News Archives
![Dr. Lagomasino (front, in hat) and students from Omar Bongo University](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/selfie_in_field_with_other_researchers_resize.jpg)
Meet Dr. David Lagomasino
Coastal ecosystems are some of Earth’s most biologically diverse environments, especially coastal mangrove forests. Dr. Lagomasino uses Earth observing data to study these vital biomes.
![Atlanta’s 185-acre, midtown Piedmont Park.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/PiedmontParkAtlanta-1.png)
Landsat Helps Urban Planners Find Disparities in Access to Green Spaces
Study of two metro areas finds where parks, trees and other green spaces are located.
![A tiger-striped leaf frog (Phyllomedusa tomopterna) sits on a leaf.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1024px-tiger-striped_leaf_frog_phyllomedusa_tomopterna_10377591806-768x496-1.jpg)
NASA Fosters Innovative Ways to Understand Biodiversity
NASA has funded four projects to create new, virtual portals to share a wealth of biodiversity information with land stewards around the world.
![Dr. Eric Bullock on the Nanay River outside of Iquitos, Peru](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Bullock_boat_image_resize_crop-289x300-1.jpg)
Meet Dr. Eric Bullock
Dr. Eric Bullock uses Earth observation data to explore the consequences of land use and land cover change in high biodiversity areas.
![Salt Cedar Buds](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Saltcedarbuds_USGS-768x494-1.jpg)
Sensing Invasive Species From Space
Invasive species cost the U.S. economy approximately $120 billion a year and disrupt the dynamics of ecosystems. Researchers are increasingly using remote sensing to map where invasive species are and where they could spread in order to minimize their damage.
![MtStHelensOld](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MtStHelensOld.png)
40 Years After Mount St. Helens’ Eruption, 40 Years of Forest Recovery
Landsat data (since 1972) is helping scientists Sean Healey and Zhiqiang Yang of the Rocky Mountain Research Station (U.S. Forest Service) study the long-term impact of the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens.
![NASA’s 2020 Earth Day poster](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/EarthDayPoster2020-1366x768-1-576x1024-1.jpg)
Celebrating the 50th Earth Day
The first NASA/USGS Landsat satellite was launched just two years after the first Earth Day and successive Landsat satellites have been helping us understand our planet ever since.
![The Front of the 2020 Earth Science Week poster.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ESW_Poster_2020_Front.jpg)
Materials in Our Lives: 2020 Earth Science Week Poster
The 2020 Earth Science Week poster was created as a joint effort between NASA, AmericaView, and USGS and incorporates Landsat imagery to engage with and communicate to the public this year’s American Geological Institute (AGI) theme: “Earth Materials in Our Lives”.
News Archives
![Taking water samples from Utah Lake](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/utah-lake-testing-6-featured-435_0-1.jpg)
Early Detection of Algae ‘Blooms’ by Satellite Yields Healthcare Savings
The use of satellite data by environmental managers tracking harmful algal bloom outbreaks along lakefronts and coasts can result in earlier detections that yield significant savings on healthcare, lost work hours and other economic costs.
![Kansas center pivot irrigation background](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kansas_CropCircle_1920x1080sm.jpg)
Agriculture: The View From Space
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations published an audio article about using geospatial data, including Landsat, to monitor would agriculture on soundcloud.
![Dr. Lagomasino (front, in hat) and students from Omar Bongo University](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/selfie_in_field_with_other_researchers_resize.jpg)
Meet Dr. David Lagomasino
Coastal ecosystems are some of Earth’s most biologically diverse environments, especially coastal mangrove forests. Dr. Lagomasino uses Earth observing data to study these vital biomes.
![Atlanta’s 185-acre, midtown Piedmont Park.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/PiedmontParkAtlanta-1.png)
Landsat Helps Urban Planners Find Disparities in Access to Green Spaces
Study of two metro areas finds where parks, trees and other green spaces are located.
![A tiger-striped leaf frog (Phyllomedusa tomopterna) sits on a leaf.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1024px-tiger-striped_leaf_frog_phyllomedusa_tomopterna_10377591806-768x496-1.jpg)
NASA Fosters Innovative Ways to Understand Biodiversity
NASA has funded four projects to create new, virtual portals to share a wealth of biodiversity information with land stewards around the world.
![Dr. Eric Bullock on the Nanay River outside of Iquitos, Peru](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Bullock_boat_image_resize_crop-289x300-1.jpg)
Meet Dr. Eric Bullock
Dr. Eric Bullock uses Earth observation data to explore the consequences of land use and land cover change in high biodiversity areas.
![Salt Cedar Buds](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Saltcedarbuds_USGS-768x494-1.jpg)
Sensing Invasive Species From Space
Invasive species cost the U.S. economy approximately $120 billion a year and disrupt the dynamics of ecosystems. Researchers are increasingly using remote sensing to map where invasive species are and where they could spread in order to minimize their damage.
![MtStHelensOld](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MtStHelensOld.png)
40 Years After Mount St. Helens’ Eruption, 40 Years of Forest Recovery
Landsat data (since 1972) is helping scientists Sean Healey and Zhiqiang Yang of the Rocky Mountain Research Station (U.S. Forest Service) study the long-term impact of the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens.
![NASA’s 2020 Earth Day poster](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/EarthDayPoster2020-1366x768-1-576x1024-1.jpg)
Celebrating the 50th Earth Day
The first NASA/USGS Landsat satellite was launched just two years after the first Earth Day and successive Landsat satellites have been helping us understand our planet ever since.
News Archives
![Taking water samples from Utah Lake](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/utah-lake-testing-6-featured-435_0-1.jpg)
Early Detection of Algae ‘Blooms’ by Satellite Yields Healthcare Savings
The use of satellite data by environmental managers tracking harmful algal bloom outbreaks along lakefronts and coasts can result in earlier detections that yield significant savings on healthcare, lost work hours and other economic costs.
![Kansas center pivot irrigation background](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kansas_CropCircle_1920x1080sm.jpg)
Agriculture: The View From Space
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations published an audio article about using geospatial data, including Landsat, to monitor would agriculture on soundcloud.
![Dr. Lagomasino (front, in hat) and students from Omar Bongo University](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/selfie_in_field_with_other_researchers_resize.jpg)
Meet Dr. David Lagomasino
Coastal ecosystems are some of Earth’s most biologically diverse environments, especially coastal mangrove forests. Dr. Lagomasino uses Earth observing data to study these vital biomes.
![Atlanta’s 185-acre, midtown Piedmont Park.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/PiedmontParkAtlanta-1.png)
Landsat Helps Urban Planners Find Disparities in Access to Green Spaces
Study of two metro areas finds where parks, trees and other green spaces are located.
![A tiger-striped leaf frog (Phyllomedusa tomopterna) sits on a leaf.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1024px-tiger-striped_leaf_frog_phyllomedusa_tomopterna_10377591806-768x496-1.jpg)
NASA Fosters Innovative Ways to Understand Biodiversity
NASA has funded four projects to create new, virtual portals to share a wealth of biodiversity information with land stewards around the world.
![Dr. Eric Bullock on the Nanay River outside of Iquitos, Peru](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Bullock_boat_image_resize_crop-289x300-1.jpg)
Meet Dr. Eric Bullock
Dr. Eric Bullock uses Earth observation data to explore the consequences of land use and land cover change in high biodiversity areas.
![Salt Cedar Buds](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Saltcedarbuds_USGS-768x494-1.jpg)
Sensing Invasive Species From Space
Invasive species cost the U.S. economy approximately $120 billion a year and disrupt the dynamics of ecosystems. Researchers are increasingly using remote sensing to map where invasive species are and where they could spread in order to minimize their damage.
![MtStHelensOld](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MtStHelensOld.png)
40 Years After Mount St. Helens’ Eruption, 40 Years of Forest Recovery
Landsat data (since 1972) is helping scientists Sean Healey and Zhiqiang Yang of the Rocky Mountain Research Station (U.S. Forest Service) study the long-term impact of the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens.
![NASA’s 2020 Earth Day poster](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/EarthDayPoster2020-1366x768-1-576x1024-1.jpg)
Celebrating the 50th Earth Day
The first NASA/USGS Landsat satellite was launched just two years after the first Earth Day and successive Landsat satellites have been helping us understand our planet ever since.