Landsat Calibration/Validation Team Earns NASA Award
Adding a new satellite to the Landsat Program is no small task, even if the satellite is supposed to be a copy of its older sibling. Working to ensure that the data from Landsat 9 meets or exceeds the...
View ArticleNew JACIE Compendium Honors Past, Explores Future of Earth Observation
The 2022 Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation—Remote Sensing Satellite Compendium has been released in time for the upcoming 22nd William T. Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium (Pecora 22).
View ArticleNew Publication Describes Landsat 9 Geometric Characteristics
A recent publication provided the results of the analysis done from the Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 underfly activities that took place in late 2021.
View ArticleLandsat Technical Working Group Meets in Germany
The USGS Landsat International Cooperator Network, in coordination with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), met for the Landsat Technical Working Group (LTWG) #31 meeting in Rostock, Germany during the...
View ArticleLandsat 7 Extended Science Mission to Continue into the New Year
Initially, when the Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) resumed imaging after moving to a lower orbit in early 2022, it was decided to collect data through September to capture the Northern...
View ArticleLandsat 8 Currently in Safehold
On Thursday, January 26, 2023 (DOY 26), an anomaly caused the Landsat 8 spacecraft to enter into a safehold mode. The sensors onboard suspended imaging at 9:38 p.m. CST (DOY 27, 03:38:07z).
View ArticleLandsat 8 Recovers from Safehold
On January 28, 2023, the Landsat 8 spacecraft recovered from the safehold event that began on January 26th. While the sensors onboard have resumed imaging, the data acquired are being assessed for...
View ArticleLandsat 8 Data from Recent Safehold Available in Provisional State
On Thursday, January 26, 2023, an anomaly caused the Landsat 8 spacecraft to enter a safehold mode. The spacecraft recovered from the safehold on January 28, 2023. Since that time, the Landsat 8 Flight...
View ArticleProcessing Plans Established for Data Affected by Landsat 8 Safehold
Since recovering from the January 26, 2023 safehold that paused Landsat 8 data acquisitions, the USGS/NASA Calibration/Validation Team (CVT) have inspected the data acquired just prior, and shortly...
View ArticleUpcoming Reprocessing of all Landsat 9 Data
Landsat 9 Collection 2 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) data from the first year of operations will be reprocessed starting Wednesday, March 1, 2023. This reprocessing...
View ArticleRecent Landsat 9 TIRS Anomaly Pauses Processing of New Landsat 9 Data
On the afternoon of February 27, 2023, the USGS/NASA Flight Operations Team (FOT) noticed dropped electrical currents in the Landsat 9 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS). Landsat 9 Collection 2 Level-1...
View ArticleCurrent Landsat Science Team Reflects at Final Meeting
The Winter 2023 USGS-NASA Landsat Science Team (LST) meeting was held February 7-9, 2023, at the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nevada. This meeting concludes the five-year term of the current team.
View ArticleLandsat 9 TIRS Anomaly: Data Availability Update
As reported on February 28, 2023, the processing of Landsat 9 data was paused to investigate an anomaly on the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS).
View ArticleJACIE Online Compendium Adds Improvements
The comprehensive source for information on Earth-observing satellites around the world—past, present and future—has improved even more.
View ArticleNew ECCOE Tool Helps Compare Satellite Data and Products
The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Cal/Val Center of Excellence (ECCOE) aims to help the world produce and access the best quality Earth observation remote sensing data possible.
View ArticleLandsat Spectral Characteristics Viewer Updated
Originally released in 2006, the Landsat Spectral Characteristics Viewer provides a visual method for users of Landsat and other Earth Observation data to evaluate satellite sensor bands and determine...
View ArticleLandsat Collection 2 DEM Source Products Available
Several digital elevation model (DEM) sources are used in the processing of Landsat Collection 2 Level-1 products. These sources are based on specific geographic regions and contribute to improved...
View ArticleTemporary Pause in Landsat 8 Product Processing
Early on Friday, April 21, 2023, the USGS/NASA Landsat Flight Operations Team (FOT) was alerted of an error that occurred at 6:02 AM CDT (11:02 z) during a standard calibration collect by Landsat 8’s...
View ArticleLandsat 8 Level-1 Product Processing Resumes
The processing of Landsat 8 Level-1 products has resumed, following a brief pause due to an error that occurred during a standard calibration collect by the satellite’s Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS)...
View ArticleMoon Impacts Recent Landsat 9 Thermal Imagery
The USGS/NASA Landsat Calibration and Validation Team discovered that four Landsat 9 Earth image intervals acquired on May 10, 2023, were impacted by the presence of the Moon in the calibration data.
View ArticleLandsat 9 Data Reprocessing Complete, Level-3 Products Now Available
The effort to reprocess all Landsat 9 data held in the USGS EROS Archive since launch is now completed, and for the first time, has enabled the availability of Landsat 9 Level-3 Science Products.
View ArticleEROS 50th History, 2000-2023: Data and Science Surge
As a new millennium dawned, the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center looked forward to a future full of new data and new science.
View ArticleMoon Intrusion Forces Reprocessing of Landsat 9, Landsat 8 Scenes
The USGS/NASA Landsat Calibration and Validation Team (CVT) has recently identified additional Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 scenes that were impacted by the presence of the Moon in the calibration...
View ArticleEROS 50th History: University Collaborations
From early on, the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center forged relationships and connections with universities that ultimately became symbiotic.EROS, which celebrates 50 years...
View ArticleUSGS Uncrewed Aircraft Team Visits USGS EROS
A small fleet of drones recently buzzed through the sky over the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.The EROS Cal/Val Center of Excellence (ECCOE) invited the USGS National...
View ArticleUpcoming Maintenance to Interrupt Data Access
On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, access to Landsat and other data stored in the USGS EROS archive will be unavailable from6:00 am to 6:00 pm CDT for extended systems maintenance.
View ArticleLandsat Ground Station Operators Working Group 51st Meeting Held in Norway
The USGS Landsat International Cooperator Network, in coordination with the Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) and the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA), met for the Landsat Ground Station Operators...
View ArticleUpcoming Webinar to Highlight Landsat
The USGS EROS User Experience Webinar series includes presentations about data products as well as useful tools and services that impact users of data accessed from the USGS EROS archive. The next...
View ArticleNew Paper Promotes the 50-year Landsat Collection 2 Archive
Recognizing the need for consistently processed remotely sensed data, the USGS initiated collections-based processing to ensure superior radiometric and geometric quality through time and across all...
View ArticleRecent Landsat 8 Anomaly
Landsat 8 experienced a spacecraft anomaly on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 (DOY 290), at 13:42:00 CDT (18:42:00 GMT) and recovered later that evening at approximately 23:30:00 CDT (Wednesday, October...
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