News Archives
LDCM Spacecraft Animations
A collection of animations and still images of LDCM.
OLI Gets Pre-Ship Review
The Operational Land Imager gets checked over before being shipped to Orbital Sciences Corp. in AZ.
Mississippi River Flooding, 2011
Severe flooding along the Mississippi River in Spring 2011.
TIRS Passes 1st Thermal Testing
Video showing the engineers bringing TIRS out of its first round of thermal-vacuum testing.
Smith Island, MD, 1983-2011
Changes to Smith Island, MD and Tangier Island, VA, (Chesapeake Bay).
Landsat Program Timeline
A program spanning 40 years and 8 satellites, compressed to one graphic. Plus, links to get more information about all Landsat satellites. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/gallery/Landsat/program_timeline_gal.png
LDCM Spacecraft Animations
A collection of animations and still images of LDCM. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010800/a010812/LDCM_over_Earth_1500_gal.png
News Archives
Landsat in the FY2013 USGS Budget Request
Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Marcia McNutt, recently spoke at a briefing on the FY2013 budget request for USGS, which includes $53.3 million for Landsat 5 and 7
ASPRS Issues Resolution on U.S. Land Imaging
Source: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing By a unanimous vote of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Board of Directors, the Society has issued a third
NASA Landsat's Thermal Infrared Sensor Arrives at Orbital
Source: Rani Gran, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. A new NASA satellite instrument that makes a quantum leap forward in detector technology has arrived at Orbital Sciences Corp. in
EarthSky Interview with Alan Belward: Tracking Changes to Earth's Forests from Space
Satellite researcher Alan Belward works for the Institute for Environment and Sustainability, part of the European Commission’s Joint Research Center in Ispra, Italy. Dr. Belward heads the Land Resource Management
It's a Wrap: LDCM's Thermal Instrument Ships
Yesterday the Landsat Data Continuity Mission’s Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) passed its pre-ship review. After being packed in a special container, TIRS was loaded onto a truck for shipment to
USDA Updates CropScape
Source: Audra Zakzeski and Alex Minchenkov, USDA NASS The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today released updates to its online geospatial exploring tool, CropScape. The 2011
National Academies Studying an Operational Land Imaging Program
The U.S. Geological Survey has commissioned the National Academies Space Studies Board to explore the needs and opportunities of developing a space-based operational land imaging capability. In particular, the committee
A New Way To Map Drought and Water Use Worldwide
Every month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Center for Climate Prediction has a drought briefing by teleconference to identify the latest drought areas in North America. ARS scientists
How Plants React to Warming Temperatures
Using long-term Landsat time series data researchers at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center have found that warming temperatures alter the geographic distribution and health of arctic plants. Using Landsat 5
News Archives
Landsat in the FY2013 USGS Budget Request
Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Marcia McNutt, recently spoke at a briefing on the FY2013 budget request for USGS, which includes $53.3 million for Landsat 5 and 7
ASPRS Issues Resolution on U.S. Land Imaging
Source: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing By a unanimous vote of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Board of Directors, the Society has issued a third
NASA Landsat's Thermal Infrared Sensor Arrives at Orbital
Source: Rani Gran, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. A new NASA satellite instrument that makes a quantum leap forward in detector technology has arrived at Orbital Sciences Corp. in
EarthSky Interview with Alan Belward: Tracking Changes to Earth's Forests from Space
Satellite researcher Alan Belward works for the Institute for Environment and Sustainability, part of the European Commission’s Joint Research Center in Ispra, Italy. Dr. Belward heads the Land Resource Management
It's a Wrap: LDCM's Thermal Instrument Ships
Yesterday the Landsat Data Continuity Mission’s Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) passed its pre-ship review. After being packed in a special container, TIRS was loaded onto a truck for shipment to
USDA Updates CropScape
Source: Audra Zakzeski and Alex Minchenkov, USDA NASS The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today released updates to its online geospatial exploring tool, CropScape. The 2011
National Academies Studying an Operational Land Imaging Program
The U.S. Geological Survey has commissioned the National Academies Space Studies Board to explore the needs and opportunities of developing a space-based operational land imaging capability. In particular, the committee
A New Way To Map Drought and Water Use Worldwide
Every month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Center for Climate Prediction has a drought briefing by teleconference to identify the latest drought areas in North America. ARS scientists
How Plants React to Warming Temperatures
Using long-term Landsat time series data researchers at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center have found that warming temperatures alter the geographic distribution and health of arctic plants. Using Landsat 5
