Social media posts from February for the March 2022 Landsat Update. Available via Landsat Missions.
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Peruse our selection of remote sensing and Earth science imagery below.
Social media posts from February for the March 2022 Landsat Update. Available via Landsat Missions.
Pecora 2022 award flyer announcing call for nominations, due April 15, 2022.
Pecora 2022 award flyer announcing call for nominations, due April 15, 2022.
Landsat 9 captured this natural color image of the ongoing fire in Uljin county on South Korea’s west coast.
Landsat 9 captured this natural color image of the ongoing fire in Uljin county on South Korea’s west coast.
Landsat 9 captured an image of the ongoing fire in Uljin county on South Korea’s west coast. The false color image looks beneath the smoke and shows the burn scar as reddish-brown and the heat signature from the fire as bright red.
Landsat 9 captured an image of the ongoing fire in Uljin county on South Korea’s west coast. The false color image looks beneath the smoke and shows the burn scar as reddish-brown and the heat signature from the fire as bright red.
![2022 San Joaquin Valley NDVI map](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/L8_042035_20220310_SR_NDVI_0.jpg?itok=I52vpARI)
A Landsat Surface Reflectance (SR) Normalized Difference Index (NDVI) map of the San Joaquin Valley region of California on March 10, 2022.
A Landsat Surface Reflectance (SR) Normalized Difference Index (NDVI) map of the San Joaquin Valley region of California on March 10, 2022.
![The Landsat Science Team Meeting met virtually on February 9, 2022](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/AnnouncementsMaintence_2.png?itok=equfBTDq)
The Landsat Science Team met virtually on February 9, 2022. Topics included, but were not limited to, Landsat 9 operations, calibration, and data release plans; Landsat 7 mission status; Landsat and Sentinel harmonization; and the future of land imaging.
The Landsat Science Team met virtually on February 9, 2022. Topics included, but were not limited to, Landsat 9 operations, calibration, and data release plans; Landsat 7 mission status; Landsat and Sentinel harmonization; and the future of land imaging.
![charts and graphs with abstract of paper](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/FPHp01PWQAMUpDl_jpg.jpg?itok=zeaWoioM)
Rangeland management has used Landsat imagery for 50 years. Satellite imagery can provide a more comprehensive view of native pastures and prairies that cover swaths of Western America.
A new paper in Elsevier provides four guiding principles for ranges:
1. Use maps within a decision-making framework
Rangeland management has used Landsat imagery for 50 years. Satellite imagery can provide a more comprehensive view of native pastures and prairies that cover swaths of Western America.
A new paper in Elsevier provides four guiding principles for ranges:
1. Use maps within a decision-making framework
![Pecora Abstract & Special Session Deadline Extended](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/IGFB%20Landsat%20Headline%20%282%29.png?itok=Snrt-3TD)
The deadline for Special Sessions and Abstracts has been extended to March 15, 2022.
The deadline for Special Sessions and Abstracts has been extended to March 15, 2022.
Landscape ecologists are increasingly researching change processes with regards to spatial patterns.
Landscape ecologists are increasingly researching change processes with regards to spatial patterns.
The Geba River on the west coast of Guinea-Bissau is seen in this natural color Landsat 9 image from February 8, 2022. Silt carried by the river into the Atlantic Ocean creates intricate patterns as it moves around the Bissagos (or Bijagós) Islands. The country’s capital, Bissau, can be seen on the north side of the estuary and appears as light brown.
The Geba River on the west coast of Guinea-Bissau is seen in this natural color Landsat 9 image from February 8, 2022. Silt carried by the river into the Atlantic Ocean creates intricate patterns as it moves around the Bissagos (or Bijagós) Islands. The country’s capital, Bissau, can be seen on the north side of the estuary and appears as light brown.
Natural color image of Abacco Islands, the Bahamas, as seen by Landsat 9 on January 18, 2022. Between Landsat 8 and Landsat 9, the Landsat program delivers complete coverage of the Earth’s surface every eight days.
Landsat Scene ID LC09_L1TP_013042_20220118_20220118_02_T1
Natural color image of Abacco Islands, the Bahamas, as seen by Landsat 9 on January 18, 2022. Between Landsat 8 and Landsat 9, the Landsat program delivers complete coverage of the Earth’s surface every eight days.
Landsat Scene ID LC09_L1TP_013042_20220118_20220118_02_T1
The South American Savannas host several species, including ocelots and nutria rats. The soil is rich soil results in plantations of bananas, coffee, and other crops. Areas are cleared out for the fertile humus. The tropical Brazilian Cerrado is the largest savanna on the continent and the most threated biome from agricultural expansion.
The South American Savannas host several species, including ocelots and nutria rats. The soil is rich soil results in plantations of bananas, coffee, and other crops. Areas are cleared out for the fertile humus. The tropical Brazilian Cerrado is the largest savanna on the continent and the most threated biome from agricultural expansion.
Landsat Updates are prepared periodically and distributed electronically to provide information about Landsat activities and related topics of interest.
Read more here: https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/news/landsat-update-special-issue…
Landsat Updates are prepared periodically and distributed electronically to provide information about Landsat activities and related topics of interest.
Read more here: https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/news/landsat-update-special-issue…
In the International Polar Year 2007-2008, Landsat 7 brought the coldest continent to life with high resolution satellite imagery.
In the International Polar Year 2007-2008, Landsat 7 brought the coldest continent to life with high resolution satellite imagery.
With rapidly rising sea levels and drastically declining river discharge, the Changjiang Delta, near Shanghai, China, is continually evolving. Using Landsat imagery, researchers focused on tidal level fluctuations to help understand the changes to the largest uninhabited island in the estuary, Jiuduansha island.
With rapidly rising sea levels and drastically declining river discharge, the Changjiang Delta, near Shanghai, China, is continually evolving. Using Landsat imagery, researchers focused on tidal level fluctuations to help understand the changes to the largest uninhabited island in the estuary, Jiuduansha island.
The Operational Land Imager (OLI) onboard Landsat 8 captured this image of Lake Tahoe.
The Operational Land Imager (OLI) onboard Landsat 8 captured this image of Lake Tahoe.
![A map showing land cover in the Cape Cod region](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/NLCD2021.png?itok=2WMRrtb7)
This map of the Cape Cod region is created with the National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD). The dataset classifies land cover into categories such as developed areas, forests, wetlands, and water bodies, providing a detailed view of the region's composition.
This map of the Cape Cod region is created with the National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD). The dataset classifies land cover into categories such as developed areas, forests, wetlands, and water bodies, providing a detailed view of the region's composition.
The Betsiboka River in Northern Madagascar is seen in this Landsat 9 natural color image from December 7, 2021. Extensive logging has left the land vulnerable, and iron rich soils are washed into the river, coloring it a reddish orange as it flows to the Betsiboka estuary delta.
Product ID LC09_L1TP_160071_20211207_20220120_02_T1
The Betsiboka River in Northern Madagascar is seen in this Landsat 9 natural color image from December 7, 2021. Extensive logging has left the land vulnerable, and iron rich soils are washed into the river, coloring it a reddish orange as it flows to the Betsiboka estuary delta.
Product ID LC09_L1TP_160071_20211207_20220120_02_T1
On Tuesday December 7, 2021, updates were made to all USGS webpages, including the Landsat Missions Web Site (LMWS).
Learn more here: https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/news/landsat-mission-web-site-cha…
On Tuesday December 7, 2021, updates were made to all USGS webpages, including the Landsat Missions Web Site (LMWS).
Learn more here: https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/news/landsat-mission-web-site-cha…
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