Landsat Sets the Standard for Maps of World's Forests
• NASA’s Earth-observing fleet of satellites provides a worldwide and unbiased view with standardized scientific data—information crucial for tracking the health of the world’s forests.
• NASA’s Earth-observing fleet of satellites provides a worldwide and unbiased view with standardized scientific data—information crucial for tracking the health of the world’s forests.
A 40 year sequence of Landsat images
showing the dry Texas panhandle near the
town of Dalhart.
Graphic comparing three images of the U.S. National Mall.
Watch the forest recover after the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption.
Timelapse of Yellowstone Park after large wildfires in 1989.
Landsat was used to identify areas of forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A 40 year sequence of Landsat images
showing the dry Texas panhandle near the
town of Dalhart. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010900/a010967/Dalhart_TX_timelapse_20120421_gal.png
Timelapse of Yellowstone Park after large wildfires in 1989. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010800/a010864/Yellowstone_iPad_cover_1024x576_gal.png
Graphic comparing three images of the U.S. National Mall. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010800/a010873/AB-National_Mall_image_gal.png
Landsat was used to identify areas of forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011000/a011004/G2012-057_DRC_Landsat_final_youtube_hq_gal.png
Watch the forest recover after the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010500/a010550/G2010-077_Mount_St_Helens_youtube_hq_gal.png
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Curators: Landsat Science Outreach Team