Landsat’s Role in Managing Water Resources
Water is essential for life. A third of Earth’s populace has unreliable access to clean water. With current population growth and environmental trends, the U.N. Environmental Program estimates that 1.8 billion people will face water scarcity by 2025. Water means survival for people and other species we rely upon to thrive, making proper stewardship of our water resources vital. Good decisions require good data. Since 1972 the Landsat series of satellites has been providing such data. Landsat-based decisions on how to manage limited water resources have impacted millions of people worldwide. From finding water for refugees in arid nations to reducing pollution in our national waterways, Landsat enables decisions that directly help people.
Graphing a Path to Survival: Habitat Connectivity in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin
Quantifying the impact of historic land-use and hydroclimatic variability on landscape connectivity dynamics across Australia’s breadbasket.
Water in Flux—Monitoring Shifting Water Body Sizes in Canada
Monitoring surface water trends in North Western Canada.
Farm Crops for City Drops: Assessing Water Right Transfers With Landsat
Thirty-one years of observed water use trends in the Southwestern U.S.
Shedding Light on Watershed Management Priorities
Learn more about a water quality modeling tool known as SPARROW.
New Landsat-Based Map of Worldwide Croplands Supports Food and Water Security
A new map was released today detailing croplands worldwide in the highest resolution yet.
Landsat Talks—The Karkheh River as Seen by Landsat 1993-2002
Dr. Alan Belward describes water changes around Iran’s Karkheh River between 1993-2002.