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University of Cincinnati Debuts New Tool for Looking at the National Land Cover Dataset
Source: Greg Hand, University of Cincinnati Sept. 17, 2012 • A new digital map-search tool will be described by University of Cincinnati Professor Tomasz Stepinski at an international conference Sept. 20. Stepinski
First Stage of LDCM Rocket Arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base
United Launch Alliance (ULA), the LDCM launch vehicle provider with vehicle assembly facilities in Decatur, Alabama, flew the first stage of the LDCM Atlas V 401 launch vehicle from Alabama
LDCM Completes EMI/EMC Testing
As of Aug. 30, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Observatory successfully completed Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMI/EMC) testing at Orbital Science Corporation’s facility in Gilbert, Ariz. EMI/EMC testing is conducted
Bejing, 1978 and 2010
One of the oldest and one of the most crowded cities in the world.
Columbia Glacier, Alaska
The Columbia Glacier has retreated more than 12 miles since 1980.
Phoenix 1972-2012
Agriculture shifts to neighborhoods over the course of four decades.
Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica
The first ever, high-resolution, true color map of Antarctica.
Phoenix 1972-2012
Agriculture shifts to neighborhoods over the course of four decades. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011000/a011041/Phoenix_timelapse_gal.png
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Dead Sea Salt Farming
View changes in the Dead Sea over 40 years as salt farms multiply.
LDCM Orbit Swaths
LDCM orbits 13 times each day, and covers the whole Earth in 16 days.
Landsat 40th Live Shot
LDCM Project Scientist Jim Irons is interviewed on live TV.
Irrigation in Saudi Arabia
Even in the desert there is water, if you drill deep enough.
Crop Irrigation in Saudi Arabia
Even in the desert there is water for crops, if you drill deep enough.
Best of "Earth As Art"
The Top 5 images from the USGS “Earth As Art” collection.
Crop Irrigation in Saudi Arabia
Even in the desert there is water for crops, if you drill deep enough. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/gallery/Landsat/Wadi As Sirhan compare_gal.png
LDCM Orbit Swaths
LDCM orbits 13 times each day, and covers the whole Earth in 16 days. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003900/a003939/earth_compWday.0624_gal.png
News Archives
Dead Sea Salt Farming
View changes in the Dead Sea over 40 years as salt farms multiply.
LDCM Orbit Swaths
LDCM orbits 13 times each day, and covers the whole Earth in 16 days.
Landsat 40th Live Shot
LDCM Project Scientist Jim Irons is interviewed on live TV.
Irrigation in Saudi Arabia
Even in the desert there is water, if you drill deep enough.
Crop Irrigation in Saudi Arabia
Even in the desert there is water for crops, if you drill deep enough.
Best of "Earth As Art"
The Top 5 images from the USGS “Earth As Art” collection.
Crop Irrigation in Saudi Arabia
Even in the desert there is water for crops, if you drill deep enough. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/gallery/Landsat/Wadi As Sirhan compare_gal.png
LDCM Orbit Swaths
LDCM orbits 13 times each day, and covers the whole Earth in 16 days. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003900/a003939/earth_compWday.0624_gal.png
