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Landsat 5 Anomaly—Aug. 13, 2009
Landsat 5 experienced an anomaly in the early morning hours of August 13, 2009. The Flight Operations Team (FOT) is assessing the problem and testing spacecraft systems. No imaging will
Landsat Key Aspect of Program Recognized as Important Government Innovation
Harvard’s Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation announced sixteen finalists for their 2009 Innovations in American Government Awards on May 18, 2009. The sixteen finalists—whittled from a pool of
Landsat Used to Examine Wood Supply Uncertainty
Source: U.S. Forest Service As members of the forest products industry continue to reduce their landholdings, monitoring reliable future timber supplies becomes an increasingly important issue. This issue requires both spatial
LDCM Preliminary Design Review Held
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) conducted a successful Preliminary Design Review (PDR) the week of July 14 – 17, in Linthicum, MD receiving only nine requests for action (RFAs)
Landsat Data Help Researchers Assess Impact of Protected Areas in Sumatra
A new study published in Journal of Biogeography reports that the establishment of protected land on Sumatra may help reduce deforestation in adjacent unprotected areas. By examining nearly 100 Landsat images of
Research Examines Elevated Mercury Levels in Prairie Lakes with Landsat
Source: South Dakota State University Prairie lakes that expand greatly in area during wet cycles are more likely to have elevated mercury levels soon after, South Dakota State University research suggests.
Sensor Synergy: Landsat Together with SAR and Lidar Maps Boreal Wetlands
Researchers from Columbia University and the University of Western Ontario have combined Landsat TM data with European Remote Sensing 2 radar data and lidar-derived elevation data to map a remote
Landsat Science Team Meeting Held
The Landsat Science Team Meeting was held at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Center for Imaging Science in Rochester, New York between June 22–24, 2009. The meeting’s agenda included:
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Landsat, Potholes, and Climate Change
Contributor: Laura E.P. Rocchio What could Landsat, potholes, and climate change have in common? Well—when you use the term “potholes” to refer to the glacially-formed wetland depressions of the Prairie
Fusing Landsat and MODIS Data to Better Estimate Boreal Forest Loss
This month in Remote Sensing of Environment, Potapov et al. report on their method of combining MODIS and Landsat imagery to estimate forest loss in the world’s boreal forests. Understanding
NASA Selects The Hammers Co. to Build LDCM MOE
NASA selected The Hammers Company, Greenbelt, Md., to build the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Mission Operations Element (MOE). A five-year contract, with a cost-plus-award-fee portion that commences upon contract
LGSOWG-37 Meeting Held in China
Contributor: Terry Arvidson This year’s Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG-37) meeting was held in China September 15-19, 2008. The meeting was organized by USGS and hosted by the
Landsat Part of LaunchFest
On Saturday, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center opened its gates to the public for LaunchFest. LaunchFest celebrated Goddard’s upcoming mission launches and showcased the work done at the Center. The
Landsat 7 Flies Its 50,000th Orbit
The Landsat 7 satellite flew its 50,000th orbit on Monday, September 8, 2008. Landsat 7 has been orbiting the Earth since its launch in April 1999. Landsat satellites provide an
Landsat Important to Coastal Studies
Contributor: Laura E.P. Rocchio When you think of Landsat, images of the Earth’s land surface rightly come to mind because that is the type of imagery that Landsat was designed
Taking Earth's Temperature via Satellite
Contributor: Don Comis, USDA ARS Imagine adding a thermometer to Google™ Earth. That’s the vision of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists Martha Anderson and Bill Kustas, who see the need for
Forest Disturbance and the North American Carbon Flux
Science brief summary by: Laura E. P. Rocchio To provide details about the effect of forest disturbance on the North American carbon budget, an interagency initiative known as the North
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Landsat, Potholes, and Climate Change
Contributor: Laura E.P. Rocchio What could Landsat, potholes, and climate change have in common? Well—when you use the term “potholes” to refer to the glacially-formed wetland depressions of the Prairie
Fusing Landsat and MODIS Data to Better Estimate Boreal Forest Loss
This month in Remote Sensing of Environment, Potapov et al. report on their method of combining MODIS and Landsat imagery to estimate forest loss in the world’s boreal forests. Understanding
NASA Selects The Hammers Co. to Build LDCM MOE
NASA selected The Hammers Company, Greenbelt, Md., to build the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Mission Operations Element (MOE). A five-year contract, with a cost-plus-award-fee portion that commences upon contract
LGSOWG-37 Meeting Held in China
Contributor: Terry Arvidson This year’s Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG-37) meeting was held in China September 15-19, 2008. The meeting was organized by USGS and hosted by the
Landsat Part of LaunchFest
On Saturday, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center opened its gates to the public for LaunchFest. LaunchFest celebrated Goddard’s upcoming mission launches and showcased the work done at the Center. The
Landsat 7 Flies Its 50,000th Orbit
The Landsat 7 satellite flew its 50,000th orbit on Monday, September 8, 2008. Landsat 7 has been orbiting the Earth since its launch in April 1999. Landsat satellites provide an
Landsat Important to Coastal Studies
Contributor: Laura E.P. Rocchio When you think of Landsat, images of the Earth’s land surface rightly come to mind because that is the type of imagery that Landsat was designed
Taking Earth's Temperature via Satellite
Contributor: Don Comis, USDA ARS Imagine adding a thermometer to Google™ Earth. That’s the vision of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists Martha Anderson and Bill Kustas, who see the need for
Forest Disturbance and the North American Carbon Flux
Science brief summary by: Laura E. P. Rocchio To provide details about the effect of forest disturbance on the North American carbon budget, an interagency initiative known as the North
