USGS Survey Reveals Who Uses Landsat Data

USGS Survey Reveals Who Uses Landsat Data

This apparently includes nearly everyone, experts reveal

NASA Ready to Launch Shiny New Earth-Observing Satellite, the Old One Is 30 Years Old

NASA Ready to Launch Shiny New Earth-Observing Satellite, the Old One Is 30 Years Old

The satellite will constantly photograph the Earth

Landsat Data Make Their Way onto Postal Stamps

Landsat Data Make Their Way onto Postal Stamps

USPS introduces new stamps to mark upcoming Landsat mission

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 29th, 2012
Free Satellite Maps Help US Farmers Improve Their Crop Yields

Free Satellite Maps Help US Farmers Improve Their Crop Yields

The datasets are provided by a series of federal agencies

Future Landsat Spacecraft Begins Environmental Testing

Future Landsat Spacecraft Begins Environmental Testing

The vehicle will continue the legacy of the longest-lived satellite constellation

Time-Lapse Videos of the Changing Planet Available in Google Earth

Time-Lapse Videos of the Changing Planet Available in Google Earth

The software giant collaborated with the USGS for the new tool

NASA Prepares to Inaugurate New Computing Facility

NASA Prepares to Inaugurate New Computing Facility

The center will be used to process Earth observation data

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 23rd, 2012
Anniversary: US Landsat Program Turns 40

Anniversary: US Landsat Program Turns 40

This is the longest-running, Earth-observing satellite program ever

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 17th, 2012
Next Landsat Spacecraft Is Now a Fully-Fledged Observatory

Next Landsat Spacecraft Is Now a Fully-Fledged Observatory

OSC finished installing the second main instrument on the satellite

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 17th, 2012
Analyzing the Columbia Glacier

Analyzing the Columbia Glacier

The famous ice field is located in southeastern Alaska

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 27th, 2012
Satellites Observe the Temporal Texture of Coral Reefs

Satellites Observe the Temporal Texture of Coral Reefs

This approach allows scientists to monitor the habitats

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 9th, 2011
How Global Warming Influences Plant Distribution and Density

How Global Warming Influences Plant Distribution and Density

New decades-long study focuses on northern Quebec, Canada

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 17th, 2011
Monitoring How 7 Billion People Strain Resources

Monitoring How 7 Billion People Strain Resources

The planet does not have infinite resources to give up for processing

Landsat's New TIRS Instrument Finishes Thermal Testing

Landsat's New TIRS Instrument Finishes Thermal Testing

Several other rounds of testing are now scheduled for the tool