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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
Landsat 5 TM Resumes Nominal Operations
Source: USGS Evaluation of the Landsat 5 data following the recent spacecraft anomaly is complete. All data collected at the Landsat Ground Station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from Saturday, August
Landsat 5 TM Turned On; Under Evaluation
Source: USGS Landsat 5 operations continued successfully last night. The Thematic Mapper instrument payload was turned on today, and imagery was successfully downlinked at the Landsat Ground Station (LGS) in Sioux
Landsat 5 Satellite is Now Stabilized and the Cause is Being Investigated
Source: USGS Landsat 5 tumbled out of control and power was at a critical level in the early morning of August 13. The cause for this anomaly is currently unknown and
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Landsat Veteran Co-recipient of 2008 Pecora Award
Source: NASA NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior Tuesday presented William T. Pecora Awards to Landsat Veteran, Samuel N. Goward of the University of Maryland, College Park and to
Landsat Helps Scientists Discover Another Reason for Glacial Acceleration
Source: Aimee Dolloff, University of Maine Using nearly 50 years of data, University of Maine researchers have determined that subglacial floods in East Antarctica caused a rapid and short-lived acceleration of
Landsat Education and Outreach at 2008 National Interpreter's Workshop
“Demystifying Climate Change,” was co-presented at the 2008 National Association of Interpreters National Workshop by Landsat Education and Outreach lead Anita Davis, together with Interpretive Specialist John Morris, of the
Tracking Biodiversity in the Amazon Rain Forests
Source: Lance Nixon, South Dakota State University NASA is paying researchers on the cool prairies of South Dakota to help track biodiversity in the steamy rain forests of the Brazilian
USGS Book About Icelandic Glacier Names Includes Landsat Images
Source: Richard S. Williams, Jr. and Diane Noserale, USGS Where is Snæfellsjökull?… and what does it look like? Now you can find out. You can also learn where Eyjafjallajökull, Breiðamerkurjökull, and
KU scientists create new land-cover map of Kansas with Landsat
Source: Berry Clemens, Kansas Biological Survey, KU News Release University of Kansas scientists have released an updated land-cover map of the state of Kansas designed to help researchers forecast
Workforce Development
A new poster on the Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training, (iGETT) program is available for downloading by educators for their use. iGETT enables community college and Tribal college faculty
Most Alaskan Glaciers Retreating, Thinning, and Stagnating, Says Major USGS Landsat-Based Report
Most glaciers in every mountain range and island group in Alaska are experiencing significant retreat, thinning or stagnation, especially glaciers at lower elevations, according to a new book published by
Landsat 7 ETM+ Data Now Available at No Charge
All Landsat 7 ETM+ scenes held in the USGS EROS archive are now available at no charge. Newly acquired Landsat 7 ETM+ SLC-off images with less than 20 percent cloud
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Landsat Veteran Co-recipient of 2008 Pecora Award
Source: NASA NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior Tuesday presented William T. Pecora Awards to Landsat Veteran, Samuel N. Goward of the University of Maryland, College Park and to
Landsat Helps Scientists Discover Another Reason for Glacial Acceleration
Source: Aimee Dolloff, University of Maine Using nearly 50 years of data, University of Maine researchers have determined that subglacial floods in East Antarctica caused a rapid and short-lived acceleration of
Landsat Education and Outreach at 2008 National Interpreter's Workshop
“Demystifying Climate Change,” was co-presented at the 2008 National Association of Interpreters National Workshop by Landsat Education and Outreach lead Anita Davis, together with Interpretive Specialist John Morris, of the
Tracking Biodiversity in the Amazon Rain Forests
Source: Lance Nixon, South Dakota State University NASA is paying researchers on the cool prairies of South Dakota to help track biodiversity in the steamy rain forests of the Brazilian
USGS Book About Icelandic Glacier Names Includes Landsat Images
Source: Richard S. Williams, Jr. and Diane Noserale, USGS Where is Snæfellsjökull?… and what does it look like? Now you can find out. You can also learn where Eyjafjallajökull, Breiðamerkurjökull, and
KU scientists create new land-cover map of Kansas with Landsat
Source: Berry Clemens, Kansas Biological Survey, KU News Release University of Kansas scientists have released an updated land-cover map of the state of Kansas designed to help researchers forecast
Workforce Development
A new poster on the Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training, (iGETT) program is available for downloading by educators for their use. iGETT enables community college and Tribal college faculty
Most Alaskan Glaciers Retreating, Thinning, and Stagnating, Says Major USGS Landsat-Based Report
Most glaciers in every mountain range and island group in Alaska are experiencing significant retreat, thinning or stagnation, especially glaciers at lower elevations, according to a new book published by
Landsat 7 ETM+ Data Now Available at No Charge
All Landsat 7 ETM+ scenes held in the USGS EROS archive are now available at no charge. Newly acquired Landsat 7 ETM+ SLC-off images with less than 20 percent cloud
