News Archives
45 Years of Ecosystem Carbon Storage Change Across the U.S.
The carbon implications of 45 years of land use and land cover change in the conterminous U.S.
A Bounty of New Lakes on the Tibetan Plateau
The number of lakes and water surface area on the Tibetan Plateau has changed much faster than expected.
A Spatial Toolbox to Help Deal with Flooding in Vietnam
A new collaborative platform has been developed to help Vietnam plan for and respond to flooding.
Mapping Historic Floods Around the World
Developing the largest database of spatial extents for historic floods.
The Shifting Boundary Between Grounded Continental Ice and the Ocean in West Antarctica
Using Landsat to closely monitor changes in ‘grounding line’ position in West Antarctica.
What Satellites Can Tell Us About How Animals Will Fare in a Changing Climate
From the Arctic to the Mojave Desert, terrestrial and marine habitats are quickly changing. Satellites are particularly well-suited to observe habitat transformation and help scientists forecast what animals might do next.
How Fire Severity Impacts Soil Microbes
Finding out how fire severity affects soil microbes.
Glacier Behavior in High Mountain Asia
How do glaciers respond to present climate change, in particular how have ice flows evolved over the last few decades?
News Archives
James Bridle's Landsat-Based Art Featured at MoMA
James Bridle, a British artist and writer based in Athens, Greece, has created two art pieces that revolve around Landsat data.
Linking Field and Space-Based Observations
A key component of the research is our ability to connect what we see on the ground with what we see from the sky via satellite imagery.
ObservedEarth: A Talk with its Creator
Thanks to a software developer in Australia you can now easily browse through Landsat 8 images on your smartphone.
Presentations from 2016 Summer Science Team Meeting
USGS has made all Science Team presentations from the Summer 2016 meeting held in Brookings, South Dakota available for download.
Landsat Reveals Serious Decline in Georgia Salt Marsh Health
Scientists at the University of Georgia’s Marine Institute at Sapelo Island have found that the amount of vegetation along the Georgia coast has declined significantly in the last 30 years, spurring concerns about the overall health of marshland ecosystems in the area.
Landsat 7 Science Data Users Handbook
The Landsat 7 Data Users Handbook is a living document prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Project Science Office at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Landsat Image Provided to International Charter, July 2016
This month, one Landsat scene was ingested by the USGS Hazard Data Distribution System to provide data for Charter activations.
Following the Trail of TIRS Technology onto a CapSat
An advanced photodetector camera that traces its heritage to one now flying on Landsat 8 is being studied as a potential payload on a conceptual satellite (CapSat) system purposely designed to take advantage of the expected boom in secondary-payload launch opportunities.
Landsat—The Watchman that Never Sleeps
In western North America, mountain pine beetles infest and ravage thousands of acres of forest lands. Landsat satellites bear witness to the onslaught in a way that neither humans nor most other satellites can.
News Archives
James Bridle's Landsat-Based Art Featured at MoMA
James Bridle, a British artist and writer based in Athens, Greece, has created two art pieces that revolve around Landsat data.
Linking Field and Space-Based Observations
A key component of the research is our ability to connect what we see on the ground with what we see from the sky via satellite imagery.
ObservedEarth: A Talk with its Creator
Thanks to a software developer in Australia you can now easily browse through Landsat 8 images on your smartphone.
Presentations from 2016 Summer Science Team Meeting
USGS has made all Science Team presentations from the Summer 2016 meeting held in Brookings, South Dakota available for download.
Landsat Reveals Serious Decline in Georgia Salt Marsh Health
Scientists at the University of Georgia’s Marine Institute at Sapelo Island have found that the amount of vegetation along the Georgia coast has declined significantly in the last 30 years, spurring concerns about the overall health of marshland ecosystems in the area.
Landsat 7 Science Data Users Handbook
The Landsat 7 Data Users Handbook is a living document prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Project Science Office at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Landsat Image Provided to International Charter, July 2016
This month, one Landsat scene was ingested by the USGS Hazard Data Distribution System to provide data for Charter activations.
Following the Trail of TIRS Technology onto a CapSat
An advanced photodetector camera that traces its heritage to one now flying on Landsat 8 is being studied as a potential payload on a conceptual satellite (CapSat) system purposely designed to take advantage of the expected boom in secondary-payload launch opportunities.
Landsat—The Watchman that Never Sleeps
In western North America, mountain pine beetles infest and ravage thousands of acres of forest lands. Landsat satellites bear witness to the onslaught in a way that neither humans nor most other satellites can.