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Landsat Insights: Wetland History in Your Hand
Practitioners managing the wellbeing of wetlands have a new tool at their disposal. The Wetland Insight Tool, developed by Geoscience Australia, provides a visual summary of 35+ years of wetland dynamics.

Ten Years of TIRS: Data for a Thirsty World
Landsat 8 very nearly flew without a thermal infrared sensor. This is the backstory of how TIRS made it onto Landsat 8.

International Relations: Landsat on the Agenda
Strengthened cooperation between the United States and the Philippines to include bilateral cooperation on the Landsat Program, according to White House fact sheet.

Exploring the Cosmos Through Imagery and Music
Awe-inspiring NASA visuals combined with the might of a live symphonic orchestra last week in “Cosmic Cycles,” a multimedia collaboration among the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the National Philharmonic, and composer Henry Dehlinger. A transformative project showcasing the beauty and power of the marriage between music and science.

Meet Julia Barsi, Landsat Calibration Scientist
Julia Barsi calibrates instruments on Landsat satellites.

Satellite Sees Satellite: Landsat 8 in Orbit
On October 7, 2022, Maxar’s WorldView-3 satellite snapped a sequence of images showing Landsat 8 in orbit.

Fifteen Years of Open Data Allows Advancements in Landsat Use and Research
Opening the Landsat archive has benefited science and society.

From Orbit to A.I.—Harnessing Machine Learning with Landsat Data
Over the past few years, machine learning techniques have been increasingly used to analyze the vast amount of data collected by the Landsat mission, which has been circling the globe for over 50 years.
News Archives

Ten Years of TIRS: Data for a Thirsty World
Landsat 8 very nearly flew without a thermal infrared sensor. This is the backstory of how TIRS made it onto Landsat 8.

International Relations: Landsat on the Agenda
Strengthened cooperation between the United States and the Philippines to include bilateral cooperation on the Landsat Program, according to White House fact sheet.

Exploring the Cosmos Through Imagery and Music
Awe-inspiring NASA visuals combined with the might of a live symphonic orchestra last week in “Cosmic Cycles,” a multimedia collaboration among the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the National Philharmonic, and composer Henry Dehlinger. A transformative project showcasing the beauty and power of the marriage between music and science.

Meet Julia Barsi, Landsat Calibration Scientist
Julia Barsi calibrates instruments on Landsat satellites.

Satellite Sees Satellite: Landsat 8 in Orbit
On October 7, 2022, Maxar’s WorldView-3 satellite snapped a sequence of images showing Landsat 8 in orbit.

Fifteen Years of Open Data Allows Advancements in Landsat Use and Research
Opening the Landsat archive has benefited science and society.

From Orbit to A.I.—Harnessing Machine Learning with Landsat Data
Over the past few years, machine learning techniques have been increasingly used to analyze the vast amount of data collected by the Landsat mission, which has been circling the globe for over 50 years.

Taking the Pulse of Earth
Applying AI to Earth data—including Landsat—helps terraPulse reveal sustainable options for farming, reforestation, and land management.

Landsat: An Open Science Approach to Understanding Earth’s Changing Surface
Open science principles are being leveraged in a variety of NASA programs, including NeMO-Net, Landsat, and the SERVIR program, which are using artificial intelligence, satellite imagery, and machine learning to better understand and protect our planet’s ecosystems.
News Archives

Ten Years of TIRS: Data for a Thirsty World
Landsat 8 very nearly flew without a thermal infrared sensor. This is the backstory of how TIRS made it onto Landsat 8.

International Relations: Landsat on the Agenda
Strengthened cooperation between the United States and the Philippines to include bilateral cooperation on the Landsat Program, according to White House fact sheet.

Exploring the Cosmos Through Imagery and Music
Awe-inspiring NASA visuals combined with the might of a live symphonic orchestra last week in “Cosmic Cycles,” a multimedia collaboration among the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the National Philharmonic, and composer Henry Dehlinger. A transformative project showcasing the beauty and power of the marriage between music and science.

Meet Julia Barsi, Landsat Calibration Scientist
Julia Barsi calibrates instruments on Landsat satellites.

Satellite Sees Satellite: Landsat 8 in Orbit
On October 7, 2022, Maxar’s WorldView-3 satellite snapped a sequence of images showing Landsat 8 in orbit.

Fifteen Years of Open Data Allows Advancements in Landsat Use and Research
Opening the Landsat archive has benefited science and society.

From Orbit to A.I.—Harnessing Machine Learning with Landsat Data
Over the past few years, machine learning techniques have been increasingly used to analyze the vast amount of data collected by the Landsat mission, which has been circling the globe for over 50 years.

Taking the Pulse of Earth
Applying AI to Earth data—including Landsat—helps terraPulse reveal sustainable options for farming, reforestation, and land management.

Landsat: An Open Science Approach to Understanding Earth’s Changing Surface
Open science principles are being leveraged in a variety of NASA programs, including NeMO-Net, Landsat, and the SERVIR program, which are using artificial intelligence, satellite imagery, and machine learning to better understand and protect our planet’s ecosystems.