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Landsat Education Specialist at the AAG meeting
The NASA Landsat project sent an education/outreach specialist, Jeannie Allen, SSAI, to the Association of American Geographers annual meeting on April 17 to give a presentation on “Integrating Remote Sensing
Earth Day, Indonesia, and Landsat
According to the Indonesian National News Agency, an environmental group called Sahabat Walhi (Friends of the Indonesian Forum for Environment) held a rally in Jakarta on Earth Day in an
Precious Resources: Water & Landsat’s Thermal Band
Contributor: Laura Rocchio “Chronic water supply problems in many areas of the West are among the greatest challenges we face in the coming decades.” Mark Limbaugh, the U.S. Department of
Landsat at AAG Meeting
The 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) is taking place this week in San Francisco. Landsat features prominently in over 29 presentations. Landsat presentations cover diverse
Landsat 7 turns eight
On this day in 1999, Landsat 7 was launched into orbit.. Landsat 7 operations continue today, despite the Scan Line Corrector (SLC-off) anomaly.
U.S. Uses Landsat Satellite Data To Fight Hunger, Poverty
Remote sensing is a critical tool for agriculture, land use worldwide Source: Cheryl Pellerin, America.gov, U.S. Department of State Over the 35 years that U.S. Landsat Earth-observation satellites have collected images
U.S. Satellite Images of Earth Help Countries Worldwide
Landsat agencies committed to making data available to science community Source: Cheryl Pellerin, America.gov, U.S. Department of State U.S. agencies responsible for the Landsat series of Earth observation satellites have agreed
U.S. Agencies Moving Forward in Planning Landsat 7 Successor
35-year record of Earth observations is global scientific asset Source: Cheryl Pellerin, America.gov, U.S. Department of State After 35 years and 2 million images of the planet’s surface – and two
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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
LDCM Thermal Imaging Draft Requirements Released for Comment
NASA released an addendum to the draft LDCM Imagery Requirements document. The addendum details the imagery requirements for the LDCM thermal band option. It is available for comment and review. For more
Meet Stan Freden
Dr. Stan Freden played a major role in the nascent Landsat program as the project scientist for Landsats 1, 2, and 3. As project scientist, he was responsible for evaluating
Meet Terry Arvidson
Terry Arvidson is a Senior Project Engineer on the Landsat 7 project and she serves as the Lockheed Martin sustaining engineering lead for the satellite. In this role, she keeps
USGS Seeks Federal and International LDCM Science Team Members
USGS released a request for proposals for LDCM science team members from the U.S. Federal Government and international groups. The USGS is seeking as many as eight Federal and international scientists to
Landsat Data Base Map for Google Earth™
Google™ once again wowed web users worldwide with its release of Google Earth™ (external link). This product allows users to have a bird’s-eye view of almost any place on the planet. Google Earth™
USGS Solicitation for LDCM Science Team Released
The Department of Interior (DOI) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently finalized procurement plans for the selection of a Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Science Team. This DOI/USGS Request for Proposals (RFP) for
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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
LDCM Thermal Imaging Draft Requirements Released for Comment
NASA released an addendum to the draft LDCM Imagery Requirements document. The addendum details the imagery requirements for the LDCM thermal band option. It is available for comment and review. For more
Meet Stan Freden
Dr. Stan Freden played a major role in the nascent Landsat program as the project scientist for Landsats 1, 2, and 3. As project scientist, he was responsible for evaluating
Meet Terry Arvidson
Terry Arvidson is a Senior Project Engineer on the Landsat 7 project and she serves as the Lockheed Martin sustaining engineering lead for the satellite. In this role, she keeps
USGS Seeks Federal and International LDCM Science Team Members
USGS released a request for proposals for LDCM science team members from the U.S. Federal Government and international groups. The USGS is seeking as many as eight Federal and international scientists to
Landsat Data Base Map for Google Earth™
Google™ once again wowed web users worldwide with its release of Google Earth™ (external link). This product allows users to have a bird’s-eye view of almost any place on the planet. Google Earth™
USGS Solicitation for LDCM Science Team Released
The Department of Interior (DOI) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently finalized procurement plans for the selection of a Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Science Team. This DOI/USGS Request for Proposals (RFP) for
