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Landsat Technical Working Group Meeting 18 Held
Contributor: Steven T. Labahn, USGS This year’s Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG-18) meeting was held in Maspalomas, Spain from February 9–13, 2009. The meeting was organized by the USGS along
USGS Landsat Project Scientist Named 2009 ASPRS Fellow
Source: Anna Marie Kinerney, ASPRS Thomas R. Loveland and Ray Helmering have been named the 2009 American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Fellow Award winners. The ASPRS designation
Earth to Sky 3: Interpreting Climate Change
A third Earth to Sky workshop was held from Jan. 26–30, 2009 at the Stephen T. Mather Training Center in Harpers Ferry, WV. This NASA-funded professional development workshop was aimed
Landsat, GLAS, and Google Earth Used in Concert to Study Amazonian Forests
Contributor: Eileen Helmer In a study published today, carbon accumulation rates of tropical forests biomass regrowth in areas of abandoned agriculture have been measured entirely from space for the first
Landsat Sees Wetland and Barrier Island Loss from Hurricane Gustav
Contributor: Rob Gutro Hurricane Gustav made landfall in coastal Louisiana on Sept. 1, 2008, as a very strong category 2 (almost category 3) hurricane and left its mark on wetlands
Opening the Landsat Archive
Source: USGS Electronic access to the entire USGS Landsat 7 archive, enabling users to download standard-format scenes at no charge, has been an amazing success, with over 125,000 scenes downloaded since
Landsat Looks at Coal Ash Spill
Contributor: Michon Scott, NASA Earth Observatory In the early morning hours of December 22, 2008, the earthen wall of a containment pond at Tennessee’s Kingston Fossil Plant gave way. The breach
Landsat Science Team Meeting Held
The fifth LDCM-era Landsat Science Team meeting was hosted by Dr. Eileen Helmer of the U.S. Forest Service in Fort Collins, Colorado from January 6–8, 2009. The meeting included Landsat
News Archives
Landsat’s Role in Chesapeake Bay Management
• John Smith’s Bay Then & Now – When Captain John Smith first explored the Chesapeake Bay in 1607, the “Great Shellfish Bay,” as it was called by the Algonquian
New USGS Landsat Image Policy
By February 2009, any Landsat archive scene selected by a user will be processed, at no charge, automatically to a standard product recipe and staged for electronic retrieval. In addition,
Landsat 7 Turns Nine
On this day in 1999, Landsat 7 was launched into orbit. Landsat 7 operations continue today, despite the Scan Line Corrector (SLC-off) anomaly.
USGS Landsat Project Update Available
The latest issue of the USGS Landsat Project Update is available on the USGS Landsat website. The 2008, Volume 2 Issue 1, includes the following articles: + USGS Data Search and Discovery
Landsat 7 Celebrates a Decade of Service
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
Landsat Helps Locate Groundwater Discharge in Delaware
The Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) at the University of Delaware has released a new technical report that identifies locations of groundwater discharge to estuaries and determines locations of discharge into
Newly Acquired Landsat 7 Scenes of Africa Available for Free
As Landsat 7 acquires clear scenes over Africa (less than or equal to 20 percent cloud cover), the Landsat Project is automatically processing those scenes to an L1T, applying precision
Landsat Helps Map Soil Carbon Flux
Source: Sara Uttech, Soil Science Society of America, 608-268-4948, suttechsoils.org Changes in soil carbon occur with changes in land management. Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The University of
LTWG-17 Meeting Held in Virginia
Contributor: Terry Arvidson The 17th Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG) meeting was held in Virginia March 3–7, 2008. The meeting was organized and hosted by the USGS in Chantilly, Virginia.
News Archives
Landsat’s Role in Chesapeake Bay Management
• John Smith’s Bay Then & Now – When Captain John Smith first explored the Chesapeake Bay in 1607, the “Great Shellfish Bay,” as it was called by the Algonquian
New USGS Landsat Image Policy
By February 2009, any Landsat archive scene selected by a user will be processed, at no charge, automatically to a standard product recipe and staged for electronic retrieval. In addition,
Landsat 7 Turns Nine
On this day in 1999, Landsat 7 was launched into orbit. Landsat 7 operations continue today, despite the Scan Line Corrector (SLC-off) anomaly.
USGS Landsat Project Update Available
The latest issue of the USGS Landsat Project Update is available on the USGS Landsat website. The 2008, Volume 2 Issue 1, includes the following articles: + USGS Data Search and Discovery
Landsat 7 Celebrates a Decade of Service
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
Landsat Helps Locate Groundwater Discharge in Delaware
The Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) at the University of Delaware has released a new technical report that identifies locations of groundwater discharge to estuaries and determines locations of discharge into
Newly Acquired Landsat 7 Scenes of Africa Available for Free
As Landsat 7 acquires clear scenes over Africa (less than or equal to 20 percent cloud cover), the Landsat Project is automatically processing those scenes to an L1T, applying precision
Landsat Helps Map Soil Carbon Flux
Source: Sara Uttech, Soil Science Society of America, 608-268-4948, suttechsoils.org Changes in soil carbon occur with changes in land management. Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The University of
LTWG-17 Meeting Held in Virginia
Contributor: Terry Arvidson The 17th Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG) meeting was held in Virginia March 3–7, 2008. The meeting was organized and hosted by the USGS in Chantilly, Virginia.
