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Category Archives: Landsat
First Images Released From Newest Landsat Earth Observation Satellite
Some of the first images released from the USGS from Landsat 8 gives us a look at the Colorado Front Range as well as an amazing view of last summer’s wildfire burn just west of Fort Collins, CO. About the … Continue reading
With Landsat 8 DOI / NASA Partnership to Strengthen STEM Careers
This news on the heel of the launch of the next generation of the LDCM and the continuation of the Landsat program – the satellite is expected to transmit images and data about the Earth within 100 days. Salazar today … Continue reading
40 Years of Landsat Continues with LDCM Launch Today
Wow, launch day is here already as the Landsat Data Continuity Mission spacecraft takes flight to continue with what may in fact be the greatest space exploration success story of our generation! The Landsat Data Continuity Mission spacecraft is set to … Continue reading
Video – NASA Continuing Landsat’s 40-Year Legacy With LDCM 8
Indeed, it isn’t called the continuity mission for nothing!! The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey that will continue the Landsat Program’s 40-year data record of monitoring Earth’s landscapes from space. … Continue reading
USGS Comments, Mission Accomplished for Landsat 5 After 29 Years
IT seems that like the Eveready Bunny, Landsat 5 just keeps in ticking… however, according to the USGS it may be that time has run its course for Landsat 5 and retirement is now looming near. This from the USGS… … Continue reading
Posted in Landsat, satellite imagery, usgs
USPS Taps LandSat 7 satellite images For Earthscapes Forever stamps
This cool story from the USGS takes me back to my days of stamp collecting… Two images from the Landsat 7 satellite are included in the new U.S Post Office series of 15 Earthscapes Forever stamps. Released October 1 to … Continue reading
USGS Landsat 5 Mission in Jeopardy
Amazing that 27 years after a planned 3 year mission, Landsat 5 is finally running into some technical issues and is no longer acquiring imagery according to the USGS. This from the USGS… Landsat 5 was launched in 1984 and … Continue reading
Posted in Landsat
SAIC Introduces online LANDSAT Imagery Resource
Interesting to see that SAIC has rolled out an online Landsat imagery resource. the company bills it as a web-based processing system delivering custom Landsat imagery directly to the customer desktop. Already openly available by the USGS, the SAIC resource … Continue reading
Imagery for Everyone from the USGS
You know I’m big into free data, so here’s a reminder about a cool data initiative from the USGS, coming soon – From http://landsat.usgs.gov/ here is something that may be of interest: A reminder, this came out of the USGS … Continue reading
FREE USGS Landsat imagery – Imagery for Everyone
From http://landsat.usgs.gov/ here is something that may be of interest: A reminder, this acme out of the USGS on April 21, 2008 – Imagery for Everyone By February 2009, any Landsat archive scene selected by a user will be processed, … Continue reading
Watch the EarthNow in almost real-time from space
Have you followed Landsat 7 using EarthNow before? If not check it out the next time you have 3 minutes to kill. Follow Landsat 7 as images are streamed to earth from the Satellite. An amazing scene as you wander … Continue reading
View a ‘real-time’ representation of the Earth from ACRES satellites
A new visualization tool on the ACRES web page will allow visitors to get a real-time, bird’s eye view of the planet from our suite of Earth observing satellites. The front page of the tool displays a list of all … Continue reading
