Freely available remote sensing data and GIS datasets

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One of the biggest issues with setting up a spatial project is to get base data to work with. I thought it would be helpful for forum members if we could list good sources of freely available datasets, I will start by listing some of the best links that I have found.

Landsat 8 Data from the USGS. http://landsat.usgs.gov/LDCM_Landsat8.php

Land cover data including elevation from Global Land Cover Facility: http://www.landcover.org/data/

An extensive listing of free GIS data covering most countries by Robin Wilson: http://freegisdata.rtwilson.com/