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New Way to Explore Landsat Data
Source: Byron Spice, Carnegie Mellon News • Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute, working with colleagues at Google and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), have adapted their technology for interactively
Congressional Briefing on Landsat
Source: AGU On July 23, 2012, AGU co-hosted a briefing for the 40th anniversary of the Landsat program along with Congressional hosts Representative Bruce Braley and Representative Tom Latham .
Sen. Mark Udall Recognizes Landsat's 40th Anniversary
Source: Congressional Record • Senator Mark Udall of Colorado recognized Landsat on its 40th anniversary on Monday, July 23, 2012. Here are his remarks as recorded on the congressional record: Madam
Introducing the LandsatLook Viewer
Source: USGS Landsat Mission • In honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Landsat 1 launch, and in preparation for Landsat 8 in February 2013, the USGS has rolled out a
Celebrating Landsat's 40th
• In honor of the first Landsat launch on July 23, 1972, NASA and USGS held a news conference highlighting Landsat’s accomplishments at the Newseum in Washington, DC. During the news conference,
40 Years of Earth Observation: From the Beginning
• The first Landsat satellite was launched forty years ago on July 23, 1972. At the time, the satellite had an awkward and rather hard-to-say original name: The Earth Resources
Landsat at 40: The Long View of Earth from Space
Source: Jon Campbell, USGS • The world’s longest-running Earth-observing satellite program—Landsat—is 40 years old. NASA—working in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and its science agency, the USGS—launched
The Longest Continuous View of Earth From Space Hits 40
Source: NASA and USGS • NASA and the Interior Department Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the Landsat program, the world’s longest-running Earth-observing satellite program. The first Landsat satellite was launched
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Briefing to Celebrate 40 Years of Continuous Earth Observations
Source: NASA • NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT, Monday, July 23, to highlight the accomplishments of the world’s longest-running
Landsat Data Continuity Mission Becomes an Observatory
Source: NASA • Engineers at Orbital Sciences Corporation, Gilbert, Ariz., have installed the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) instrument back onto to the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft. With both the
Australia Signs Historic Partnership Deal for Satellite Access
Source: Elyse Gatt, Australian Ministry of Resources and Energy • Australia will become an international collaborator on a new United States of America satellite mission, under an agreement signed today with
“Mud Island”
• Poplar Island rises out of the Chesapeake Bay as it’s rebuilt by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers using dredged mud from the Baltimore Harbor which lies about 30
NASA-Funded Partnership Bringing Internship and Research Opportunities to Tribal Colleges
Source: Francina Garcia, Tohono O’odham Community College • Both this summer and last, the Landsat project participated in a geospatial technologies workshop for tribal college faculty and students which is part
Thermal Radiation and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
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EarthSky Interview with Peter Claggett: Seeing Chesapeake Bay Changes with Landsat
Satellite images show big changes happening to Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the U.S., where freshwater meets the sea. Peter Claggett is a research geographer with the U.S. Geological
Landsat Sets the Standard for Maps of World's Forests
• NASA’s Earth-observing fleet of satellites provides a worldwide and unbiased view with standardized scientific data—information crucial for tracking the health of the world’s forests. Countries like Brazil are using
Dalhart, Texas 1972-2011
A 40 year sequence of Landsat images
showing the dry Texas panhandle near the
town of Dalhart.
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Briefing to Celebrate 40 Years of Continuous Earth Observations
Source: NASA • NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT, Monday, July 23, to highlight the accomplishments of the world’s longest-running
Landsat Data Continuity Mission Becomes an Observatory
Source: NASA • Engineers at Orbital Sciences Corporation, Gilbert, Ariz., have installed the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) instrument back onto to the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft. With both the
Australia Signs Historic Partnership Deal for Satellite Access
Source: Elyse Gatt, Australian Ministry of Resources and Energy • Australia will become an international collaborator on a new United States of America satellite mission, under an agreement signed today with
“Mud Island”
• Poplar Island rises out of the Chesapeake Bay as it’s rebuilt by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers using dredged mud from the Baltimore Harbor which lies about 30
NASA-Funded Partnership Bringing Internship and Research Opportunities to Tribal Colleges
Source: Francina Garcia, Tohono O’odham Community College • Both this summer and last, the Landsat project participated in a geospatial technologies workshop for tribal college faculty and students which is part
Thermal Radiation and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electromagnetic Spectrum Example
EarthSky Interview with Peter Claggett: Seeing Chesapeake Bay Changes with Landsat
Satellite images show big changes happening to Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the U.S., where freshwater meets the sea. Peter Claggett is a research geographer with the U.S. Geological
Landsat Sets the Standard for Maps of World's Forests
• NASA’s Earth-observing fleet of satellites provides a worldwide and unbiased view with standardized scientific data—information crucial for tracking the health of the world’s forests. Countries like Brazil are using
Dalhart, Texas 1972-2011
A 40 year sequence of Landsat images
showing the dry Texas panhandle near the
town of Dalhart.
