The Landsat Program - Applications
Recent Publications
2012
Markham, B.L., Haque, M.O., Barsi, J.A., Micijevic, E., Helder, D.L., Thome, K.J., Aaron, D., Czapla-Myers, J.S. Landsat-7 ETM+: 12 Years On-Orbit Reflective-Band Radiometric Performance. IEEE Transactions Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 50, Issue 5. May 2012. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2011.2169803
2011
Cao, C.X., S. Upret, J. Xiong, S. Ungar, A. Wu, P. Jing, D. Smith, G. Chander, and N. Fox. (2010). Establishing the Antarctic Dome C community reference standard site towards consistent measurements from Earth observation satellites. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 36, no. 5, p. 498-513. (Also available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5589/m10-075.)
Fuller, L.M., R.S. Jodoin, and R.J. Minnerick (2011). Predicting Lake Trophic State by Relating Secchi-Disk Transparency Measurements to Landsat-Satellite Imagery for Michigan Inland Lakes, 2003–05 and 2007–08. USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5007.
Miller, H.M., N.R. Sexton, L. Koontz, J.Loomis, S.R. Koontz, and C.Hermans (2011). The Users, Uses, and Value of Landsat and Other Moderate-Resolution Satellite Imagery in the United States—Executive Report. USGS Open-File Report 2011-1031.
Vogelmann, J.E., J.R. Kost, B.L. Tolk., S.M. Howard, K. Short, X. Chen, C. Huang, K. Pabst, and M.G. Rollins, (2011). Monitoring landscape change for LANDFIRE using multi-temporal satellite imagery and ancillary data. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, v. 4, no. 2, p. 252-264. (Also available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2010.2044478.)
2010
Angal, A., Xiong, X., Choi, T.-Y., Chander, G., and Wu, A. (2010). Using the Sonoran and Libyan Desert test sites to monitor the temporal stability of reflective solar bands for Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus and Terra moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer sensors. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, v. 4, no. 1, p. 043525-12.
Chander, G., Xiong, X., Choi, T., and Angal, A. (2010). Monitoring on-orbit calibration stability of the Terra MODIS and Landsat 7 ETM+ sensors using pseudo-invariant test site. Remote Sensing of Environment.
Duncanson,L.I., K.O. Niemann, and M.A. Wulder (2010). Integration of GLAS and Landsat TM data
for aboveground biomass estimation. Can. J. Remote Sensing, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 129–141.
Gu, Y., Brown, J.F., Miura, T., van Leeuwen, W.J., and Reed, B. (2010). Phenological classification of the United States—a geographic framework for extending multi-sensor time-series data: Remote Sensing, v. 2, no. 2, p. 526-544.
Hansen, M.C., Stehman, S.V., and Potapov, P.V. (2010). Quantification of global gross forest cover loss. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Napton, D.E., Auch, R.F., Headley, R.M., and Taylor, J.L. (2010). Land changes and their driving forces in the southeastern United States. Regional Environmental Change, v. 10, no. 1, p. 37-53.
Rover, J.A., Wylie, B.K., and Ji, L. (2010). A self-trained classification technique for producing 30-m percent-water maps from Landsat data. International Journal of Remote Sensing..
Roy, D.P., Ju, J., Mbow, C., Frost, P., and Loveland, T.R. (2010). Accessing free Landsat data via the Internet—Africa's Challenge. Remote Sensing Letters, v. 1, no. 2, p. 111-117.
Soverel, N., N.C. Coops, J.C. White, and M.A. Wulder.(2010). Characterizing the forest fragmentation of Canada's national parks. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Environ Monit Assess., v.164:481–499.
White, J.C., C. Gómez, M.A. Wulder, N.C. Coops (2010). Characterizing temperate forest structural and spectral diversity with Hyperion EO-1 data. Remote Sensing of Environment, v.14, no.7, pp.1576-1589 .
Xian, G., and Homer, C.G. (2010). Updating the 2001 National Land Cover Database impervious surface products to 2006 using Landsat imagery change detection methods. Remote Sensing of Environment.
Zhang, J., Xu, Y., Yao, F., Wang, P., Guo, W., Li, L., and Yang, L. (2010). Advances in estimation methods of vegetation water content based on optical remote sensing techniques. Science China Technological Sciences, p. 1-9.
2009
Chander, G., B.L.Markham, and D.L.Helder, (2009). Summary of current radiometric calibration coefficients for Landsat MSS, TM, ETM+, and EO-1 ALI sensors. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 113, no. 5, pp. 893–903.
Coops, N.C., R.H. Waring, M.A. Wulder, J.C. White (2009). Prediction and assessment of bark beetle-induced mortality of lodgepole pine using estimates of stand vigor derived from remotely sensed data. Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 113, No. 5, pp. 1058–1066.
El-Araby, E., El-Ghazawi, T., Le Moigne, J., Irish, R. Reconfigurable processing for satellite on-board automatic cloud cover assessment. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 113, no. 9, pp. 1988-1999.
Helmer, E.H., Lefsky, M.A., Roberts, D.A. (2009). Biomass accumulation rates of Amazonian secondary forest and biomass of old-growth forests from Landsat time series and the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, vol. 3, 033505.
Hilker, T., M.A. Wulder, N. C. Coops, N. Seitz, J.C. White, F.Gao, J.G. Masek, and G. Stenhouse (2009). Generation of dense time series synthetic Landsat data through data blending with MODIS using a spatial and temporal adaptive reflectance fusion model. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, vol. 3, 033505.
Vogelmann, J.E., B. Tolk, Z. Zhu (2009). Monitoring forest changes in the southwestern United States using multitemporal Landsat data. Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 113, No. 8, pp. 1739–1748.
Wulder, M.A., J.C. White, F. Alvarez, T. Han, J. Rogan, B. Hawkes (2009). Characterizing boreal forest wildfire with multi-temporal Landsat and LIDAR data. Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 113, No. 7, pp. 1540–1555.
Wulder, M.A., J.C.White, M.E. Andrew, N.E. Seitz, N.C. Coops (2009). Forest fragmentation, structure, and age characteristics as a legacy of forest management. Forest Ecology and Management Vol. 258, No. 9, pp. 1938–1949.
Wulder, M.A., J.C. White, M. Cranny, R.J. Hall, J.E. Luther, A. Beaudoin, D.G. Goodenough, and J.A. Dechka (2009). Monitoring Canada’s forests. Part 1: Completion of the EOSD land cover project. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 549–562.
Wulder, M.A., J.C White, M.D. Gillis, N. Walsworth, M.C. Hansen, P. Potapov (2009). Multi-scale satellite and spatial information and analysis framework in support of a large-area forest monitoring and inventory update. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1243-8.
Wulder, M.A., J.C. White, T. Han, N.C. Coops, J.A. Cardille, T. Holland, and D. Grills (2009). Monitoring Canada's forests. Part 2: National forest fragmentation and pattern. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 563–584.
2008
Goodwin, N.R, and N.C. Coops, M.A. Wulder, S. Gillanders, T.A.Schroeder, T. Nelson (2008). Estimation of insect infestation dynamics using a temporal sequence of Landsat data. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 112, pp. 3680–3689.
Gutman, G., R. Byrnes, J. Masek, S. Covington, S, C. Justice, S. Franks, and R. Headley (2008). Towards monitoring land cover and land-use changes at a global scale: The Global Land Survey 2005. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, January 2008, vol. 74, no. 1, pp.:6–10.
Helmer, E.H., T.J. Brandeis, A.E. Lugo, and T. Kennaway (2008). Factors influencing spatial pattern in tropical forest clearance and stand age: Implications for carbon storage and species diversity. Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 113, G02S04.
Helmer, E.H., T.A. Kennaway, D.H. Pedreros., M.L. Clark, L.L. Tieszen, T.S. Ruzycki, H. Marcano, S.R. Schill, C.M.S. Carrington (2008). Distributions of land cover and forest formations for St. Kitts, Nevis,
St. Eustatius, Grenada and Barbados from satellite imagery. Caribbean Journal of Science vol. 44 no. 2, pp. 175–198.
Huang, C., K. Song, S. Kim, J. Townshend, P. Davis, J. Masek, and S.N. Goward (2008). Use of a dark object concept and support vector machines to automate forest cover change analysis. In press (available online) Remote Sensing of Environment.
Masek, J.G, C. Huang, R. Wolfe, W. Cohen, F. Hall, J. Kutler, and P. Nelson (2008). North American forest disturbance mapped from a decadal Landsat record. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 112, pp. 2914-2926.
Helder, D.L, B.L. Markham, K.J. Thome, J.A. Barsi, G. Chander, R. Malla (2008). Updated Radiometric Calibration for the Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper Reflective Bands. Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing in August 2007.
Roy, D.P, J. Ju, P. Lewis, C.Schaaf, F. Gao, M. Hansen, and E. Lindquist (2008). Multi-temporal MODIS-Landsat data fusion for relative radiometric normalization gap filling, and prediction of Landsat data. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 112, pp. 3112–3130.
Wulder, M.A., C.R. Butson, and J.C. White (2008). Cross-sensor change detection over a forested landscape: Options to enable continuity of medium spatial resolution measures. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 112, pp. 796–809.
Wulder, M.A., S.M. Ortlepp, J.C. White, and S. Maxwell (2008). Evaluation of Landsat-7 SLC-off image products for forest change detection. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 93-99.
Wulder, M.A., J.C. White, S.N. Goward, J.G. Masek, J.R. Irons, M. Herold, W.B. Cohen, T.R. Loveland, and C.E. Woodcock (2008). Landsat continuity: Issues and opportunities related to Landsat continuity. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 112, pp. 955–969.
2007
Barsi, J.A., S.J. Hook, J.R. Schott, N.G. Raqueno, and B.L. Markham (2007). Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper Thermal Band Calibration Update. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, Oct. 2007, vol. 4, no. 4, pp.: 552 - 555.
Barsi, J.A., B.L. Markham, D.L. Helder, and G. Chander (2007). Radiometric calibration status of Landsat-7 and Landsat-5. Proc. SPIE 6744, Florence, 2007.
Chander, G., B.L. Markham, and J.A. Barsi (2007). Revised Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper Radiometric Calibration. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, July 2007, vol. 4, no. 3, pp.: 490-494.
Chander, G., E. Micijevic, R.W. Hayes, and J.A. Barsi (2007). Radiometric Recalibration Procedure for Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper Data. IGARSS, 2007
Han, T., M.A. Wulder, J.C. White, N.C. Coops, M.F. Alvarez, and C. Butson (2007). An efficient protocol to process Landsat images for change detection with Tasseled Cap Transformation. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 4, no. 1, pp.: 147-151.
Helmer, E.H. and B. Ruefenacht (2007). A comparison of radiometric normalization methods when filling cloud gaps in Landsat imagery. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 33, no. 4, pp: 325–340.
Kennaway, T. and E.H. Helmer (2007). The Forest Types and Ages Cleared from Land Development in Puerto Rico. GIScience & Remote Sensing, vol. 44, no. 4, pp: 356–382.
Kurtz, R.M. (2007). Scan Line Correction: Enabling Broader User of Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) . Earth Imaging Journal vol. 4, no. 5, pp: 32–36.
Laporte, N., J.A. Stabach, R. Grosch, T.S. Lin, and S.J. Goetz, Expansion of industrial logging in Central Africa, Science, vol. 316, 8 June 2007, p: 1451. [external link]
Rocchio, L.E. and W. Ochs (2007). The Landsat Data Continuity Mission: Extending the Longest Legacy of Global Land Observation. Earth Imaging Journal vol. 4, no. 3, pp: 14–18.
Teillet, P.M., J.A. Barsi, G. Chander, and K.J. Thome (2007). Prime Candidate Earth Targets for the Post-Launch Radiometric Calibration of Space-Based Optical Imaging Instruments. Proc. SPIE 6677, San Diego, 2007.
White, J.C., N.C. Coops, T. Hilker, M.A. Wulder, and A.L. Carroll (2007). Detecting mountain pine beetle red attack damage with EO-1 Hyperion moisture indices. International Journal of Remote Sensing vol. 28, no. 10, pp: 2111–2121.
Wulder, M.A., T. Han, J.C. White, C.R. Butson, and R.J. Hall. An approach for edge matching large-area satellite image classifications. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 33, no. 4, pp: 266–277.
Wulder, M.A., T. Han, J.C. White, T. Sweda, and H. Tsuzuki (2007). Integrating profiling LIDAR with Landsat data for regional boreal forest canopy attribute estimation and change characterization. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 110, pp: 123–137.
Wulder, M.A., T.A. Nelson, and D. Seemann (2007). Using spatial pattern
to quantify relationship
between samples, surroundings, and populations. Environmental
Monitoring & Assessment vol. 131 pp: 221–230.
Wulder, M., J. White, S. Magnussen, and S. McDonald, (2007). Validation of a large area land cover product using purpose-acquired airborne video. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 106, no. 4, pp.: 480-491.
2006
Arvidson, T., S.N. Goward, and D.L. Williams (2006). Characterizing the Landsat global long-term data record. Proceedings of 13th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference (ARSPC), November 21-24, 2006, Canberra, Australia.
Arvidson, T., S.N. Goward, D.L. Williams, and J. Gasch (2006). Landsat-7 long-term acquisition plan: Development and validation, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, vol. 72, no. 10, pp: 1137–1146. [ Abstract | Popular summary ]
Gao, F., J. Masek, M. Schwaller, and F. Hall (2006), On the blending of the Landsat and MODIS surface reflectance: predicting daily Landsat surface reflectance. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 44, pp.: 2207-2218.
Goward, S.N., T.J. Arvidson, J. Faundeen, D.L. Williams, J. Irons, and S. Franks (2006). Historical record of Landsat global coverage: Mission operations, NSLRSDA, and international cooperator stations, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, vol. 72, no. 10, pp: 1155–1169. [ Abstract ]
Green, K. (2006). Landsat in context: The land remote sensing business model, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, vol. 72, no. 10, pp: 1147–1153. [ Abstract ]
Irish, R.R., J.L. Barker, S.N. Goward, and T.J. Arvidson (2006). Characterization of the Landsat-7 ETM+ automated cloud-cover assessment (ACCA) algorithm, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, vol. 72, no. 10, pp: 1179–1188. [ Abstract | Popular summary ]
Irons, J. and J. Masek (2006). Requirements for a Landsat Data Continuity Mission, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, vol. 72, no. 10, pp: 1102–1108. [ Abstract | Popular summary ]
Markham, B.L., T.J. Arvidson, S.N. Goward, J. Barsi, and P. Scaramuzza (2006). Landsat-7 long-term acquisition plan radiometry: Evolution over time, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, vol. 72, no. 10, pp: 1129–1135. [ Abstract | Popular summary ]
Masek, J., G. Collatz (2006). Estimating forest carbon fluxes in a disturbed southeastern landscape: Integration of remote sensing, forest inventory, and biogeochemical modeling, J. Geophys. Res., 111, G01006.
Masek, J., E. Vermote, N. Saleous, R. Wolfe, F. Hall, F. Huemmrich, F. Gao, J. Kutler, T. Lim (2006). A Landsat surface reflectance data set for North America, 1990-2000. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 3, pp: 68–72.
Rocchio, L. and A. Davis (2006). Bridging the Divide: Translating Landsat Research Into Usable Science. At: AGU Fall Meeting, Dec. 11–15, 2006. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
Teillet, P.M., B.L. Markham, R.R. Irish, R (2006). Landsat cross-calibration based on near simultaneous imaging of common ground targets, Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 102, no. 2, pp: 264–270.
Williams, D.L., S.N. Goward, and T.J. Arvidson (2006). Landsat: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, vol. 72, no. 10, pp: 1171–1178. [ Abstract ]
2005
Barsi, J., J. Schott, F. Palluconi, S. Hook (2005). Validation of a web-based atmospheric correction tool for single thermal band instruments. In: Proceedings of Earth Observing Systems X, SPIE conference 5882, July 31- August 2, 2005, San Diego, CA. pp: 136–142.
Barsi, J., G. Chander, B. Markham, N. Higgs (2005). Landsat-4 and Landsat-5 thematic mapper band 6 historical performance and calibration. In: Proceedings of Earth Observing Systems X, SPIE conference 5882, July 31- August 2, 2005, San Diego, CA. pp: 53–64.
Irons, J., W. Ochs, N. Speciale, and J. Muphy-Morris (2005). Integrating Landsat Sensors onto National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Platforms. In: Pecora 16 "Global Priorities in Land Remote Sensing" Proceedings. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Sioux Falls, SD.
Markham, B., J. Barsi, K. Thome, J. Barker, P. Scaramuzza, D. Helder (2005). SLC-off Landsat-7 ETM+ reflective band radiometric calibration. In: Proceedings of Earth Observing Systems X, SPIE conference 5882, July 31- August 2, 2005, San Diego, CA. pp: 58820D-1–58820D-11.
Rocchio, L., G. Hodge, T. Arvidson, D. Williams, and J. Irons (2005). The Landsat Legacy: Tracking down three decades of knowledge. In: Pecora 16 "Global Priorities in Land Remote Sensing" Proceedings. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Sioux Falls, SD.
Storey, J., P. Scaramuzza, G. Schmidt, and J. Barsi (2005). Landsat 7 Scan Line Corrector-Off Gap-Filled Product Development. In: Pecora 16 "Global Priorities in Land Remote Sensing" Proceedings. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Sioux Falls, SD.
2004
Alparone, L., S. Baronti, A. Garzelli, F. Nencini (2004). Landsat ETM+ and SAR image fusion based on generalized intensity modulation. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2832–2839.
Chander, G., D. Helder, B. Markham, J. Dewald, E. Kaita, K. Thome, E. Micijevic, T. Ruggles (2004). Landsat-5 TM reflective-band absolute radiometric calibration. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2747–2760.
Chander, G., D. Meyer, D. Helder (2004). Cross calibration of the Landsat-7 ETM+ and EO-1 ALI sensor. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2821–2831.
Helder, D., E. Micijevic (2004). Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper outgassing effects.. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2717–2729.
Helder, D., T. Ruggles (2004) . Landsat thematic mapper reflective-band radiometric artifacts. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2704–2716.
Helder, D., T. Ruggles, J. Dewald, S. Madhavan (2004). Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper reflective-band radiometric stability.IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2730–2746.
Hook, S., G. Chander, J. Barsi, R. Alley, A. Abtahi, F. Palluconi, B. Markham, R. Richards, S. Schladow, D. Helder (2004). In-flight validation and recovery of water surface temperature with Landsat-5 thermal infrared data using an automated high-altitude lake validation site at Lake Tahoe. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2767–2776.
Lee, D., J. Storey, M. Choate, R. Hayes (2004). Four years of Landsat-7 on-orbit geometric calibration and performance. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2786–2795.
Markham, B., J. Storey, D. Williams, J. Irons (2004). Landsat sensor performance: history and current status. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2691–2694.
Markham, B., K. Thome, J. Barsi, E. Kaita, D. Helder, J. Barker, P. Scaramuzza (2004). Landsat-7 ETM+ on-orbit reflective-band radiometric stability and absolute calibration. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2810–2820.
Ponzoni, F., J. Zullo, R. Lamparelli, G. Pellegrino, Y. Arnaud (2004). In-flight absolute calibration of the Landsat-5 TM on the test site Salar de Uyuni. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2761–2766.
Scaramuzza, P., .Markham, J. Barsi, E. Kaita (2004). Landsat-7 ETM+ on-orbit reflective-band radiometric characterization. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2796–2809.
Storey, J., M. Choate (2004). Landsat-5 bumper-mode geometric correction. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2695–2703.
Thome, K., D. Helder, D. Aaron, J. Dewald (2004). Landsat-5 TM and Landsat-7 ETM+ absolute radiometric calibration using the reflectance-based method. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2777–2785.
Tucker, C., D. Grant, and J. Dykstra (2004). NASA’s Global Orthorectified Landsat Data Set. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, vol. 70, no. 3, pp: 313–322.
Unsalan, C., K. Boyer (2004). Classifying land development in high-resolution Satellite imagery using hybrid structural-multispectral features. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp: 2840–2850.
