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Landsat Legacy

Landsat Legacy

The Landsat Program changed the world in 1972, just by looking at it. On a planet now orbited and observed by thousands of satellites, one where Earth surface imagery is just a tap away on any smartphone map, it’s easy to lose sight of just how revolutionary that idea was. 

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Landsat Legacy

Landsat Legacy

The Landsat Program changed the world in 1972, just by looking at it. On a planet now orbited and observed by thousands of satellites, one where Earth surface imagery is just a tap away on any smartphone map, it’s easy to lose sight of just how revolutionary that idea was. 

Landsat 50
Missions
Landsat 101
Societal Benefits
Innovations
International Partnership
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Podcasts
Thumbnail image for Eyes on Earth Episode 127 – The Historic Landsat 7 Mission, showing photos of several EROS employees

Eyes on Earth Episode 127 – The Historic Landsat 7 Mission

Podcasts
Thumbnail image for Eyes on Earth Episode 130 – NLCD Accuracy, showing photo of Jo Horton

Eyes on Earth Episode 130 – NLCD Accuracy

Infographics
The Legacy of Landsat 7 — Citations in Policy & Publications

The Legacy of Landsat 7 — Citations in Policy & Publications

Featured Films and Shorts

A Legacy Continues with Landsat 9 Launch

General
Rendering of Landsat 4 and Landsat 5

The Legacy of Landsat 5

Before/After Image
Landsat 7 image of Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas Through Landsat 7’s Eyes

General
USGS

October 1, 2012 - Remote Sensing of Environment Landsat Legacy Special Issue

Presentations and Events
Thumbnail Image with photos on the right, and video title on the left, The New Annual NLCD Database

The New Annual (1985-2023) National Land Cover Database: Improving on a 30-Year Legacy

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image of publications layered on a wooden table

Landsat 8: The plans, the reality, and the legacy

Podcasts
Thumbnail image for Eyes on Earth Episode 126 – Annual NLCD, showing photos of Jesslyn Brown and Jon Dewitz

Eyes on Earth Episode 126 – Annual NLCD

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Animation of Landsat 7 Images of Las Vegas, 1999-2024

Landsat 7 Images of Las Vegas, 1999-2024

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image showing the planned Landsat Next satellites circling the Earth

Landsat Next

Featured Story
Logo for Landsat 9 Launch

A Legacy Continues with Landsat 9 Launch

Center News
color photo of Landsat 9 launch

Landsat 9 Reaches Orbit, Makes Ground Contact to Continue Legacy

Center News
Earth surrounded by illustration of satellite passes with a white label and three mugshots overlaying it

Landsat Next: What Is the Mission? Why Do We Need It?

Center News
three people holding a large metal key

Event Celebrates a Satellite’s New Phase and Landsat’s Legacy

Center News
image showing the planned Landsat Next satellites circling the Earth

'Next' to Continue the NASA/USGS Landsat Legacy

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Tri-Decadal Global Landsat Orthorectified Mosaics - Rocky Mountains

USGS EROS Archive - Landsat Legacy - Tri-Decadal Landsat Orthorectified Mosaics

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Tri-Decadal Global Landsat Orthorectified Mosaics - Rocky Mountains

USGS EROS Archive - Landsat Legacy - Tri-Decadal Landsat Orthorectified Mosaics - TM

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Landsat Image Mosaic Of Antarctica (LIMA)

USGS EROS Archive - Landsat Legacy - Landsat Image Mosaic Of Antarctica (LIMA)

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Tri-Decadal Global Landsat Orthorectified

USGS EROS Archive - Landsat Legacy - Tri-Decadal Landsat Orthorectified Single Scenes

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Tri-Decadal ETM+ Single Scene - Great Salt Lake and Northern UT

USGS EROS Archive - Landsat Legacy - Tri-Decadal Landsat Orthorectified ETM+ Single Scenes

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Tri-Decadal TM Single Scene - Ouachita National Forest - AR

USGS EROS Archive - Landsat Legacy - Tri-Decadal Landsat Orthorectified TM Single Scenes

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Tri-Decadal MSS Single Scene - Washington DC and Baltimore, MD Area

USGS EROS Archive - Landsat Legacy - Tri-Decadal Landsat Orthorectified MSS Single Scenes

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TM scenes from Landsat 4 and 5

USGS EROS Archive - Landsat Legacy - Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) Film Only

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Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS) Film Only Color Composite

USGS EROS Archive - Landsat Legacy - Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS) Film Only

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Tri-Decadal Systematic Correction Single Scene - Lake Tahoe CA & NV

USGS EROS Archive - Landsat Legacy - Tri-Decadal Landsat Orthorectified Systematic Correction Single Scenes

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Tri-Decadal ETM+ Pan-sharpened Mosaic - Central KS

USGS EROS Archive - Landsat Legacy - Tri-Decadal Landsat Orthorectified - Mosaics - ETM+ Pan-sharpened

Illustrations
Screenshot of Landsat Collections Webpage

Landsat Collections Screenshot

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Tri-Decadal ETM+ Pan-sharpened Single Scene - Black Hills and Western SD

USGS EROS Archive - Landsat Legacy - Tri-Decadal Landsat Orthorectified ETM+ Pan-sharpened Single Scenes

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