“The spectrum of observations will be more finely divided with the next Landsat satellites; that will allow for even greater and more precise differentiation of

“Landsat optically observes Earth’s surface through measurement of reflectivity and temperature in polar ice and oceans, as well as across the Earth, and these are

“This is really an exciting time for Landsat polar science, a new era so to speak. With Landsat Next on the horizon, the LEAP special

“We’re taking darkness out of the equation. Extending the ability to observe ice and polar ocean changes increases the probability of capturing major glacier calving

“[H]ope for the future comes from looking at the past. For more than five decades, Landsat satellites, developed by NASA and operated by the United

“While many previous studies have reported ongoing ice shelf thinning around Antarctica since the 1990s, we didn’t previously know that a lot of it started

“The Landsat program has produced an unmatched record of observational coverage of Earth’s surface extending back to 1972, offering stunning satellite views of landscapes all

“OpenET is working to make the unseen process of evapotranspiration as easy to track as checking the amount of rainfall in the daily weather forecast.”

“Landsat data has proved invaluable for much of the work we do to try and comprehend how Earth’s cryosphere is responding to a warming planet

“There is no more powerful tool for tracking land change through time than the Landsat series of satellites.”

“As the impacts of the climate crisis intensify in the United States and across the globe, Landsat satellites are crucial to providing data and imagery

“The USGS Landsat Surface Reflectance products have revolutionized human-scale biophysical studies that require consistent and atmospherically corrected products.”

“Science and technologies, especially satellite imagery, are absolutely essential because people’s livelihoods, natural resources, and biodiversity are connected to each other. Satellite imagery are our

“The stories that you can tell around the [Landsat] images, along with the images, make something very, very powerful. And you need both to make

“The synergistic use of Landsat, GPM [Global Precipitation Measurement], and GFS [Global Forecast System] can help the world become more water-efficient and energy-efficient in growing food,

“We live on this planet Earth. We all know that we want to leave this planet for our children. We know the importance of sustainability

“Our mission right now is really a quantum step forward from previous Landsats… I can’t wait to see what comes out of all of these

“Landsat has been historically the gold standard reference for calibration of many different missions across the whole globe. The radiometric quality for Landsat Next will

“I have really appreciated being able to use Landsat data as a ‘time machine’ to understand our changing environment.”

“We have so many options with Landsat Next, to add additional information and context to support our wetland managers as well as continuing the historical

“It is one of the greatest wetlands management tools that has become available in many years. The wetlands mapping plus WIT outputs are used on

“The Landsat data record is absolutely invaluable—wetland managers can start to understand if changes they are seeing take place over months, years or decades.”

“Landsat is the only operational satellite that combines thermal and optical data at the spatial resolution needed to assess water use and water rights, which

“Landsat is the gold standard calibration reference because the Landsat Program has committed to world-class radiometric and geometric calibration standards.”

“We are very excited to employ integrated Landsat and Sentinel-2 data. The combined observations provide an unprecedented capability and, we expect, an unprecedented record of

“Timelapse in Google Earth is possible because of the commitment to open and accessible data through NASA and the United States Geological Survey’s Landsat program

“We got everything we asked for.”

“[The Landsat MSS sensor] transformed expectations of how we can know the Earth.”

“Landsat’s superpower is time travel… With phenology, vegetation phenology, and drought impacts, the time dimension is extremely important and more frequent data allows for higher

“Landsat and agriculture go hand in hand because agriculture is a seasonal phenomenon, and you really need to monitor it closely over time.”

“The Landsat program relative to agriculture monitoring has been profound. The whole idea that Landsat could look at the condition of crops, the acreage of

“Landsat, with its five-decade record of robust collection, calibration and archiving, and its longstanding service as a global reference to cross-calibrate other missions, improves not

“Understanding how this planet works and helping people make better, informed decisions is really what we’re about in Earth Science.”