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USGS-NASA Pecora Award Recognizes Excellence in Earth Observation
A longtime innovator in space-based Earth observation at Boston University and a team that has paved the way for the next generation of satellite precipitation observations have both been honored with the 2016 William T. Pecora Award for achievement in Earth remote sensing.
A Vision to Observe Earth
Fifty years ago, on September 21, 1966, Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall announced his vision to create “a program aimed at gathering facts about the natural resources of the earth from earth-orbiting satellites.”
Tracking Surface Water Changes Over the Past 30 Years
The world has gained 115,000 km2 of water and 173,000 km2 of land over the past 30 years.
Landsat 9 Passes Mission Milestone
Landsat 9 passed one of its important reviews: “Key Decision Point B (KDP-B)” on August 17.
Why Science Team Member Leo Lymburner Uses Landsat
Australia turned to Landsat. At Geoscience Australia, Landsat 8 Science Team member Leo Lymburner works with the flood mapping team headed by Norman Mueller that conceived of the Water Observations from Space project, or WOfS.
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.
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Landsat Used to Recreate the History of Canada’s Forests
Canada has recreated the recent history of its forest disturbance and related recovery using Landsat data; a history that would otherwise not be possible to recreate in a manner that is spatially explicit and at a spatial resolution of relevance for forest management.
USGS TIRS Update
Toward the end of April, reprocessing efforts will begin for Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS scenes acquired from January 1 to March 31, along with data acquired during April, to create nominal Level-1 products containing valid TIRS data.
Landsat Imagery Helps Determine Tornado Tracks
On December 23, 2015, an unusual early winter season tornado outbreak struck much of the Tennessee Valley.
USGS Fact Sheet: Landsat International Cooperators and Global Archive Consolidation
Landsat missions have always been an important component of U.S. foreign policy, as well as science and technology policy. The program’s longstanding network of International Cooperators (ICs), which operate numerous International Ground Stations (IGS) around the world, embodies the United States’ policy of peaceful use of outer space and the worldwide dissemination of civil space technology for public benefit. Thus, the ICs provide an essential dimension to the Landsat mission.
WELD View: Using the Big Picture to See the Finer Details
A first of its kind, the WELD data products were designed with the purpose of providing scienctific quality Landat data consistent in both temporal resolution and quality at a continental scale with limited clouds. WELD products are available at no charge.
Landsat Uncovers Underground Forest Fungi
A NASA-led team of scientists has developed the first-ever method for detecting the presence of different types of underground forest fungi from space, information that may help researchers predict how climate change will alter forest habitats.
20 Landsat Images Provided to International Charter, March 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.
Thinking on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Data Democracy
If the impact that data democracy and the knowledge commons has on society is of interest to you, you’ll be interested to know that USGS has published an Open Report of the Workshop on Assessing the Impact and Value of Open Geospatial Information.
Earth as Art 4: A Fusion of Science and Art
At first glance, science and art might seem like an unlikely pairing. Yet throughout history, the intersection of these two fields has often resulted in science-based works of sublime beauty.
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Landsat Used to Recreate the History of Canada’s Forests
Canada has recreated the recent history of its forest disturbance and related recovery using Landsat data; a history that would otherwise not be possible to recreate in a manner that is spatially explicit and at a spatial resolution of relevance for forest management.
USGS TIRS Update
Toward the end of April, reprocessing efforts will begin for Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS scenes acquired from January 1 to March 31, along with data acquired during April, to create nominal Level-1 products containing valid TIRS data.
Landsat Imagery Helps Determine Tornado Tracks
On December 23, 2015, an unusual early winter season tornado outbreak struck much of the Tennessee Valley.
USGS Fact Sheet: Landsat International Cooperators and Global Archive Consolidation
Landsat missions have always been an important component of U.S. foreign policy, as well as science and technology policy. The program’s longstanding network of International Cooperators (ICs), which operate numerous International Ground Stations (IGS) around the world, embodies the United States’ policy of peaceful use of outer space and the worldwide dissemination of civil space technology for public benefit. Thus, the ICs provide an essential dimension to the Landsat mission.
WELD View: Using the Big Picture to See the Finer Details
A first of its kind, the WELD data products were designed with the purpose of providing scienctific quality Landat data consistent in both temporal resolution and quality at a continental scale with limited clouds. WELD products are available at no charge.
Landsat Uncovers Underground Forest Fungi
A NASA-led team of scientists has developed the first-ever method for detecting the presence of different types of underground forest fungi from space, information that may help researchers predict how climate change will alter forest habitats.
20 Landsat Images Provided to International Charter, March 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.
Thinking on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Data Democracy
If the impact that data democracy and the knowledge commons has on society is of interest to you, you’ll be interested to know that USGS has published an Open Report of the Workshop on Assessing the Impact and Value of Open Geospatial Information.
Earth as Art 4: A Fusion of Science and Art
At first glance, science and art might seem like an unlikely pairing. Yet throughout history, the intersection of these two fields has often resulted in science-based works of sublime beauty.
