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Create NASA Earth Day Video, Win Seats To LDCM Launch
Contributor: Patrick Lynch NASA’s Earth Science News Team From the first television images of Earth from space, to the now iconic Apollo photographs of Earth, to Voyager’s “pale blue dot,” NASA
Landsat 7 Maneuvers to Avoid Space Debris
Source: USGS Landsat website More than half a million pieces of space junk are in orbit floating in and around operational missions. In coordination with NASA, the USGS keeps constant vigil
Looking to Landsat for Idaho Water Management
Source: Times-News Magic Valley Since 2000, Dr. Rick Allen has been using Landsat to manage water in Idaho. By using Landsat to measure evapotranspiration, water consumption can be accurately estimated. Allen
Landsat 7 Turns 13
On this day in 1999, Landsat 7 was launched into orbit. Landsat 7 is the considered the most accurately calibrated Earth-observing satellite, i.e., its measurements are extremely accurate when compared
Landsat 5 Captures MSS Data
Source: USGS Landsat website Landsat 5 recently captured and downlinked Multispectral Scanner (MSS) images for the first time in over a decade. An MSS sensor first flew on Landsat 1 in
Forest Science Requires Long-Term Monitoring and Research
Part of the challenge for understanding how forests are affected by climate change is the need for long-term data. Satellites are a cost-effective way to gather wide-spread information on forests,
Landsat can be an Impartial Arbitrator in Water Conflict Issues
• Speaking at an important state-wide water summit in March, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval lauded DRI’s METRIC program calling its Landsat satellite technology an important tool in monitoring water usage.
Landsat Key Element in Flood Study
• Floods are considered the number one natural hazard, causing more deaths and damage year after year. The National Science Foundation (NSF) provided funding to a college in North Dakota
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Evapotranspiration From Landsat
< ![CDATA[Thermal infrared data from Landsat is used to determine how much water is used in a farm field]]>
A Space Age Water Gauge
< ![CDATA[Landsat data is an impartial tool to allocate precious water resources]]>
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.]]>
News Archives
Evapotranspiration From Landsat
< ![CDATA[Thermal infrared data from Landsat is used to determine how much water is used in a farm field]]>
A Space Age Water Gauge
< ![CDATA[Landsat data is an impartial tool to allocate precious water resources]]>
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.]]>
