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Landsat, Sentinel Data Fusion Offers Potential of More Accurate ET Maps

Landsat, Sentinel Data Fusion Offers Potential of More Accurate ET Maps

Scientists at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center have developed an algorithm that fuses Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 data in a way...

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TNMCorps Newsletter – January 2021

TNMCorps Newsletter – January 2021

The National Map Corps January 2021 Newsletter (Vol. 7, Issue 1) is now available.

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Bass confusion from land pollution

Bass confusion from land pollution

Chesapeake Bay Program — by Caitlyn Johnstone — January 25, 2021

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New Technologies and Collaboration Enhancing National Fire Management Programs

New Technologies and Collaboration Enhancing National Fire Management Programs

The USGS is part of a multi-agency partnership supporting new products and processes to improve the detection and monitoring of new and emerging...

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Landsat Update January 2021

Landsat Update January 2021

Landsat Updates are prepared periodically and distributed electronically to provide information about Landsat activities and related topics of...

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Upcoming Reprocessing of Recently Acquired Landsat 8 Data

Upcoming Reprocessing of Recently Acquired Landsat 8 Data

Since ​November 2020, NASA and USGS calibration and validation engineers have observed a slow reduction in radiometric response from Landsat 8's...

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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for City / Town Halls in NE & WY

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for City / Town Halls in NE & WY

Summary statistics are now available for this challenge. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!

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Atlas displays beauty, variety, and value of Landsat water images

Atlas displays beauty, variety, and value of Landsat water images

Landsat satellites exist to provide information—millions of images’ worth of information—about the Earth’s surface.

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Landsat Science Team's Crystal Schaaf Discusses Albedo, Its Importance, and How It Can Affect Climate

Landsat Science Team's Crystal Schaaf Discusses Albedo, Its Importance, and How It Can Affect Climate

One of the interesting fields in remote sensing science is the study of albedo, a term derived from the Latin word for whiteness. Albedo is another...

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FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in NE & WY

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in NE & WY

This challenge is now complete! Thank you to everyone who contributed!

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NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in CA & NV!

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in CA & NV!

TNMCorps Mapping Challenges shift to the Pacific Coast with a new challenge for city/town halls in California and Nevada. Just in time to help fend...

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