Landsat-8 captures more than 400 scenes per day, and as of early June 2013 more than 20,000 scenes are already available. New from Geosage, free tools for working with Landsat 8 imagery. GeoSage has released Spectral Transformer tool sets for Landsat-8 imagery to fill in this gap. The standalone tools are powerful and easy to […]
Landsat 8, officially began its mission on May 30, 2013
The latest in the Landsat series of Earth observation satellites, Landsat 8, officially began its mission on May 30. The purpose is to extend an unparalleled four-decade record of Earth’s land surface as seen from space. NASA launched the Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite on February 11. Since then, NASA mission engineers and scientists, with […]
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 first images… The natural-color images show the intersection of the United States Great Plains and […]
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 released a new strategy to strengthen and inspire education and careers in (STEM. Interior’s STEM […]
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 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base today. Liftoff is targeted for 1:02 p.m. EST, the […]
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. LDCM will expand and improve on that record with observations that advance a wide range […]
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… Landsat 5 will be decommissioned over the coming months, bringing to a close the longest-operating […]
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 kick off National Stamp Collecting Month, the stamps vividly portray America’s diverse landscapes as viewed […]
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 designed to last 3 years. The USGS assumed operation of Landsat 5 in 2001 and […]