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Mapping The Future With Landsat
Landsat was used to identify areas of forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Yellowstone National Park
Timelapse of Yellowstone Park after large wildfires in 1989.
Mt. St. Helens, 1979-2011
Watch the forest recover after the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption.
Global Rate of Deforestation
Graphic comparing three images of the U.S. National Mall.
Dalhart, Texas 1972-2011
A 40 year sequence of Landsat images
showing the dry Texas panhandle near the
town of Dalhart.
Dalhart, Texas 1972-2011
A 40 year sequence of Landsat images
showing the dry Texas panhandle near the
town of Dalhart. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010900/a010967/Dalhart_TX_timelapse_20120421_gal.png
Mt. St. Helens, 1979-2011
Watch the forest recover after the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010500/a010550/G2010-077_Mount_St_Helens_youtube_hq_gal.png
Mapping The Future With Landsat
Landsat was used to identify areas of forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011000/a011004/G2012-057_DRC_Landsat_final_youtube_hq_gal.png
News Archives
Landsat 7 Maneuver to Return to WRS
Source: USGS Landsat Project • Landsat 7 maneuvered away from a piece of space debris in mid-April, which meant that some data are outside of the Worldwide Reference System. On Tuesday,
Landsat's International Partnerships
Source: Ray A. Byrnes, USGS • Since the launch of the first Landsat satellite 40 years ago, International Cooperators (ICs) have formed a key strategic alliance with the U.S. Geological Survey
Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper Ceases Routine Acquisitions – Update
Source: USGS Landsat Project • After a silent winter, the USGS turned on the Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) in late April to determine the state of the electronics problem that
Landsat Global Archive Consolidation
Source: USGS Landsat Project • Landsat satellites have acquired data from across the globe for more than four decades. The National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive at the U.S. Geological
Report Warns of Rapid Decline in U.S. Earth Observation Capabilities
Source: Lorin Hancock, National Academy of Sciences • A new National Research Council report says that budget shortfalls, cost-estimate growth, launch failures, and changes in mission design and scope have left
Landsat: A Global Land Imaging Program
Source: Raymond A. Byrnes, USGS • Landsat satellites have continuously acquired space-based images of the Earth’s land surface, coastal shallows, and coral reefs across four decades. The Landsat Program, a joint
Administration Releases 10-Year Global Change Strategic Plan
Source: U.S. Global Change Research Program • On April 27th, the Obama Administration released a 10-year strategic plan for research related to global change, identifying priorities that will help state and
U.S. National Parks Viewed from Space
Source: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (on Flickr) In recognition of National Park Week (https://www.nps.gov/findapark/national-park-week.htm) NASA Goddard brings you unique views of some of our favorite U.S. National Parks, captured by
Engineering the Future By Building on the Landsat Legacy
Building a satellite is a major collaboration and involves the hard work of many different types of engineers. The engineering process for Landsat involves defining the satellite requirements, testing the
News Archives
Landsat 7 Maneuver to Return to WRS
Source: USGS Landsat Project • Landsat 7 maneuvered away from a piece of space debris in mid-April, which meant that some data are outside of the Worldwide Reference System. On Tuesday,
Landsat's International Partnerships
Source: Ray A. Byrnes, USGS • Since the launch of the first Landsat satellite 40 years ago, International Cooperators (ICs) have formed a key strategic alliance with the U.S. Geological Survey
Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper Ceases Routine Acquisitions – Update
Source: USGS Landsat Project • After a silent winter, the USGS turned on the Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) in late April to determine the state of the electronics problem that
Landsat Global Archive Consolidation
Source: USGS Landsat Project • Landsat satellites have acquired data from across the globe for more than four decades. The National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive at the U.S. Geological
Report Warns of Rapid Decline in U.S. Earth Observation Capabilities
Source: Lorin Hancock, National Academy of Sciences • A new National Research Council report says that budget shortfalls, cost-estimate growth, launch failures, and changes in mission design and scope have left
Landsat: A Global Land Imaging Program
Source: Raymond A. Byrnes, USGS • Landsat satellites have continuously acquired space-based images of the Earth’s land surface, coastal shallows, and coral reefs across four decades. The Landsat Program, a joint
Administration Releases 10-Year Global Change Strategic Plan
Source: U.S. Global Change Research Program • On April 27th, the Obama Administration released a 10-year strategic plan for research related to global change, identifying priorities that will help state and
U.S. National Parks Viewed from Space
Source: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (on Flickr) In recognition of National Park Week (https://www.nps.gov/findapark/national-park-week.htm) NASA Goddard brings you unique views of some of our favorite U.S. National Parks, captured by
Engineering the Future By Building on the Landsat Legacy
Building a satellite is a major collaboration and involves the hard work of many different types of engineers. The engineering process for Landsat involves defining the satellite requirements, testing the
