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Vermilion Parish, LA
It’s marshland vs. ocean on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana.
Landsat Users Agriculture
Vineyards and forest management companies both rely on Landsat data.
Rebuilding Poplar Island
After decades of disappearing into the Chesapeake Bay, Poplar Island is being rebuilt.
Vermilion Parish, LA
It’s marshland vs. ocean on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011000/a011042/7-Loveland-1-Pecan_series_gal.png
Landsat Users Agriculture
Vineyards and forest management companies both rely on Landsat data. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/gallery/Landsat/Grapes-Close-up_gal.png
Rebuilding Poplar Island
After decades of disappearing into the Chesapeake Bay, Poplar Island is being rebuilt. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011000/a011028/G2012-075_Poplar_Island_timelapse-short_gal.png
Landsat Satellites Find the 'Sweet Spot' for Crops
Farmers are using maps created with free data from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Landsat satellites that show locations that are good and not good for growing crops.
Using Landsat to Map Cladophora in the Great Lakes
Cladophora, a nuisance, native green algae that grows attached to solid substrate in all of the Laurentian Great Lakes, has expanded its range partially due to invasive quagga and zebra
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What Doesn't Stay in Vegas? Sprawl
• The city of Las Vegas, Nevada has undergone a massive growth spurt. An image series, created in honor of Landsat 5’s twenty-eighth birthday, shows the city sprawling across the
Three Gorges Dam, China
See the impact of the giant Three Gorges dam on the Yellow River.
Jakobshavn Glacier, Greenland
Greenland’s largest outlet glacier has receded over 40km since 1850
Jakobshavn Glacier, Greenland
Greenland’s largest outlet glacier has receded over 40km since 1850 thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003800/a003806/Jakobshavn_ortho_68.94N_69.39N_49.212W_51.372W_gal.png
Three Gorges Dam, China
See the impact of the giant Three Gorges dam on the Yellow River. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003400/a003433/damHD_v3.1309_gal.png
Jakobshavn Glacier, Greenland
< ![CDATA[Greenland’s largest outlet glacier has receded over 40km since 1850]]>
Three Gorges Dam, China
< ![CDATA[See the impact of the giant Three Gorges dam on the Yellow River.]]>
Update from LGSOWG-40 Meeting
Contributor: Steven T. Labahn, USGS This year’s Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG#40) meeting was hosted by Indonesia’s National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) in Bali, Indonesia from
Landsat at the Association of American Geographers Meeting
Several NASA and USGS scientists gave Landsat presentations at the 2012 Association of American Geographers (AAG) annual meeting held in New York City February 24-28th. The Landsat program was first
News Archives
What Doesn't Stay in Vegas? Sprawl
• The city of Las Vegas, Nevada has undergone a massive growth spurt. An image series, created in honor of Landsat 5’s twenty-eighth birthday, shows the city sprawling across the
Three Gorges Dam, China
See the impact of the giant Three Gorges dam on the Yellow River.
Jakobshavn Glacier, Greenland
Greenland’s largest outlet glacier has receded over 40km since 1850
Jakobshavn Glacier, Greenland
Greenland’s largest outlet glacier has receded over 40km since 1850 thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003800/a003806/Jakobshavn_ortho_68.94N_69.39N_49.212W_51.372W_gal.png
Three Gorges Dam, China
See the impact of the giant Three Gorges dam on the Yellow River. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003400/a003433/damHD_v3.1309_gal.png
Jakobshavn Glacier, Greenland
< ![CDATA[Greenland’s largest outlet glacier has receded over 40km since 1850]]>
Three Gorges Dam, China
< ![CDATA[See the impact of the giant Three Gorges dam on the Yellow River.]]>
Update from LGSOWG-40 Meeting
Contributor: Steven T. Labahn, USGS This year’s Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG#40) meeting was hosted by Indonesia’s National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) in Bali, Indonesia from
Landsat at the Association of American Geographers Meeting
Several NASA and USGS scientists gave Landsat presentations at the 2012 Association of American Geographers (AAG) annual meeting held in New York City February 24-28th. The Landsat program was first