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Two awardees have been presented with the 2017 William T. Pecora Award for achievements in Earth remote sensing. 

Resourcesat data that are important for understanding changes associated with agriculture, forestry, phenology, and other applications are now...

On Tuesday, February 7, Landsat 7’s Flight Operations Team fired the spacecraft’s 1-pound thrusters for about 13 minutes. After a pause of about 7½...

Working together to advance international coordination of Earth observation programs

Looking into the past to see the future on Earth Observation Day

An annual award for outstanding achievement in remote sensing

Toward a space-based perspective of our planet in the 1960s

Advancing the international exchange of Earth data

In western North America, mountain pine beetles infest and ravage thousands of acres of forest lands. Landsat satellites bear witness to the onslaught...

As droughts rage and aquifers dwindle, people may wonder: Is there enough water to meet all our needs?  Landsat satellites are helping to answer that...