This image displays the planned orbit of Landsat Next's Three Satellites. To learn more, visit the Landsat Next webpage.
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This image displays the planned orbit of Landsat Next's Three Satellites. To learn more, visit the Landsat Next webpage.
Fractional cover of Olifants River, Koekenaap, South Africa, with 3-month intervals captured in 2020 processed by Digital Earth Africa with legend showing the RBG (Red-Blue-Green) breakdown. Image credit: Geoscience Australia
Fractional cover of Olifants River, Koekenaap, South Africa, with 3-month intervals captured in 2020 processed by Digital Earth Africa with legend showing the RBG (Red-Blue-Green) breakdown. Image credit: Geoscience Australia
Ministry of Agriculture staff in Zambia mapping and analyzing crop production. Photo credit: Geoscience Australia
Ministry of Agriculture staff in Zambia mapping and analyzing crop production. Photo credit: Geoscience Australia
Timon Weitkamp and the team collecting field data on irrigation techniques in Mozambique. Photo credit: Geoscience Australia
Timon Weitkamp and the team collecting field data on irrigation techniques in Mozambique. Photo credit: Geoscience Australia
The GAIMS agricultural data mapping platform using data from DE Africa’s Monthly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) service within an integrated platform. Image credit: Geoscience Australia
The GAIMS agricultural data mapping platform using data from DE Africa’s Monthly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) service within an integrated platform. Image credit: Geoscience Australia
2024 Pecora Award image for upcoming award nominations. Dr. William Thomas Pecora, Director of the USGS. Served from 1965-1971, also served as Under Secretary of the Interior.
2024 Pecora Award image for upcoming award nominations. Dr. William Thomas Pecora, Director of the USGS. Served from 1965-1971, also served as Under Secretary of the Interior.
Pisonia forest where coconuts have already been eradicated on Palmyra Atoll. The forest is lush and green.
Pisonia forest where coconuts have already been eradicated on Palmyra Atoll. The forest is lush and green.
This table shows the Landsat 8-9 Collection 2 Quality Assessment pixel (QA_PIXEL) Value Interpretations. QA_PIXEL Band file contains quality statistics gathered from the image data and cloud mask information for the scene.
This table shows the Landsat 8-9 Collection 2 Quality Assessment pixel (QA_PIXEL) Value Interpretations. QA_PIXEL Band file contains quality statistics gathered from the image data and cloud mask information for the scene.
In a September 21, 1966 press release, Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall announced that the DOI was launching "Project EROS (Earth Resources Observation Satellites)." Udall's vision was to observe the Earth for the benefit of all.
In a September 21, 1966 press release, Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall announced that the DOI was launching "Project EROS (Earth Resources Observation Satellites)." Udall's vision was to observe the Earth for the benefit of all.
Number of scenes acquired by the Landsat 7 Extended Science Mission from May 5, 2022 - January 19, 2024.
Number of scenes acquired by the Landsat 7 Extended Science Mission from May 5, 2022 - January 19, 2024.
The Okavango Delta in Botswana, one of the world’s great inland waterways, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa.
The Okavango Delta in Botswana, one of the world’s great inland waterways, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa.
The USGS Landsat International Cooperator Network met for the Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG) #32 meeting
linkThe USGS Landsat International Cooperator Network met for the Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG) #32 meeting in Orlando, Florida USA during the first week of February.
The USGS Landsat International Cooperator Network met for the Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG) #32 meeting
linkThe USGS Landsat International Cooperator Network met for the Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG) #32 meeting in Orlando, Florida USA during the first week of February.
Here is an illustration of the 14 receiving stations that make up the Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 USGS Ground Networks. Learn more about the International Ground Station (IGS) Network here.
Here is an illustration of the 14 receiving stations that make up the Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 USGS Ground Networks. Learn more about the International Ground Station (IGS) Network here.
Landsat 7 Image of the Southern Fringe of the Rub' al-Khali Sand Desert near Al-Hashman, Oman. This gap-filled image was captured on January 18, 2024 and is shown using the shortwave infrared, near infrared and red bands (Bands 5|4|3).
To learn more about the Landsat Program visit www.usgs.gov/landsat
Landsat 7 Image of the Southern Fringe of the Rub' al-Khali Sand Desert near Al-Hashman, Oman. This gap-filled image was captured on January 18, 2024 and is shown using the shortwave infrared, near infrared and red bands (Bands 5|4|3).
To learn more about the Landsat Program visit www.usgs.gov/landsat
This image, displaying a small area of the Sea of Okhotsk shoreline, is one of over 4,000 Landsat 8 Level-1 scenes that were acquired between January 1 and January 6, 2024, and reprocessed on January 12, 2024 with an updated Calibration Parameter file.
This image, displaying a small area of the Sea of Okhotsk shoreline, is one of over 4,000 Landsat 8 Level-1 scenes that were acquired between January 1 and January 6, 2024, and reprocessed on January 12, 2024 with an updated Calibration Parameter file.
This image of the Van Diemen Gulf was acquired by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) onboard the Landsat 8 satellite on November 18, 2023.
This image of the Van Diemen Gulf was acquired by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) onboard the Landsat 8 satellite on November 18, 2023.
Natural color image of the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, as seen by Landsat 9 on October 4th, 2023.
WRS-2 Path 013 Row 029.
Bands 4,3,2
Landsat Scene ID LC09_L2SP_013029_20231004_20231005_02_T1
Natural color image of the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, as seen by Landsat 9 on October 4th, 2023.
WRS-2 Path 013 Row 029.
Bands 4,3,2
Landsat Scene ID LC09_L2SP_013029_20231004_20231005_02_T1
This image shows the Landsat Flight Operations Team monitoring the maneuver in real time.
This image shows the Landsat Flight Operations Team monitoring the maneuver in real time.
This image shows the Landsat Flight Operations Team.
This image shows the Landsat Flight Operations Team.
This image shows the Landsat flight Operations Team monitoring a pre burn contact, ensuring the satellite is ready for the maneuver.
This image shows the Landsat flight Operations Team monitoring a pre burn contact, ensuring the satellite is ready for the maneuver.
Landsat 9 captured this image of Snæfellsjökull, a glacier-capped volcano that sits at the tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in west Iceland on August 9, 2023.
WRS-2 Path 222 Row 214
Bands 6,5,4
To learn more about Landsat, visit https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions.
Landsat 9 captured this image of Snæfellsjökull, a glacier-capped volcano that sits at the tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in west Iceland on August 9, 2023.
WRS-2 Path 222 Row 214
Bands 6,5,4
To learn more about Landsat, visit https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions.