Can I use NOAA satellite pictures on my web site, in books or other publications, educational materials, or on television?
Yes, depending on where you get the pictures. If you get satellite pictures from a NOAA site, or generally any other U.S. Federal government site, these pictures are from NOAA. As such, they can be used if you give credit to NOAA as the source of the picture. No other fee or permission is needed other than a credit. If you find a picture on a NOAA or other government site that has a credit for that picture to some person or organization other than NOAA, you CANNOT use it without permission of that person or organization. Commercial web sites (such as television stations, The Weather Channel, Intellicast, Accu-Weather, Kavouras-DTN, etc.) may have pictures from the NOAA satellites. The pictures have been modified by these organizations and are now copyrighted property; you cannot use them without express permission of the owner. Pictures you receive directly from a satellite with your own receiving equipment can be used with a credit to NOAA.
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