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Map shows South Korea with waterways highlighted. In the top right corner is a north arrow and in the bottom left corner is a legend of different rivers in South Korea.

Monitoring Water Quality in South Korea

South Korea is facing a water quality problem. Researchers Hyunglok Kim and Seongjun Lee from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) embarked on developing a model to predict water quality indicators in near real-time.

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Landsat outreach specialist Allison Nussbaum and GEDI/UMD Faculty Specialist Talia Schwelling hold Landsat/GEDI postcards at the NASA exhibit booth at AGU24.

Landsat at AGU24

The NASA Landsat Science and Outreach teams attended the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting in DC in December. At AGU24, they shared research and educated the public about Landsat.

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Ross Walter (left) holds a letter O and Ally (right) holds the letter A. Both letters were found in Landsat imagery.

Finding Your Name in Landsat

More than 715,000 visitors have transcribed their names and messages into Landsat letters using the “Your Name in Landsat” tool since it was unveiled in August as part of Camp Landsat 2024.

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A photograph of WSWC Executive DIrector Tony Willardson superimposed on top of a photos of an irrigated vineyard and OpenET data for Santa Rosa, California.

Tony Willardson, Water Watcher

With Landsat-based ET embedded in more and more water rights and conservation tools, Willardson and the Western States Water Council are eager to see Landsat Next with its higher spatial resolution, more frequent observations, and additional spectral bands, built and launched.

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Image credit: Joshua Stevens, NASA Earth Observatory

Drought is Driving Fires to Burn Overnight

A new study tracks the shifting dynamics of wildfires in western North America. Using Landsat-derived datasets and active fire information from geostationary satellites, researchers found that fires are burning through the night more often—and drought is partially to blame.

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Example of Landsat Provisional Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) product near the Colorado/Nebraska border near the Platte River.

Landsat is Vital to American Agriculture, Forests

A recent national report finds Landsat satellites to be a vital source of data to support U.S. agriculture and forest activities in the United States. The report also supports the continuation of the Landsat Satellite Program as essential to Americans in terms of the value and benefits Landsat delivers every year.

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Earthrise

Remembering Bill Anders

Anders, 90, the astronaut who captured the iconic Earthrise photograph, died on June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting crashed into the San Juan Channel.

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