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New Landsat Filenames and Metadata Updates to be Released
Source: USGS Landsat Mission On August 21, 2012, all newly processed Landsat data will have updated filenames and metadata to better align all 40 years of Landsat data and to
Changing Precipitation Patterns Impacting Tibetan Plateau Glaciers
In the July issue of Nature Climate Change, Tandong Yao and colleagues report on the changing status of Tibetan Plateau glaciers over the past three decades. Using an array of data
New NASA Supercomputer Facility Set to Advance Earth Research
Source: Steve Cole, NASA HQ & Ruth Dasso Marlaire, NASA Ames • NASA soon will open a new chapter of discovery using enhanced Landsat Earth-observing data in a state-of-the-art, high-performance computing
New Way to Explore Landsat Data
Source: Byron Spice, Carnegie Mellon News • Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute, working with colleagues at Google and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), have adapted their technology for interactively
Congressional Briefing on Landsat
Source: AGU On July 23, 2012, AGU co-hosted a briefing for the 40th anniversary of the Landsat program along with Congressional hosts Representative Bruce Braley and Representative Tom Latham .
Sen. Mark Udall Recognizes Landsat's 40th Anniversary
Source: Congressional Record • Senator Mark Udall of Colorado recognized Landsat on its 40th anniversary on Monday, July 23, 2012. Here are his remarks as recorded on the congressional record: Madam
Introducing the LandsatLook Viewer
Source: USGS Landsat Mission • In honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Landsat 1 launch, and in preparation for Landsat 8 in February 2013, the USGS has rolled out a
Celebrating Landsat's 40th
• In honor of the first Landsat launch on July 23, 1972, NASA and USGS held a news conference highlighting Landsat’s accomplishments at the Newseum in Washington, DC. During the news conference,
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Study Shows More Shrubbery in a Warming World
Scientists have used satellite data from NASA-built Landsat missions to confirm that more than 20 years of warming temperatures in northern Quebec, Canada, have resulted in an increase in the
Satellite Data Shows that Kirtland's Warblers Prefer Forests After Fire
Kirtland’s warblers are an endangered species of lightweight little birds with bright yellow-bellies that summer in North America and winter in the Bahamas. But be it their winter or their
Searching for thawing permafrost and at-risk infrastructure
Permafrost—ground that remains frozen for at least two years—allows soil substrate to act like bedrock. So when permafrost thaws there can be major problems for structures built atop of it.
Consequences of Aspen Die-off
Trembling aspen are dying. No tree species in North America has a broader habitat and no other is as large (a single clone can be a hundred acres in size).
Canadian Caribou Habitat Declines
Source: Global Forest Watch Canada At the International Society of Conservation Biology Conference in Auckland, New Zealand, representatives from the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) in Quebec Canada
Beef Productivity Study Utilizes Landsat
In an effort to help Australian beef producers determine if intensive grazing systems are needed to remain competitive, a new report has analyzed various grazing systems in Queensland, Australia. Landsat
Landsat Science Team Accomplishments
Source: The Earth Observer, Nov.-Dec. 2011 Tom Loveland, the USGS Landsat Science Team Co-chair opened the August Landsat Science Team meeting with a review of the contributions and impacts the
An Ode to Landsat 5
On Nov. 18 USGS suspended Landsat 5 imaging activities in order to explore options for restoring satellite-to-ground image transmissions. It remains to be seen if there is any hope of
ESA opens Landsat archives
Source: ESA Over 30 years of archived data from the U.S. Landsat Earth-observing satellites are now available, free of charge from the European Space Agency. The majority of these products are
News Archives
Study Shows More Shrubbery in a Warming World
Scientists have used satellite data from NASA-built Landsat missions to confirm that more than 20 years of warming temperatures in northern Quebec, Canada, have resulted in an increase in the
Satellite Data Shows that Kirtland's Warblers Prefer Forests After Fire
Kirtland’s warblers are an endangered species of lightweight little birds with bright yellow-bellies that summer in North America and winter in the Bahamas. But be it their winter or their
Searching for thawing permafrost and at-risk infrastructure
Permafrost—ground that remains frozen for at least two years—allows soil substrate to act like bedrock. So when permafrost thaws there can be major problems for structures built atop of it.
Consequences of Aspen Die-off
Trembling aspen are dying. No tree species in North America has a broader habitat and no other is as large (a single clone can be a hundred acres in size).
Canadian Caribou Habitat Declines
Source: Global Forest Watch Canada At the International Society of Conservation Biology Conference in Auckland, New Zealand, representatives from the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) in Quebec Canada
Beef Productivity Study Utilizes Landsat
In an effort to help Australian beef producers determine if intensive grazing systems are needed to remain competitive, a new report has analyzed various grazing systems in Queensland, Australia. Landsat
Landsat Science Team Accomplishments
Source: The Earth Observer, Nov.-Dec. 2011 Tom Loveland, the USGS Landsat Science Team Co-chair opened the August Landsat Science Team meeting with a review of the contributions and impacts the
An Ode to Landsat 5
On Nov. 18 USGS suspended Landsat 5 imaging activities in order to explore options for restoring satellite-to-ground image transmissions. It remains to be seen if there is any hope of
ESA opens Landsat archives
Source: ESA Over 30 years of archived data from the U.S. Landsat Earth-observing satellites are now available, free of charge from the European Space Agency. The majority of these products are
