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NASA Earth Science Division Director Karen St. Germain speaks in front of a large screen to a group of listeners on stools.

Connecting Farmers with NASA Data at Commodity Classic

The most common question at the NASA booth at Commodity Classic was, “What does NASA do for agriculture?” The answer was perhaps best summed up by Karen St. Germain, Director of NASA’s Earth Science Division, in a Hyperwall talk delivered at the convention. St. Germain laid out how NASA data could strengthen food security, improve agricultural resilience, and help farmers do what they do best: farm.
Two researchers standing in a forest in British Columbia after a wildfire. There are burned trees on the landscape and short vegetation.

Understanding Forests After Fire With Landsat and LiDAR

Wildfires have been increasing in frequency and size across North America in recent years. British Columbia is no exception to that trend; more than 4% of the heavily-forested province has burned since 2017. In 2023, Canada saw its worst wildfire season in recorded history. These high intensity fires affect ecosystem health and local economies, as timber is a major industry in BC.
Landsat outreach specialist Allison Nussbaum and GEDI/UMD Faculty Specialist Talia Schwelling hold Landsat/GEDI postcards at the NASA exhibit booth at AGU24.

Landsat at AGU24

The NASA Landsat Science and Outreach teams attended the American Geophysical Union's annual meeting in DC in December. At AGU24, they shared research and educated the public about Landsat.
Landsat satellite image of a coastline where water appears blue and vegetation appears green and dirt appears tan.

Space Out: Landsat

Sit back and relax as NASA’s Landsat program takes you on a journey around the world – soar high above the towering cliffs of the Grand Canyon, catch the seasons changing in the Appalachian Mountains and watch as the Indus River crests its banks, all part of the vast archive of imagery collected by Landsat since the program’s first launch in 1972.