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Landsat 5 Returns to Operations
Source: USGS Landsat 5 has continued to downlink data successfully. Data is available for order and download beginning with acquisitions on January 10, 2010.
Spaceflight Now: Landsat Hanging On
In an article written for Spaceflight Now, Stephen Clark chronicles the recent triumph of Landsat 5 over a failed downlink transmitter in December.
Landsat 5 Transmits Data
Source: USGS Today, on January 7, 2010, the U.S. Geological Survey ground station at Sioux Falls, South Dakota successfully conducted a test to collect data from Landsat 5. Continued testing is
Landsat: Earth Observations for a Changing World
Bruce Quirk, the USGS land remote sensing program coordinator, has penned an article for IEEE’s earthzine about the Landsat program, the data’s value, data access, and the future. + “Landsat: Earth Observations for
Presentations From Landsat Data Product Workshop Available
Source: USGS A Landsat Data Products Workshop was held at Boston University, MA. October 27–29, 2009. Workshop goals were to: (1) Define a set of Landsat-based products of general use and
Landsat at COP15
During COP15, the United Nations’ International Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen from Dec. 7–18, 2009, Landsat satellite data were acknowledged as an important tool in monitoring carbon. The philanthropic
Landsat at 2009 AGU Fall Meeting
At the annual fall AGU meeting in San Francisco, CA, Landsat was featured in 20 different scientific talks and posters featuring topics as diverse as the carbon cycle, glaciers, phenology,
Landsat 5 Anomaly
Source: USGS On Friday, December 18, 2009, the transmitter on Landsat 5 experienced technical difficulties. There has been no Landsat 5 data acquired since that time. The U.S. Geological Survey Flight
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Landsat & the Intertribal Timber Council
Landsat staff participated in the Intertribal Timber Council’s (ITC) 31st Annual National Indian Timber Symposium that took place in Polson, MT. Jeannie Allen, a remote sensing education specialist with the
Free Landsat 7 Data Available from USGS
Starting on June 4, 2007, the USGS is offering free orthorectified SLC-off Landsat 7 data of the United States as part of a pilot for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) data policy.
USGS Associate Director for Geography's Letter to the Editor Regarding Landsat
In response to a May 10 Op-Ed in the Washington Post, “The Planet NASA Needs to Explore,” the Associate Director for Geography of U.S. Geological Survey, Barbara Ryan, wrote a letter to
Updated Draft LDCM Mission Operations Element Requirement Document
An updated draft LDCM Mission Operations Element Requirement Document is now available for review and comment. Please provide comments pertaining to these documents to Michelle McIntyre on or before June 15, 2007.
Landsat Data Show Trawler "Mudtrails"
Researchers from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and the University of British Columbia’s Fisheries Center are using high- and mid-resolution remote sensing data to better understand the global
Landsat Part of NASA's IPY Cutting-Edge Polar Exploration and Research
NASA has announced the selection of 33 scientific investigations which have been funded to study the polar regions of Earth as part of the objectives of the International Polar Year
USGS Pilot Project Makes High-Quality Landsat Data Available for Download
Source: USGS As of June 4, 2007, the USGS will be releasing selected Landsat 7 image data of the United States through the Web (glovis.usgs.gov or earthexplorer.usgs.gov). These data are of
Michigan State University Uses Landsat to Monitor Global Climate Change
Source: Walter Chomentowski, Global Observatory for Ecosystem Services, Michigan State University Scientists at Michigan State University’s Global Observatory for Ecosystem Services – or GOES – have a treasure trove of resources
USGS Landsat Newsletter Published
The USGS Landsat Newsletter (vol. 1, issue 1, 2007) has been published on the USGS Landsat website. Its content includes: Landsat Science Team Meeting held January 9-11, 2007 Landsat in Everyday Places
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Landsat & the Intertribal Timber Council
Landsat staff participated in the Intertribal Timber Council’s (ITC) 31st Annual National Indian Timber Symposium that took place in Polson, MT. Jeannie Allen, a remote sensing education specialist with the
Free Landsat 7 Data Available from USGS
Starting on June 4, 2007, the USGS is offering free orthorectified SLC-off Landsat 7 data of the United States as part of a pilot for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) data policy.
USGS Associate Director for Geography's Letter to the Editor Regarding Landsat
In response to a May 10 Op-Ed in the Washington Post, “The Planet NASA Needs to Explore,” the Associate Director for Geography of U.S. Geological Survey, Barbara Ryan, wrote a letter to
Updated Draft LDCM Mission Operations Element Requirement Document
An updated draft LDCM Mission Operations Element Requirement Document is now available for review and comment. Please provide comments pertaining to these documents to Michelle McIntyre on or before June 15, 2007.
Landsat Data Show Trawler "Mudtrails"
Researchers from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and the University of British Columbia’s Fisheries Center are using high- and mid-resolution remote sensing data to better understand the global
Landsat Part of NASA's IPY Cutting-Edge Polar Exploration and Research
NASA has announced the selection of 33 scientific investigations which have been funded to study the polar regions of Earth as part of the objectives of the International Polar Year
USGS Pilot Project Makes High-Quality Landsat Data Available for Download
Source: USGS As of June 4, 2007, the USGS will be releasing selected Landsat 7 image data of the United States through the Web (glovis.usgs.gov or earthexplorer.usgs.gov). These data are of
Michigan State University Uses Landsat to Monitor Global Climate Change
Source: Walter Chomentowski, Global Observatory for Ecosystem Services, Michigan State University Scientists at Michigan State University’s Global Observatory for Ecosystem Services – or GOES – have a treasure trove of resources
USGS Landsat Newsletter Published
The USGS Landsat Newsletter (vol. 1, issue 1, 2007) has been published on the USGS Landsat website. Its content includes: Landsat Science Team Meeting held January 9-11, 2007 Landsat in Everyday Places
