Images

Image showing edit tab window and where to access the point filter drop down menus. The point filter drop down menus are located below the structure features list and above the edit status key.

Image of the expanded structure type filter drop down menu showing a list of all structure types. 

Image of the expanded edit status filter drop down menu showing a list of all editing roles. 

Image of TNMCorps volunteer, Mr Ballwin, on the job. Mr Ballwin is the newest member of the top recognition category, the Squadron of Biplane Spectators. 

A bar chart showing the number of mapping challenges that TNMCorps volunteers completed each year from 2013 to 2021.

Map of the United States showing future city hall challenge states and incorporated places with a population greater than 500 without a city hall.

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

Cluster of structures points without any filters applied. Callout graphic says "No filters applied, all points are visible". Also includes a screenshot of dropdown filters showing All Points and All Edits. 

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…

The 22nd William T. Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium (Pecora 22) convenes in Denver, Colorado from October 23 – 28, 2022.

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.

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) onboard Landsat 8 captured this image of Lake Tahoe.

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge: Cemeteries in Western TN with a FINISHED stamp

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…

Deforestation can happen naturally, through infestation of native beetles and extreme weather. However, people can intentionally clear forests for timber and other industries. Difference between the two can be difficult to diagnose.

NASA and the USGS briefed the Landsat Science Team about Landsat 9 at their Fall Meeting held virtually on November 24, 2021.

 

Read the details here: https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/news/landsat-science-team-virtual…

On November 23, 2021, the Landsat Archive added its ten millionth image. The Landsat 7 scene was acquired over the Dead Sea and is shown as a false color image using the short-wave infrared, near infrared and red bands (bands 5,4,3).