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Landsat Satellites Find the 'Sweet Spot' for Crops
Farmers are using maps created with free data from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Landsat satellites that show locations that are good and not good for growing crops.
Using Landsat to Map Cladophora in the Great Lakes
Cladophora, a nuisance, native green algae that grows attached to solid substrate in all of the Laurentian Great Lakes, has expanded its range partially due to invasive quagga and zebra
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Invites Media to Attend First-Issue Ceremony of 'Earthscapes' Forever Stamps
Source: Rani Gran, NASA Goddard What: First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony for the Earthscapes Forever stamps. The event is free and open to the public. When: Mon., Oct. 1, 2012, 10:30 a.m. EDT Where: NASA’s
First-Issue Ceremony for 'Earthscapes' Stamps
Two Landsat images appear on the upcoming “Earthscapes” stamps, which will be promoted at a free event Oct. 1 at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
Upper Stage of LDCM Rocket Arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base
On Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 United Launch Alliance (ULA), the LDCM launch vehicle provider, delivered the upper stage of the LDCM Atlas V 401 launch vehicle, called the Centaur, to
Technical Announcement: International Landsat Cooperators to Confer in Sioux Falls
Source: Tom Holm, USGS Global coordination advanced through long-standing annual meeting As Landsat continues to circle Earth, international partners of the Landsat program in almost a dozen locations downlink and process
Logging in Southeastern US
Forest loss from timber harvesting and mountain top removal mining in the Southeast US, 2005-2010.
Forest changes in Trinity County
Wildfires and logging have made their imprint on forests in Trinity County, California.
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Three Gorges Dam, China
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Update from LGSOWG-40 Meeting
Contributor: Steven T. Labahn, USGS This year’s Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG#40) meeting was hosted by Indonesia’s National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) in Bali, Indonesia from
Landsat at the Association of American Geographers Meeting
Several NASA and USGS scientists gave Landsat presentations at the 2012 Association of American Geographers (AAG) annual meeting held in New York City February 24-28th. The Landsat program was first
Landsat 5 Turns 28
On this day in 1984, Landsat 5 was launched into orbit. So today marks 28 years in orbit for Landsat 5. At 1:30p EDT Landsat 5 entered its 148,932nd orbit
USGS Releases Fact Sheet About the National Land Cover Database
Source: C.H. Homer, J.A. Fry, and C.A. Barnes The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) serves as the definitive Landsat-based, 30-meter resolution, land cover database for the Nation. NLCD provides spatial reference
Landsat 5 Testing
The Landsat 5 Mission Operations Center will be conducting tests to document the performance of the TM transmitter (the primary X-band TWTA that was recently switched back on after being shutdown since
Landsat 5 Turns 25 Years Old
In 2009, Landsat 5 completed 25 years of collecting data – 22 years beyond its design life.
TIRS Gets Packed to Ship
Timelapse of 92 hours as the team cleans, bags, and packs TIRS to join the rest of the spacecraft.
Landsat Program Timeline
A program spanning 40 years and 8 satellites, compressed to one graphic. Plus, links to get more information about all Landsat satellites.
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Three Gorges Dam, China
< ![CDATA[See the impact of the giant Three Gorges dam on the Yellow River.]]>
Update from LGSOWG-40 Meeting
Contributor: Steven T. Labahn, USGS This year’s Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG#40) meeting was hosted by Indonesia’s National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) in Bali, Indonesia from
Landsat at the Association of American Geographers Meeting
Several NASA and USGS scientists gave Landsat presentations at the 2012 Association of American Geographers (AAG) annual meeting held in New York City February 24-28th. The Landsat program was first
Landsat 5 Turns 28
On this day in 1984, Landsat 5 was launched into orbit. So today marks 28 years in orbit for Landsat 5. At 1:30p EDT Landsat 5 entered its 148,932nd orbit
USGS Releases Fact Sheet About the National Land Cover Database
Source: C.H. Homer, J.A. Fry, and C.A. Barnes The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) serves as the definitive Landsat-based, 30-meter resolution, land cover database for the Nation. NLCD provides spatial reference
Landsat 5 Testing
The Landsat 5 Mission Operations Center will be conducting tests to document the performance of the TM transmitter (the primary X-band TWTA that was recently switched back on after being shutdown since
Landsat 5 Turns 25 Years Old
In 2009, Landsat 5 completed 25 years of collecting data – 22 years beyond its design life.
TIRS Gets Packed to Ship
Timelapse of 92 hours as the team cleans, bags, and packs TIRS to join the rest of the spacecraft.
Landsat Program Timeline
A program spanning 40 years and 8 satellites, compressed to one graphic. Plus, links to get more information about all Landsat satellites.
