News Archives
World’s Largest Dynamic Kelp Map Launched
The Landsat-informed kelpwatch.org hosts the world’s largest open-source dynamic map of kelp forest canopy.
Food Documentary Explores Satellites and the Future of Farming
BBC’s Follow the Food documentary series has reported on Earth observations supporting food production, market stability and on-farm decisions.
From Seeds to Satellites
NASA is partnering with farmers to deliver new technology, new tools and new data to help producers make decisions at every level, from the farm field to the state to the nation to the world.
Improving Crop Yield Predictions with Satellite Assist
New Michigan State University research found that incorporating in-season water deficit information into remote sensing-based crop models significantly improves corn yield predictions.
Virginia Norwood: Engineer Extraordinaire
Virginia Norwood was awarded the USGS John Wesley Powell Award for her contributions to USGS—most notably the long-running Landsat program.
Finding Ways to Turn Down the Heat in Cities with Satellites
Rooftop gardens and greenery can help ease some of the severe heat in cities, according to research from climate scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
When Fire+Flood=Beach
A new study combines decades of Landsat and Sentinel-2 imagery with hydrologic and oceanographic data to look at how changes on land affect coastlines in Big Sur, California.
Meet Qiusheng Wu, Geospatial Community Contributor
Wu wants anyone to be able to derive meaningful information from geospatial data like Landsat.
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Reading the Landscape
More than 100 countries at the UN Climate Change Conference this past year made the bold commitment to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030.
Technology Transfer: NASA Satellite Servicing Technologies
Northrop Grumman recently signed agreements to license three technologies from NASA related to satellite servicing.
Landsat Shows Western Canada’s Glaciated Environments Rapidly Changing
A new mapping tool developed by UNBC researchers shows that western Canadian glaciers are shrinking at an increasing rate.
Pecora 22: Call for Abstracts
From October 23 – 28, 2022, Pecora 22 will focus on all aspects of Earth observation, spanning scientific discoveries to operational applications, and from sensors to decisions.
Landsat 9 to Provide a Wealth of Data to Landsat Archive
Launched September 27, Landsat 9 will provide a high-quality and reliable stream of land imaging data for the next 10-plus years.
Landsat at #AGU21
This year at the Fall AGU conference, 409 Landsat-related presentations were given.
Shifting Shores of the Australian Continent Mapped with Landsat
Using decades of Landsat satellite imagery, scientists at Geoscience Australia have mapped annual shoreline locations for the entirety of Australia going back more than thirty years.
Diagnosis from the Sky: Catching Insect Infestations within Forests Before It’s Too Late
Fine-tuning remote sensing to protect forests from the spread of dangerous critters.
Intern with Our Outreach Team
Do you design interactive media? Consider interning with the Landsat outreach team.
News Archives
Reading the Landscape
More than 100 countries at the UN Climate Change Conference this past year made the bold commitment to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030.
Technology Transfer: NASA Satellite Servicing Technologies
Northrop Grumman recently signed agreements to license three technologies from NASA related to satellite servicing.
Landsat Shows Western Canada’s Glaciated Environments Rapidly Changing
A new mapping tool developed by UNBC researchers shows that western Canadian glaciers are shrinking at an increasing rate.
Pecora 22: Call for Abstracts
From October 23 – 28, 2022, Pecora 22 will focus on all aspects of Earth observation, spanning scientific discoveries to operational applications, and from sensors to decisions.
Landsat 9 to Provide a Wealth of Data to Landsat Archive
Launched September 27, Landsat 9 will provide a high-quality and reliable stream of land imaging data for the next 10-plus years.
Landsat at #AGU21
This year at the Fall AGU conference, 409 Landsat-related presentations were given.
Shifting Shores of the Australian Continent Mapped with Landsat
Using decades of Landsat satellite imagery, scientists at Geoscience Australia have mapped annual shoreline locations for the entirety of Australia going back more than thirty years.
Diagnosis from the Sky: Catching Insect Infestations within Forests Before It’s Too Late
Fine-tuning remote sensing to protect forests from the spread of dangerous critters.
Intern with Our Outreach Team
Do you design interactive media? Consider interning with the Landsat outreach team.
