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USGS Landsat Project Update Available
The latest issue of the USGS Landsat Project Update is available on theUSGS Landsat website. The 2008, Volume 2 Issue 2, includes the following articles: + Imagery for Everyone + Technical Announcement
2008 iGETT Summer Institute Held
For the last two weeks, 40 community college instructors who teach Geographic Information Systems (GIS) were gathered at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, TX to learn about integrating remote
USGS Landsat Project Update Available
The latest issue of the USGS Landsat Project Update is available on theUSGS Landsat website. The 2008, Volume 2 Special Edition Issue, includes the following articles: + Landsat 5: Exceeding expectations:
NASA Data Helps Pinpoint Impacted Populations in Disaster Aftermath
Contact: Gretchen Cook-Anderson, NASA/GSFC When two catastrophic natural disasters struck within days of each other in May 2008, disaster relief, humanitarian aid, and health officials, as well as members of the
Largest Continent Released for Newly Acquired Landsat Data
The USGS Landsat Project has expanded its free data acquisitions to EurAsia. As near cloud-free scenes are acquired by Landsat 7, they are automatically processed and placed out for users
Report Using Landsat and SPOT Data Shows Rapid Demise of Papua New Guinean Forests
Source: University of Papua New Guinea Remote Sensing Centre At the same time that the Government of Papua New Guinea is seeking compensation for conserving the carbon-trapping capacity of its
Monitoring Conservation Tillage Via Landat 5 Data
Source: Sharon Durham, USDA ARS To find out how much acreage is being farmed using conservation tillage, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have gone up high–to satellites. Soil scientists Dana G.
Archaeologist Uses Landsat to Explore Ancient Mexico
Satellite imagery obtained from NASA will help archeologist Bill Middleton peer into the ancient Mexican past. In a novel archeological application, multi- and hyperspectral data will help build the most
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Monitoring urban growth
Contributor: Jeffrey G. Masek, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Traffic jams and air pollution in large metropolitan areas are sure signs of expanding populations. Across the globe, 50 percent of
Monitoring crop and forest harvests
Contributor: David Skole Michigan State University Even though tropical deforestation is a well-known problem, the rate of deforestation in the tropics is currently known to only a very general degree.
Mapping shoals, reefs and shallow areas
Location: Long Island, Bahamas The red colors in this Landsat false-color infrared composite image of Long Island, Bahamas, give us an indication of its lush vegetation. The different shades of
Precision farming land management
Contributor: Susan Moran, U.S. Department of Agriculture For farmers and land managers, increasing crop yields and cutting costs while reducing environmental pollution is a constant challenge. To accomplish this goal,
Monitoring irrigation practices
Location: Imperial Valley, California Source: USGS Earthshots The Imperial Valley is actually an extension of the Gulf of California, cut off from the Gulf by the Colorado River’s delta fan.
Monitoring deforestation
Location: Rondônia, Brazil Source: USGS Earthshots These images show a portion of the state of Rondônia, Brazil, in which tropical deforestation has occurred. The 1975 and 1986 images are MSS
Determining patterns and extent of turbidity
Location: Chao Phraya River, Thailand Landsat TM image showing sediment in the Gulf of Thailand at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. Colors represent different concentrations of sediment. Sediment
Determining patterns and extent of turbidity
Location: Chao Phraya River, Thailand Landsat TM image showing sediment in the Gulf of Thailand at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. Colors represent different concentrations of sediment. Sediment
Mapping floods and flood plain characteristics
Location: Great Salt Lake, Utah Source: USGS Earthshots The Great Salt Lake is a terminal lake, with no outlet rivers running to the ocean. This means the lake responds dramatically
News Archives
Monitoring urban growth
Contributor: Jeffrey G. Masek, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Traffic jams and air pollution in large metropolitan areas are sure signs of expanding populations. Across the globe, 50 percent of
Monitoring crop and forest harvests
Contributor: David Skole Michigan State University Even though tropical deforestation is a well-known problem, the rate of deforestation in the tropics is currently known to only a very general degree.
Mapping shoals, reefs and shallow areas
Location: Long Island, Bahamas The red colors in this Landsat false-color infrared composite image of Long Island, Bahamas, give us an indication of its lush vegetation. The different shades of
Precision farming land management
Contributor: Susan Moran, U.S. Department of Agriculture For farmers and land managers, increasing crop yields and cutting costs while reducing environmental pollution is a constant challenge. To accomplish this goal,
Monitoring irrigation practices
Location: Imperial Valley, California Source: USGS Earthshots The Imperial Valley is actually an extension of the Gulf of California, cut off from the Gulf by the Colorado River’s delta fan.
Monitoring deforestation
Location: Rondônia, Brazil Source: USGS Earthshots These images show a portion of the state of Rondônia, Brazil, in which tropical deforestation has occurred. The 1975 and 1986 images are MSS
Determining patterns and extent of turbidity
Location: Chao Phraya River, Thailand Landsat TM image showing sediment in the Gulf of Thailand at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. Colors represent different concentrations of sediment. Sediment
Determining patterns and extent of turbidity
Location: Chao Phraya River, Thailand Landsat TM image showing sediment in the Gulf of Thailand at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. Colors represent different concentrations of sediment. Sediment
Mapping floods and flood plain characteristics
Location: Great Salt Lake, Utah Source: USGS Earthshots The Great Salt Lake is a terminal lake, with no outlet rivers running to the ocean. This means the lake responds dramatically
