Landsat Benefits, State By State
More than 400 miles above the Earth, Landsat satellites capture images of our planet. From mapping wildfires and permafrost thaw in Alaska to tracking algal blooms and spongy moth invasions in Ohio, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Program offers an expansive list of benefits across all 50 States.
Landsat satellites contribute to the health and well-being of human life as well as our Nation’s land resources. Check out how Landsat is used in your State! The publications tab below hosts fact sheets specific to all 50 fact sheets. For an interactive learning experience, visit the Remote Sensing Classroom.
Landsat enables us to better understand the scope, nature, and speed of change to the natural and man-built environment, with an estimated return of $2.06 billion in annual economic benefit in the U.S. alone. Landsat is the most widely used land remote sensing data source within Federal civilian agencies. Information from Landsat contributes to day-to-day decisions on land, water, and resource use that protect life and property; safeguard the environment; advance science, technology, and education; support climate change resiliency; and grow the U.S. economy. The satellite imagery provides a landscape-level view of land surface changes and is used by Local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to make informed decisions for the best land management practices.
Landsat’s 50-year record and gold standard rating for data quality have made its archive an indispensable tool for GIS-based research. Landsat 9 carries on that tradition of excellence, maintaining the program’s continuity for its myriad users and uses.
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