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Data Chat with Dr. Jeffrey Masek
The Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project offers daily, 30-meter global land surface data products to facilitate a wide range of terrestrial Earth science research.
New USGS Case Studies Highlight Female Landsat Data Users
During the month of March, as we collectively celebrate Women History’s Month, we want to share a fantastic trio of user case study videos published by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Justin Braaten has the Code
Justin Braaten is a code wizard, helping everyone from wildlife ecologists to machine learning experts more easily use Landsat.
Landsat Satellite Data Warns of Harmful Algal Blooms
Landsat helps water resource managers know where to look for dangerous algal blooms in Utah lakes.
Twenty Years of Bark Beetle Activity Tracked Across Colorado Forests
More than two decades worth of Landsat satellite imagery was used to quantify how beetle outbreaks have impacted high-elevations forests in Colorado, southern Wyoming, and northern New Mexico.
Economics of Nature: Mapping Liberia’s Ecosystems to Understand Their Value
The Liberian government, with the help of NASA and Conservation International, is using Landsat and GEDI data to estimate the country’s natural capital.
Landsat Shows the Collapse of Northern California Kelp Forests
Most of Northern California’s kelp forest ecosystem is gone, replaced by widespread ‘urchin barrens’ that may persist long into the future, according to a new study.
Landsat Assists ICESat-2 with First Global Survey of Freshwater Fluctuation
Lidar measurements of surface water level combined with Landsat-based surface water maps have enabled the first quantification of how humans impact the water cycle.
News Archives
Landsat 9—Continuing the Legacy
This new four-part video series shares the history of Landsat, how Landsat 9 works, how Landsat data gets from the satellite to the ground, and how Landsat data can be used with other data to support a wide range of research and applications. Enjoy!
Remembering David Landgrebe
November 30, 2020 • This month, the world lost a giant in the world of quantitative remote sensing. David A. Landgrebe passed away on November 21, 2020 at the age of
Africa Flores: Using Satellite Data to Monitor Algal Blooms
Scientist and Landsat data user Africa Flores recently talked with Science Friday about her work.
Report: Landsat 9 and the Future of the Sustainable Land Imaging Program
The Congressional Research Service has released a new report about the future of Landsat.
Landsat Imagery Could Help an Endangered Bird
By Morgan Spehar, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center The Yuma Ridgway’s rail, a chicken-sized bird that looks like a cross between a duck and a crane, hides away in the marshes
Earth Observations are for the Birds
Earth observations and citizen science are informing a program called BirdReturns to help restore lost natural wetlands.
Talking Climate Change with Conservation and Earth Scientists
Landsat 9 Project Scientist Jeff Masek joined astronaut Jessica Meir and other researchers to discuss the role of space and aviation technologies in studying our changing world as part of the Smithsonian Conservation Commons’ Earth Optimism initiative.
From Space to Farm
Farmers rely on the accuracy of a crucial NASA and USGS mission, Landsat, to make decisions about crops.
Landsat 9 Project Scientist on Expert Panel for Smithsonian Earth Optimism Event
Dr. Jeff Masek will talk about the Landsat data record and its role helping us understand our planet.
News Archives
Landsat 9—Continuing the Legacy
This new four-part video series shares the history of Landsat, how Landsat 9 works, how Landsat data gets from the satellite to the ground, and how Landsat data can be used with other data to support a wide range of research and applications. Enjoy!
Remembering David Landgrebe
November 30, 2020 • This month, the world lost a giant in the world of quantitative remote sensing. David A. Landgrebe passed away on November 21, 2020 at the age of
Africa Flores: Using Satellite Data to Monitor Algal Blooms
Scientist and Landsat data user Africa Flores recently talked with Science Friday about her work.
Report: Landsat 9 and the Future of the Sustainable Land Imaging Program
The Congressional Research Service has released a new report about the future of Landsat.
Landsat Imagery Could Help an Endangered Bird
By Morgan Spehar, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center The Yuma Ridgway’s rail, a chicken-sized bird that looks like a cross between a duck and a crane, hides away in the marshes
Earth Observations are for the Birds
Earth observations and citizen science are informing a program called BirdReturns to help restore lost natural wetlands.
Talking Climate Change with Conservation and Earth Scientists
Landsat 9 Project Scientist Jeff Masek joined astronaut Jessica Meir and other researchers to discuss the role of space and aviation technologies in studying our changing world as part of the Smithsonian Conservation Commons’ Earth Optimism initiative.
From Space to Farm
Farmers rely on the accuracy of a crucial NASA and USGS mission, Landsat, to make decisions about crops.
Landsat 9 Project Scientist on Expert Panel for Smithsonian Earth Optimism Event
Dr. Jeff Masek will talk about the Landsat data record and its role helping us understand our planet.