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The EarthNow! Landsat Image Viewer displays imagery in near real-time as Landsat satellites orbit the Earth. Along with the near real-time video stream, EarthNow! also replays acquisition recordings from previous Landsat overpasses. When Landsat satellites are out of viewing range of a ground station, the most recent overpass is displayed.

How does your state use Landsat satellite data? Find out here! For each state, you can download a satellite image, put together an online puzzle, or read a USGS Fact Sheet that contains information about the benefits of Landsat.

Providing the longest continuous science record of the Earth’s surface from space.

The Landsat Reprocessing Application allows you to discover scene and tile products that have been changed by reprocessing.

The USGS EROS Cal/Val Center of Excellence (ECCOE) Landsat Cal/Val Team, along with their NASA counterparts, maintains primary responsibility for radiometric and geometric characterization and the calibration and validation of the Landsat instruments and spacecrafts. This work includes both the ongoing operations of active Landsat missions, as well as the retired Landsat missions.

The Landsat International Cooperator Interactive map allows you to learn more about the active Landsat ground stations around the world.

This visualization provides an overview of the Landsat Program and its active missions, as well as Landsat products and helpful tools and services available from the USGS.

During Landsat Science Team meetings, members present their research that is relevant to the meeting topics, and are briefed by USGS and NASA staff on mission and program status. The Landsat Science Team Meeting Presentations search tool enables the search and discovery of all presentation presented at previous meetings.

The Spectral Characteristics Viewer allows users to determine which satellite bands are best suited for research applications.

Check out these fun engaging lessons and activities to learn more about remote sensing and to understand land change with Landsat! Interactive applications, puzzles and games help students of all ages to learn how remote sensing scientists use 50 years of Landsat satellite data to track changes to the Earth’s surface.

2022 was monumental for the program, including celebrating its 50-year anniversary, transitioning a fully operational Landsat 9 to the USGS team, and extending the Landsat 7 science mission. In addition to these major events, we have included an interactive map showcasing events Landsat satellites captured 2022 from around the world.

The surface of the Earth is always changing. Some changes like earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and landslides happen quickly, and other changes, such as most erosional processes, happen slowly over time. It’s often hard to see these changes from ground level. Earthshots shows you how satellite data are used to track these changes over time.