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Pecora Award Honors Excellence in Earth Observation

Pecora Award Honors Excellence in Earth Observation

Two awardees have been recognized with the 2019 William T. Pecora Award for achievements in Earth remote sensing.

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Sept 30 - New Landsat Update Special Issue: Collection 2 Sample Products

Sept 30 - New Landsat Update Special Issue: Collection 2 Sample Products

A new issue of the Landsat Update has been posted to the Landsat Missions website.

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Architecture Study Team Narrowing Options for Landsat Next

Architecture Study Team Narrowing Options for Landsat Next

What should Landsat 10—what some are calling Landsat Next, the next generation Landsat observing system—look like when it’s launched in the middle to...

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Science Team Tackles Question of Landsat 7’s Future

Science Team Tackles Question of Landsat 7’s Future

With the Landsat 9 launch scheduled in less than 18 months, this question about Landsat 7 was posed to the Landsat Science Team (LST) during its June...

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New ECCOE Publication Indicates Improved Ground Control

New ECCOE Publication Indicates Improved Ground Control

A recent publication by the ECCOE Geometry team shows improved accuracy in ground control by deploying a triangulation method on a continent by...

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2019 Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation—Land remote sensing satellite compendium

2019 Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation—Land remote sensing satellite compendium

The 2019 Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation— Land Remote Sensing Satellite Compendium, released June 17, 2019, is the sum of three years of...

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Landsat Advisory Group Report Says Charging for Landsat Data Not Worth Economic, Societal Costs

Landsat Advisory Group Report Says Charging for Landsat Data Not Worth Economic, Societal Costs

Charging for Landsat data “would not be worth the economic, legal, societal or political costs that would be incurred,” and it makes more sense to...

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International Cooperators Honored with Permanent EROS Lobby Display

International Cooperators Honored with Permanent EROS Lobby Display

Landsat 9 mission updates and ground station preparation are among the major topics on the agenda for the scientists and engineers from 11 counties...

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New Land Cover Maps Depict 15 Years of Change across America

New Land Cover Maps Depict 15 Years of Change across America

Today, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released the latest edition of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) for the U.S. – the most comprehensive...

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Pecora Award Honors Excellence in Earth Observation

Pecora Award Honors Excellence in Earth Observation

Two awardees have been recognized with the 2018 William T. Pecora Award for achievements in Earth remote sensing.

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LCMAP Captures ‘Stories of Change’ with New Datasets

LCMAP Captures ‘Stories of Change’ with New Datasets

If a new homeowner wants to know the history of their abode, there are places to turn.

County offices list ownership details and building permits...

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Level-3 Products Provide Land Cover Gold in Landsat Data Mining

Level-3 Products Provide Land Cover Gold in Landsat Data Mining

When it comes to mining remotely sensed data, Landsat Level-3 science products offer what some might call land cover gold.

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