News Archives
MSS orders held until April 1st
Source: USGS Landsat Mission Starting on Friday, March 25th, MSS orders will be held so that radiometric enhancements can be implemented. MSS processing will recommence on April 1st, and notices will
Within Reach: Easily Turning Landsat Data into Information
Source: South Dakota State University via Newswise Far-sighted data policy and cloud computing are leading to the “democratization of satellite mapping,” one expert says—and the payoff will be wider access
EarthSky Interview with Robert Bindschadler: First ever image mosaic of entire Antarctica detail
Scientists have created a mosaic of digital images collected from space showing the frozen continent of Antarctica—one of the most remote and least known places on Earth—in amazing detail for
Thirst for Knowledge: NASA Eyes World's Water
As the world moves toward adding a few more billion people in the coming decades, many people who keep an eye on the horizon find themselves worried about water. Drinking
Las Vegas 1972-2010
The city explodes across the desert! thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010700/a010721/City_Center_CU_lrg_gal.png
Secretary Salazar Charts Future for Landsat Satellite Program
Source: Kendra Barkoff (Dept. of the Interior;, Roz Brown (Ball Aerospace) Today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced plans to make the Department of the Interior the permanent manager of
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Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group Held (LGSOWG #39)
Source: USGS Landsat Project The Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG#39) meeting was held September 27–October 1, 2010, in Rome, Italy. Jointly organized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and
Landsat Backbone of Forest Monitoring
In a recent EarthSky interview, Landsat science team member Curtis Woodcock talks about the importance of Landsat data to global forest monitoring. Podcasts: • 90 second podcast interview (1.7 Mb) • 8 min.
Global Consortium of Space Agencies to Meet at USGS
Contributor: Ron Beck, USGS The U.S. Geological Survey will host the 24th Secretariat and Board meetings of the International Charter for Space and Major Disasters in Washington, D.C. on October 4-7,
Free Landsat Data = More Deforestation Monitoring
Matt Hansen, the co-director of South Dakota State University’s Geographic Information Science Center for Excellency, spoke with Mongabay.com about the importance of Landsat data to forest cover monitoring. The historical Landsat database
Landsat Used to Investigate Shrinking Avocado Acreage
The California Avocado Commission will be using a combination of Landsat, SPOT, and USDA aerial photography information to determine if the acreage of avocado groves is still shrinking. Between 2005
Landsat Used to Assess Pesticide Exposure
Source: USGS Landsat Mission In a recent International Journal of Health Geographics article, Susan Maxwell and colleagues have used Landsat data to assess pesticide exposure in California. Looking at time-series imagery of agricultural
MSS Data Products Now Created with LPGS Processing System
Source: USGS Landsat Mission The Multispectral Scanner (MSS) sensor acquired imagery of the Earth from July 1972 to October 1992 on board Landsats 1 through 5. Imagery collected during the first
Landsat Reveal Surprising Connection Between Beetle Attacks, Wildfire
If your summer travels have taken you across the Rocky Mountains, you’ve probably seen large swaths of reddish trees dotting otherwise green forests. While it may look like autumn has
Most New Farmland Comes from Cutting Tropical Forest
Source: Louis Bergeron, Stanford Report A new study led by a Stanford researcher shows that more than 80 percent of the new farmland created in the tropics between 1980 and 2000
News Archives
Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group Held (LGSOWG #39)
Source: USGS Landsat Project The Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG#39) meeting was held September 27–October 1, 2010, in Rome, Italy. Jointly organized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and
Landsat Backbone of Forest Monitoring
In a recent EarthSky interview, Landsat science team member Curtis Woodcock talks about the importance of Landsat data to global forest monitoring. Podcasts: • 90 second podcast interview (1.7 Mb) • 8 min.
Global Consortium of Space Agencies to Meet at USGS
Contributor: Ron Beck, USGS The U.S. Geological Survey will host the 24th Secretariat and Board meetings of the International Charter for Space and Major Disasters in Washington, D.C. on October 4-7,
Free Landsat Data = More Deforestation Monitoring
Matt Hansen, the co-director of South Dakota State University’s Geographic Information Science Center for Excellency, spoke with Mongabay.com about the importance of Landsat data to forest cover monitoring. The historical Landsat database
Landsat Used to Investigate Shrinking Avocado Acreage
The California Avocado Commission will be using a combination of Landsat, SPOT, and USDA aerial photography information to determine if the acreage of avocado groves is still shrinking. Between 2005
Landsat Used to Assess Pesticide Exposure
Source: USGS Landsat Mission In a recent International Journal of Health Geographics article, Susan Maxwell and colleagues have used Landsat data to assess pesticide exposure in California. Looking at time-series imagery of agricultural
MSS Data Products Now Created with LPGS Processing System
Source: USGS Landsat Mission The Multispectral Scanner (MSS) sensor acquired imagery of the Earth from July 1972 to October 1992 on board Landsats 1 through 5. Imagery collected during the first
Landsat Reveal Surprising Connection Between Beetle Attacks, Wildfire
If your summer travels have taken you across the Rocky Mountains, you’ve probably seen large swaths of reddish trees dotting otherwise green forests. While it may look like autumn has
Most New Farmland Comes from Cutting Tropical Forest
Source: Louis Bergeron, Stanford Report A new study led by a Stanford researcher shows that more than 80 percent of the new farmland created in the tropics between 1980 and 2000
