Education
Looking to learn more about analyzing Landsat images?
Check out the Remote Sensing Classroom
Check out the Remote Sensing Classroom
Who studies the changes around our planet?
Listen to the Eyes on Earth Podcast to find out!
Listen to the Eyes on Earth Podcast to find out!
USGS Educational Resources
Tap into over 140 years of USGS research in the natural sciences with lesson plans, activities, maps, podcasts, lectures, videos, animations, and more.
Tap into over 140 years of USGS research in the natural sciences with lesson plans, activities, maps, podcasts, lectures, videos, animations, and more.
Landsat education resources can be used by students, teachers, and the general public to further understand the fundamentals of remote sensing, Landsat technology, and how practical applications of Landsat data are helping specialists manage Earth’s natural resources for a growing world population.
Remote Sensing Classroom
Remote Sensing Classroom
Explore lesson plans to learn how Landsat imagery is used to monitor land change and urban growth
Working with Landsat data in the cloud?
Working with Landsat data in the cloud?
Visit the Landsat Commercial Cloud Data Access webpage to learn how to leverage cloud services
Landsat Storymaps
Landsat Storymaps
Interactive experiences to learn more about Landsat using images, maps, videos, and weblinks on a variety of topics.
Media
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Archive Dashboard
The Landsat Archive Dashboard provides interactive map views of Landsat Collection 2 products per WRS-1 or WRS-2 by Path/Row. There are three Landsat archive maps: Landsat 4–9 daytime, Landsat 4–9 nighttime, and Landsat 1–3. A product summary statistics page is also provided for Landsat 1–9. Maps and the statistics page can be filtered on multiple categories.
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Landsat's Everyday Benefits Landsat's Everyday Benefits
Landsat data improve people's quality of life! The impacts and benefits of the Landsat Program and satellite data archive are felt worldwide. A 2023 report highlights Landsat's estimated value at $25.6 billion in economic return. Forest, fire, ag, water are just some of the topics covered by the publications listed on this page.
Landsat Fact Sheets Landsat Fact Sheets
Landsat Factsheets present a high-level overview of various concepts. Choose a factsheet to learn more about a topic.
International Partnership International Partnership
Since inception, the Landsat program has been an important component of U.S. foreign policy and science and technology strategies. Fifty years on, international collaboration and cooperation remain a bedrock value for the USGS and its remote sensing partners around the world.
Societal Benefits Societal Benefits
Landsat touches the lives of people around the world every day in many ways, especially as the climate changes. It keeps an eye on our water supply—drinking water, irrigation, and even groundwater. It tells us how the crops are growing to feed livestock and us, clothe us, and help fuel our vehicles. It spots the effects of natural disasters, from droughts and wildfires to hurricanes and flooding.
Eyes on Earth Episode 62 – Landsat 9 Launch Part 3 Eyes on Earth Episode 62 – Landsat 9 Launch Part 3
Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we hear from a pioneer in remote sensing.
Eyes on Earth Episode 61 – Landsat 9 Launch Part 2 Eyes on Earth Episode 61 – Landsat 9 Launch Part 2
Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we hear interviews with international partners on the day of the Landsat 9 launch.
Eyes on Earth Episode 59 – Landsat 9 Ground System Eyes on Earth Episode 59 – Landsat 9 Ground System
Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we hear how the USGS prepared for the launch of Landsat 9.
Eyes on Earth Episode 57 – Landsat and the Great Lakes Eyes on Earth Episode 57 – Landsat and the Great Lakes
Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we learn how Landsat can help monitor the health of the Great Lakes
Eyes on Earth Episode 56 – Modeling the Past to Plan for the Future Eyes on Earth Episode 56 – Modeling the Past to Plan for the Future
Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we learn how scientists built a map of pre-Colonial land cover in the U.S.
Eyes on Earth Episode 55 – Urban Heat Islands of New York Eyes on Earth Episode 55 – Urban Heat Islands of New York
Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we learn how New York City uses Landsat to pinpoint city hot spots.
Eyes on Earth Episode 54 – National Land Cover Database 2019 Eyes on Earth Episode 54 – National Land Cover Database 2019
Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we learn about the latest land cover release from EROS.
Eyes on Earth Episode 53 - Remapping Canada's Fire History Eyes on Earth Episode 53 - Remapping Canada's Fire History
Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we learn how Landsat improved fire perimeter mapping in Canada.