Category: People of Landsat

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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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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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Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, on the left and USGS Director David Applegate on the right.

USGS Director Talks Landsat

In an Instagram Live event titled “Guided by Science,” Deb Haaland, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, spoke with USGS Director Dr. David Applegate. The Landsat portion of that discussion is shared here.

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The 2018-2023 Landsat Science Team stands on the stairs of the Desert Research Institute in Reno.

The Earth Observer Shares Landsat Happenings

A summary of the final activities of the 2018–2023 Landsat Science Team and a synopsis of the 2022 History of NASA and the Environment Symposium were among the topics covered in the most recent issue of NASA’s The Earth Observer.

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Inbal Becker-Reshef

50 Years, 50 Stories: Inbal Becker-Reshef

I use Landsat data alongside other satellite and field data to map where and when crops like wheat are growing, to analyze different management practices including when crops are planted and harvested, to assess crop health and to forecast end of season yields.

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Kate Fickas, Oregon image

50 Years, 50 Stories: Kate Fickas

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.

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Tim Dunn

Meet the Landsat 9 Team: Tim Dunn

by Jim Cawley, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center September 22, 2021 • Landsat 9 is targeted for launch no earlier than Sept. 27, 2021, on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V

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Dr. Jeff Masek

Data Chat with Dr. Jeffrey Masek

The Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project offers daily, 30-meter global land surface data products to facilitate a wide range of terrestrial Earth science research.

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