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Roles of NASA and USGS for the LDCM Mission Defined
Source: USGS Scientists and engineers from the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA are moving forward in planning a successor to the Landsat 7 satellite mission. With
Landsat – Protecting the Price of Bread
Contributor: Laura Rocchio Year-to-year we expect the price of bread to remain relatively stable, but rarely do we realize the complex interactions and activities that are responsible for that price
L5 TM Radiometric Calibration Update
Source: USGS Effective April 2, 2007, updates to the radiometric calibration of Landsat 5 (L5) Thematic Mapper (TM) data processed and distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Center for Earth
Landsat 7 Transitions to Bumper Mode
As reported on the USGS Landsat website: “On April 1, 2007, the Landsat 7 mission will begin imaging in an alternate mirror-scanning control mode from the original Scan Angle Monitor
Landsat Provides Evidence of Ancient Mega-Lake in Northern Darfur
Researchers at the Boston University Center for Remote Sensing used recently acquired topographic data from satellites to reveal a now dry, ancient mega-lake in the Darfur province of northwestern Sudan.
Landsat Mid-Decadal Global Land Survey on the Horizon
In the tradition of the Landsat GeoCover data products, a new mid-decadal global land survey is being created via partnership with USGS and NASA. The global data set, which will be
Satellite Offers a Room With the Best View of Antarctica
Researchers from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Golden, Colo., have woven together more than a thousand images from the Landsat 7 satellite to create the most detailed, high-resolution
USGS Collaborates on Unique, Comprehensive View of Antarctica
Source: USGS The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is developing a unique and versatile map
