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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
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Dakota Midday Learns about Landsat
On the last day of the Science Team Meeting, NASA and USGS Landsat Project Scientists Jeff Masek and Tom Loveland along with Science Team leader Curtis Woodcock talked live with
Beautiful New Landsat Mosaic of Chesapeake Bay
USGS has released a new mosaic of the Chesapeake Bay. Using six Landsat 5 images collected in July 2009 and 2011 a beautiful, seamless mosaic of the Chesapeake Bay region
Landsat Science Team Details Available
The Landsat Science Team meeting agenda with links to all meeting presentations is now available from USGS. Meeting agenda and presentations: + USGS Landsat Science Team Agenda with Links
Landsat Helps Stave Off Crop Insurance Fraud
This February with the help of Landsat a California farmer was found guilty of committing crop insurance fraud in San Joaquin, Contra Costa, and Lassen counties. The farmer was fined $10,000 dollars, ordered to pay $211,516 in restitution, and sentenced to serve two and a half years in prison.
Landsat Image Maps Aid Fire Recovery Efforts
Contributor: Melissa Quijada, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NASA satellite images regularly map active fires around the world. Once a fire is out, satellite data and maps are also used by
Landsat Science Team Meeting to be Held in Sioux Falls, SD
A Science Team meeting will be held August 16–18 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This will be the final meeting for the current Team, this being the end of their
Prospects for the National Land Imaging Program and Landsat 9
A July 26, 2011 message from Ms. Anne Castle, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior, concerning the Landsat series of satellites: “[T]he President’s 2012 budget
Wetland Restoration Challenges
A recent publication inGeophysical Research Letters has called into question the effectiveness of current wetland restoration methods. Using more than two decades worth of Landsat data, Dr. Michael Kearney of the
Six Million Landsat Scenes Downloaded for Free
Source: USGS Landsat Program The U.S. Geological Survey’s Landsat group has announced that the six-millionth free Landsat scene has been downloaded from the USGS archive. USGS made Landsat data available for
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Dakota Midday Learns about Landsat
On the last day of the Science Team Meeting, NASA and USGS Landsat Project Scientists Jeff Masek and Tom Loveland along with Science Team leader Curtis Woodcock talked live with
Beautiful New Landsat Mosaic of Chesapeake Bay
USGS has released a new mosaic of the Chesapeake Bay. Using six Landsat 5 images collected in July 2009 and 2011 a beautiful, seamless mosaic of the Chesapeake Bay region
Landsat Science Team Details Available
The Landsat Science Team meeting agenda with links to all meeting presentations is now available from USGS. Meeting agenda and presentations: + USGS Landsat Science Team Agenda with Links
Landsat Helps Stave Off Crop Insurance Fraud
This February with the help of Landsat a California farmer was found guilty of committing crop insurance fraud in San Joaquin, Contra Costa, and Lassen counties. The farmer was fined $10,000 dollars, ordered to pay $211,516 in restitution, and sentenced to serve two and a half years in prison.
Landsat Image Maps Aid Fire Recovery Efforts
Contributor: Melissa Quijada, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NASA satellite images regularly map active fires around the world. Once a fire is out, satellite data and maps are also used by
Landsat Science Team Meeting to be Held in Sioux Falls, SD
A Science Team meeting will be held August 16–18 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This will be the final meeting for the current Team, this being the end of their
Prospects for the National Land Imaging Program and Landsat 9
A July 26, 2011 message from Ms. Anne Castle, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior, concerning the Landsat series of satellites: “[T]he President’s 2012 budget
Wetland Restoration Challenges
A recent publication inGeophysical Research Letters has called into question the effectiveness of current wetland restoration methods. Using more than two decades worth of Landsat data, Dr. Michael Kearney of the
Six Million Landsat Scenes Downloaded for Free
Source: USGS Landsat Program The U.S. Geological Survey’s Landsat group has announced that the six-millionth free Landsat scene has been downloaded from the USGS archive. USGS made Landsat data available for
