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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 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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Landsat at Work: Conserving Water and Growing High Quality Grapes

Landsat at Work: Conserving Water and Growing High Quality Grapes

Using Landsat’s thermal imagery, researchers at Gallo Winery have been able to better understand vineyard water needs, optimize irrigation and support...

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Landsat at Work: Satellites Help Extinguish Wildfire Risk

Landsat at Work: Satellites Help Extinguish Wildfire Risk

“How much money did that save our community by making these investments?” said Keith Brooks, general manager of the Douglas Electric Cooperative. “It...

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Landsat at Work: Satellites Help with Complex Crop and Water Issues

Landsat at Work: Satellites Help with Complex Crop and Water Issues

Groundwater is a crucial source of water for California, especially for its $59 billion agriculture industry.

But even when the water is underground...

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Landsat MSS products with inaccurate brightness values to be reprocessed

Landsat MSS products with inaccurate brightness values to be reprocessed

The USGS/NASA Calibration/Validation Team has recently discovered that over 44,000 Landsat 2 and Landsat 3 Multispectral Sensor (MSS) Level-1 products...

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Landsat at Work: A Path to Better Wireless Communication

Landsat at Work: A Path to Better Wireless Communication

Landsat’s mission isn’t communications, but its data is helping shape the networks we rely on every day. 

Imagine the task of designing clear paths for...

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