News Archives
80,000 Free Landsat 7 Scenes Downloaded Since Oct. 1
Source: USGS Landsat Update Electronic access to the entire USGS Landsat 7 archive, enabling users to download standard-format scenes at no charge, has been an amazing success, with over 80,000
Landsat Featured During Pecora 17
The 17th William T. Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium was held in Denver, Colorado from November 16–20. The theme of the meeting was “The future of land imaging… going operational.”
Group on Earth Observations Heralds Free, Global Access to USGS Earth Imagery
Source: GEO In a breakthrough announced here today by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), scientists and decision-makers around the world will soon have unrestricted access at no charge to the
Landsat Veteran Co-recipient of 2008 Pecora Award
Source: NASA NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior Tuesday presented William T. Pecora Awards to Landsat Veteran, Samuel N. Goward of the University of Maryland, College Park and to
Landsat Helps Scientists Discover Another Reason for Glacial Acceleration
Source: Aimee Dolloff, University of Maine Using nearly 50 years of data, University of Maine researchers have determined that subglacial floods in East Antarctica caused a rapid and short-lived acceleration of
Landsat Education and Outreach at 2008 National Interpreter's Workshop
“Demystifying Climate Change,” was co-presented at the 2008 National Association of Interpreters National Workshop by Landsat Education and Outreach lead Anita Davis, together with Interpretive Specialist John Morris, of the
Tracking Biodiversity in the Amazon Rain Forests
Source: Lance Nixon, South Dakota State University NASA is paying researchers on the cool prairies of South Dakota to help track biodiversity in the steamy rain forests of the Brazilian
USGS Book About Icelandic Glacier Names Includes Landsat Images
Source: Richard S. Williams, Jr. and Diane Noserale, USGS Where is Snæfellsjökull?… and what does it look like? Now you can find out. You can also learn where Eyjafjallajökull, Breiðamerkurjökull, and
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NASA Releases ALIAS Software and Algorithm Description Documentation
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has released the Advanced Land Image Assessment System (ALIAS) software and algorithm description documentation to the public. Developed through a collaboration between NASA and USGS,
Two Draft LDCM Reference Documents Released
Draft versions of two LDCM reference documents, the Space Segment Requirements Document and the LDCM Lexicon Document, are now available for review and comment. Please provide comments pertaining to these documents to Patricia Dombrowski by
Landsat Semi-Annual Calibration Meeting Held
NASA and USGS work jointly to insure the radiometric and geometric calibrations, both current and historical, of the Landsat 5 TM and Landsat 7 ETM+ are maintained and refined. As
Landsat Technical Working Group Meeting Held
This year’s Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG-15) meeting was held in Sweden May 15-19, 2006. The meeting was organized by USGS and hosted by the European Space Agency at the ESRANGE facility
Industry Input Wanted for LDCM General Environmental Verification Specification
The LDCM project is soliciting industry input regarding the application of the General Environmental Verification Specification (GEVS) to the LDCM mission development. The objective of this request for comment is to solicit
LDCM Draft Contract Data Requirement List Available
The Draft LDCM Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL) is now available for review and comment. Please provide comments pertaining to this document to Patricia Dombrowski by June 21, 2006.
LDCM Draft Statement of Work Available
The Draft LDCM Statement of Work is now available for review and comment. Please provide comments pertaining to the Draft LDCM Statement of Work to Patricia Dombrowski by June 14, 2006.
LDCM Draft Mission Assurance Requirements Available
The Draft Mission Assurance Requirements document is now available for review and comment. The objective of this request for comment is to solicit industry ideas for tailoring the MAR to
LDCM Solicits Industry Input
The LDCM project is soliciting industry input regarding the application of the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Rules for the Design, Development, Verification and Operation of Flight Systems (GSFC-STD-1000) to
News Archives
NASA Releases ALIAS Software and Algorithm Description Documentation
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has released the Advanced Land Image Assessment System (ALIAS) software and algorithm description documentation to the public. Developed through a collaboration between NASA and USGS,
Two Draft LDCM Reference Documents Released
Draft versions of two LDCM reference documents, the Space Segment Requirements Document and the LDCM Lexicon Document, are now available for review and comment. Please provide comments pertaining to these documents to Patricia Dombrowski by
Landsat Semi-Annual Calibration Meeting Held
NASA and USGS work jointly to insure the radiometric and geometric calibrations, both current and historical, of the Landsat 5 TM and Landsat 7 ETM+ are maintained and refined. As
Landsat Technical Working Group Meeting Held
This year’s Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG-15) meeting was held in Sweden May 15-19, 2006. The meeting was organized by USGS and hosted by the European Space Agency at the ESRANGE facility
Industry Input Wanted for LDCM General Environmental Verification Specification
The LDCM project is soliciting industry input regarding the application of the General Environmental Verification Specification (GEVS) to the LDCM mission development. The objective of this request for comment is to solicit
LDCM Draft Contract Data Requirement List Available
The Draft LDCM Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL) is now available for review and comment. Please provide comments pertaining to this document to Patricia Dombrowski by June 21, 2006.
LDCM Draft Statement of Work Available
The Draft LDCM Statement of Work is now available for review and comment. Please provide comments pertaining to the Draft LDCM Statement of Work to Patricia Dombrowski by June 14, 2006.
LDCM Draft Mission Assurance Requirements Available
The Draft Mission Assurance Requirements document is now available for review and comment. The objective of this request for comment is to solicit industry ideas for tailoring the MAR to
LDCM Solicits Industry Input
The LDCM project is soliciting industry input regarding the application of the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Rules for the Design, Development, Verification and Operation of Flight Systems (GSFC-STD-1000) to