EarthSky Interview with Alan Belward: Tracking Changes to Earth's Forests from Space
Satellite researcher Alan Belward works for the Institute for Environment and Sustainability, part of the European Commission’s Joint Research Center in Ispra, Italy. Dr. Belward heads the Land Resource Management
Capturing Landsat's Long History
In an era when receipt of images from Earth-orbiting satellites is “routine”, it’s hard to recall that a few short decades ago this wasn’t the case. Landsat has stood at
Dakota Midday Learns about Landsat
On the last day of the Science Team Meeting, NASA and USGS Landsat Project Scientists Jeff Masek and Tom Loveland along with Science Team leader Curtis Woodcock talked live with
A Carbon Agreement That Would Rely on Landsat Data
At the UN climate talks in Cancun, a satellite-based protocol to track deforestation is being met with some optimism. In this new initiative to incentivize forest conservation in developing countries,
Landsat Backbone of Forest Monitoring
In a recent EarthSky interview, Landsat science team member Curtis Woodcock talks about the importance of Landsat data to global forest monitoring. Podcasts: • 90 second podcast interview (1.7 Mb) • 8 min.
Loveland Reflects on Landsat Program
Landsat Data Continuity Mission USGS Project Scientist, Dr. Tom Loveland, sat down with Directions Magazine to reflect on the Landsat Program. In a podcast recording, Loveland and Directions Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Joe Francica, discuss
