Eyes on Earth Episode 81 – Tour of the EROS Radome Active
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Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we take a tour of a crucial component of the Landsat data acquisition process at EROS: the radome that houses the 10-meter antenna for downlinking data to be placed in the archive.
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Summary: The Landsat satellites have been collecting Earth imagery for more than 50 years. A key piece of equipment that moves the data from the spacecraft to the archive so researchers can use it is the antenna at the EROS Center. The antenna and its radome have a fascinating history of their own that adds to the overall Landsat story. In this episode, we go on location to learn about how the antenna works and how the ground station engineers at EROS make it possible to study land change with Landsat.
Guest: Mike O’Brien, contractor and ground station engineer, USGS EROS Center
Host: Tom Adamson
Producers: Brian Hauge and Tom Adamson
Release date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022
More on Landsat acquisitions:
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Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we take a tour of a crucial component of the Landsat data acquisition process at EROS: the radome that houses the 10-meter antenna for downlinking data to be placed in the archive.
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Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media DetailsMike O'Brien in front of the radome protecting the 10-meter antenna at EROS. Summary: The Landsat satellites have been collecting Earth imagery for more than 50 years. A key piece of equipment that moves the data from the spacecraft to the archive so researchers can use it is the antenna at the EROS Center. The antenna and its radome have a fascinating history of their own that adds to the overall Landsat story. In this episode, we go on location to learn about how the antenna works and how the ground station engineers at EROS make it possible to study land change with Landsat.
Guest: Mike O’Brien, contractor and ground station engineer, USGS EROS Center
Host: Tom Adamson
Producers: Brian Hauge and Tom Adamson
Release date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022
More on Landsat acquisitions: