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Landsat Tracks Down A Pesky Weed in Australia
Source: Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries, Australia Queensland scientists are using satellite technology to help manage one of Australia’s most damaging weeds. “This a world first,’’ Minister for Primary
Fire Prevention in Spain
Science brief summary by: Laura E. P. Rocchio A group of European researchers have used Landsat data collected over a quarter of a century to evaluate fire management methods in
Landsat Helps Establish Bushfire Impact on Water Yields in Australia
Source: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation In the summer of 2002-03, bushfires burnt through 700,000 ha of forests in northeast Victoria in Australia. This region supplies 38 percent of
Landsat Data Policy Released
Source: USGS The Landsat Data Policy document establishes Landsat Program Management Policy for distributing products derived from Landsat data collected by the U.S. since 1972. This Policy supersedes all previous Landsat
Landsat Science Team Meeting Held
The third LDCM-era Landsat Science Team meeting was held at USGS EROS from Jan. 8 – Jan. 11. The three day meeting included Landsat Project reports, LDCM progress reports, Landsat archive
Landsat 5 Begins Test Imaging
Source: USGS The USGS is pleased to announce that Landsat 5 tested imaging with the Thematic Mapper on January 10, 2008 during a pass over Brazil and Argentina. Landsat 5 imaging
Global Land Survey 2005
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) continue to enable better land-cover change research with the creation of the Global Land Survey 2005 (GLS2005). The GLS2005 data set is a
LDCM Mission Operations Element Industry Day Presentations Now Available
LDCM Mission Operations Element (MOE) Industry Day Presentations have been made available on the NASA LDCM website.
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LDCM Mission Operations Element (MOE) Acquisition Schedule Update
An update to the LDCM Acquisition Schedule for Mission Operations Element (MOE) is now available. + Read update at NASA Acquisition Internet Service
A Closer Look: the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica
Source: NASA SVS The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) is a data product jointly produced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the National Aeronautics and
Roles of NASA and USGS for the LDCM Mission Defined
Source: USGS Scientists and engineers from the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA are moving forward in planning a successor to the Landsat 7 satellite mission. With
Landsat – Protecting the Price of Bread
Contributor: Laura Rocchio Year-to-year we expect the price of bread to remain relatively stable, but rarely do we realize the complex interactions and activities that are responsible for that price
L5 TM Radiometric Calibration Update
Source: USGS Effective April 2, 2007, updates to the radiometric calibration of Landsat 5 (L5) Thematic Mapper (TM) data processed and distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Center for Earth
Landsat 7 Transitions to Bumper Mode
As reported on the USGS Landsat website: “On April 1, 2007, the Landsat 7 mission will begin imaging in an alternate mirror-scanning control mode from the original Scan Angle Monitor
Landsat Provides Evidence of Ancient Mega-Lake in Northern Darfur
Researchers at the Boston University Center for Remote Sensing used recently acquired topographic data from satellites to reveal a now dry, ancient mega-lake in the Darfur province of northwestern Sudan.
Landsat Mid-Decadal Global Land Survey on the Horizon
In the tradition of the Landsat GeoCover data products, a new mid-decadal global land survey is being created via partnership with USGS and NASA. The global data set, which will be
Satellite Offers a Room With the Best View of Antarctica
Researchers from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Golden, Colo., have woven together more than a thousand images from the Landsat 7 satellite to create the most detailed, high-resolution
News Archives
LDCM Mission Operations Element (MOE) Acquisition Schedule Update
An update to the LDCM Acquisition Schedule for Mission Operations Element (MOE) is now available. + Read update at NASA Acquisition Internet Service
A Closer Look: the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica
Source: NASA SVS The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) is a data product jointly produced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the National Aeronautics and
Roles of NASA and USGS for the LDCM Mission Defined
Source: USGS Scientists and engineers from the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA are moving forward in planning a successor to the Landsat 7 satellite mission. With
Landsat – Protecting the Price of Bread
Contributor: Laura Rocchio Year-to-year we expect the price of bread to remain relatively stable, but rarely do we realize the complex interactions and activities that are responsible for that price
L5 TM Radiometric Calibration Update
Source: USGS Effective April 2, 2007, updates to the radiometric calibration of Landsat 5 (L5) Thematic Mapper (TM) data processed and distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Center for Earth
Landsat 7 Transitions to Bumper Mode
As reported on the USGS Landsat website: “On April 1, 2007, the Landsat 7 mission will begin imaging in an alternate mirror-scanning control mode from the original Scan Angle Monitor
Landsat Provides Evidence of Ancient Mega-Lake in Northern Darfur
Researchers at the Boston University Center for Remote Sensing used recently acquired topographic data from satellites to reveal a now dry, ancient mega-lake in the Darfur province of northwestern Sudan.
Landsat Mid-Decadal Global Land Survey on the Horizon
In the tradition of the Landsat GeoCover data products, a new mid-decadal global land survey is being created via partnership with USGS and NASA. The global data set, which will be
Satellite Offers a Room With the Best View of Antarctica
Researchers from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Golden, Colo., have woven together more than a thousand images from the Landsat 7 satellite to create the most detailed, high-resolution
