News Archives
A Carbon Agreement That Would Rely on Landsat Data
At the UN climate talks in Cancun, a satellite-based protocol to track deforestation is being met with some optimism. In this new initiative to incentivize forest conservation in developing countries,
Google Earth Engine and Landsat
Today at the UN climate convention in Cancun, Mexico, Google Labs announced the release of the Google Earth Engine, a project designed to use Earth observation data to enable global
Landsat Science Team Fall Meeting
An article in the Nov./Dec. edition of The Earth Observer gives a detailed overview of the fall Landsat Science Team meeting held in Boise, Idaho. The recent contributions of the
Reducing the Cost of Natural Hazards: Sharing Data is Key
A joint report from the World Bank and United Nations titled Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters: The Economics of Effective Prevention examines the economic and human cost of natural disasters. The
EO-1: A Decade of Service for a Landsat Test Bed
The Earth Observing-1 satellite celebrated its tenth year on orbit Nov. 21. The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) aboard EO-1 demonstrated the feasibility of a new push-broom sensor for future Landsat
Landsat Agriculture & Forestry Pioneer Honored with Pecora Award
Source: Steve Cole, NASA NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior presented the William T. Pecora Award to Marvin E. Bauer of the University of Minnesota for his pioneering work
Goddard Center Director Announces New LDCM Project Manager
Source: NASA Goddard PAO Bill Ochs, the long-time Landsat Data Continuity Mission Project Manager, has been named the new James Webb Space Telescope Project Manager by the Goddard Space Flight
Earth as Art: Portraits from the Studio of Space
Source: Janice Nelson and Jon Campbell, USGS For most of us, deserts, mountains, river valleys, coastlines—even dry lakebeds—are familiar features of the Earth’s landscape. For earth scientists, they are the focus
News Archives
Modification to Landsat 5's Acquisition Plan
Source: USGS Landsat Project During Landsat 5’s first 25 years, the Thematic Mapper (TM) sensor acquired data over assigned ground stations regardless of cloud cover or season. This resulted in the
Dr. Jeff Masek Named NASA Landsat Project Scientist
Source: The Earth Observer Jeff Masek has been named the NASA Landsat Project Scientist—replacing Darrel Wiliams who recently retired from NASA—he had been serving as Deputy Project Scientist for LDCM since 2002. Masek
Extreme Weather Impacts Migratory Birds
Every year, hurricanes and droughts wreak havoc on human lives and property around the world. And according to a pair of new NASA-funded studies, migratory birds also experience severe impacts
USGS Hosts Congressional Briefing on Landsat
On Friday, March 26th, the U.S. Geological Survey held a Congressional briefing on the Landsat Program at the Rayburn House Office Bldg. in Washington, D.C. The briefing, co-hosted by ASPRS,
2010 Landsat Technical Working Group Meeting Held
Contributor: Steven T. Labahn, USGS This year’s Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG-19) meeting was held in Phuket, Thailand, March 22–26, 2010. The meeting was jointly organized by the USGS and
Stewart Udall, Grandfather of the Landsat Mission, Dies at Age 90
Contributor: Sam Goward, Landsat Legacy Project With Stewart Udall’s recent passing there have been many powerful obituaries (e.g; Washington Post, Mar. 21, 2010) noting the amazing heritage that Stewart Udall
Landsat and the “Human Invader”
• In an article titled “Modeling the human invader in the United States,” USGS scientists Thomas Stohlgren, Catherine Jarnevich, and Chandra Giri modeled humans as an “invasive species” as they
Landsat 5 Turns 26
On this day in 1984, Landsat 5 was launched into orbit. To this day Landsat 5 is still collecting data; the 26 year life span of Landsat 5 is unprecedented.
Landsat Helps Assess Crop Water Productivity
Xueliang Cai and Landsat Science Team member, Prasad Thenkabail, have used satellite data, including Landsat, to calculate crop water productivity, i.e. how much water is used for crop production—the so
News Archives
Modification to Landsat 5's Acquisition Plan
Source: USGS Landsat Project During Landsat 5’s first 25 years, the Thematic Mapper (TM) sensor acquired data over assigned ground stations regardless of cloud cover or season. This resulted in the
Dr. Jeff Masek Named NASA Landsat Project Scientist
Source: The Earth Observer Jeff Masek has been named the NASA Landsat Project Scientist—replacing Darrel Wiliams who recently retired from NASA—he had been serving as Deputy Project Scientist for LDCM since 2002. Masek
Extreme Weather Impacts Migratory Birds
Every year, hurricanes and droughts wreak havoc on human lives and property around the world. And according to a pair of new NASA-funded studies, migratory birds also experience severe impacts
USGS Hosts Congressional Briefing on Landsat
On Friday, March 26th, the U.S. Geological Survey held a Congressional briefing on the Landsat Program at the Rayburn House Office Bldg. in Washington, D.C. The briefing, co-hosted by ASPRS,
2010 Landsat Technical Working Group Meeting Held
Contributor: Steven T. Labahn, USGS This year’s Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG-19) meeting was held in Phuket, Thailand, March 22–26, 2010. The meeting was jointly organized by the USGS and
Stewart Udall, Grandfather of the Landsat Mission, Dies at Age 90
Contributor: Sam Goward, Landsat Legacy Project With Stewart Udall’s recent passing there have been many powerful obituaries (e.g; Washington Post, Mar. 21, 2010) noting the amazing heritage that Stewart Udall
Landsat and the “Human Invader”
• In an article titled “Modeling the human invader in the United States,” USGS scientists Thomas Stohlgren, Catherine Jarnevich, and Chandra Giri modeled humans as an “invasive species” as they
Landsat 5 Turns 26
On this day in 1984, Landsat 5 was launched into orbit. To this day Landsat 5 is still collecting data; the 26 year life span of Landsat 5 is unprecedented.
Landsat Helps Assess Crop Water Productivity
Xueliang Cai and Landsat Science Team member, Prasad Thenkabail, have used satellite data, including Landsat, to calculate crop water productivity, i.e. how much water is used for crop production—the so
