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Preliminary Spectral Response of the Operational Land Imager
The Landsat Data Continuity Missions’s (LDCM’s) fully assembled Operational Land Imager (OLI) instrument was tested under thermal vacuum conditions by the instrument vendor, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. During testing
Explaining Beached Kelp
Have you ever walked along a California coast and wondered about all of the kelp washed-up on shore? In winter when storms are more frequent, giant kelp is regularly washed
Ecological Society of America Mourns Landsat 5
The Ecological Society of America bids farewell to Landsat 5 in its online blog Ecotone. Blogger Liza Lester shares some ways in which Landsat 5 data have helped ecological research. All
LandsatLook Images
USGS has just released a Fact Sheet providing information about their LandsatLook images. LandsatLook images are full resolution JPEG files derived from Landsat Level 1 data products. The images are compressed and
Jobs, Innovations Follow Open-Access to Data
The European Commission (the body that proposes European Union legislation) is planning to provide open access to all public data—geographical, statistical, meteorological, publicly-funded research data, etc. Their goal is to
Eye on Earth Debuts
This week at the Eye on Earth Summit in Abu Dhabi an online environmental mapping service called “Eye on Earth” launched. The online service was developed by the European Environment
European Alpine Glaciers Receding
A new glacier inventory of the French Alps produced by Marie Gardent and colleagues at the University of Savoie has found that 100 square kilometers of glacier area has been
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
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Landsat: A Most Important Asset
The fifth Forum on Earth Observations met in mid-June in Washington, D.C. to discuss the need for comprehensive earth observation or “environmental intelligence,” as they called it. Last year ocean
Remembering Paul Lowman
Dr. Paul D. Lowman, Jr., an early Landsat affiliate, passed away on Sept. 29, 2011 at age 80. Born in 1931, Dr. Lowman worked with the U.S. Army Ordinance Corps
EarthSky Interview with Martha Anderson: Using Landsat to Monitor Water Use from Space
Martha Anderson, a research scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, uses images from the Landsat satellite program to monitor water use and drought on U.S. farms with pinpoint accuracy,
Landsat Imagery: A Unique Resource
Source: USGS Because Landsat imagery covers the entire globe, goes back 35 years, and is now available at no charge, it is of particular value to the global community. However, until
Tracking Change Over Time
USGS has released a new educational product, titled: “Tracking Change Over Time.” The product is intended for students in grades 5–8. As USGS explains: “Landsat satellites capture images of Earth
Interview with Landsat Science Team Member
Landsat Science Team member and Ash award winner Rick Allen interviewed in the Twin Falls Times-News. Further Information: + Twin Falls Times-News (magicvalley.com) article
Bill Nye the Science Guy is Introduced to Landsat
The Landsat Project Scientist, Jeff Masek, discussed NASA’s Earth Science Program with Bill Nye the Science Guy during Mr. Nye’s recent visit to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Dr. Masek
Landsat Images Illustrate Flooding from Irene in New York State
Remnants of Hurricane Irene caused heavy flooding, as shown in thisAugust 31 Landsat 5 image, in the hamlet of Pine Island in the town of Warwick (Orange County), New York.
Landsat 5 Images the Eastern Seaboard After Irene
On August 31, 2011 Landsat 5 orbited over the U.S. Eastern seaboard capturing imagery of regions affected by Hurricane Irene from New York to the Carolinas. Irene’s heavy rains caused
News Archives
Landsat: A Most Important Asset
The fifth Forum on Earth Observations met in mid-June in Washington, D.C. to discuss the need for comprehensive earth observation or “environmental intelligence,” as they called it. Last year ocean
Remembering Paul Lowman
Dr. Paul D. Lowman, Jr., an early Landsat affiliate, passed away on Sept. 29, 2011 at age 80. Born in 1931, Dr. Lowman worked with the U.S. Army Ordinance Corps
EarthSky Interview with Martha Anderson: Using Landsat to Monitor Water Use from Space
Martha Anderson, a research scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, uses images from the Landsat satellite program to monitor water use and drought on U.S. farms with pinpoint accuracy,
Landsat Imagery: A Unique Resource
Source: USGS Because Landsat imagery covers the entire globe, goes back 35 years, and is now available at no charge, it is of particular value to the global community. However, until
Tracking Change Over Time
USGS has released a new educational product, titled: “Tracking Change Over Time.” The product is intended for students in grades 5–8. As USGS explains: “Landsat satellites capture images of Earth
Interview with Landsat Science Team Member
Landsat Science Team member and Ash award winner Rick Allen interviewed in the Twin Falls Times-News. Further Information: + Twin Falls Times-News (magicvalley.com) article
Bill Nye the Science Guy is Introduced to Landsat
The Landsat Project Scientist, Jeff Masek, discussed NASA’s Earth Science Program with Bill Nye the Science Guy during Mr. Nye’s recent visit to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Dr. Masek
Landsat Images Illustrate Flooding from Irene in New York State
Remnants of Hurricane Irene caused heavy flooding, as shown in thisAugust 31 Landsat 5 image, in the hamlet of Pine Island in the town of Warwick (Orange County), New York.
Landsat 5 Images the Eastern Seaboard After Irene
On August 31, 2011 Landsat 5 orbited over the U.S. Eastern seaboard capturing imagery of regions affected by Hurricane Irene from New York to the Carolinas. Irene’s heavy rains caused
