Virginia Norwood & the Little Scanner that Could

Virginia Norwood and the little scanner that could

Virginia Norwood & the Little Scanner that Could

July 23, 2022

Virginia T. Norwood, known as the person who could solve impossible problems, played a crucial role in the development of the first space-based multispectral scanner instrument that flew on Landsat 1 and made the mission a success.

50 Years, 50 Stories: Kate Fickas

July 23, 2022

I use Landsat to explore wetland and aquatic ecosystem dynamics over time, studying how they may vary in a changing climate. Biotic and abiotic, everything on Earth has its own connection.

50 Years, 50 Stories: Bruce Cook

July 23, 2022

I use Landsat data as part of a joint U.S. Department of Agriculture/NASA effort to inventory all forest lands in interior Alaska.

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