Dr. Marcia McNutt to Step Down as USGS Director
January 30, 2013
Jan. 30, 2013 • Dr. Marcia McNutt will be leaving her post as the USGS Director on Feb. 15, 2013 just after the scheduled launch of
Jan. 30, 2013 • Dr. Marcia McNutt will be leaving her post as the USGS Director on Feb. 15, 2013 just after the scheduled launch of
Source: USGS Landsat Project Jan. 29, 2013 • The latest Landsat Project Update is now available from USGS: Landsat Mission News Landsat 5 Decommissioning Plans Landsat 5 Tribute Page
Source: J. W. Jones, M.J. Starbuck, C.B. Jenkerson, USGS Jan. 28, 2013 • The U.S. Geological Survey Land Remote Sensing Program is developing an operational capability to
Jan. 23, 2013 • Technicians encapsulate NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite in its payload fairing in the Astrotech processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force
Does remote-sensing information, such as that from Landsat and similar Earth-observing satellites, provide economic benefits to society, and can this value be estimated? Using satellite data for northeastern Iowa, U.S. Geological Survey scientists modeled the relations among land uses, agricultural production, and dynamic nitrate (NO3–) contamination of aquifers.
The southeastern United States is a hotspot for forestry activity. The cyclical harvest and planting of trees on lands dedicated to timber and pulp production
Source: EarthSky Jan. 16, 2013 • EarthSky’s latest EarthSky22 podcast features, Landsat and the upcoming Landsat Data Continuity Mission. Listen here. From EarthSky: The next generation of Landsat
Members of the media planning to cover the launch of NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California must apply for accreditation by Feb. 4.
Source: NASA Jan. 15, 2013 • At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, work continues on pace toward next month’s planned launch of NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity
A new way of studying and visualizing Earth science data from NASA and the U.S. Geological Landsat satellite program is resulting in, for the first time, the ability to tease out the small events that can cause big changes.
A new way of studying and visualizing Earth science data from a NASA and U.S. Geological Survey satellite program is resulting in, for the first
Source: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Jan. 11, 2013 • The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, will provide
NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is scheduled to launch Feb. 11 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. A joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission, LDCM will add to the longest continuous data record of Earth’s surface as…
NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is scheduled to launch Feb. 11 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Source: Steve Cole, NASA HQ; Rani Gran, NASA GSFC; Jon Campbell, USGS Jan. 10, 2013 • NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is scheduled to launch Feb. 11 from
Contributor: Tassia Owen, NASA Landsat Education & Public Outreach Jan. 9, 2013 • Did you know that the longest continuous view of Earth from space comes
Landsat’s data archive allows us to trace the life history of each spot of land.
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission is the 8th satellite in the 40-year successful Landsat program.
LDCM lifts off from Vandenburg AFB on top of an Atlas V rocket!
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission is the 8th satellite in the 40-year successful Landsat program. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011100/a011166/Screen_Shot_2013-01-10_at_10.14.41_AM_gal.png
Broadcast quality video package. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011000/a011035/Thumb_Nail_gal.png
Landsat’s data archive allows us to trace the life history of each spot of land. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a004000/a004013/landtrendr_agu35.08000_gal.png
LDCM lifts off from Vandenburg AFB on top of an Atlas V rocket! thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011100/a011177/LDCM_launch_animation_gal.png
Source: Charlene Porter, IIP Digital, U.S. Embassy Jan. 8, 2013 • Landsat 5 has been orbiting and observing Earth since 1984, long before the computer became a
Source: Steve Cole, NASA Headquarters Jan. 7, 2013 • NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 10, about the upcoming launch
NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 10, about the upcoming launch of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). The briefing will be held in the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington. The ne…
The USGS has released presentations given by the Landsat Science Team members during the last Science Team Meeting in Washington, D.C. (December 12 -13, 2012) which
Source: USGS Landsat Mission Website Jan. 3, 2013 • Landsat Surface Reflectance Climate Data Records (CDR) for Global Land Survey (GLS) collections 2000, 2005, and 2010 are
