News Archives
50 Years, 50 Stories: Morgan A. Crowley
In my Ph.D. research at McGill University in Canada, I used Landsat data to map fire progressions for Canadian wildfires.
Pecora 22: Registration Open
The 22nd William T. Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium (Pecora 22) will convene in Denver, Colorado, USA from October 23 – 28, 2022, and will focus on all aspects of Earth observation, spanning scientific discoveries to operational applications, and from sensors to decisions.
The View from Space Keeps Getting Better
After 50 years of Landsat, discovery of new commercial and scientific uses is only accelerating.
July 23, 2022 Designated Landsaturday
July 23, 2022, was designated as Landsaturday by the U.S. Senate in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Landsat Program.
Virginia Norwood & the Little Scanner that Could
Virginia T. Norwood, known as the person who could solve impossible problems, played a crucial role in the development of the first space-based multispectral scanner instrument that flew on Landsat 1 and made the mission a success.
50 Years, 50 Stories: Kate Fickas
I use Landsat to explore wetland and aquatic ecosystem dynamics over time, studying how they may vary in a changing climate. Biotic and abiotic, everything on Earth has its own connection.
50 Years, 50 Stories: Bruce Cook
I use Landsat data as part of a joint U.S. Department of Agriculture/NASA effort to inventory all forest lands in interior Alaska.
Landsat Legacy: NASA-USGS Program Observing Earth from Space Turns 50
Since its debut, Landsat has amassed over 10 million images. These images, also called scenes, show current snapshots of land and coasts, but pair with images of years past and they also reveal changes through time – glaciers slowly disappearing, or urban spaces sprawling across the landscape.
News Archives
A Planetary Sage: Landsat at 50
Landsat satellites have been reliably returning images of Earth’s land surface for fifty years, providing novel insights about the planet we call home.
California’s Trees are Dying, and Might Not Be Coming Back
Landsat has shown that wildfires and climbing temperatures have caused a 6.7 percent decline in California tree cover since 1985.
Landsat-Based Study Shows ‘Unprecedented’ Changes to World’s Rivers
Using 40 years of Landsat data, Dartmouth researchers show how dams and land use are altering flows of sediment.
Satellite Data Helps Jane Goodall Protect Chimpanzee Habitats (Video Trailer)
The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) uses satellite observations, including data from the NASA and USGS Landsat satellite series, in their efforts to work in partnership with local residents to understand and protect chimpanzee habitats.
Landsat Goes to the Library
Landsat made a solid showing at the annual ALA conference (considered “the world’s biggest library event”) in Washington, D.C. this month.
NASA “Steppes” onto the Runway to Make Mongolian Cashmere Sustainable
Landsat allows herders to monitor vast expanses of desert in a way traditional field monitoring can’t support.
Webinar Recording Available: Advancing Science Capabilities with Data Harmonization & NASA’s Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) Products
This webinar provides an introduction to HLS data, services, and tools and shows you how to find resources to work with the data; visualize, search for, and access the data through NASA Worldview and Earthdata Search; it also demonstrates how to use the Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) tool to visualize HLS data to monitor fires and floods.
Sharing Landsat Science on Earth Day and Everyday
Communicating the technology and science of Landsat has always been a facet of the mission.
Study Finds Increased Urban Greenery Could Save Lives
A new analysis found that between 34,000-38,000 could have been reduced with local increases in green vegetation in US metropolitan areas from 2000-2019.
News Archives
A Planetary Sage: Landsat at 50
Landsat satellites have been reliably returning images of Earth’s land surface for fifty years, providing novel insights about the planet we call home.
California’s Trees are Dying, and Might Not Be Coming Back
Landsat has shown that wildfires and climbing temperatures have caused a 6.7 percent decline in California tree cover since 1985.
Landsat-Based Study Shows ‘Unprecedented’ Changes to World’s Rivers
Using 40 years of Landsat data, Dartmouth researchers show how dams and land use are altering flows of sediment.
Satellite Data Helps Jane Goodall Protect Chimpanzee Habitats (Video Trailer)
The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) uses satellite observations, including data from the NASA and USGS Landsat satellite series, in their efforts to work in partnership with local residents to understand and protect chimpanzee habitats.
Landsat Goes to the Library
Landsat made a solid showing at the annual ALA conference (considered “the world’s biggest library event”) in Washington, D.C. this month.
NASA “Steppes” onto the Runway to Make Mongolian Cashmere Sustainable
Landsat allows herders to monitor vast expanses of desert in a way traditional field monitoring can’t support.
Webinar Recording Available: Advancing Science Capabilities with Data Harmonization & NASA’s Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) Products
This webinar provides an introduction to HLS data, services, and tools and shows you how to find resources to work with the data; visualize, search for, and access the data through NASA Worldview and Earthdata Search; it also demonstrates how to use the Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) tool to visualize HLS data to monitor fires and floods.
Sharing Landsat Science on Earth Day and Everyday
Communicating the technology and science of Landsat has always been a facet of the mission.
Study Finds Increased Urban Greenery Could Save Lives
A new analysis found that between 34,000-38,000 could have been reduced with local increases in green vegetation in US metropolitan areas from 2000-2019.
