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Tracking Forest Loss More Accurately with Landsat
In an article released late this month in Environmental Research Letters, authors Mark Broich, Matthew Hansen, Fred Stolle, Peter Potapov, Belinda Arunarwati Margono, and Bernard Adusei examined interannual forest cover loss
USGS Releases Report on Uses, Users, and Value of Landsat
The USGS has released one of its Numbered Series Publications focusing on the uses, users, and value of Landsat data. The 42 page report by social scientists at the USGS
Landsat Finds a Home in the Proposed FY 2012 Budget
The President’s Proposed FY 2012 Budget requests $48 million to establish a National Land Imaging Program (NLIP) within the U.S. Geological Survey, which resides within the Department of the Interior.
New National Land Cover Database Hits the Streets
Source: Jan Nelson, Collin Homer, Jon Campbell, USGS The latest edition of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2006) is now publicly available. This massive database updates our knowledge of
Mapping and Measuring Urban Expansion to Inform Policy
• While urban expansion in Europe and America has been stymied by the recent economic slowdown, the developing world’s cities have been gobbling up land. In cities with more than
USGS Landsat Program Announces Release of TerraLook Software
Source: USGS Landsat Program TerraLook software Version 2.0 beta has been released, complete with a new user interface and improved usability. This simple and intuitive open-source software supports a variety
Landsat Layers in ArcGIS
At the ESRI 2011 Federal User Conference (Jan. 19–21; Washington, D.C.) participants learned that ESRI is planning to incorporate four different layers of Landsat data from different time periods into
Web-Enabled Landsat Data Available at ORNL DAAC
The Web-enabled Landsat Data (WELD) project is systematically generating 30m composited Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) mosaics of the conterminous United States and Alaska from 2005 to 2012. The
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Thune Amendment For Continued NASA-USGS Landsat Coordination
U.S. Senator John Thune had an amendment accepted today by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee to the 2010 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Reauthorization Bill, which will
Study Using Landsat Finds Amazon Storm Killed Half a Billion Trees
A single, huge, violent storm that swept across the whole Amazon forest in 2005 killed half a billion trees, according to a new study funded by NASA and Tulane University.
ESA To Follow Landsat's Lead on Data Policy for its GMES Data
Space News has reported that the European Space Agency (ESA) is planning to offer data from its Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) project for no cost. The article sites
USGS Landsat Project Update Available
The USGS Landsat Project Update Vol. 4 Issue 4, 2010 is now available. Articles include: New Landsat 5 TM Acquisition Scheduler Landsat 7 Turns Eleven Landsat YouTube Videos Dr. Jeff Masek Named
National Space Policy Includes Land Remote Sensing
The U.S. National Space Policy was released today. The Policy explicitly lists improving space-based observation as one of its goals, and directs NASA and USGS to “work together in maintaining a program
Dept. of Interior Continues Leadership Role in Land Remote Sensing Under National Space Policy Announced by the President
Source: DOI Press Release The National Space Policy announced by the White House today recognizes and endorses the Department of the Interior’s expertise and accomplishments in land imaging and remote sensing to advance
Landsat Helps Geologists Better Understand Afghanistan
A June 13 New York Times article about the discovery of massive mineral reserves in Afghanistan has highlighted work done by U.S. Geologic Survey geologists to better understand the mineral resources of
Landsat Science Team Meeting Held in Boise, Idaho
The Summer 2010 Landsat Science Team meeting was hosted by Rick Allen and Tony Morse in Boise, Idaho from June 15–17. Meeting topics included USGS and NASA Landsat Data Continuity
USGS and Spot Image Corporation Announce Data Agreement
Source: Ron Beck, USGS The U.S. Geological Survey will receive nearly unlimited access to imagery collected by Spot Image satellites over the continental United States under a major data purchase agreement
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Thune Amendment For Continued NASA-USGS Landsat Coordination
U.S. Senator John Thune had an amendment accepted today by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee to the 2010 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Reauthorization Bill, which will
Study Using Landsat Finds Amazon Storm Killed Half a Billion Trees
A single, huge, violent storm that swept across the whole Amazon forest in 2005 killed half a billion trees, according to a new study funded by NASA and Tulane University.
ESA To Follow Landsat's Lead on Data Policy for its GMES Data
Space News has reported that the European Space Agency (ESA) is planning to offer data from its Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) project for no cost. The article sites
USGS Landsat Project Update Available
The USGS Landsat Project Update Vol. 4 Issue 4, 2010 is now available. Articles include: New Landsat 5 TM Acquisition Scheduler Landsat 7 Turns Eleven Landsat YouTube Videos Dr. Jeff Masek Named
National Space Policy Includes Land Remote Sensing
The U.S. National Space Policy was released today. The Policy explicitly lists improving space-based observation as one of its goals, and directs NASA and USGS to “work together in maintaining a program
Dept. of Interior Continues Leadership Role in Land Remote Sensing Under National Space Policy Announced by the President
Source: DOI Press Release The National Space Policy announced by the White House today recognizes and endorses the Department of the Interior’s expertise and accomplishments in land imaging and remote sensing to advance
Landsat Helps Geologists Better Understand Afghanistan
A June 13 New York Times article about the discovery of massive mineral reserves in Afghanistan has highlighted work done by U.S. Geologic Survey geologists to better understand the mineral resources of
Landsat Science Team Meeting Held in Boise, Idaho
The Summer 2010 Landsat Science Team meeting was hosted by Rick Allen and Tony Morse in Boise, Idaho from June 15–17. Meeting topics included USGS and NASA Landsat Data Continuity
USGS and Spot Image Corporation Announce Data Agreement
Source: Ron Beck, USGS The U.S. Geological Survey will receive nearly unlimited access to imagery collected by Spot Image satellites over the continental United States under a major data purchase agreement
