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Below you'll find the most recent news about Landsat and USGS. Please contact Michelle Bouchard at mbouchard@usgs.gov for assistance with specific media questions and requests.

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Landsat Helps Tell the Story About Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Colorado

Landsat Helps Tell the Story About Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Colorado

A Rocky Mountain drive might alarm people whisking past the once-healthy evergreens that now stand gray and naked. It might seem like all the trees...

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Landsat data acquired after December 31, 2021 will not be available in Collection 1

Landsat data acquired after December 31, 2021 will not be available in Collection 1

Landsat data acquired after December 31, 2021 will not be available in Collection 1.

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Rare Landsat Underfly Mobilizes Cal/Val Experts Globally

Rare Landsat Underfly Mobilizes Cal/Val Experts Globally

To see an example of the adage “Planning makes perfect,” just take a look at the Landsat 9 underfly. The once-in-a-mission event placed the recently...

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Landsat Archive Adds Its 10 Millionth Image

Landsat Archive Adds Its 10 Millionth Image

Since 1972, Landsat satellites have continually acquired data about the Earth’s land surface. On November 23, 2021, the Landsat Archive that stores...

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Landsat Science Team Virtual Meeting Held

Landsat Science Team Virtual Meeting Held

NASA and the USGS briefed the Landsat Science Team about Landsat 9 at their Fall Meeting held virtually on November 24, 2021.

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Landsat Mission Web Site Changes 

Landsat Mission Web Site Changes 

On Tuesday December 7, 2021, updates were made to all USGS webpages, including the Landsat Missions Web Site (LMWS). 

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Collaboration’s Quest: Examine Effects of Urban Heat Actions in Chicago

Collaboration’s Quest: Examine Effects of Urban Heat Actions in Chicago

Chicago faced a tragic awakening to the dangers of extreme heat in July 1995, when more than 700 people died during a record-breaking heat wave that...

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Pecora 22 Calls for Special Session Abstracts

Pecora 22 Calls for Special Session Abstracts

The 22nd William T. Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium (Pecora 22) will convene in Denver, Colorado, USA from October 23 – 28, 2022, and will...

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Landsat 9 Serves as Backbone of Efforts to Reduce Deforestation and Forest Degradation

Landsat 9 Serves as Backbone of Efforts to Reduce Deforestation and Forest Degradation

The Landsat program has long been a powerful partner in the effort to manage and reduce carbon emissions worldwide.

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Upcoming changes to Landsat 7 and 8 CPF RSS filenames

Upcoming changes to Landsat 7 and 8 CPF RSS filenames

As of December 1, 2021, the locations and filenames of RSS feeds that alert you to new Calibration Parameter Files (CPF) for Landsat 8 and Landsat 7...

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Underfly Positions Landsat 9 Below Landsat 8 for Simultaneous Scenes

Underfly Positions Landsat 9 Below Landsat 8 for Simultaneous Scenes

The newly launched Landsat 9 is experiencing a once-in-a-mission lifetime event where its orbit is directly below Landsat 8 for an “underfly.” For...

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USGS EROS Processes ‘First Light’ Images from Landsat 9

USGS EROS Processes ‘First Light’ Images from Landsat 9

The first images from the joint USGS-NASA Landsat 9 mission have been released, offering a preview of the high-quality Earth observation data that...

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