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Landsat’s satellite imagery provides valuable data used by industries and decision makers in the field, ranging from energy and utilities to agriculture, insurance and more. Landsat’s archive reaches back more than 50 years, providing valuable insights into land, water and environmental conditions that shape planning, management, and response.
This collection of Landsat at Work stories highlights how that data is put into practice to inform decisions that help safeguard lives, property, and natural resources.
This Regrow Ag map gives an idea of the amount of acres of low-till or no-till practices in certain regions of the Midwest/Northern Plains. Map used with permission from Regrow Ag.
This Regrow Ag map gives an idea of the amount of acres of low-till or no-till practices in certain regions of the Midwest/Northern Plains. Map used with permission from Regrow Ag.
This map shows the Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) land cover classifications for 2024 for Bay County, Florida. Annual NLCD is produced by the U.S. Geological Survey.
This map shows the Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) land cover classifications for 2024 for Bay County, Florida. Annual NLCD is produced by the U.S. Geological Survey.
This map shows 2024 shrub cover from the Rangeland Condition Monitoring Assessment and Projection (RCMAP) project across the McDermitt Caldera, outlined in gray, along the Nevada–Oregon border. Dark green areas indicate high shrub cover, typically found in riparian zones and at higher elevations.
This map shows 2024 shrub cover from the Rangeland Condition Monitoring Assessment and Projection (RCMAP) project across the McDermitt Caldera, outlined in gray, along the Nevada–Oregon border. Dark green areas indicate high shrub cover, typically found in riparian zones and at higher elevations.
In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we talk to forest ecologist Jim Lutz about the effort to map fires in Utah. Fire research in the West is dominated by the study of large fires, but the forests in Utah are different. Utah typically does not have a lot of large fires as other western states do.
In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we talk to forest ecologist Jim Lutz about the effort to map fires in Utah. Fire research in the West is dominated by the study of large fires, but the forests in Utah are different. Utah typically does not have a lot of large fires as other western states do.
A Land IQ map of crop types found in a small area of central California, southeast of Fresno, in July 2024. The classifications are based on remote sensing and ground data. Used with permission from Land IQ.
A Land IQ map of crop types found in a small area of central California, southeast of Fresno, in July 2024. The classifications are based on remote sensing and ground data. Used with permission from Land IQ.
A satellite flying over this area northwest of Dallas, TX will capture a wide variety of urban and rural activity. The 80-odd square miles seen in the Landsat image on the left includes airports, dense urban centers, suburban and exurban neighborhoods, manufacturing and distribution centers, oil and gas production sites, lakes, forests, wetlands and more.
A satellite flying over this area northwest of Dallas, TX will capture a wide variety of urban and rural activity. The 80-odd square miles seen in the Landsat image on the left includes airports, dense urban centers, suburban and exurban neighborhoods, manufacturing and distribution centers, oil and gas production sites, lakes, forests, wetlands and more.
The Great Lakes represent roughly 20% of the surface freshwater in the world and 90% in the United States. The Great Lakes Basin supports more than 30 million people in the U.S. and Canada and 3,500 plant and animal species. The region faces threats that range from climate change and invasive species to pollution and development.
The Great Lakes represent roughly 20% of the surface freshwater in the world and 90% in the United States. The Great Lakes Basin supports more than 30 million people in the U.S. and Canada and 3,500 plant and animal species. The region faces threats that range from climate change and invasive species to pollution and development.
The extensive rangelands across the Western United States are threatened by invasive grasses, climate change, and altered fire regimes that can disturb the landscape. The largely semi-arid lands are also important for the survival of species that need undisturbed sagebrush ecosystems to thrive.
The extensive rangelands across the Western United States are threatened by invasive grasses, climate change, and altered fire regimes that can disturb the landscape. The largely semi-arid lands are also important for the survival of species that need undisturbed sagebrush ecosystems to thrive.
Map image of 2020 annual actual evapotranspiration (ETa) in the Modesto, California, area, as determined by the SSEBop ET model from the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. Urban and other developed areas tend to have less evapotranspiration than fields and other vegetative areas.
Map image of 2020 annual actual evapotranspiration (ETa) in the Modesto, California, area, as determined by the SSEBop ET model from the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. Urban and other developed areas tend to have less evapotranspiration than fields and other vegetative areas.
Evapotranspiration is the process by which water transpires from the leaves and stems of plants and evaporates from the Earth’s surface. ET is an important metric for managing water use, but data availability has long been an issue.
Evapotranspiration is the process by which water transpires from the leaves and stems of plants and evaporates from the Earth’s surface. ET is an important metric for managing water use, but data availability has long been an issue.
This Regrow Ag map gives an idea of the amount of acres of low-till or no-till practices in certain regions of the Midwest/Northern Plains. Map used with permission from Regrow Ag.
This Regrow Ag map gives an idea of the amount of acres of low-till or no-till practices in certain regions of the Midwest/Northern Plains. Map used with permission from Regrow Ag.
This map shows the Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) land cover classifications for 2024 for Bay County, Florida. Annual NLCD is produced by the U.S. Geological Survey.
This map shows the Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) land cover classifications for 2024 for Bay County, Florida. Annual NLCD is produced by the U.S. Geological Survey.
This map shows 2024 shrub cover from the Rangeland Condition Monitoring Assessment and Projection (RCMAP) project across the McDermitt Caldera, outlined in gray, along the Nevada–Oregon border. Dark green areas indicate high shrub cover, typically found in riparian zones and at higher elevations.
This map shows 2024 shrub cover from the Rangeland Condition Monitoring Assessment and Projection (RCMAP) project across the McDermitt Caldera, outlined in gray, along the Nevada–Oregon border. Dark green areas indicate high shrub cover, typically found in riparian zones and at higher elevations.
In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we talk to forest ecologist Jim Lutz about the effort to map fires in Utah. Fire research in the West is dominated by the study of large fires, but the forests in Utah are different. Utah typically does not have a lot of large fires as other western states do.
In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we talk to forest ecologist Jim Lutz about the effort to map fires in Utah. Fire research in the West is dominated by the study of large fires, but the forests in Utah are different. Utah typically does not have a lot of large fires as other western states do.
A Land IQ map of crop types found in a small area of central California, southeast of Fresno, in July 2024. The classifications are based on remote sensing and ground data. Used with permission from Land IQ.
A Land IQ map of crop types found in a small area of central California, southeast of Fresno, in July 2024. The classifications are based on remote sensing and ground data. Used with permission from Land IQ.
A satellite flying over this area northwest of Dallas, TX will capture a wide variety of urban and rural activity. The 80-odd square miles seen in the Landsat image on the left includes airports, dense urban centers, suburban and exurban neighborhoods, manufacturing and distribution centers, oil and gas production sites, lakes, forests, wetlands and more.
A satellite flying over this area northwest of Dallas, TX will capture a wide variety of urban and rural activity. The 80-odd square miles seen in the Landsat image on the left includes airports, dense urban centers, suburban and exurban neighborhoods, manufacturing and distribution centers, oil and gas production sites, lakes, forests, wetlands and more.
The Great Lakes represent roughly 20% of the surface freshwater in the world and 90% in the United States. The Great Lakes Basin supports more than 30 million people in the U.S. and Canada and 3,500 plant and animal species. The region faces threats that range from climate change and invasive species to pollution and development.
The Great Lakes represent roughly 20% of the surface freshwater in the world and 90% in the United States. The Great Lakes Basin supports more than 30 million people in the U.S. and Canada and 3,500 plant and animal species. The region faces threats that range from climate change and invasive species to pollution and development.
The extensive rangelands across the Western United States are threatened by invasive grasses, climate change, and altered fire regimes that can disturb the landscape. The largely semi-arid lands are also important for the survival of species that need undisturbed sagebrush ecosystems to thrive.
The extensive rangelands across the Western United States are threatened by invasive grasses, climate change, and altered fire regimes that can disturb the landscape. The largely semi-arid lands are also important for the survival of species that need undisturbed sagebrush ecosystems to thrive.
Map image of 2020 annual actual evapotranspiration (ETa) in the Modesto, California, area, as determined by the SSEBop ET model from the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. Urban and other developed areas tend to have less evapotranspiration than fields and other vegetative areas.
Map image of 2020 annual actual evapotranspiration (ETa) in the Modesto, California, area, as determined by the SSEBop ET model from the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. Urban and other developed areas tend to have less evapotranspiration than fields and other vegetative areas.
Evapotranspiration is the process by which water transpires from the leaves and stems of plants and evaporates from the Earth’s surface. ET is an important metric for managing water use, but data availability has long been an issue.
Evapotranspiration is the process by which water transpires from the leaves and stems of plants and evaporates from the Earth’s surface. ET is an important metric for managing water use, but data availability has long been an issue.
