Users, Uses, and Value of Landsat Imagery
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Since 1972, Landsat satellites have been orbiting the Earth and capturing snapshots of our planet’s ever-changing surface.
The USGS and NASA work together to manage this ongoing series of Earth-observing satellite missions and to make the global imagery available to the public. The imagery is applied in a variety of applications and brings value to many aspects of society.
FORT conducts research to better understand the value of the imagery by addressing the following research questions:
- Who uses Landsat imagery?
- What is the imagery used for?
- What qualitative and quantitative value does the imagery hold?
Learn more about the research surveys or read the case studies that expand upon them.
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Date published: August 10, 2016Status: ActiveCase Studies of Landsat Imagery Use
Having access to Landsat imagery provides the irreplaceable opportunity to observe landscape change on a long-term and global scale. These featured case studies demonstrate the value of Landsat imagery by providing specific examples of how people around the world are using the data to answer meaningful questions.
Contacts: Crista StraubAttribution: Fort Collins Science Center -
Date published: August 10, 2016Status: ArchivedSurveys of Landsat Users
Social scientists at the Fort Collins Science Center have conducted the following three surveys that identify the users of Landsat imagery, describe the variety of applications it’s used for, and gauge the value of the data.
Attribution: Fort Collins Science Center