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Landsat Looks at Land Use Trends Around Mobile Bay
• A recent NASA Technical Report from Stennis Space Center has used Landsat data to document land use changes in Alabama’s Mobile Bay watershed between 1972 and 2008. Over those
Forest Changes in the U.S. Southwest
In a recent study published in Remote Sensing of Environment, Landsat science team member James Vogelmann and colleagues have used Landsat data collected between 1988 and 2006 to assess forest changes in New
Scientists Use Landsat to Assess Potential Impacts of Ocean Acidification
In a new study published in the Marine Ecology Progress Series, scientists have used Landsat 7 data to assess coral reef productivity and calcification in Florida’s northern reef tract (northeast of the Florida
Scientists Map Penguins From Space with Landsat
Source: Athena Dinar & Linda Capper, British Antarctic Survey Penguin poo (guano) stains, visible from space, have helped British scientists locate emperor penguin breeding colonies in Antarctica. Knowing their location
USGS Landsat Project Update Available
The latest issue of the USGS Landsat Project Update is available on the USGS Landsat website. The 2009, Volume 3 Issue 3, includes the following articles: + Using the Landsat Archive + 25
Landsat Part of Maryland's Place in Space Expo
The Landsat Education and Outreach team participated in the Maryland’s Place in Space Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center on Saturday, May 31. Thousands of Marylanders attended the event. The
Landsat Calibration Working Group Held
Courtesy of Brian Markham The Landsat Calibration Working Group held their most recent semi-annual meeting at the USGS EROS facility in Sioux Falls, SD on May 12–13, 2009. USGS/EROS Image
Landsat Helps Researchers Measure Snowmelt
Source: Amber Jenkins, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Water is constantly being moved about our planet. The water, or hydrologic, cycle describes how water changes from liquid to solid to vapor and how
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Landsat Key in New UNEP Atlas of Africa's Environmental Change
Glacial Retreat to Rapid Urbanization Chronicled in Landmark Satellite Report to Africa’s Environment Ministers Source: United Nations Environment Programme Africa’s rapidly changing environmental landscape, from the disappearance of glaciers in
Secretary Kempthorne Showcases Free Public Availability of Landsat Satellite Image Archive at ESRI Conference
Contact: Joan Moody, USGS Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced at the ongoing ESRI Conference that his direction to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to make its 35-year Landsat
RFI: Landsat Raw Data Products
The US Geological Survey seeks information to determine if there is interest by one or more commercial or non-profit vendors in offering Landsat products beyond those available from the US
Landsat 7 SLC-off Data Evaluated for Forest Change Detection
Researchers from the Canadian Forest Service’s Pacific Forestry Centre and the U.S. Geological Survey have published a study which evaluates the utility of histogram– and segment–based Landsat SLC-off gap-filled data products for
New NASA Grant to Facilitate Landsat Usability
Dr. David Roy of South Dakota State University, Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence (GIScCE), is the recipient of a $3.29M, 5-year grant funded by NASA’s Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program.
Landsat 1 Launched 36 Years Ago
Thirty-six years ago today, Landsat 1 was launched into orbit initiating the very first civilian remote sensing program.
USDA Researchers Use Landsat to Estimate Horticultural Canopy Cover and Crop Water Demand
Horticultural crops account for almost 50% of crop sales in the United States, and these crops are carefully managed to ensure good quality. But more information is needed about the
Landsat Science Team Meeting Held
The forth LDCM-era (USGS-funded) Landsat Science Team meeting was held July 15–17 at USGS headquarters in Reston, VA. The meeting included status updates on Landsat 5 and 7, new LDCM
Meet Robert Bindschadler
Dr. Robert Bindschadler has been an active Antarctic field researcher for the past 25 years and has led numerous field expeditions to Antarctica and has participated in expeditions to glaciers
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Landsat Key in New UNEP Atlas of Africa's Environmental Change
Glacial Retreat to Rapid Urbanization Chronicled in Landmark Satellite Report to Africa’s Environment Ministers Source: United Nations Environment Programme Africa’s rapidly changing environmental landscape, from the disappearance of glaciers in
Secretary Kempthorne Showcases Free Public Availability of Landsat Satellite Image Archive at ESRI Conference
Contact: Joan Moody, USGS Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced at the ongoing ESRI Conference that his direction to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to make its 35-year Landsat
RFI: Landsat Raw Data Products
The US Geological Survey seeks information to determine if there is interest by one or more commercial or non-profit vendors in offering Landsat products beyond those available from the US
Landsat 7 SLC-off Data Evaluated for Forest Change Detection
Researchers from the Canadian Forest Service’s Pacific Forestry Centre and the U.S. Geological Survey have published a study which evaluates the utility of histogram– and segment–based Landsat SLC-off gap-filled data products for
New NASA Grant to Facilitate Landsat Usability
Dr. David Roy of South Dakota State University, Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence (GIScCE), is the recipient of a $3.29M, 5-year grant funded by NASA’s Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program.
Landsat 1 Launched 36 Years Ago
Thirty-six years ago today, Landsat 1 was launched into orbit initiating the very first civilian remote sensing program.
USDA Researchers Use Landsat to Estimate Horticultural Canopy Cover and Crop Water Demand
Horticultural crops account for almost 50% of crop sales in the United States, and these crops are carefully managed to ensure good quality. But more information is needed about the
Landsat Science Team Meeting Held
The forth LDCM-era (USGS-funded) Landsat Science Team meeting was held July 15–17 at USGS headquarters in Reston, VA. The meeting included status updates on Landsat 5 and 7, new LDCM
Meet Robert Bindschadler
Dr. Robert Bindschadler has been an active Antarctic field researcher for the past 25 years and has led numerous field expeditions to Antarctica and has participated in expeditions to glaciers
