News Archives
Landsat Science Team Meeting Held
The second LDCM-era Landsat Science Team meeting was held in Corvallis, Oregon. The three day meeting included updates on the Science Team’s research projects, information about the LDCM ground system, open
Landsat Watches as China Constructs Giant Dam
Some call it the eighth wonder of world. Others say it’s the next Great Wall of China. Upon completion in 2009, the Three Gorges Dam along China’s Yangtze River will
Landsat Helps Assess Impacts of Industrial Logging in Central Africa
Though the dense humid forests of Central Africa have been regarded as among the most pristine on Earth, the expansion of industrial logging and the accompanying proliferation of road density
Landsat & the Intertribal Timber Council
Landsat staff participated in the Intertribal Timber Council’s (ITC) 31st Annual National Indian Timber Symposium that took place in Polson, MT. Jeannie Allen, a remote sensing education specialist with the
Free Landsat 7 Data Available from USGS
Starting on June 4, 2007, the USGS is offering free orthorectified SLC-off Landsat 7 data of the United States as part of a pilot for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) data policy.
USGS Associate Director for Geography's Letter to the Editor Regarding Landsat
In response to a May 10 Op-Ed in the Washington Post, “The Planet NASA Needs to Explore,” the Associate Director for Geography of U.S. Geological Survey, Barbara Ryan, wrote a letter to
Updated Draft LDCM Mission Operations Element Requirement Document
An updated draft LDCM Mission Operations Element Requirement Document is now available for review and comment. Please provide comments pertaining to these documents to Michelle McIntyre on or before June 15, 2007.
Landsat Data Show Trawler "Mudtrails"
Researchers from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and the University of British Columbia’s Fisheries Center are using high- and mid-resolution remote sensing data to better understand the global
