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Landsat 8 Data Affected by Safeholds Being Reprocessed

Landsat 8 Data Affected by Safeholds Being Reprocessed

As announced in this November 19 Landsat Headline, Landsat 8 data affected by two satellite safeholds in November were processed into Real-Time...

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December 9, 2020 – Immediate Change in Landsat Headlines RSS Notifications

December 9, 2020 – Immediate Change in Landsat Headlines RSS Notifications

Effective immediately, the Landsat Headlines RSS notifications will be changing.

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December 7, 2020 - New Landsat Update Special Issue: Landsat Collection 2 Now Available

December 7, 2020 - New Landsat Update Special Issue: Landsat Collection 2 Now Available

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

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Mapping Challenge Update (12/03/20): Schools in MO

Mapping Challenge Update (12/03/20): Schools in MO

This challenge is moving along steadily with almost 250 edits since last week! This includes approximately 50 points that were removed either because...

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Mapping Challenge Update (12/03/20): Schools in TX

Mapping Challenge Update (12/03/20): Schools in TX

This challenge saw some heavy lifting since it was launched with over 500 edits. This includes more than 60 missing schools that were added and almost...

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

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

TNMCorps Mapping Challenges shift to the Midwest with a new challenge for city/town halls in Nebraska and Wyoming!

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Every Pixel in its Place: How Collections Unlock the Potential of the Landsat Archive

Every Pixel in its Place: How Collections Unlock the Potential of the Landsat Archive

Landsat satellite data have never been as valuable or as useful to the science and applications community as they are today.

Landsat research was once...

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USGS Releases the Most Advanced Landsat Archive to Date

USGS Releases the Most Advanced Landsat Archive to Date

USGS sets earth observation precedent with Landsat Collection 2 Dataset.

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Water Monitoring, Mapping in Brazil Shows Value of Landsat Globally

Water Monitoring, Mapping in Brazil Shows Value of Landsat Globally

For all of Landsat’s value to the United States—a 2017 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study placed the annual economic benefit of its data to this...

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EROS Releases Collection 2, Boosting Cloud Access, Accuracy, Value of Landsat Archive

EROS Releases Collection 2, Boosting Cloud Access, Accuracy, Value of Landsat Archive

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center is pleased to announce the December release of Landsat...

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USGS EROS’ Kurtis Nelson Deploys to California to Help Battle Woodward Fire

USGS EROS’ Kurtis Nelson Deploys to California to Help Battle Woodward Fire

In his regular job, EROS Scientist Kurtis Nelson manages post-fire mapping activities at EROS—the largest being Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity...

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A Tribute to Dr. Michael Freilich

A Tribute to Dr. Michael Freilich

The USGS lost a good friend and partner earlier this year – Dr. Michael Freilich, former Director of NASA’s Earth Science Division. The renaming of an...

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