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NASA Harvest Video Celebrates 50 Years of Landsat
NASA Harvest gathered agricultural remote sensing experts to discuss how Landsat fundamentally transformed agricultural monitoring over the last half century.

NASA Scientists Map Global Salt Marsh Losses and Their Carbon Impact
The world has lost 561 square miles (1,453 square kilometers) of salt marshes over the past 20 years.

Hearing: Landsat at 50 & the Future of U.S. Satellite-Based Earth Observation
A U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing titled “Landsat at 50 & the Future of U.S. Satellite-based Earth Observation: took place on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

Space for Ag: How Satellites Aid Water and Food Security
Satellites offer a wealth of information pertinent for water and food security. Landsat has long been a foundational piece of the “Space for Ag” initiative.

Landsat Helps Scientists Track Dramatic Wetlands Loss in Louisiana
New research uses Landsat observations and advanced computing to chronicle wetlands lost (and found) around the globe.

Landsat Fire and Thermal Anomaly Data Now Part of FIRMS
Thirty-meter Landsat 8 and 9 data have been added to NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS).

Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Observation with the Landsat Chamber Orchestra
On Saturday, October 15, the Visitors Center at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight center presented an audio/visual event in celebration of Landsat’s 50th anniversary.

The Satellite Stewards of Glacier Bay
Nestled in the science-based information that park rangers share with visitors to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve are insights from Landsat satellites and NASA climate scientists.
News Archives

NASA Scientists Map Global Salt Marsh Losses and Their Carbon Impact
The world has lost 561 square miles (1,453 square kilometers) of salt marshes over the past 20 years.

Hearing: Landsat at 50 & the Future of U.S. Satellite-Based Earth Observation
A U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing titled “Landsat at 50 & the Future of U.S. Satellite-based Earth Observation: took place on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

Space for Ag: How Satellites Aid Water and Food Security
Satellites offer a wealth of information pertinent for water and food security. Landsat has long been a foundational piece of the “Space for Ag” initiative.

Landsat Helps Scientists Track Dramatic Wetlands Loss in Louisiana
New research uses Landsat observations and advanced computing to chronicle wetlands lost (and found) around the globe.

Landsat Fire and Thermal Anomaly Data Now Part of FIRMS
Thirty-meter Landsat 8 and 9 data have been added to NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS).

Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Observation with the Landsat Chamber Orchestra
On Saturday, October 15, the Visitors Center at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight center presented an audio/visual event in celebration of Landsat’s 50th anniversary.

The Satellite Stewards of Glacier Bay
Nestled in the science-based information that park rangers share with visitors to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve are insights from Landsat satellites and NASA climate scientists.

Quickly Assessing the Aftermath of Hurricane Ian with Satellites
UCONN remote sensing experts used Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 imagery to quickly assess damage caused by the storm’s aftermath, providing spatially-relevant situational awareness that could aid rescue efforts.

Eyes on the Snow as Water Supplies Dwindle
Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. uses higher-resolution snow cover data from Landsat to update their model snow cover.
News Archives

NASA Scientists Map Global Salt Marsh Losses and Their Carbon Impact
The world has lost 561 square miles (1,453 square kilometers) of salt marshes over the past 20 years.

Hearing: Landsat at 50 & the Future of U.S. Satellite-Based Earth Observation
A U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing titled “Landsat at 50 & the Future of U.S. Satellite-based Earth Observation: took place on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

Space for Ag: How Satellites Aid Water and Food Security
Satellites offer a wealth of information pertinent for water and food security. Landsat has long been a foundational piece of the “Space for Ag” initiative.

Landsat Helps Scientists Track Dramatic Wetlands Loss in Louisiana
New research uses Landsat observations and advanced computing to chronicle wetlands lost (and found) around the globe.

Landsat Fire and Thermal Anomaly Data Now Part of FIRMS
Thirty-meter Landsat 8 and 9 data have been added to NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS).

Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Observation with the Landsat Chamber Orchestra
On Saturday, October 15, the Visitors Center at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight center presented an audio/visual event in celebration of Landsat’s 50th anniversary.

The Satellite Stewards of Glacier Bay
Nestled in the science-based information that park rangers share with visitors to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve are insights from Landsat satellites and NASA climate scientists.

Quickly Assessing the Aftermath of Hurricane Ian with Satellites
UCONN remote sensing experts used Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 imagery to quickly assess damage caused by the storm’s aftermath, providing spatially-relevant situational awareness that could aid rescue efforts.

Eyes on the Snow as Water Supplies Dwindle
Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. uses higher-resolution snow cover data from Landsat to update their model snow cover.