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Agriculture Students Use Landsat to Evaluate Crop, Rangeland
Source: Steven L. Miller, University of Wyoming Agriculture students in a University of Wyoming class used remote sensing information to analyze crop and rangeland they are either familiar with or
LDCM to Benefit from New Technology
Contributor: Rob Gutro, NASA/GSFC and Ken Kingery, U-Idaho Engineers at the University of Idaho have developed unique new technology that will be used in upcoming NASA missions that will study
Landsat at 2008 AGU Fall Meeting
At the annual fall AGU meeting in San Francisco, CA, Landsat was featured in 90 different scientific talks and posters. The wide scope of these presentations indicates the large array
Landsat Calibration Working Group Meeting Held
Contributor: Brian Markham The Landsat Calibration Working Group held their most recent semi-annual meeting at the USGS EROS facility in Sioux Falls, SD on December 3 and 4, 2008. USGS/EROS
The Carnegie Landsat Analysis System Lite (CLASLite) Receives New Grant
Source: Carnegie Institution for Science A new and improved tool to monitor deforestation and degradation in tropical forests has just gotten a huge boost. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
LDCM's OLI Successfully Completes Critical Design Review
Source: Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) being built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), the eighth in the
Landsat Imagery Leads to Discovery of New Species
In 2005, conservation scientist Dr. Julian Bayliss was looking at Landsat images of northern Mozambique with Google Earth. He was in search of regions close to Malawi’sMt. Mulanje that could form potential
You Can Retrace the Journey of Lewis and Clark with Landsat Imagery
The U.S. Geological Survey has made it possible for you to retrace the historic journey of Lewis and Clark with a series of Landsat posters that feature significant stops and
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Landsat 5 Turns 24!
On this day in 1984, Landsat 5 was launched into orbit. Today, after 24 years of service, Landsat 5 is still operational. The original design life of Landsat 5 was just three
Landsat 5 Satellite Back in Action
Source: Ron Beck, USGS The earth imaging satellite Landsat 5 is once again collecting and downlinking land-image data. The satellite was temporarily taken out of service in October 2007 following a
Landsat Used to Quantify Sumatran Deforestation and Elephant Peril
The World Wildlife Federation released a report this week warning that accelerated deforestation rates in Sumatra are increasing CO2emissions and pushing native elephants to the brink of extinction. A WWF
Landsat Part of Goddard Day in Annapolis, MD
The Landsat Project Science Office participated in the Goddard Day event at the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis, MD. Goddard Day was intended to showcase the research that happens
Recent Virginia Wildfires Captured by Landsat 7 Satellite
Source: USGS Approximately 6,000 acres of burned area is visible from space. On February 11, the U.S. Geological Survey’s satellite, Landsat 7, captured an image of the fires south of Richmond
Establishing Historical Land Cover
USGS and NASA researchers teamed together in a highly ambitious effort to reconstruct historical land cover and biophysical parameters of the eastern U.S. Their resulting data sets will support future
Earth Science and the FY09 Budget
The FY09 budget included many nods to Earth observing satellites and the Earth science they enable. A Feb. 4 OSTP press release states: The Bush Administration today announced its plans
Landsat Tracks Down A Pesky Weed in Australia
Source: Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries, Australia Queensland scientists are using satellite technology to help manage one of Australia’s most damaging weeds. “This a world first,’’ Minister for Primary
Fire Prevention in Spain
Science brief summary by: Laura E. P. Rocchio A group of European researchers have used Landsat data collected over a quarter of a century to evaluate fire management methods in
News Archives
Landsat 5 Turns 24!
On this day in 1984, Landsat 5 was launched into orbit. Today, after 24 years of service, Landsat 5 is still operational. The original design life of Landsat 5 was just three
Landsat 5 Satellite Back in Action
Source: Ron Beck, USGS The earth imaging satellite Landsat 5 is once again collecting and downlinking land-image data. The satellite was temporarily taken out of service in October 2007 following a
Landsat Used to Quantify Sumatran Deforestation and Elephant Peril
The World Wildlife Federation released a report this week warning that accelerated deforestation rates in Sumatra are increasing CO2emissions and pushing native elephants to the brink of extinction. A WWF
Landsat Part of Goddard Day in Annapolis, MD
The Landsat Project Science Office participated in the Goddard Day event at the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis, MD. Goddard Day was intended to showcase the research that happens
Recent Virginia Wildfires Captured by Landsat 7 Satellite
Source: USGS Approximately 6,000 acres of burned area is visible from space. On February 11, the U.S. Geological Survey’s satellite, Landsat 7, captured an image of the fires south of Richmond
Establishing Historical Land Cover
USGS and NASA researchers teamed together in a highly ambitious effort to reconstruct historical land cover and biophysical parameters of the eastern U.S. Their resulting data sets will support future
Earth Science and the FY09 Budget
The FY09 budget included many nods to Earth observing satellites and the Earth science they enable. A Feb. 4 OSTP press release states: The Bush Administration today announced its plans
Landsat Tracks Down A Pesky Weed in Australia
Source: Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries, Australia Queensland scientists are using satellite technology to help manage one of Australia’s most damaging weeds. “This a world first,’’ Minister for Primary
Fire Prevention in Spain
Science brief summary by: Laura E. P. Rocchio A group of European researchers have used Landsat data collected over a quarter of a century to evaluate fire management methods in
