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Landsat Helps NASA Researcher Map Endangered African Mangroves
by: Gretchen Cook-Anderson, NASA Earth Science News Team Impoverished fishermen along the coast of tropical African countries like Mozambique and Madagascar may have only a few more years to eke
Landsat 5 TM Resumes Nominal Operations
Source: USGS Evaluation of the Landsat 5 data following the recent spacecraft anomaly is complete. All data collected at the Landsat Ground Station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from Saturday, August
Landsat 5 TM Turned On; Under Evaluation
Source: USGS Landsat 5 operations continued successfully last night. The Thematic Mapper instrument payload was turned on today, and imagery was successfully downlinked at the Landsat Ground Station (LGS) in Sioux
Landsat 5 Satellite is Now Stabilized and the Cause is Being Investigated
Source: USGS Landsat 5 tumbled out of control and power was at a critical level in the early morning of August 13. The cause for this anomaly is currently unknown and
Landsat 5 Anomaly—Aug. 13, 2009
Landsat 5 experienced an anomaly in the early morning hours of August 13, 2009. The Flight Operations Team (FOT) is assessing the problem and testing spacecraft systems. No imaging will
Landsat Key Aspect of Program Recognized as Important Government Innovation
Harvard’s Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation announced sixteen finalists for their 2009 Innovations in American Government Awards on May 18, 2009. The sixteen finalists—whittled from a pool of
Landsat Used to Examine Wood Supply Uncertainty
Source: U.S. Forest Service As members of the forest products industry continue to reduce their landholdings, monitoring reliable future timber supplies becomes an increasingly important issue. This issue requires both spatial
LDCM Preliminary Design Review Held
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) conducted a successful Preliminary Design Review (PDR) the week of July 14 – 17, in Linthicum, MD receiving only nine requests for action (RFAs)
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USGS Collaborates on Unique, Comprehensive View of Antarctica
Source: USGS The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is developing a unique and versatile map
Landsat Science Team Meeting
The first LDCM-era Landsat Science Team Meeting was held by USGS at the Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from January 9-11, 2007. The
Landsat 5 Turns 23!
On this day in 1984, Landsat 5 was launched into orbit. Today, after 23 years of service, Landsat 5 is still operational. The original design life of Landsat 5 was just three
Landsat Mosaic of Antarctica
In support of the International Polar Year (2007-2008), the new Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) brings the coldest place on Earth alive with a comprehensive view of Antarctica. The
LDCM USGS Acquisition Strategy for Ground System Segments Released
As of Thursday, February 22, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission USGS Acquisition Strategy for Ground System Segments has been released.
NASA's GeoCover 2000 Landsat Product Promotes Geo-commerce Globally
In 2000, NASA sponsored the creation of an orthorectified Landsat 7 mosaic of all of Earth’s landmasses (with the exception of Antarctica) as part of the GeoCover 2000 project. This
USGS Landsat Archive reaches 2,000,000 scenes
From The Landsat Project Update (a USGS publication): “The Landsat archive at USGS EROS is a continuous record that stores data from the very first Landsat mission up to the
Landsat Data Used in Chevron Discovery
Recently a landform called a chevron was noted on a Landsat 7 image of Madagascar. These chevrons may have been formed by a mega-tsunami produced 4,800 years ago by a
Landsat Data Used to Understand Urban Environments
A new website featuring Landsat images of 77 international cities has been published by the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). By analyzing urban reflectance (both visible and infrared) and
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USGS Collaborates on Unique, Comprehensive View of Antarctica
Source: USGS The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is developing a unique and versatile map
Landsat Science Team Meeting
The first LDCM-era Landsat Science Team Meeting was held by USGS at the Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from January 9-11, 2007. The
Landsat 5 Turns 23!
On this day in 1984, Landsat 5 was launched into orbit. Today, after 23 years of service, Landsat 5 is still operational. The original design life of Landsat 5 was just three
Landsat Mosaic of Antarctica
In support of the International Polar Year (2007-2008), the new Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) brings the coldest place on Earth alive with a comprehensive view of Antarctica. The
LDCM USGS Acquisition Strategy for Ground System Segments Released
As of Thursday, February 22, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission USGS Acquisition Strategy for Ground System Segments has been released.
NASA's GeoCover 2000 Landsat Product Promotes Geo-commerce Globally
In 2000, NASA sponsored the creation of an orthorectified Landsat 7 mosaic of all of Earth’s landmasses (with the exception of Antarctica) as part of the GeoCover 2000 project. This
USGS Landsat Archive reaches 2,000,000 scenes
From The Landsat Project Update (a USGS publication): “The Landsat archive at USGS EROS is a continuous record that stores data from the very first Landsat mission up to the
Landsat Data Used in Chevron Discovery
Recently a landform called a chevron was noted on a Landsat 7 image of Madagascar. These chevrons may have been formed by a mega-tsunami produced 4,800 years ago by a
Landsat Data Used to Understand Urban Environments
A new website featuring Landsat images of 77 international cities has been published by the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). By analyzing urban reflectance (both visible and infrared) and
