Further Information:
+ Video on YouTube
+ High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change, Science
+ NASA-USGS Landsat Data Yield Best View to Date of Global Forest Losses, Gains, NASA
+ Changes in World’s Forests Portrayed in High Definition, USGS

Above the Earth, Below the Surface: Landsat’s Role in Monitoring Water Quality
Safeguarding freshwater resources is crucial, and while scientists use a variety of ground-based techniques to gauge water quality, the Landsat program has provided water quality data from orbit for decades.