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Extending from the North Sea to Amsterdam, the North Sea Canal cuts across the landscape in this natural color Landsat 9 image from April 24, 2022. Amsterdam, located on the east end of the canal, is known for its intricate canal system dividing the city into 90 islands. The body of water on the right is part of Markermer Lake.

Image featuring Earthshot cards that are used for outreach purposes. Earthshots can be viewed digitally here: https://eros.usgs.gov/image-gallery/earthshots.

Karymsky volcano, one of the most active volcanoes of Kamchatka's eastern volcanic zone, erupted on April 20, 2022. This pan-sharpened Landsat 8 image captured the event. Overlaying the infrared data over the natural color image highlights the heat signature of the active flows.

Landsat ID: LC08_L1TP_098022_20220420_20220420_02_RT

Landsat 9 image of the South African National Space Agency's (SANSA) Hartebeesthoek ground station in Pretoria, South Africa. Part of the The USGS Landsat International Cooperator Network, the ground station celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022.

This Landsat 9 image displays Rama's Bridge (also known as Rama Setu, or Adam's Bridge), a 48 kilometer chain of limestone shoals & sand bars between Pamban Island, off the south-eastern coast of India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. 

The largest coral reef ecosystem in the world, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), is threatened by many human-made impacts. Due to the size of the GBR and limited accessibility, mapping and monitoring has always been a challenging task. Remote Sensing is an effective technique that provides valuable information for the GBR ecosystem.

The boreal forest biome is projected to shift northward due to continued climate change over the coming century. Researchers evaluated early indicators of a boreal forest biome shift using four decades of Landsat observation datasets.

Image showing number of Landsat scenes available by location globally over 50 years. Can search by spacecraft identification, sensor identification,  year acquired, processing level, and collection category. Maps are interactive and highlight spatial and temporal distribution of the Landsat archive.

The Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG) just held its 50th meeting. At the meeting in South Africa, the group

also commemorated the 50th anniversary of the South African National Space Agency Hartebeesthoek ground station.

On April 6, 2022, the Landsat 7 ETM+ sensor will be placed into “stand-by” mode as a series of spacecraft burns are performed throughout the month of April to lower the satellite’s orbit by 8 kilometers. This graphic displays how the Landsat 7 spacecraft orbit lowers following each of the spacecraft burns. 

This color infrared image of Southeast South Dakota and Northeast Nebraska was advertised as the first image acquired by Landsat 7's Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) sensor on April 18, 1999. 

The latest Landsat Update is available for the public. Text on image reads: "Landsat Update: March 2022. Learn the latest Landsat information and news. What's inside? Pecora 22 upcoming meeting, Landsat 9 mission status, Landsat 9 data available, Collection 2 Level 3 products available, Archive reaches 10 million scenes, Landsat Science Team meeting.

Social media posts from February for the March 2022 Landsat Update. Available via Landsat Missions.

Description of the Pecora Award. This image details the procedure for nominations, eligibility, and privacy statement. 

Pecora 2022 award flyer announcing call for nominations. Nominations due April 15, 2022.

Pecora 2022 award flyer announcing call for nominations, due April 15, 2022.

Landsat 9 captured this natural color image of the ongoing fire in Uljin county on South Korea’s west coast.

Landsat 9 captured an image of the ongoing fire in Uljin county on South Korea’s west coast. The false color image looks beneath the smoke and shows the burn scar as reddish-brown and the heat signature from the fire as bright red.

A Landsat Surface Reflectance (SR) Normalized Difference Index (NDVI) map of the San Joaquin Valley region of California on March 10, 2022.

The Landsat Science Team met virtually on February 9, 2022. Topics included, but were not limited to, Landsat 9 operations, calibration, and data release plans; Landsat 7 mission status; Landsat and Sentinel harmonization; and the future of land imaging.

This Landsat 9 image shows a portion of the Otago Harbor area that is situated on the southeastern coastline of New Zealand's South Island. 

The city of Dunedin can be seen at the the head of the harbor. 

This image was acquired March 2, 2022. 

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