunset, solar noon, civil dawn/dusk, and day length in hours. All times are in UTC.

Estimate the timezone at a geographic coordinate based on longitude. Uses a simple longitude-based calculation (offset = round(lng / 15)). Note: may be inaccurate near timezone borders.

Get refugee camp locations and population data from UNHCR.

List active humanitarian crises worldwide from ReliefWeb.

Global displacement statistics — refugees, IDPs, asylum seekers from UNHCR.

Humanitarian funding status — how much was requested vs received for crises.

Get latest humanitarian situation reports and updates from ReliefWeb.

Find submarine cable landing points in a bounding box.

Find renewable energy installations — wind turbines and solar farms in a bounding box.

Find oil, gas, and water pipelines in a bounding box.

Find power plants, substations, and transmission lines in a bounding box.

Find cell towers, communication masts, and data centers in a bounding box.

Find bridges, tunnels, ferry terminals, and train stations in a bounding box.

Reference table of Landsat 8/9 OLI/TIRS spectral bands with wavelengths and resolutions.

Get browse/thumbnail URL for a Landsat scene.

Get download URL for a Landsat scene. Requires USGS authentication.

Find the most recent Landsat scene for a location.

Get detailed metadata for a Landsat scene by entity ID.

Search Landsat 8/9 satellite scenes by location, date range, and cloud cover.

Get Landsat scene availability for a location — historical coverage since 1972.

Composite military activity score for a bounding box — combines facility count, restricted airspace, and overall assessment.

Track live military aircraft in a bounding box by filtering ICAO24 hex ranges assigned to military operators.

Find restricted, danger, prohibited, and military airspace zones in a bounding box.

Find military bases, barracks, airfields, ranges, and bunkers in a bounding box using OpenStreetMap data.

Find known missile test sites, launch pads, and military testing ranges in a bounding box.

Find naval bases and military ports in a bounding box.

Find nuclear facilities — power plants, research reactors, enrichment sites in a bounding box.

Find radar stations and air defense installations in a bounding box.

List available Landsat 8 imagery dates for a geographic coordinate. Returns a count and sorted list of dates when satellite imagery was captured at the given location. Useful for finding valid dates before requesting imagery.

Get a Landsat 8 natural color satellite imagery URL for a specific geographic coordinate and date. Returns a direct URL to the image tile from the NASA Earth API. Useful for visual inspection of a location from space.

List all available dates in the DSCOVR EPIC image archive. EPIC has been capturing full-disk Earth images since 2015. Returns a list of dates for which imagery is available.

Get DSCOVR EPIC full-Earth photographs for a specific date. EPIC captures about 12-22 images per day as Earth rotates, showing different hemispheres. Returns image URLs, captions, and centroid coordinates for each frame.

Get the latest full-disk Earth photograph from DSCOVR's EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera) instrument positioned at the L1 Lagrange point. Returns image URL, caption, centroid coordinates, and sun position data.

Construct a NASA GIBS (Global Imagery Browse Services) WMTS tile URL for a specific layer, date, and tile coordinate. GIBS provides near-real-time and archival satellite imagery as map tiles. Common layers: VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor, MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor, MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor, VIIRS_SNPP_Thermal_Anomalies_375m_Night, VIIRS_Black_Marble, MODIS_Terra_Snow_Cover, MODIS_Combined_MAIAC_L2G_AerosolOpticalDepth. Tiles can be viewed in map clients or downloaded directly.

Retrieve daily solar and meteorological parameters from NASA POWER (Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources) for a location and date range. Provides data such as downward solar radiation (ALLSKY_SFC_SW_DWN), temperature at 2m (T2M), and wind speed at 2m (WS2M). Useful for renewable energy assessment and agricultural planning.

Night light anomaly detection — sudden changes indicating power outages, conflict, or rapid development.

Compare night light levels between two dates — detect power outages, urban growth, or conflict damage.

Get night light radiance estimate for a location — light intensity indicator.

Get night lights map tile URL from NASA GIBS — VIIRS Black Marble layer.

Night light time series analysis — monthly radiance trends for monitoring urbanization or conflict.

Get ocean buoy measurements — wave height, wind, temperature, pressure from NOAA NDBC.

Ocean chlorophyll concentration reference — fishing productivity and marine ecosystem indicator.

Get ocean current information for a marine location using Open-Meteo marine data.

Sea ice extent information — Arctic and Antarctic ice coverage reference.

Sea surface temperature anomaly — El Nino/La Nina indicator and climate monitoring.

Find airports, airfields, and helipads in a bounding box.

Count and classify buildings in a bounding box — residential, commercial, industrial, etc.

Identify what is at a given coordinate — search within a radius for named features.

Find industrial sites, power plants, and refineries in a bounding box.

Find roads, bridges, and railways in a bounding box.

Find military facilities (bases, airfields, barracks, bunkers, checkpoints, ranges) in a bounding box.

Run a custom Overpass QL query against OpenStreetMap data. Returns GeoJSON-like elements.

Find water bodies, rivers, streams, and dams in a bounding box.

Get detailed metadata for a Planet Labs item. Requires PLANET_API_KEY.

Search Planet Labs satellite imagery catalog — daily 3m resolution global coverage. Requires PLANET_API_KEY.

Get Planet imagery coverage statistics for an area. Requires PLANET_API_KEY.

Get thumbnail preview URL for a Planet Labs item. Requires PLANET_API_KEY.

Population age structure reference for a country — age groups relevant for demographic and intelligence analysis.

Get population density estimate for a coordinate or country using WorldPop data.

Get displaced population data for a country from UNHCR.

Population growth data for a country from UN World Population Prospects.

Get urbanization and city data for a coordinate — nearby urban areas and their characteristics.

Get earthquakes within a bounding box over a specified time period.

Get detailed information about a specific earthquake by USGS event ID.

Get recent earthquakes worldwide, filtered by minimum magnitude. Returns location, magnitude, depth, tsunami warning, and alert level.

Search earthquakes by date range, magnitude, and geographic region.

Earthquake statistics for a time period and optional region — magnitude distribution, deepest, strongest, averages.

Check for recent changes to the OFAC sanctions list.

Get sanctions program summary for a country — sanction level, programs, and restrictions.

Check sanctions status for a specific entity or individual.

Search OFAC SDN sanctions list for a name, entity, or organization.

Check if a vessel is on sanctions lists by IMO number or vessel name.

List all satellite-mcp data sources, their API key configuration status, and tool counts. Returns a summary of all 27 categories and 161 tools.

Reference table of all 13 Sentinel-2 MSI spectral bands with wavelengths and resolutions.

Sentinel-2 coverage and revisit information for a location.

Get download URL for a Sentinel-2 product. Requires Copernicus authentication.

Find the most recent cloud-free Sentinel-2 image for a location.

Get detailed metadata for a Sentinel-2 product by ID.

Get quicklook (thumbnail preview) URL for a Sentinel-2 product.

Search Sentinel-2 satellite imagery by location, date range, and cloud cover percentage.

Get available Sentinel-2 image dates for a location over the past year.

Get all vessels in a bounding box area using AIS data.

Detect AIS gap events (dark periods) for a vessel — potential sanctions evasion or illegal activity.

Detect ship-to-ship encounters and transfers for a vessel — potential at-sea transshipment.

Analyze fishing activity in an area over a date range — fishing hours, vessel count, top flag states.

Get port visit history for a vessel.

Get last known position for a vessel by GFW vessel ID.

Search for vessels by name, MMSI, or IMO number using Global Fishing Watch.

Get vessel movement history (GPS track) over a date range.

Track space debris objects from known fragmentation events.

List satellites currently overhead at a location. Requires N2YO API key.

Predict visible satellite passes over a location. Requires N2YO API key.

List active satellites by category — communications, weather, military, science, navigation, starlink, or stations.

Get Starlink constellation status — total satellites, orbital statistics, newest and oldest launches.

Get TLE (Two-Line Element) orbital data for a satellite by NORAD catalog number.

Calculate Bare Soil Index (BSI) from SWIR, Red, NIR, and Blue band reflectance values. BSI = ((SWIR + Red) - (NIR + Blue)) / ((SWIR + Red) + (NIR + Blue)). Values range from -1 to 1. Used for mapping exposed soil, desertification monitoring, and distinguishing bare soil from vegetated and built-up areas.

Evaluate a custom band math expression using a safe expression parser. Supports basic arithmetic (+, -, *, /), parentheses, numeric literals, and band variable names. Example: expression "(b4 - b3) / (b4 + b3)" with bands {"b3": 0.2, "b4": 0.8} computes NDVI. No eval() is used — the expression is parsed with a secure recursive-descent parser that only permits numbers, named band variables, arithmetic operators, and parentheses.

Calculate Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) from NIR, Red, and Blue band reflectance values. EVI = 2.5 * (NIR - Red) / (NIR + 6Red - 7.5Blue + 1). EVI improves on NDVI by correcting for atmospheric and soil background influences. Particularly useful in high-biomass regions where NDVI saturates.

Calculate Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) from NIR and SWIR band reflectance values. NBR = (NIR - SWIR) / (NIR + SWIR). Values range from -1 to 1. Used for mapping wildfire burn severity and monitoring post-fire recovery. Can also be differenced between pre- and post-fire imagery (dNBR) for severity assessment.

Calculate Normalized Difference Built-up Index (NDBI) from SWIR and NIR band reflectance values. NDBI = (SWIR - NIR) / (SWIR + NIR). Values range from -1 to 1. Used for mapping urban areas and built-up land. Higher values indicate denser built-up areas.

Calculate Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) from NIR and Red band reflectance values. NDVI = (NIR - Red) / (NIR + Red). Values range from -1 to 1. Widely used for assessing vegetation health, density, and agricultural monitoring.

Calculate Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) from Green and NIR band reflectance values. NDWI = (Green - NIR) / (Green + NIR). Values range from -1 to 1. Used for detecting water bodies, assessing flood extent, and monitoring drought conditions.

Calculate Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (SAVI) from NIR and Red band reflectance values. SAVI = ((NIR - Red) / (NIR + Red + L)) * (1 + L), where L is the soil brightness correction factor. Default L = 0.5 is suitable for intermediate vegetation cover. L = 0 reduces SAVI to NDVI; L = 1 is for very low vegetation cover. Used in arid/semi-arid regions where soil background significantly affects NDVI.

Get the elevation (altitude above sea level) at a given geographic coordinate using the Open Elevation API.

Assess flood risk at a given location based on its elevation relative to a reference water level. Returns risk classification and descriptive assessment.

Generate an elevation profile between two geographic points. Returns sampled elevations along the path with distance and elevation statistics.

Find the highest and lowest points in a bounding box area by querying a grid of elevation points. Useful for terrain prominence and relief analysis.

Calculate the slope (gradient) between two geographic points, including angle in degrees, percentage, and terrain classification.

Line of sight analysis between two points. Determines if an observer at point A can see a target at point B, considering terrain elevation along the path.

Calculate trade balance between two countries — exports minus imports.

Get global trade data for a specific commodity (HS code).

Get bilateral trade data between two countries — import/export values by commodity.

Get top trade partners for a country.

Get trade volume time series for a country pair over multiple years.

Get current weather conditions at a coordinate including temperature, humidity, wind, pressure, cloud cover, and precipitation.

Get 7-day weather forecast for a coordinate with daily temperature, precipitation, wind, sunrise, and sunset.

Get historical weather data for a specific date and location.

Find optimal satellite imaging windows (low cloud cover periods) for a location over the next N days.