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USGS Announces TerraLook
Source: USGS News Release Contact: Gene Fosnight, 605-594-605 The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS), in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
GLOBE Star for Landsat Outreach Effort
The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) effort is an international science education program for primary and secondary schools that focuses on hand-on learning. In late September
Landsat 5 at 120K+ Orbits
On September 23, 2006 Landsat 5 made its 120,000th orbit around Earth (equating to nearly 3.1 billion miles traveled). Tampa, Florida was one of the locations found on the path of the
Landsat at 2006 AGU Fall Meeting
At the annual fall AGU meeting in San Francisco, Landsat was featured in 80 different scientific talks and posters. The wide scope of these presentations indicates the large array of
LDCM Industry Day Held
NASA/GSFC hosted an informational meeting for prospective offerors on December 11, 2006 at The Inn and Conference Center at the University of Maryland University College. Due to the fact that
Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for LDCM Operational Land Imager (OLI) Released
A draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for an LDCM reflective band instrument, the Operational Land Imager (OLI), was released on Thursday, Dec. 7 on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS).
Landsat Semi-Annual Calibration Meeting Held
NASA and USGS work jointly to maintain and refine as necessary, the radiometric and geometric calibrations of the Landsat 5 TM and Landsat 7 ETM+. As part of this effort,
2006 Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group Meeting Held
This year’s Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG-35) meeting was held in Australia November 13-17, 2006. The meeting was organized by USGS and hosted by GeoScience Australia in Hobart,