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Beyond the Visible: Landsat Next’s New Spectral Bands

With Landsat Next’s 26 new spectral bands, we’ll be able to see our planet like never before. Landsat Next’s enhanced…

Guardian Landsat on Firewatch

Landsat collects data that helps effectively deal with intensifying wildfires—at all stages of the fire cycle.

Drought is Driving Fires to Burn Overnight

A new study tracks the shifting dynamics of wildfires in western North America.

Landsat Observations Key Resource for Many Federal Agencies

In the FY23 Aeronautics and Space Report released on May 23, 2024, a multitude of Federal agencies report work informed…

Spotted by Satellite: Situational Awareness in Fiery Times

The Australian company Indji Systems uses a variety of satellite data to provide real-time hazard monitoring and alerts to utility…

Satellites Show How Drought Changes Wildfire Recovery in the West

A new study using NASA satellite data reveals how drought affects the recovery of western ecosystems from fire, a result…

USGS Director Talks Landsat

In an Instagram Live event titled “Guided by Science,” Deb Haaland, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, spoke with USGS Director…

ExtraDimensional—The Fusion of Landsat & GEDI

We live amongst an intricate tapestry of ecosystems – ecosystems that, for the last 50 years, Landsat has kept close…

From Orbit to A.I.—Harnessing Machine Learning with Landsat Data

Over the past few years, machine learning techniques have been increasingly used to analyze the vast amount of data collected…