Latest in Landsat - January 2024 - Vol. 3 | Issue 1
In December 2023, the Department of the Interior announced the Landsat 2030 International Partnership Initiative. An article describing the relationship between the USGS and the Navajo Nation was also published. A video of a recently presented webinar is now available for viewing. Check out these and other highlights below!
Interior Department Announces Landsat 2030 International Partnership Initiative
This release was originally shared by the Department of the Interior.
Landsat 8 Image of Van Diemen Gulf
This image of the Van Diemen Gulf was acquired by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) onboard the Landsat 8 satellite on November 18, 2023.Located on the shore of the Northern Territory in Australia, the Gulf connects to the Timor Sea in the north via the Dundas Strait, seen between the land masses of Melville Island and the Cobourg Peninsula, which contains the Garig Gunak…
USGS and the Navajo Nation: Building stronger relationships by supporting Earth observation science, while respecting Navajo culture
Just as storytelling is integral to the preservation of traditions of Indigenous culture, so is the importance of sharing of Earth observation data to monitor, document and analyze the dynamic transformations happening on our planet.
Landsat Level-1 Product Processing Temporarily Paused
Level-1 product processing of Landsat 7, Landsat 8, and Landsat 9 scenes acquired December 19, 2023, to the present has been paused while engineers investigate an issue with the processing systems.
Landsat: Products & Services from the USGS - Webinar, September 2023
The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center maintains the largest civilian collection of images of the Earth’s land surface. At EROS we study land change and produce land change data products used by researchers, resource managers, and policymakers across the nation and around the world. The EROS User Services team provides assistance and outreach to help users in the data…
Landsat 8, Landsat 9 Level-1 Product Processing Resumes
On December 22, 2023, Landsat processing systems resumed operations after a brief interruption. Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 Level-1 products are again being created; however, a small number of scenes acquired since December 19th are being held for further analysis. These data will be evaluated and processed in the near future.