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Index of Landsat Feature Articles

 

Asian mangroves
A Landsat Survey of Mangroves in Tsunami Prone Regions
Category: Science
Contributor: Davina Quarterman
Posted: October 30, 2007
Tom Hill with his LEGO Landsat 7 model
A LEGO Landsat
Category: Did you know?
Reporter: Laura Rocchio
Posted: June 28, 2007
Mesopotamian Wetlands
Archaeologist Uses Landsat to Explore Ancient Mexico
Category: Did you know?
Contributor: Susan Gawlowicz
Posted: May 16, 2008
Terry Arvidson
Arvidson, Terry
Category: People of Landsat
Reporter: Laura Rocchio
Posted: May 3, 2006
landsat mosaic of Australia
Assessing Carbon Stocks: The Australia National Carbon Accounting System (NCAS)
Category: Science
Contributor: Jeff Masek
Posted: April 6, 2006
Robert BInschadler
Bindschadler, Robert
Category: People of Landsat
Source: USGS Landsat Project
Posted: July 10, 2008
Landsat image of a cattle feed lot
Collaboration for Cancer Research
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Susan Maxwell
Posted: April 6, 2006
Florida landcover, pre-1900
Conducting Mesoscale Atmospheric Modeling Studies
Category: Science
Contributor: Curtis Marshall, et al.
Posted: April 6, 2006
25 Year Anniversary of Landsat 5
Earth Observing Landsat 5 Turns 25
Category: Did you know?
Reporter: Kathryn Hansen
Posted: March 1, 2009
tropical dry forest in Madagascar
Forest trends in Madagascar
Category: Science
Reporter: Laura Rocchio
Posted: May 9, 2007
Dr. Stan Freden
Freden, Stanley
Category: People of Landsat
Reporter: Laura Rocchio
Posted: May 5, 2006
Sam Goward
Goward, Sam
Category: People of Landsat
Reporter: Laura Rocchio
Posted: Nov. 9, 2006
fire on Greek island
Greeks Get Space-Based Help In Wake of Deadly Fires
Category: Social Benefits
Source: ESA=
Posted: Sept. 26, 2007
Dennis Helder
Helder, Dennis
Category: People of Landsat
Contributor: Lance Nixon
Posted: Sept. 12, 2007
Alabaugh Canyon fire scare
Landsat and ASTER Provide Images of Alabaugh Canyon Fire to Emergency Responders
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Janice Nelson, USGS
Posted: July 27, 2007
Coral reef east of Key Largo
Landsat and MODIS Data Help Assess the Health of Florida's Coral Reefs
Category: Social Benefits
NASA Press Release author: Mike Bettwy
Posted: Oct. 3, 2006
Orchards in Washington State
Landsat-Based Water-Use Mapping Method Hailed as an Important American Government Innovation
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Laura E.P. Rocchio
Posted: Sept. 15, 2009
Pearl and Hermes Atoll
Landsat Coral Reef Images key to New Global Survey
Category: Social Benefits
NASA Press Release author: Stephen Cole
Posted: July 27, 2006
Farmers in field
Landsat Cultivates Fans Among Midwest Farmers
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Gretchen Cook-Anderson
Posted: Sept. 16, 2009
OLI drawing from Ball Aerospace
Landsat Data Continuity Mission: Extending the Longest Legacy of Global Land Observation
Category: Science
Contributors: Laura Rocchio and Bill Ochs
Posted: Oct. 25, 2007
Yellowstone bison
Landsat Data Help NPS Manage Bison
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Gretchen Cook-Anderson
Posted: Nov. 2, 2006
Google Earth (TM) logo
Landsat Data Major Google Earth™ Layer
Category: Did you know?
Reporter: Laura Rocchio
Posted: April 26, 2006
NGS map of Landsat Island
Landsat Data Part of MSN® Virtual Earth™
Category: Did you know?
Reporter: Laura Rocchio
Posted: Jan. 9, 2007
a landform known as a chevron
Landsat Data Used in Chevron Discovery
Category: Did you know?
Contributor: USGS
Posted: Feb. 20, 2007
Industrial logging
Landsat Helps Assess Impacts of Industrial Logging
Category: Science
Contributor: Elizabeth Braun
Posted: June 8, 2007
Cape in Alaska
Landsat Helps Document Alaska Coastal Erosion
Category: Science
Contributor: USGS
Posted: July 2, 2007
Australian bushfires
Landsat Helps Establish Bushfire Impact on Water Yields in Australia
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: CSIRO
Posted: Jan. 22, 2008
Rehoboth Bay temperatures
Landsat Helps Locate Groundwater Discharge in Delaware
Category: Science
Contributor: UD UDaily
Posted: Apr. 7, 2008
Peruvian deforestation
Landsat Helps Rain Forest Protection Work in Peru
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Gregory Asner
Posted: Aug. 9, 2007
L5 image pre-Katrina
Landsat Helps Show Forests Damaged by Hurricane Katrina
Category: Science
Contributor: Gretchen Cook-Anderson
Posted: November 15, 2007
Dr. Julian Bayliss
Landsat Imagery Leads to Discovery of New Species
Category: Did you know?
Contributor: Laura Rocchio
Posted: Jan. 7, 2009
Green Sea Turtle
Landsat Important to Coastal Studies
Category: Did you know?
Reporter: Laura Rocchio
Posted: August 31, 2008
NGS map of Landsat Island
Landsat Island Named After Satellite
Category: Did you know?
Reporter: Laura Rocchio
Posted: April 19, 2006
Shenzen, China
Landsat Links Urban Growth and Rainfall Pattern Change
Category: Science
Contributor: Jesse Boyett Anderson
Posted: July 4, 2007
LIMA scene map
Landsat Mosaic of Antarctica
Category: Science
Contributor: USGS
Posted: February 27, 2007
Prairie Potholes
Landsat, Potholes and Climate Change
Category: Did you know?
Contributor: Laura Rocchio
Posted: Sept. 30, 2008
grain food products
Landsat – Protecting the Price of Bread
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Laura Rocchio
Posted: April 2, 2007
Northern Darfur Mega-lake
Landsat Provides Evidence of Ancient Mega-Lake in Northern Darfur
Category: Science
Contributor: Kira Edler (BU)
Posted: March 29, 2006
Map of Yangon flooding
Landsat Satellite Imagery Used to Assess the Impact of Burma’s Cyclone Nargis
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Janice Nelson
Posted: May 7, 2008
shrinking lake in Alaska
Landsat Shows Shrinking Ponds in Alaska
Category: Science
Contributor: Marie Gilbert (UAF)
Posted: October 13, 2006
Lantana flowers
Landsat Tracks Down A Pesky Weed in Australias
Category: Social Benefits
Source: Min. for Primary Industries and Fisheries (Au)
Posted: Feb. 1, 2008
three gorges dam
Landsat Watches as China Constructs Giant Dam
Category: Science
Contributor: Mike Bettwy
Posted: June 14, 2007
A highway over a bay tributary
Landsat’s Role in Chesapeake Bay Management
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Laura E.P. Rocchio
Posted: April 22, 2008
landsat image of coral reefs near Key West
Mapping Coral Reefs
Category: Science
Contributor: Terry Arvidson
Posted: April 6, 2006
researchers in yemen
Mapping Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Risk Areas
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Assaf Anyamba, et al.
Posted: April 6, 2006
landsat mosaic of west Antarctica
Monitoring Ice Sheet Activity in Antarctica
Category: Science
Contributor: Robert Bindschadler, et al.
Posted: April 6, 2006
Alsakan Glacier Retreat
Most Alaskan Glaciers Retreating, Thinning, and Stagnating, Says Major USGS Landsat-Based Report
Category: Science
Source: Catherine Puckett
Posted: Oct. 6, 2008
Satellite-detected flood waters over the affected Yangon, capital of Myanmar as of 5 May 2008
NASA Data Helps Pinpoint Impacted Populations in Disaster Aftermath
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Gretchen Cook-Anderson
Posted: June 12, 2008
Antarctica
NASA's Tour of the Cryosphere Incorporates LIMA
Category: Did you know?
Contributor: Lori Keesey
Posted: Sept. 2, 2009
St. Kitts land use map
New Landsat-Based Maps of Complex Caribbean Islands Reveal Conservation Opportunities
Category: Science
Contributor: Eileen H. Helmer
Posted: July 11, 2008
Urban growth on Chesapeake Bay tributary
New UNEP Atlas Relies on Landsat
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Laura Rocchio
Posted: Sept. 1, 2006
Urban growth on Chesapeake Bay tributary
Planning for Restoration of Chesapeake Bay
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Scott Goetz
Posted: April 6, 2006
 
irrigation in Colorado
Precious Resources: Water & Landsat’s Thermal Band
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Laura Rocchio
Posted: April 18, 2007
Canadian forest fire
Quantifying Burn Severity
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: TK, Jeannie Allen
Posted: April 6, 2006
farmer on a tractor
Saving Millions in Government Dollars: Landsat Helps Fight Crop Insurance Fraud
Category: Social Benefits
Reporter: Laura Rocchio
Posted: April 6, 2006
landsat image of amazon river
Sensor Synergy: Great Lakes Algae Monitoring
Category: Science
Contributor: Jan Wittry
Posted: August 28, 2007
landsat image of amazon river
Small-Scale Logging Leads to Clear-cutting in Brazilian Amazon
Category: Science
Contributor: Mike Bettwy
Posted: August 1, 2006
Mesopotamian Wetlands
Supporting Restoration of the “Garden of Eden”: Mesopotamian Wetlands
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: Jeff Masek
Posted: April 6, 2006
Prasad Thenkabail
Thenkabail, Prasad
Category: People of Landsat
Contributor: USGS Landsat Project
Posted: Nov. 21, 2007
Tracking Osama bin Laden
UCLA Geographers Use Landsat to Track Bin Laden
Category: Did you know?
Contributor: Meg Sullivan
Posted: Feb. 27, 2009
Burma: Post-Flood Rice Impact Analysis
USDA FAS Uses GIS, MODIS, and Landsat to Monitor Rice Production in Burma
Category: Social Benefits
Contributor: ESRI Press Release
Posted: July 9, 2008
Almond tree field
USDA Researchers Use Landsat to Estimate Horticultural Canopy Cover and Crop Water Demand
Category: Science
Contributor: Michael W. Neff
Posted: July 18, 2008
Map of Mississippi River Delta
Using Landsat, USGS Reports Louisiana Coast Land Change post-Katrina and Rita
Category: Science
Contributors: Gaye S. Farris and John A. Barras
Posted: October 3, 2006
You Can Retrace the Journey of Lewis and Clark with Landsat Imagery
You Can Retrace the Journey of Lewis and Clark with Landsat Imagery
Category: Did you know?
Contributor: Laura Rocchio
Posted: Nov. 25, 2008

 

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