On this date in 1972, Landsat 1 (then known as the Earth Resources Technology Satellite) was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Landsat 1 was in operation until 1978. In the past three and a half decades, Landsat 1 has been succeeded by Landsats 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7… making today the 35th year of continuous Landsat satellite operations.
Time is of the Essence When Monitoring Dryland Floods
September 20, 2022
More frequent satellite observations, such as those of the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) dataset, are needed to fully capture flood dynamics in regions experiencing short-lived, ephemeral flooding.
