Landsat Project Science staff provided a presentation on the Landsat program and the Landsat Data Continuity Mission at the Haskell Indians Nation University in Lawrence, Kansas on Thursday, June 9. The presentation was given to a group of Native American students and their faculty mentors from several tribal colleges. The students and faculty were participating in a geospatial technologies workshop sponsored by the NASA Tribal Colleges and Universities Program.
Further Information:
+ NASA Tribal Colleges and Universities Program
+ NASA Awards $3.3 Million To Tribal Colleges And Universities
+ Haskell Indians Nation University [external link]

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