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National Land Imaging Program

Our Nation’s economic security and environmental vitality rely on continuous monitoring of the Earth’s continents, islands, and coastal regions in order to record, study, and understand land change at local, regional, and global scales. The USGS National Land Imaging (NLI) Program helps meet this need.

News

USGS and Germany signal continued partnership for Landsat Next mission

USGS and Germany signal continued partnership for Landsat Next mission

Norwegian Ambassador Visits USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center

Norwegian Ambassador Visits USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center

USGS Finds New Way to Measure Ocean Depth with Landsat

USGS Finds New Way to Measure Ocean Depth with Landsat

Publications

System characterization report on the Gaofen-6

Executive SummaryGaofen-6 represents a series of Chinese high-resolution Earth observation satellites. More than 12 satellites have been launched in the Gaofen series, beginning with Gaofen-1 in 2013. Satellites within the series have varying infrared, radar, and optical imaging capabilities. The primary goal for the satellites in this series is to provide near real-time observations for climate c
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Aparajithan Sampath, Jon Christopherson, Seonkyung Park, Minsu Kim, Gregory L. Stensaas, Cody Anderson

Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE) best practices for remote sensing system evaluation and reporting

Executive SummaryThe Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE) partnership consists of six agencies representing the U.S. Government’s commitment to promoting the use of high-quality remotely sensed data to meet scientific and other Federal needs. These agencies are large consumers of remotely sensed data and bring extensive experience in the assessment and use of these data. The six agen
Authors
Simon J. Cantrell, Jon B. Christopherson

ECCOE Landsat quarterly Calibration and Validation report—Quarter 4, 2023

Executive SummaryThe U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science Calibration and Validation (Cal/Val) Center of Excellence (ECCOE) focuses on improving the accuracy, precision, calibration, and product quality of remote-sensing data, leveraging years of multiscale optical system geometric and radiometric calibration and characterization experience. The ECCOE Landsat Cal/Val Team
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Md Obaidul Haque, Rajagopalan Rengarajan, Mark Lubke, Md Nahid Hasan, Ashish Shrestha, Jerad L. Shaw, Alex Denevan, Kathryn Ruslander, Esad Micijevic, Michael J. Choate, Cody Anderson, Kurt Thome, Julia Barsi, Ed Kaita, Raviv Levy, Jeff Miller, Leibo Ding

Science

Eyes on Earth Episode 119 – Kristi Kline: EROS Career Reflections

A discussion with Kristi Kline, who is retiring from EROS, about innovations that have taken place in computer tech and data processing.
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Eyes on Earth Episode 119 – Kristi Kline: EROS Career Reflections

A discussion with Kristi Kline, who is retiring from EROS, about innovations that have taken place in computer tech and data processing.
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Eyes on Earth Episode 118 – Preparing for Landsat Next, Part 2

Landsat Next is targeted for launch around 2030. But we are already getting ready for all the new and improved data the mission will bring.
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Eyes on Earth Episode 118 – Preparing for Landsat Next, Part 2

Landsat Next is targeted for launch around 2030. But we are already getting ready for all the new and improved data the mission will bring.
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Eyes on Earth Episode 117 – Preparing for Landsat Next, Part 1

Learn about the details of the upcoming new mission Landsat Next and its benefits to science and society.
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