Science
Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (LCMAP) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) science initiative being implemented at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, that centers on structured, operational, ongoing, and timely collection and delivery of accurate and relevant data, information, and knowledge on land use, cover, and condition.
Education
Concept to Reality USGS Land Change Monitoring Assessment and Projection Pushes Boundaries
More than a decade ago, Tom Loveland sat down to sketch out a few thoughts on land change and the Landsat archive.
The archive was and remains rich with history, adding new observations of the entire planet every eight days. But at that point, Landsat-based land change research was about comparing points in time – this year versus five years ago, to 10 years ago, and so on.
Tracking Change Across Time and Space
The U.S. Geological Survey took a bold step toward documenting change across the landscape with the launch of the first Landsat satellite in 1972. Since then, the orbiters have collected nearly five decades of imagery.
Eyes on Earth Episode 71 – Blue Oak Forests of California
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 learn how Landsat-based data products have been used to study forest change in California.