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Official USGS account for the Landsat Program - a series of Earth-observing satellites co-managed by @USGS & @NASA. Imaging the Earth since 1972.📡🛰️
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Joined September 2009
RT @NASA_Landsat: Researchers used #Landsat data to identify streams where beavers can be reintroduced to help improve an ecosystem. 🦫 The…
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RT @NASA_Landsat: #DidYouKnow Landsat 8 was the first Landsat mission to use lunar calibration? 🌕 Every month, the satellite pivots to poi…
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RT @NASA_Landsat: Happy launch-iversary, #Landsat 8! 🛰️ Launched on this day in 2013, LDCM—later renamed Landsat 8—continued the decades-…
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#OTD in 2013, #Landsat 8—originally known as the Landsat Data Continuity Mission—was launched into space from #Vandenberg Space Force Base. Since then, it has made over 63,000 orbits and added more than 3 million Level-1 products to the archive. More here:
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On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm CT, several #Landsat applications will be unavailable while server maintenance activities are performed. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
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Want to visualize Landsat images in EarthExplorer from a fresh perspective? EarthExplorer now offers a suite of Browse Overlay Options, allowing you to display different band combinations and spectral indices. Learn more by checking out EarthExplorer Help:
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The #ChesapeakeBay region has experienced substantial #PopulationGrowth over the last several decades. #AnnualNLCD leverages nearly four decades of #Landsat data to help understand the extent, patterns, and impacts of #LandCover change. Learn more here:
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The #ChesapeakeBay is a complex system that faces several challenges, including water level fluctuations. The #Landsat Level-3 Dynamic #SurfaceWater Extent science product offers a powerful resource to help monitor these changes over time. Learn more here:
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A #Landsat 9 image acquired on January 30, 2025, reveals progress on the #Omkareshwar Dam Floating Solar Power Project in #MadhyaPradesh, #India. Once completed, the 600-megawatt project will span an area of roughly 12 square kilometers. Learn more here:
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RT @NASA_Landsat: New year, new #Landsat insights! 🛰️ In January, we honored Virginia Norwood, the "Mother of Landsat," whose vision chang…
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“Dog days” of summer in #Antarctica? It’s certainly not the version of hot weather that comes to mind, but the peak of the #AustralSummer brings a period of thaw and a flurry of unique activity. Surface melting on the #AmeryIceShelf has led to the formation of meltwater ponds.
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The #Landsat Level-2 Provisional Aquatic Reflectance science product can be paired with on-the-ground assessments to enhance #WaterQuality monitoring. Possible applications include water color classification and algal bloom mapping. Learn more here:
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A new Latest in #Landsat is now available! Landsat started off the new year by capturing dramatic images of the destructive #GreaterLosAngeles wildfires and a rare snowfall event in #Houston. Read about other highlights, events, and invitations here:
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Join us on a journey of the #ChesapeakeBay over the next couple of days! With the help of #Landsat data and science products, we will unveil satellite-based perspectives of this iconic #Estuary and explore its beauty and complexity. Learn more here:
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@gis_eductation Landsat data is also available through Amazon Web Services. Read more about where to access data from at
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RT @NASA_Landsat: Is it the letter S? Is it a lightning bolt? No, it’s Japan’s Sado Island! Two parallel mountain ranges of volcanic origi…
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RT @USGS_EROS: A #Landsat 9 image acquired on January 30, 2025, reveals progress on the #Omkareshwar Dam Floating Solar Power Project in #M…
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On January 21, 2025, #WinterStormEnzo brought a rare snowfall to #Houston, #Texas. The @NWS reported 5.5 inches (14 cm) in Baytown. Other cities received 3 to 4 inches (7.6 to 10.2 cm). #Landsat 8 captured an image the following day. Learn more here:
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