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Monitoring Conservation Tillage Via Landat 5 Data
Source: Sharon Durham, USDA ARS To find out how much acreage is being farmed using conservation tillage, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have gone up high–to satellites. Soil scientists Dana G.
Archaeologist Uses Landsat to Explore Ancient Mexico
Satellite imagery obtained from NASA will help archeologist Bill Middleton peer into the ancient Mexican past. In a novel archeological application, multi- and hyperspectral data will help build the most
Landsat Satellite Imagery Used to Assess the Impact of Burma’s Cyclone Nargis
Contact: Janice Nelson, USGS USGS is providing Landsat satellite imagery to aid rescue and recovery efforts in Burma (Myanmar) in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis’s landfall on May 3. International
USGS Issues RFI for LDCM Ground Station Services
The Department of Interior (DOI), US Geological Survey (USGS), Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Sioux Falls, SD seeks information and capability statements for a “Satellite Ground Station Services
Landsat Data Continuity Mission USGS Acquisition Strategy for Ground System Segments
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) share responsibility for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). NASA will develop the
The U.S. House of Representatives Honors Landsat on Earth Day
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives honored the Landsat missions by entering a resolution that expressed appreciation to all contributing scientists, engineers, and program personnel for the first 35
NASA Selects Contractor for Landsat Data Continuity Mission Spacecraft
Contact: Cynthia O’Carroll, NASA/GSFC NASA has selected General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., to build the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft. Under the terms of the $116,306,179 delivery order, General
An Earth Day Perspective: NASA Satellites Aid in Chesapeake Bay Recovery
Contact: Andrew Freeberg From the distant reaches of the universe, to black holes and Saturn’s rings, NASA explores some of the most far-out parts of space. But NASA also does
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Landsat Helps Assess Impacts of Industrial Logging in Central Africa
Though the dense humid forests of Central Africa have been regarded as among the most pristine on Earth, the expansion of industrial logging and the accompanying proliferation of road density
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
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Landsat Helps Assess Impacts of Industrial Logging in Central Africa
Though the dense humid forests of Central Africa have been regarded as among the most pristine on Earth, the expansion of industrial logging and the accompanying proliferation of road density
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
