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Greenland’s Retreating Glaciers Could Impact Local Ecology
Many of the Greenland’s glaciers are retreating while also undergoing other physical changes.
Satellite Data Meets Cellular DNA for Species of Interest
Scientists are combining data from water samples containing fish DNA with satellite data to find native fish and identify their habitats.
Satellite Imagery Helps Farmers Cut Water Use in Half
A young start-up is using satellite data to give California farmers better information about water, which can translate into water savings or bigger yield for the same input.
Landsat: Buttressing Knowledge About This Planet
A number of new data products with information derived from Landsat inputs have become available recently.
Warming Temperatures are Driving Arctic Greening
Using satellite images to track global tundra ecosystems over decades, a new study found the region has become greener, as warmer air and soil temperatures lead to increased plant growth.
Mapping Twenty Years Of Historical US Midwestern Corn And Soybean Information with Landsat
A new data set uses Landsat data to extend the Crop Data Layer back in time.
Transforming Water Management in the U.S. West with Satellite Data
A new web-based platform called OpenET will soon be putting satellite data in the hands of farmers, water managers and conservation groups to accelerate improvements and innovations in water management.
Antarctica: Cracks in the Ice
Combined satellite imagery have afforded researchers a new, accurate picture of the rapid development of damage in the shear zones on the ice shelves of Pine Island and Thwaites.
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NASA Study Maps the Roots of Global Mangrove Loss
Using Landsat, researchers have created the first map of the causes of change in global mangrove habitats between 2000 and 2016—a valuable tool to aid conservation efforts for these vital coastline defenders.
‘Hyperlife’ Video from Beck/NASA Collaboration Features Landsat 8
In Beck’s “Hyperlife” video, the abstract beauty of our planet morphs from geographic location-to-location with the flow of the etherial track.
Virginia T. Norwood: The Mother of Landsat
We have Virginia Norwood to thank for the design and engineering that made the Landsat program a success and set the path for modern Earth observation.
LANDFIRE Remap Is Here
LANDFIRE has released its Remap dataset; new techniques and new data provide significant improvement.
Student Liza Goldberg Uses National Geographic Young Explorers Grant to Bring Satellite Imagery into Classrooms
Goldberg will launch Cloud to Classroom, an innovative project that uses satellite imagery to help K-12 classrooms understand global environmental change through remote sensing.
Using Landsat Data to Assess Regeneration in Tropical Forests
A team of Boise State researchers is helping forecast tropical forest recovery from deforestation using Landsat satellite data.
Chasing Satellites with Jacques Cousteau
In August 1975, Jacques Cousteau and his divers helped determine if Landsat could measure the depth of shallow ocean waters.
Early Detection of Algae ‘Blooms’ by Satellite Yields Healthcare Savings
The use of satellite data by environmental managers tracking harmful algal bloom outbreaks along lakefronts and coasts can result in earlier detections that yield significant savings on healthcare, lost work hours and other economic costs.
Agriculture: The View From Space
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations published an audio article about using geospatial data, including Landsat, to monitor would agriculture on soundcloud.
News Archives
NASA Study Maps the Roots of Global Mangrove Loss
Using Landsat, researchers have created the first map of the causes of change in global mangrove habitats between 2000 and 2016—a valuable tool to aid conservation efforts for these vital coastline defenders.
‘Hyperlife’ Video from Beck/NASA Collaboration Features Landsat 8
In Beck’s “Hyperlife” video, the abstract beauty of our planet morphs from geographic location-to-location with the flow of the etherial track.
Virginia T. Norwood: The Mother of Landsat
We have Virginia Norwood to thank for the design and engineering that made the Landsat program a success and set the path for modern Earth observation.
LANDFIRE Remap Is Here
LANDFIRE has released its Remap dataset; new techniques and new data provide significant improvement.
Student Liza Goldberg Uses National Geographic Young Explorers Grant to Bring Satellite Imagery into Classrooms
Goldberg will launch Cloud to Classroom, an innovative project that uses satellite imagery to help K-12 classrooms understand global environmental change through remote sensing.
Using Landsat Data to Assess Regeneration in Tropical Forests
A team of Boise State researchers is helping forecast tropical forest recovery from deforestation using Landsat satellite data.
Chasing Satellites with Jacques Cousteau
In August 1975, Jacques Cousteau and his divers helped determine if Landsat could measure the depth of shallow ocean waters.
Early Detection of Algae ‘Blooms’ by Satellite Yields Healthcare Savings
The use of satellite data by environmental managers tracking harmful algal bloom outbreaks along lakefronts and coasts can result in earlier detections that yield significant savings on healthcare, lost work hours and other economic costs.
Agriculture: The View From Space
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations published an audio article about using geospatial data, including Landsat, to monitor would agriculture on soundcloud.
