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New Reference and Validation Data Available for Annual NLCD

New Reference and Validation Data Available for Annual NLCD

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released the reference and validation data for Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) Conterminous U.S. (CU)...

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Celebrating 53 Years Since the Launch of Landsat 1

Celebrating 53 Years Since the Launch of Landsat 1

This article was written by the NASA and USGS Landsat Science Communication teams to mark the 53rd anniversary of Landsat 1.

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One Million Reasons to Celebrate Landsat 9

One Million Reasons to Celebrate Landsat 9

The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center archive now contains more than one million Landsat 9 Level-1 products (that’s over 1...

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Plenty of Water in Prairie Potholes

Plenty of Water in Prairie Potholes

The landscape of the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota formed when glaciers from the last ice age receded. The potholes are shallow...

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Annual NLCD Lengthens Land Cover Record to 40 Years

Annual NLCD Lengthens Land Cover Record to 40 Years

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center and the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) project are...

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Landsat at Work: Energy Nurturing Nature

Landsat at Work: Energy Nurturing Nature

The more land managers know about the land they manage, the better decisions they can make. This applies to everyone from farmers and ranchers to...

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Upcoming processing to adjust framing on some Landsat 8 scenes

Upcoming processing to adjust framing on some Landsat 8 scenes

In 2023 and 2024, Landsat 8 experienced occasional issues with the ancillary data used in processing that impacted geolocation information in some...

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End of an Era: Landsat 7 Decommissioned After 25 Years of Earth Observation

End of an Era: Landsat 7 Decommissioned After 25 Years of Earth Observation

After 25 years of capturing Earth's changing landscape, the Landsat 7 satellite received its final transmission from the U.S. Geological Survey and...

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When Crops Take a Break

When Crops Take a Break

Agricultural crops are grown on nearly 16% of the land across the lower 48 states. Thanks to the Landsat Satellite Program and the U.S. Geological...

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A Final Farewell to Landsat 7

A Final Farewell to Landsat 7

The Landsat 7 satellite will receive its final transmission from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on June 4, 2025, at 1:08 PM CST. The satellite...

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