This video, produced by Matt Radcliff and animated by Alex Kekesi, shows how various spectral bands of Landsat data can be put together, or composited, to create color images. In this video—that we fondly refer to as the “onion skin”—watch how different Landsat spectral bands can tell us distinctive information about our planet; here, we take a look at Florida’s Everglades:
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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.