News Archives
80,000 Free Landsat 7 Scenes Downloaded Since Oct. 1
Source: USGS Landsat Update 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 80,000
Landsat Featured During Pecora 17
The 17th William T. Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium was held in Denver, Colorado from November 16–20. The theme of the meeting was “The future of land imaging… going operational.”
Group on Earth Observations Heralds Free, Global Access to USGS Earth Imagery
Source: GEO In a breakthrough announced here today by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), scientists and decision-makers around the world will soon have unrestricted access at no charge to the
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
News Archives
Landsat Helps Establish Bushfire Impact on Water Yields in Australia
Source: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation In the summer of 2002-03, bushfires burnt through 700,000 ha of forests in northeast Victoria in Australia. This region supplies 38 percent of
Landsat Data Policy Released
Source: USGS The Landsat Data Policy document establishes Landsat Program Management Policy for distributing products derived from Landsat data collected by the U.S. since 1972. This Policy supersedes all previous Landsat
Landsat Science Team Meeting Held
The third LDCM-era Landsat Science Team meeting was held at USGS EROS from Jan. 8 – Jan. 11. The three day meeting included Landsat Project reports, LDCM progress reports, Landsat archive
Landsat 5 Begins Test Imaging
Source: USGS The USGS is pleased to announce that Landsat 5 tested imaging with the Thematic Mapper on January 10, 2008 during a pass over Brazil and Argentina. Landsat 5 imaging
Global Land Survey 2005
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) continue to enable better land-cover change research with the creation of the Global Land Survey 2005 (GLS2005). The GLS2005 data set is a
LDCM Mission Operations Element Industry Day Presentations Now Available
LDCM Mission Operations Element (MOE) Industry Day Presentations have been made available on the NASA LDCM website.
NASA Associate Administrator Mentions Landsat in New Years Message
Dr. Alan Stern, the Associate Administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate delivered a New Years Message on Jan. 4, 2008 in which he mentioned the Landsat Data Continuity Mission. Speaking
Landsat Featured Prominently in Recent National Academies Report
In November, the National Academies released a report titled: “Earth Observations from Space: The First 50 Years of Scientific Achievements.” A committee formed by the National Research Council analyzed the
Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica Now Part of Google Earth
Google now features data from the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) as part of Google Earth. To learn more about LIMA visit the LIMA data websiteor the LIMA education website.
News Archives
Landsat Helps Establish Bushfire Impact on Water Yields in Australia
Source: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation In the summer of 2002-03, bushfires burnt through 700,000 ha of forests in northeast Victoria in Australia. This region supplies 38 percent of
Landsat Data Policy Released
Source: USGS The Landsat Data Policy document establishes Landsat Program Management Policy for distributing products derived from Landsat data collected by the U.S. since 1972. This Policy supersedes all previous Landsat
Landsat Science Team Meeting Held
The third LDCM-era Landsat Science Team meeting was held at USGS EROS from Jan. 8 – Jan. 11. The three day meeting included Landsat Project reports, LDCM progress reports, Landsat archive
Landsat 5 Begins Test Imaging
Source: USGS The USGS is pleased to announce that Landsat 5 tested imaging with the Thematic Mapper on January 10, 2008 during a pass over Brazil and Argentina. Landsat 5 imaging
Global Land Survey 2005
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) continue to enable better land-cover change research with the creation of the Global Land Survey 2005 (GLS2005). The GLS2005 data set is a
LDCM Mission Operations Element Industry Day Presentations Now Available
LDCM Mission Operations Element (MOE) Industry Day Presentations have been made available on the NASA LDCM website.
NASA Associate Administrator Mentions Landsat in New Years Message
Dr. Alan Stern, the Associate Administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate delivered a New Years Message on Jan. 4, 2008 in which he mentioned the Landsat Data Continuity Mission. Speaking
Landsat Featured Prominently in Recent National Academies Report
In November, the National Academies released a report titled: “Earth Observations from Space: The First 50 Years of Scientific Achievements.” A committee formed by the National Research Council analyzed the
Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica Now Part of Google Earth
Google now features data from the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) as part of Google Earth. To learn more about LIMA visit the LIMA data websiteor the LIMA education website.
