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Landsat 7 Spacecraft Animations
Animations of Landsat 7 in orbit around the Earth. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010500/a010519/aall0001_gal.png
Smith Island, MD, 1983-2011
Changes to Smith Island, MD and Tangier Island, VA, (Chesapeake Bay). thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010700/a010753/Smith_Island_MD_ipod_sm_gal.png
TIRS Overview
An introduction to the Thermal InfraRed Sensor on LDCM thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010900/a010914/G2012-011_TIRS_Overview_final_mix_gal.png
Landsat 5 Turns 25 Years Old
In 2009, Landsat 5 completed 25 years of collecting data – 22 years beyond its design life. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010400/a010401/Landsat5_turns_25_ipodLG_gal.png
Mississippi River Flooding, 2011
Severe flooding along the Mississippi River in Spring 2011. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010700/a010773/NorthMiss-2011-prvGal.jpg
TIRS Passes 1st Thermal Testing
Video showing the engineers bringing TIRS out of its first round of thermal-vacuum testing. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010800/a010859/G2011-116_TIRS_TVAC1-H.264_gal.png
OLI Gets Pre-Ship Review
The Operational Land Imager gets checked over before being shipped to Orbital Sciences Corp. in AZ. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010700/a010761/G2011-090_OLI_Pre-Ship_Release_gal.png
TIRS Gets Packed to Ship
Timelapse of 92 hours as the team cleans, bags, and packs TIRS to join the rest of the spacecraft. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010900/a010914/TIRS_Packing_Timelapse_gal.png
News Archives
The Future of Landsat
Last week Space News reported that the U.S. Government is searching for ways to lower the price tag associated with designing, building, and launching successor Landsat satellites. This comes after President Obama’s
The View From Space
Dr. Tom Loveland gave a public lecture on Landsat at USGS Headquarters titled, “The View from Space: Landsat’s Role in Tracking Forty Years of Global Changes.” on Feb. 1. If you missed
It Takes a Satellite To Feed the World
Source: Charles L. Walthall, USDA Agricultural Research Service Forum It’s ironic that just when Earth-monitoring satellites are needed more than ever to address the food and freshwater demands of a burgeoning
Detecting Detrimental Change in Coral Reefs
Over dinner on R.V. Calypso while anchored on the lee side of Glover’s Reef in Belize, Jacques Cousteau told Phil Dustan that he suspected humans were having a negative impact on coral reefs.
Measuring Flood Extent in Mozambique
• On January 16, 2012, Mozambique’s coast was hit by the tropical depression “Dando” followed by cyclone “Funso.” With wind speeds up to 220 km/hour and torrential rains, the storms
Combating drought in the Horn of Africa
• UNESCO began mapping groundwater this January in the drought-stricken Horn of Africa, in order to bring the population a sustainable water supply. Drought has caused the region’s worst famine
LDCM Thermal Instrument Completes Pre-Ship Testing
LDCM’s thermal instrument (TIRS) completed the last of its functional testing at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center yesterday. For the next two weeks the instrument will go through a series
Monitoring Floods and Fires in Summer 2011
Source: Linda Jonescheit, USGS The summer of 2011 proved to be a season of extreme events. Heavy snowfall in the western mountains and excessive spring rains caused flooding along the Missouri
Contingency Plans for Landsat 5 & 7
Source: Randy Showstack, Eos Transactions AGU With the Landsat 5 Earth observation satellite failing due to a rapidly degrading electronic component, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is exploring ways to alleviate
News Archives
The Future of Landsat
Last week Space News reported that the U.S. Government is searching for ways to lower the price tag associated with designing, building, and launching successor Landsat satellites. This comes after President Obama’s
The View From Space
Dr. Tom Loveland gave a public lecture on Landsat at USGS Headquarters titled, “The View from Space: Landsat’s Role in Tracking Forty Years of Global Changes.” on Feb. 1. If you missed
It Takes a Satellite To Feed the World
Source: Charles L. Walthall, USDA Agricultural Research Service Forum It’s ironic that just when Earth-monitoring satellites are needed more than ever to address the food and freshwater demands of a burgeoning
Detecting Detrimental Change in Coral Reefs
Over dinner on R.V. Calypso while anchored on the lee side of Glover’s Reef in Belize, Jacques Cousteau told Phil Dustan that he suspected humans were having a negative impact on coral reefs.
Measuring Flood Extent in Mozambique
• On January 16, 2012, Mozambique’s coast was hit by the tropical depression “Dando” followed by cyclone “Funso.” With wind speeds up to 220 km/hour and torrential rains, the storms
Combating drought in the Horn of Africa
• UNESCO began mapping groundwater this January in the drought-stricken Horn of Africa, in order to bring the population a sustainable water supply. Drought has caused the region’s worst famine
LDCM Thermal Instrument Completes Pre-Ship Testing
LDCM’s thermal instrument (TIRS) completed the last of its functional testing at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center yesterday. For the next two weeks the instrument will go through a series
Monitoring Floods and Fires in Summer 2011
Source: Linda Jonescheit, USGS The summer of 2011 proved to be a season of extreme events. Heavy snowfall in the western mountains and excessive spring rains caused flooding along the Missouri
Contingency Plans for Landsat 5 & 7
Source: Randy Showstack, Eos Transactions AGU With the Landsat 5 Earth observation satellite failing due to a rapidly degrading electronic component, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is exploring ways to alleviate
