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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 9 Reprocessing Campaign Update

Landsat 9 Reprocessing Campaign Update

The effort to reprocess all Landsat 9 Collection 2 data held in the USGS archives began in early March 2023 to take advantage of calibration updates...

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Landsat Spectral Characteristics Viewer Updated

Landsat Spectral Characteristics Viewer Updated

Originally released in 2006, the Landsat Spectral Characteristics Viewer provides a visual method for users of Landsat and other Earth Observation...

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Bidding Farewell to Virginia T. Norwood, the Mother of Landsat

Bidding Farewell to Virginia T. Norwood, the Mother of Landsat

Virginia T. Norwood, a founding figure in the field of satellite land imaging, died on Sunday, March 26 at age 96. Known as the “Mother of Landsat,”...

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New ECCOE Tool Helps Compare Satellite Data and Products

New ECCOE Tool Helps Compare Satellite Data and Products

The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Cal/Val Center of Excellence (ECCOE) aims to help the world produce and access the best...

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USGS Satellite Sensor Finds Home with Smithsonian

USGS Satellite Sensor Finds Home with Smithsonian

The 50-year Landsat Program lies at the heart of the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, so naturally there are a few Landsat...

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Landsat 9 Collection 2 Level-3 Products Now Available

Landsat 9 Collection 2 Level-3 Products Now Available

The production of Landsat 9 Level-3 Dynamic Surface Water Extent (DSWE) and Fractional Snow Cover Area (fSCA) science products has begun in...

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Landsat 9 Data Processing Resumes after TIRS Anomaly

Landsat 9 Data Processing Resumes after TIRS Anomaly

The USGS/NASA Calibration/Validation Team has completed their analysis and found that the radiometry and geometry of the Landsat 9 Thermal Infrared...

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Landsat 9 TIRS Anomaly: Data Availability Update

Landsat 9 TIRS Anomaly: Data Availability Update

As reported on February 28, 2023, the processing of Landsat 9 data was paused to investigate an anomaly on the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS).

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Current Landsat Science Team Reflects at Final Meeting

Current Landsat Science Team Reflects at Final Meeting

The Winter 2023 USGS-NASA Landsat Science Team (LST) meeting was held February 7-9, 2023, at the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nevada. This...

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Recent Landsat 9 TIRS Anomaly Pauses Processing of New Landsat 9 Data

Recent Landsat 9 TIRS Anomaly Pauses Processing of New Landsat 9 Data

On the afternoon of February 27, 2023, the USGS/NASA Flight Operations Team (FOT) noticed dropped electrical currents in the Landsat 9 Thermal...

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Upcoming Reprocessing of all Landsat 9 Data

Upcoming Reprocessing of all Landsat 9 Data

Landsat 9 Collection 2 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) data from the first year of operations will be reprocessed...

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