International Relations: Landsat on the Agenda

International Relations: Landsat on the Agenda

Landsat 8 image of the Philippines' Tawitawi Island.
Landsat 8 image of the Philippines’ Tawitawi Island. Image credit: NASA’s Earth Observatory; USGS/NASA Landsat

Strengthened space cooperation between the U.S. and Philippines will include bilateral cooperation on the Landsat Program according to a fact sheet released by the White House on May 1, 2023:

“The countries will collaborate on the use of space-based technology in the areas of disaster management and emergency response, healthcare, mapping of resources and accessibility, pollution monitoring, deforestation, land use and infrastructure planning, and maritime awareness. The leaders welcome the strengthening of bilateral cooperation on the Landsat Program, including the possibility for the Philippines to download imagery directly from Landsat satellites to its ground stations.”

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