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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
Landsat Most Used Mid-Resolution Data in Asian Markets
A recent NOAA-sponsored survey of the Asian remote sensing marketplace found that Landsat 5 and 7 are the most frequently used mid-resolution data in Asia. The report states, “Asia’s highest
Innovative Use of Landsat Thermal Data Helps Idaho Department of Water Resources Win National Recognition
Source: Idaho Department of Water Resources Harvard University’s Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation selected the Idaho Department of Water Resources program, “Mapping Evapotranspiration from Satellites,” as one of the
LDCM Mission Operations Element (MOE) Acquisition Schedule Update
An update to the LDCM Acquisition Schedule for Mission Operations Element (MOE) is now available. + Read update at NASA Acquisition Internet Service
A Closer Look: the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica
Source: NASA SVS The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) is a data product jointly produced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the National Aeronautics and
