South Dakota State University, a land grant university less than an hour from EROS, has had links to Landsat and EROS throughout their existence.
South Dakota State University opened its Remote Sensing Institute even before the launch of Landsat 1 and the selection of South Dakota as the location for EROS. In this episode, we talk about some of the collaborations that SDSU and EROS have both benefited from, including research projects centered on Landsat and other data sources, instrument calibration and validation, and trainings, presentations and workshops. SDSU faculty and EROS staff have ventured back and forth, and SDSU students have worked as interns and found employment at EROS.
Guests: Mary O’Neill, former program manager of SDSU’s Office of Remote Sensing and outgoing AmericaView board director, and Dennis Helder, founder of SDSU’s Image Processing Lab, former head of the Electrical Engineering Department and current part-time technical adviser and contractor at EROS
Host: Jane Lawson (contractor for USGS EROS)
Producer: Tom Adamson (contractor for USGS EROS)
Release date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Download and Transcript Access
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Mary O'Neill using equipment at the Remote Sensing Institute at SDSU in about 1972
Mary O'Neill processes a Landsat scene using Signal Analysis and Dissemination Equipment (SADE) at the Remote Sensing Institute at South Dakota State University in Brookings in about 1972. O'Neill is former program manager of SDSU’s Office of Remote Sensing and outgoing AmericaView board director.
Dennis Helder with USGS John Wesley Powell Award
Dennis Helder displays his 2004 USGS John Wesley Powell Award, the highest award given by the USGS to someone not employed by the agency. Helder is founder of South Dakota State University's (SDSU) Image Processing Lab, former head of the Electrical Engineering Department and current part-time technical adviser and contractor at EROS.
Mary O'Neill of SDSU and Freddie Simon of USGS EROS
Mary (DeVries) O'Neill (left) of South Dakota State University and Freddie (Simon) Braconnier consult at an American Society of Photogrammetry-American Congress of Surveying and Mapping meeting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. O’Neill is former program manager of SDSU’s Office of Remote Sensing and outgoing AmericaView board director.
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Mary O'Neill speaking at the Landsat 9 handover at USGS EROS in 2022
Mary O'Neill gives a presentation on the history of remote sensing in South Dakota at the Landsat 9 handover event at USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center on August 11, 2022.
Dennis Helder speaks at USGS EROS
Dennis Helder speaks at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. Helder is founder of South Dakota State University's (SDSU) Image Processing Lab, former head of the Electrical Engineering Department and current part-time technical adviser and contractor at EROS.
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South Dakota State University, a land grant university less than an hour from EROS, has had links to Landsat and EROS throughout their existence.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Dennis Helder and Mary O'Neill. South Dakota State University opened its Remote Sensing Institute even before the launch of Landsat 1 and the selection of South Dakota as the location for EROS. In this episode, we talk about some of the collaborations that SDSU and EROS have both benefited from, including research projects centered on Landsat and other data sources, instrument calibration and validation, and trainings, presentations and workshops. SDSU faculty and EROS staff have ventured back and forth, and SDSU students have worked as interns and found employment at EROS.
Guests: Mary O’Neill, former program manager of SDSU’s Office of Remote Sensing and outgoing AmericaView board director, and Dennis Helder, founder of SDSU’s Image Processing Lab, former head of the Electrical Engineering Department and current part-time technical adviser and contractor at EROS
Host: Jane Lawson (contractor for USGS EROS)
Producer: Tom Adamson (contractor for USGS EROS)
Release date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Download and Transcript Access
More about university collaborations and Landsat history:
Related Episodes-
-
Eyes on Earth Episode 1 - Intro to EROS
A rundown of the history of the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, the Landsat program, and the Center's role in the observation and study of landscape change worldwide.
-
Eyes on Earth Episode 32 - Lunar Calibration
Calibration teams at the USGS EROS Center use a variety of methods to make sure the data collected by Landsat satellites are an accurate representation of the Earth’s surface.
-
Eyes on Earth Episode 91 – Intro to AmericaView
AmericaView aims to advance Earth observation education through a network of programs based at universities in more than 40 states.
Related Images-
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Mary O'Neill using equipment at the Remote Sensing Institute at SDSU in about 1972
Mary O'Neill processes a Landsat scene using Signal Analysis and Dissemination Equipment (SADE) at the Remote Sensing Institute at South Dakota State University in Brookings in about 1972. O'Neill is former program manager of SDSU’s Office of Remote Sensing and outgoing AmericaView board director.
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Dennis Helder with USGS John Wesley Powell Award
Dennis Helder displays his 2004 USGS John Wesley Powell Award, the highest award given by the USGS to someone not employed by the agency. Helder is founder of South Dakota State University's (SDSU) Image Processing Lab, former head of the Electrical Engineering Department and current part-time technical adviser and contractor at EROS.
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Mary O'Neill of SDSU and Freddie Simon of USGS EROS
Mary (DeVries) O'Neill (left) of South Dakota State University and Freddie (Simon) Braconnier consult at an American Society of Photogrammetry-American Congress of Surveying and Mapping meeting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. O’Neill is former program manager of SDSU’s Office of Remote Sensing and outgoing AmericaView board director.
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Dennis Helder with boxes of John Barker documents in the USGS EROS basement
Dennis Helder is surrounded by boxes of documents from John Barker, Landsat Associate Project Scientist for NASA, in the USGS EROS basement.
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Mary O'Neill speaking at the Landsat 9 handover at USGS EROS in 2022
Mary O'Neill gives a presentation on the history of remote sensing in South Dakota at the Landsat 9 handover event at USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center on August 11, 2022.
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Dennis Helder speaks at USGS EROS
Dennis Helder speaks at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. Helder is founder of South Dakota State University's (SDSU) Image Processing Lab, former head of the Electrical Engineering Department and current part-time technical adviser and contractor at EROS.
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