The US Geological Survey will release its map of the US taken by the Landsat 7 satellite for public consumption on 4 June.
The release is a pilot for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) which is hoping to reach global coverage by 2010. LDCM will have a continuous record of the Earth's surface since 2000.
"Landsat data has proved useful for a wide range of applications," said the US Geological Survey in a statement.
"From disaster monitoring after Hurricane Katrina and the Indonesian tsunami to global crop condition analysis, Landsat data is being used by scientists around the world.
"The web-based distribution system will offer the user community easier access to Landsat 7 data."
Landsat 7 was launched in April 1999 and some of its pictures have already been used in Nasa's WorldWind 3D satellite mapping software.
The satellite can record in normal and infrared mode, and takes 532 pictures a day storing them on 378Gb of solid state memory.
The LDCM has been storing Earth satellite maps since 1972 for use in identifying trends in agriculture, urban development and climate.
