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Annual NLCD’s Insights Rely on Long Landsat Record
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The Landsat satellite program, with its unparalleled 53-year historic record, can reveal changes through the Annual National Land Cover Database…

Aug 11, 2025
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Beyond the Visible: Landsat Next’s New Spectral Bands
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With Landsat Next’s 26 new spectral bands, we’ll be able to see our planet like never before. Landsat Next’s enhanced…

Mar 14, 2025
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Meat of the Matter: Colorado River Over-Consumed
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More water is taken from the Colorado River than it has to give. Better water use accounting made possible by…

Apr 30, 2024
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From Orbit to A.I.—Harnessing Machine Learning with Landsat Data
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Over the past few years, machine learning techniques have been increasingly used to analyze the vast amount of data collected…

Apr 21, 2023
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Study Finds Increased Urban Greenery Could Save Lives
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A new analysis found that between 34,000-38,000 could have been reduced with local increases in green vegetation in US metropolitan…

May 20, 2022
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Mapping Our Human Footprint from Space
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The World Settlement Footprint is the world’s most comprehensive dataset on human settlement.

Nov 11, 2021
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Landsat Helps Urban Planners Find Disparities in Access to Green Spaces
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Study of two metro areas finds where parks, trees and other green spaces are located.

Jun 23, 2020
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Understanding the Ecological and Environmental Impacts of Urbanization
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Landsat-based urban extent and phenology indicators provide new information about urban environments.

Dec 18, 2019
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How Urban Heat Affects the Socially Vulnerable in Sun Belt Cities
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Socio-economically vulnerable populations are at a higher risk of experiencing urban heat effects.

Dec 9, 2019
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