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NASA Completes Critical Design Review of LDCM Thermal Instrument
Source: Sarah DeWitt, Goddard Release No. 10-050 NASA engineers have begun building hardware for a new Landsat satellite instrument that helps monitor water consumption–an important capability in the U.S. West where
Mount St. Helens: Thirty Years Later
Thirty years ago, Mount St. Helens roared back into major activity with a massive eruption that leveled surrounding forest, blasted away over a thousand feet of the mountain’s summit, and
Tick Hunting with Landsat, ASTER, and QuickBird
Contributor: Janet Anderson, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL Using state-of-the-art NASA satellite information, about a dozen students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Jacksonville State University in
New Landsat 5 Scheduler
A new Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) acquisition scheduler was released on May 6, 2010. Similar to that employed by Landsat 7 operations, the new scheduler incorporates daily global cloud
USGS Landsat Project Update Available
The latest issue of the USGS Landsat Project Update is available on the USGS Landsat website. The 2010, Volume 4 Issue 3, includes the following articles: + Landsat 5 Acquisition Plan: Modifications
Landsat Helps NASA, Park Service Promote Climate Science Education
Source: Rob Gutro and Jeffrey G. Olson A team from NASA, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day by
Landsat 7 Turns 11
On this day in 1999, Landsat 7 was launched into orbit. Landsat 7 is the considered the most accurately calibrated Earth-observing satellite, i.e., its measurements are extremely accurate when compared
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
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USGS Scientists Survey Users of Moderate-Resolution Satellite Imagery
Source: USGS Understanding the benefits and value of the imagery provided by moderate-resolution satellites, such as Landsat, is essential as future land-imaging initiatives move forward. To identify the importance of
USGS Introduces New Bulk Download Tool for Free Landsat Data
Source: USGS For the first 1.1 million free Landsat scenes, users had to download one scene at a time. The Landsat Project has developed a bulk download tool so users can
Idaho-Developed Mapping Method Garners Prestigious Award
Source: Ron Beck, USGS Data from earth-observing Landsat satellites plays a central role in a new, award-winning type of mapping that tracks water use. Water-use maps help save taxpayer money by
Landsat Cultivates Fans Among Midwest Farmers
Contributor: Gretchen Cook-Anderson, NASA Earth Science News Team Noreen Thomas’ farm looks like a patchwork quilt. Fields change hue with the season and with the alternating plots of organic wheat, soybeans,
Landsat-Based Water-Use Mapping Method Hailed as an Important American Government Innovation
Contributor: Laura E.P. Rocchio Last night, Harvard University’s prestigious Ash Institute selected a Landsat-based water-use mapping method as a 2009 Innovations in American Government Award winner. “The 2009 Innovations finalists
USGS Landsat Project Update Available
The latest issue of the USGS Landsat Project Update is available on theUSGS Landsat website. The 2009, Volume 3 Issue 4, includes the following articles: + Landsat 5 – Not Ready
NASA's Tour of the Cryosphere Incorporates Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA)
Back in 2002, NASA created a film using satellite data that took viewers on a tour of Earth’s frozen regions. This year, NASA visualizers are taking viewers on a return
Free Landsat Scenes Go Public by the Million
Source: USGS On August 17, someone who wanted to see how the Earth looks from 440 miles away in space downloaded the one-millionth Landsat satellite image scene from a U.S. Geological
Landsat Helps NASA Researcher Map Endangered African Mangroves
by: Gretchen Cook-Anderson, NASA Earth Science News Team Impoverished fishermen along the coast of tropical African countries like Mozambique and Madagascar may have only a few more years to eke
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USGS Scientists Survey Users of Moderate-Resolution Satellite Imagery
Source: USGS Understanding the benefits and value of the imagery provided by moderate-resolution satellites, such as Landsat, is essential as future land-imaging initiatives move forward. To identify the importance of
USGS Introduces New Bulk Download Tool for Free Landsat Data
Source: USGS For the first 1.1 million free Landsat scenes, users had to download one scene at a time. The Landsat Project has developed a bulk download tool so users can
Idaho-Developed Mapping Method Garners Prestigious Award
Source: Ron Beck, USGS Data from earth-observing Landsat satellites plays a central role in a new, award-winning type of mapping that tracks water use. Water-use maps help save taxpayer money by
Landsat Cultivates Fans Among Midwest Farmers
Contributor: Gretchen Cook-Anderson, NASA Earth Science News Team Noreen Thomas’ farm looks like a patchwork quilt. Fields change hue with the season and with the alternating plots of organic wheat, soybeans,
Landsat-Based Water-Use Mapping Method Hailed as an Important American Government Innovation
Contributor: Laura E.P. Rocchio Last night, Harvard University’s prestigious Ash Institute selected a Landsat-based water-use mapping method as a 2009 Innovations in American Government Award winner. “The 2009 Innovations finalists
USGS Landsat Project Update Available
The latest issue of the USGS Landsat Project Update is available on theUSGS Landsat website. The 2009, Volume 3 Issue 4, includes the following articles: + Landsat 5 – Not Ready
NASA's Tour of the Cryosphere Incorporates Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA)
Back in 2002, NASA created a film using satellite data that took viewers on a tour of Earth’s frozen regions. This year, NASA visualizers are taking viewers on a return
Free Landsat Scenes Go Public by the Million
Source: USGS On August 17, someone who wanted to see how the Earth looks from 440 miles away in space downloaded the one-millionth Landsat satellite image scene from a U.S. Geological
Landsat Helps NASA Researcher Map Endangered African Mangroves
by: Gretchen Cook-Anderson, NASA Earth Science News Team Impoverished fishermen along the coast of tropical African countries like Mozambique and Madagascar may have only a few more years to eke
