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USDA FAS Uses GIS, MODIS, and Landsat to Monitor Rice Production in Burma
Source: ESRI Press Release, Redlands, California, USA Subsequent to Cyclone Nargis, a category 3 tropical storm that struck the low-lying and heavily populated coastline of Myanmar (Burma) on May 2,
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 3, includes the following articles: + Secretary Kempthorne Showcases Free
USGS Landsat Project Update Available
The latest issue of the USGS Landsat Project Update is available on theUSGS Landsat website. The 2008, Volume 2 Issue 2, includes the following articles: + Imagery for Everyone + Technical Announcement
2008 iGETT Summer Institute Held
For the last two weeks, 40 community college instructors who teach Geographic Information Systems (GIS) were gathered at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, TX to learn about integrating remote
USGS Landsat Project Update Available
The latest issue of the USGS Landsat Project Update is available on theUSGS Landsat website. The 2008, Volume 2 Special Edition Issue, includes the following articles: + Landsat 5: Exceeding expectations:
NASA Data Helps Pinpoint Impacted Populations in Disaster Aftermath
Contact: Gretchen Cook-Anderson, NASA/GSFC When two catastrophic natural disasters struck within days of each other in May 2008, disaster relief, humanitarian aid, and health officials, as well as members of the
Largest Continent Released for Newly Acquired Landsat Data
The USGS Landsat Project has expanded its free data acquisitions to EurAsia. As near cloud-free scenes are acquired by Landsat 7, they are automatically processed and placed out for users
Report Using Landsat and SPOT Data Shows Rapid Demise of Papua New Guinean Forests
Source: University of Papua New Guinea Remote Sensing Centre At the same time that the Government of Papua New Guinea is seeking compensation for conserving the carbon-trapping capacity of its
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Landsat and ASTER Provide Images of Alabaugh Canyon Fire to Emergency Responders
Contributor: Janice Nelson Satellite View Useful For Rehabilitation Effort The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center has provided satellite imagery in the rehabilitation effort of Alabaugh
Landsat 1 Launched 35-Years Ago Today
On this date in 1972, Landsat 1 (then known as the Earth Resources Technology Satellite) was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Landsat 1 was in operation until 1978. In the past
Landsat Links Urban Growth and Rainfall Pattern Change
For the first time, scientists have used satellite images to demonstrate a link between rapid city growth and rainfall patterns, as well as to assess compliance with an international treaty
Landsat Helps Document Alaska Coastal Erosion
An article by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists on documentation of coastal land loss, lake expansion and drainage in Alaska from 1955–2005 was recently published in the July issue of
A LEGO Landsat
Did you know LEGO sells model kits that enable you to build replicas of the Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellites? Well, thanks to Tom Hill of the Landsat project,
Semi-Annual Landsat Calibration Meeting Held
Contributor: Brian Markham On June 20-21, 2007 the joint NASA-USGS Landsat calibration working group met at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. Some key results/recommendations presented at the current meeting included:
NASA Awards Contract for LDCM Instrument
NASA has selected Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. of Boulder, Colo., to develop the Operational Land Imager instrument for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). The instrument will capture images
Landsat Science Team Meeting Held
The second LDCM-era Landsat Science Team meeting was held in Corvallis, Oregon. The three day meeting included updates on the Science Team’s research projects, information about the LDCM ground system, open
Landsat Watches as China Constructs Giant Dam
Some call it the eighth wonder of world. Others say it’s the next Great Wall of China. Upon completion in 2009, the Three Gorges Dam along China’s Yangtze River will
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Landsat and ASTER Provide Images of Alabaugh Canyon Fire to Emergency Responders
Contributor: Janice Nelson Satellite View Useful For Rehabilitation Effort The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center has provided satellite imagery in the rehabilitation effort of Alabaugh
Landsat 1 Launched 35-Years Ago Today
On this date in 1972, Landsat 1 (then known as the Earth Resources Technology Satellite) was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Landsat 1 was in operation until 1978. In the past
Landsat Links Urban Growth and Rainfall Pattern Change
For the first time, scientists have used satellite images to demonstrate a link between rapid city growth and rainfall patterns, as well as to assess compliance with an international treaty
Landsat Helps Document Alaska Coastal Erosion
An article by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists on documentation of coastal land loss, lake expansion and drainage in Alaska from 1955–2005 was recently published in the July issue of
A LEGO Landsat
Did you know LEGO sells model kits that enable you to build replicas of the Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellites? Well, thanks to Tom Hill of the Landsat project,
Semi-Annual Landsat Calibration Meeting Held
Contributor: Brian Markham On June 20-21, 2007 the joint NASA-USGS Landsat calibration working group met at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. Some key results/recommendations presented at the current meeting included:
NASA Awards Contract for LDCM Instrument
NASA has selected Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. of Boulder, Colo., to develop the Operational Land Imager instrument for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). The instrument will capture images
Landsat Science Team Meeting Held
The second LDCM-era Landsat Science Team meeting was held in Corvallis, Oregon. The three day meeting included updates on the Science Team’s research projects, information about the LDCM ground system, open
Landsat Watches as China Constructs Giant Dam
Some call it the eighth wonder of world. Others say it’s the next Great Wall of China. Upon completion in 2009, the Three Gorges Dam along China’s Yangtze River will
