Water

Shifting Coastlines in the Arctic

The Arctic is changing rapidly. Recent research unveiled a new dataset of 40 years of coastlines shifting across the Arctic.

Saudi Arabia’s Desert Agriculture

In this animation of 2024 and January 2025, crop fields in Saudi Arabia cycle through their growing seasons.

Landsat at Work: Conserving Water and Growing High Quality Grapes

Using Landsat’s thermal imagery, researchers at Gallo Winery have been able to better understand vineyard water needs and optimize irrigation.

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…

Tony Willardson, Water Watcher

With Landsat-based ET embedded in more and more water rights and conservation tools, Willardson and the Western States Water Council…

Landsat’s Economic Value increases to $25.6 Billion in 2023

A new report about the Landsat satellite program – a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey and National Aeronautics and…

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…

Meat of the Matter: Colorado River Over-Consumed

More water is taken from the Colorado River than it has to give. Better water use accounting made possible by…

Australian Intertidal Zone Exposed: Landsat and Sentinel-2 Provide Information on Dynamic Region

This month, the Digital Earth Australia (DEA) team released a new Landsat and Sentinel-2 based intertidal data product.