News Archives
A Map for Preserving a Sustainable Society
On creating a high-quality map of urban areas in India.
Extreme Event: 2012-2015 Snowpack Drought in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
The water year 2015 peak snowpack was found to be the lowest over the 65-year reconstruction of peak annual snow water equivalent.
A New Way to Map Glaciers
Using Landsat time-series analysis to map glaciers.
Tracking Water Resources in California's Central Valley
A near real-time water resources tracking and decision-support system for the Central Valley of California.
Watching Water Dynamics
How much has surface water extent varied in space and time through the past 17 years?
Environmental Flows: Managing Water in the Murray Darling Basin
How seasonal flooding impacts riparian vegetation in Australia’s Murray Darling Basin.
Fingerprinting Carbon Loss in Pacific Northwest Forests
Looking at the causes of carbon loss in Pacific Northwest forests.
A More Detailed Map for Forest Managers
A Landsat-based continuous mapping method to enable better forest management.
News Archives
Landsat 8 Shows Forest Cover in Rhode Island with Gypsy Moth Damage
Twin satellite views show gypsy moth destruction in Rhode Island.
A Discovery That May Make Daily Calibration Possible
A South Dakota State University research team led by imaging engineer Larry Leigh has completed the first worldwide search for new satellite calibration sites through a partnership with Google Earth. The one-year project was made possible through a $46,000 Google Earth Engine research award.
Landsat Eyes Help Guard the World’s Forests
If trees could talk, they would say that Hansen is among their best friends. He is one the world’s foremost forest sentries.
An Innovative Fix for Landsat 8 TIRS Imagery
Rochester Institute of Technology researchers have solved a problem nagging NASA’s Landsat 8 Earth-sensing satellite.
Visualizing Canada's Forest Change, 1985–2011
A joint project of University of British Columbia and the Canadian Forest Service—made possible by free and open access to the Landsat archive—has characterized the changes to Canada’s forest between 1985 and 2012.
74 Landsat Images Provided to the Disaster Charter, Oct. 2016
The Charter concept is this: a single phone number is made available to authorized parties providing 24/7 contact to a person who can activate the charter.
NASA Awards Contract for Sustainable Land Imaging Spacecraft
NASA has awarded a delivery order under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition III (Rapid III) contract to Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Virginia, known publicly as Northrop Grumman, for the Landsat 9 spacecraft.
Imaging the Past
Today, we are getting richer and more plentiful information about Earth’s land surface than ever before. But amid all of this modern Earth observing splendor, one truism remains: No sensor can image the past.
Landsat 8 Enhancements Detailed in Journal Special Issue
A special issue of the journal Remote Sensing of Environment details the improved capabilities and mission role of Landsat 8.
News Archives
Landsat 8 Shows Forest Cover in Rhode Island with Gypsy Moth Damage
Twin satellite views show gypsy moth destruction in Rhode Island.
A Discovery That May Make Daily Calibration Possible
A South Dakota State University research team led by imaging engineer Larry Leigh has completed the first worldwide search for new satellite calibration sites through a partnership with Google Earth. The one-year project was made possible through a $46,000 Google Earth Engine research award.
Landsat Eyes Help Guard the World’s Forests
If trees could talk, they would say that Hansen is among their best friends. He is one the world’s foremost forest sentries.
An Innovative Fix for Landsat 8 TIRS Imagery
Rochester Institute of Technology researchers have solved a problem nagging NASA’s Landsat 8 Earth-sensing satellite.
Visualizing Canada's Forest Change, 1985–2011
A joint project of University of British Columbia and the Canadian Forest Service—made possible by free and open access to the Landsat archive—has characterized the changes to Canada’s forest between 1985 and 2012.
74 Landsat Images Provided to the Disaster Charter, Oct. 2016
The Charter concept is this: a single phone number is made available to authorized parties providing 24/7 contact to a person who can activate the charter.
NASA Awards Contract for Sustainable Land Imaging Spacecraft
NASA has awarded a delivery order under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition III (Rapid III) contract to Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Virginia, known publicly as Northrop Grumman, for the Landsat 9 spacecraft.
Imaging the Past
Today, we are getting richer and more plentiful information about Earth’s land surface than ever before. But amid all of this modern Earth observing splendor, one truism remains: No sensor can image the past.
Landsat 8 Enhancements Detailed in Journal Special Issue
A special issue of the journal Remote Sensing of Environment details the improved capabilities and mission role of Landsat 8.
