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American network of Earth-observing satellites for international research purposes
The Landsat program is the longest-running enterprise that has acquired satellite imagery of Earth. It is a joint NASA / USGS program. On 23 July 1972
Landsat_program
American earth observation satellite (1999–2025)
Landsat 7 is the seventh satellite of the Landsat program. Launched on 15 April 1999, Landsat 7's primary goal is to refresh the global archive of satellite
Landsat_7
American earth observation satellite
Landsat 8 is an American Earth observation satellite launched on 11 February 2013. It is the eighth satellite in the Landsat program and the seventh to
Landsat_8
Uninhabited island in Canada
Landsat Island is a small, uninhabited island located 20 kilometres (12 mi) off the northeast coast of Labrador (part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland
Landsat_Island
American earth observation satellite
archive. It is the ninth satellite developed in the Landsat program, and eighth to reach orbit (Landsat 6 failed to reach orbit). The Critical Design Review
Landsat_9
American earth observation satellite (1972–1978)
Landsat 1 (LS-1), formerly named Earth Resources Technology Satellite ERTS-A or ERTS-1, was the first satellite of the United States' Landsat program
Landsat_1
American earth observation satellite (1984–2013)
collect imagery of the surface of Earth. A continuation of the Landsat Program, Landsat 5 was jointly managed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the
Landsat_5
American data scientist and inventor
formats that image processing systems used in the early years of NASA's Landsat program. Being born in Baltimore, Maryland during racial segregation, Thomas
Valerie_Thomas
American earth observation satellite (1982–2001)
Landsat 4 is the fourth satellite of the Landsat program. It was launched on 16 July 1982, with the primary goal of providing a global archive of satellite
Landsat_4
American earth observation satellite (1978–1983)
Landsat 3 is the third satellite of the Landsat program. It was launched on March 5, 1978, with the primary goal of providing a global archive of satellite
Landsat_3
Lost NASA telemetry data tapes
years immediately following the mission. In the early 1980s, NASA's Landsat program was facing a severe shortage of data tapes and it is likely the tapes
Apollo_11_missing_tapes
American physicist (1927–2023)
to the Landsat program, having designed the Multispectral Scanner which was first used on Landsat 1. She has been called "The Mother of Landsat" for this
Virginia_Norwood
American earth observation satellite (1975–1982)
Landsat 2 is the second satellite of the Landsat program. The spacecraft originally carried a designation of ERTS-B (Earth Resource Technology Satellite
Landsat_2
List of space missions by NASA
November 2004, operational Landsat program Landsat 1, launched July 1972, completed Landsat 2, launched January 1975, completed Landsat 3, launched March 1978
List_of_NASA_missions
American earth observation satellite
Landsat 6, equipped with upgraded versions of the instruments on Landsat 5, was designed to carry forward the Landsat program. It was launched on October
Landsat_6
Landsat-based dataset of global tree cover change
Maryland and collaborators. Derived from time-series analysis of the Landsat program, it provides near-global coverage at roughly 30 metres per pixel. The
Global_Forest_Change_dataset
Images taken from an artificial satellite
among the public. Also in 1972 the United States started the Landsat program, the largest program for acquisition of imagery of Earth from space. In 1977,
Satellite_imagery
American space and aeronautics agency
Command. The Landsat program is the longest-running enterprise for acquisition of satellite imagery of Earth. It is a joint NASA / USGS program. On July 23
NASA
Space Test Program US Space Force "Landsat History". NASA. Retrieved July 5, 2021. Foust, Jeff (September 27, 2021). "Atlas 5 launches Landsat 9". Space
List of space programs of the United States
List_of_space_programs_of_the_United_States
Earth observing sensor
observing sensors introduced in the Landsat program. A Multispectral Scanner was placed aboard each of the first five Landsat satellites. The scanner was designed
Multispectral_Scanner
Natural satellite orbiting Earth
observation satellites (e.g. Landsat program, 1972), space telescopes and particularly space stations (e.g. Salyut program, 1971). Negotiation in 1979
Moon
Obtaining information through non-contact sensors
found on Earth observation satellites, including (for example) the Landsat program or the IKONOS satellite. Maps of land cover and land use from thematic
Remote_sensing
Metric quantifying vegetation density
Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), which became the precursor to the Landsat program. These early sensors had minimal spectral resolution, but tended to
Normalized difference vegetation index
Normalized_difference_vegetation_index
American Aerospace company
Landsat program, Canada's RADARSAT-1 and an entire list of Earth observation satellites. In August 1998, NASA contracted EarthSat to produce Landsat GeoCover
EarthSat
Administration operates various services with space components, such as the Landsat program. Military space activities are implemented by the United States Space
Space policy of the United States
Space_policy_of_the_United_States
Inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, lying within the state of Alabama in the United States
Landsat program photo with Mobile Bay in the center
Mobile_Bay
Information about the Earth environment
Earth Observations Global Earth Observation System of Systems Phi Lab Landsat program TerraSAR-X: a German Earth observation satellite Radiant Earth Foundation:
Earth_observation
American geologist (1913–1972)
National Academy of Sciences. He was an early figure in what is now the Landsat program, and the William T. Pecora Award for remote sensing is named after
William_Thomas_Pecora
NASA program involving satellites
As of 2022, there have been nine LandSat satellites with LandSat 7, 8, and 9 orbiting the Earth. The LandSat program has involved many organisations since
Earth_Observing_System
American astrophysicist
and programs Explorers Program Landsat program Getaway Special Space Network Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRS) Hitchhiker Program Cosmic
Marc_Kuchner
Launches of American rocket family
archive. It is the ninth satellite developed in the Landsat program, and eighth to reach orbit (Landsat 6 failed to reach orbit). The Critical Design Review
List of Atlas launches (2020–2029)
List_of_Atlas_launches_(2020–2029)
EU Earth-observation programme
data is also available from Ikonos and QuickBird. LANDSAT program (8 satellites, 3 active). GOSAT program (2 satellites, 2 active). Radarsat-2 satellite
Copernicus_Programme
introduced in the Landsat program. The first was placed aboard Landsat 4 (decommissioned in 2001), and another was operational aboard Landsat 5 up to 2012
Thematic_Mapper
1991 bombardment of Iraqi troops occupying Kuwait
intelligence-gathering services, including the Defense Support Program, Landsat program, SPOT, and six meteorological satellites. One area where the Coalition
Gulf_War_air_campaign
Geographical database
populated place records with data from the Thematic Mapper of the Landsat program, researchers from the University of Connecticut in 2001 discovered
Geographic Names Information System
Geographic_Names_Information_System
NASA research facility in Maryland
missions reflects a diverse set of scientific objectives and goals. The Landsat series of spacecraft has been studying the Earth's resources since the
Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
Rocket launch complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States
from Vandenberg on 29 September 2013, following a 24-month refurbishment program which had started in early 2011. SpaceX began a five-year lease of Launch
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4
Vandenberg_Space_Launch_Complex_4
Science concept
observation Geospatial analysis Global Earth Observation System of Systems Landsat program Remote sensing Virtual globe Wireless sensor network The term may in
Macroscope_(science_concept)
Analysis of terrain
technology to gather and process DEM data (e.g. remote sensing, the Landsat program and photogrammetry). Recent applications proceed with the integration
Geomorphometry
November 2006 Rocchio, Laura. "The Landsat Program." National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov , accessed 4 December
History_of_geology
Analog computer
University of Tennessee in partnership with NASA used the VP-8 to analyze Landsat program imagery for the purpose of detecting declines in forested areas due
VP8_Image_Analyzer
Farming management strategy
Integrated pest management – Approach for economic control of pests Landsat program – American network of Earth-observing satellites for international
Precision_agriculture
1950-2000". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 27 March 2025. "Landsat Program records: Multispectral Scanner (MSS) sensor". UNESCO Memory of the
Memory of the World Register in Europe and North America
Memory_of_the_World_Register_in_Europe_and_North_America
Puerto Rican scientist
engineers and program specialists in one of the Agency's most ambitious projects to determine if life ever existed on Mars. The programs long range objective
Orlando_Figueroa
Home Page". Sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 10 August 2017. "Landsat Science". Landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 10 August 2017. "SeaWiFS Project - Spacecraft
List of Earth observation satellites
List_of_Earth_observation_satellites
European spaceflight services company
signed a memorandum of understanding with NASA to engage itself in the Landsat program, gathering satellite imagery for Earth Observation purposes according
Telespazio
Iram used NASA remote sensing satellites, ground penetrating radar, Landsat program data and images taken from the Space Shuttle Challenger as well as
Remote_sensing_in_archaeology
Rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the USA
using SLC-2W as a polar launch site. SLC-2W in 1972, preparing to launch Landsat-1 A Delta 5000 carrying COBE launching from SLC-2W in 1989 SLC-2W during
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2
Vandenberg_Space_Launch_Complex_2
US statute dealing with use of satellite imagery data
findings, policies, and purposes as in accordance with the existing Landsat program and Space law. Title I: Declaration of Findings, Purposes, and Policies
Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984
Land_Remote-Sensing_Commercialization_Act_of_1984
Topics referred to by the same term
NASA, NOAA, USDA; using Landsat 1 data in the first large-scale use of remote sensing; led by Valerie Thomas; see Landsat program Lacie Road (KY 3321),
Lacie
American astrophysicist (1953–2025)
and programs Explorers Program Landsat program Getaway Special Space Network Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRS) Hitchhiker Program Cosmic
Fred_Espenak
3D Internet global map program
natural resources, and climate using geospatial data from the Landsat satellite program, which passes over the same places on the Earth every sixteen
Google_Earth
Political conflict in Chile and Argentina (1997–present)
Four decades of land cover estimates from a CNN-RNN model and the Landsat program". SSRN. SSRN 3938635. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved
Mapuche_conflict
Island in Alabama, United States
November 11, 2009. Retrieved 2019-06-09. Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (November 2008). "State of Mobile Bay" (PDF). "Beneficial Uses of Dredge
Gaillard_Island
American astrophysicist and cosmologist (born 1946)
National Academy of Sciences John Mather Nobel Scholar Program AIP Mather Policy Internship Program John Mather Nobel Medal replica flown in Space Shuttle
John_C._Mather
Launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California
launches and hosted its first flight on July 12, 1961. After the MIDAS program ended in 1966, SLC-3E then hosted reentry vehicle tests in 1967–68 as part
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3
Vandenberg_Space_Launch_Complex_3
American physicist (born 1941)
is an American climatologist. He is an adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions at Columbia University. He
James_Hansen
Topics referred to by the same term
Thematic Mapper, one of the Earth observing sensors introduced in the Landsat program Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper, a custom-built 0.6 metres (24 in) telescope
Mapper
Retrieved 8 November 2017. "NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Landsat 9 Mission". NASA. Oct 19, 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017. "NASA Awards
List of Launch Services Program launches
List_of_Launch_Services_Program_launches
Glacier in Greenland
approximately 16 kilometers since 1972 according to images from the Landsat program. List of glaciers in Greenland "Midgårdsgletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved
Midgard_Glacier
Public policy concerning the exploration of outer space
Administration operates various services with space components, such as the Landsat program. The President consults with NASA and Department of Defense on their
Space_policy
U.S. federal statutes on space programs
Definitions SUBCHAPTER II - LANDSAT (§§ 60111 to 60113) § 60111 - Landsat Program Management § 60112 - Transfer of Landsat 6 program responsibilities § 60113
Title 51 of the United States Code
Title_51_of_the_United_States_Code
Windbreak forests planted in northern China
transporting energy from remote areas remain an issue, overall analysis of Landsat data indicates that solar projects have contributed to the greening of
Great_Green_Wall_(China)
Observation facility of JAXA
JAXA in 1992 and operated until 1998. - Land Satellite (LANDSAT) series from the Landsat program is a set of seven satellites commissioned by America's
Earth_Observation_Center
NASA Spacecraft
objective of the concept mission and spacecraft was the complex refueling of Landsat 7, a satellite launched in 1999, that was not designed for on-orbit servicing
OSAM-1
Puerto Rican scientist
Branch and the lead electrical engineer for the Space Experiment Module program at the Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) which is part of NASA's Goddard Space
Lissette_Martinez
V.M., Ph.D., D.A.C.V.P. Senior Investigator". NIH Intramural Research Program. Retrieved October 3, 2025. "Rowan taps physicist to lead its research
List of African-American women in STEM fields
List_of_African-American_women_in_STEM_fields
Glacier in Antarctica
composer. The name was amended to Vivaldi Glacier following review of Landsat program imagery, 1979, displaying flow lines in the feature. List of glaciers
Vivaldi_Glacier
systems for remote sensing and the successor to the Landsat series of satellites of the Landsat program. Meynart, Roland; Bolton, John F.; Neeck, Steven
Full_spectral_imaging
CloudSat CERES DMC Envisat EROS GOES GOMOS GRACE Hydros ICESat IKONOS Jason-1 Landsat MERIS MetOp Meteor Meteosat MLS MIPAS MISR MODIS MOPITT MTSAT NMP NOAA-N'
List_of_weather_instruments
ISBN 9780241418864. GNS Science – Earth's 8th Continent "Antarctica in Context" (PDF). Landsat Image Mosaic Of Antarctica. United States Geological Survey. 3D visualisations
List_of_islands_by_area
Aerospace company
Europe. Expansion in the 1970s & 1980s 1974 – Partnered with NASA on Landsat program and contributed to Sirio, Italy's first telecom satellite (launched
Telespazio_Germany
Glacial-moraine-dammed lake
The first occurrence of a separate lake was identified in the 1977 Landsat program's multispectral scanner (MSS) data. The lake's area was also traced
South_Lhonak_Lake
American electrical engineer (1920–?)
of NASA, jointly with Daniel J. Fink of General Electric, for the Landsat program, for "proving in 1974 the value of U.S. space technology in the management
John_F._Clark_(engineer)
and programs Explorers Program Landsat program Getaway Special Space Network Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRS) Hitchhiker Program Cosmic
Gene_Carl_Feldman
Indian Earth observation satellite
station started receiving Landsat data on a regular basis in 1978. The Landsat program with its design and potentials was certainly a great model and yardstick
IRS-1A
American software engineer (born 1955)
made 3.6 million satellite images at 30 meter resolution from the Landsat program freely available on the Internet. The computer power to fully analyze
Rebecca_Moore_(scientist)
Satellite earth station in Tromsø, Norway
NTNF started planning to use the station for downloading from NASA's Landsat program. Sufficient funding from the government was secured in mid 1976, after
Tromsø_Satellite_Station
American planetary scientist
Administrator, he served as the Director of the Astronomical Search for Origins Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He had served as the Associate
Edward_J._Weiler
and programs Explorers Program Landsat program Getaway Special Space Network Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRS) Hitchhiker Program Cosmic
Rob_Strain
Open-source virtual globe
Generation imagery Landsat 7 imagery NLT Landsat (Visible & Pseudo Color) Geocover 1990 & 2000 (pseudo; 1990 layer was produced from Landsat 4 & 5 images)
NASA_WorldWind
Active stratovolcano in the South Sandwich Islands
et al. confirmed Mount Michael’s persistent lava lake using 30 years of Landsat and Sentinel-2 imagery. The molten surface, roughly 90–215 m across and
Mount_Michael
Impact structure in Western Australia
crater Landsat image of the deeply eroded remnant of Piccaninny crater (circular feature in centre); screen capture from the NASA World Wind program Impact
Piccaninny_crater
Iran's governmental space agency
first US Earth Resources Survey satellite, which was later renamed the Landsat series, the Satellite Data Collection Office was established to enable
Iranian_Space_Agency
National Space Agency of Pakistan
Ionospheric Station was established at the Quaid-e-Azam University and Landsat ground station was established near Lahore. Following the cessation of
SUPARCO
American astronomer
and programs Explorers Program Landsat program Getaway Special Space Network Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRS) Hitchhiker Program Cosmic
David_Louis_Band
Calibration) is a computer model developed by the University of Idaho, that uses Landsat satellite data to compute and map evapotranspiration (ET). METRIC calculates
METRIC
Valley in the Mojave Desert, Eastern California
evaporating the ephemeral lake. The pair of images (seen at right) from NASA's Landsat 5 satellite documents the short history of Death Valley's Lake Badwater:
Death_Valley
environment and disasters. Due to the success of this initiative, the Bangladesh Landsat Programme was incorporated into the five-year plan in 1975. Subsequently
Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization
Bangladesh_Space_Research_and_Remote_Sensing_Organization
Atoll in the Indian Ocean
Administration's (NASA) Landsat Satellite (Originally called Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS). Note that these early Landsat images covered a footprint
Colvocoresses_Reef
Snow-free valleys in Antarctica
"How big are the McMurdo Dry Valleys? Estimating ice-free area using Landsat image data". Antarctic Science. 25 (1): 119–120. doi:10.1017/S0954102012000727
McMurdo_Dry_Valleys
Manager 2020–Present; GeoCarb Project: Ground System Manager 2016–2018; Landsat 9 Project: mission operations readiness manager (MORM)/NASA ground system
List of Puerto Ricans in the United States Space Program
List_of_Puerto_Ricans_in_the_United_States_Space_Program
Mountain range in Sumatra, Indonesia
Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program. The following list is sourced from the Study Archaeology Landsat image of Lake Toba Marapi List of volcanoes
Barisan_Mountains
Impact crater in Western Australia
projectile struck at low angle from either the north or south. Oblique Landsat image draped over digital elevation data (x3 vertical exaggeration), Goat
Goat_Paddock_crater
Web mapping service
2016, Google rolled out new satellite imagery worldwide sourced from Landsat 8, comprising over 700 trillion pixels of new data. In September 2016,
Google_Maps
Expendable launch system
December 7, 2013. Justin Ray. "Atlas 5 rocket launch continues legacy of Landsat". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved
Atlas_V
Cauldron-like volcanic feature formed by the emptying of a magma chamber
Retrieved 2 September 2020. "Piton de la Fournaise". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 2019. Philpotts, Anthony R.; Ague, Jay J. (2009)
Caldera
NASA/ESA/CSA space telescope launched in 2021
(GO) program, a Guaranteed Time Observations (GTO) program, a Director's Discretionary Early Release Science (DD-ERS) program, a calibration program, and
James_Webb_Space_Telescope
(NRO) in 1976, and introduced digital photography, and EOSAT and its Landsat program; Jeffrey T. Richelson, a writer on national security; Major-General
List_of_Equinox_episodes
Operating division of Lockheed Martin
project) NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) NASA's Landsat 7 (a former Lockheed project) NOAA's TIROS, or Television Infrared Observation
Lockheed_Martin_Space
LANDSAT PROGRAM
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Girl/Female
Tamil
Mirthika | மீரà¯à®¤à¯€à®•ா
Mother of lands
Mirthika | மீரà¯à®¤à¯€à®•ா
Girl/Female
Arabic, Basque, Greek, Muslim, Spanish
Reference to the Virgin Mary
Girl/Female
Celtic American Scottish
From the plain lands.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Grassy Plain
Girl/Female
English American
From the linden tree island.
Boy/Male
Native American
lance.
Boy/Male
Scottish American Teutonic
From the island of the lime tree. Although in the past, Lindsay was a common boys' name, today...
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Scottish
A Lake; A Place of Linden Trees
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
From the Linden-tree Isle
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
Island of Linden Trees; From the Linden Tree Island; King's City Meadow
Girl/Female
English American Scottish
From the linden tree island.
Boy/Male
Irish
Steward of church lands.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Island of Linden Trees
Female
English
Feminine form of English unisex Lindsay, LYNDSAY means "Lincoln's wetlands."
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Spanish
Counselor; Abbreviation of Landrada
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Mother of Lands
Male
Native American
Native American Hopi name LANSA means "lance."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Land.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Scottish, Teutonic
From the Island of the Lime Tree
LANDSAT PROGRAM
LANDSAT PROGRAM
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish, French, Swedish
Whole; Universal; Complete
Male
Hungarian
Pet form of Hungarian Ferenc, FERI means "French."
Boy/Male
Indian
God of the sun.
Boy/Male
Arabic, German, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Advisor; Well-wisher; Counsellor
Boy/Male
French
Little bear.
Boy/Male
Indian
Full Moon of the faith
Surname or Lastname
English (Warwickshire)
English (Warwickshire) : unexplained. It could be a nickname, either from Middle English cok ‘rooster’ + bill ‘beak’ or from Middle English cokebelle ‘small bell’ (from Old French coque ‘shell’). Compare Cogdell, Cogdill.
Boy/Male
Indian, Jain
Sweet Voice
Boy/Male
Tamil
Narottam | நரோதà¯à®¤à®®
Best among men, Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Muslim
Happy, Girl, Blessing with Love, Waterfall
LANDSAT PROGRAM
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n.
A small landau.
n.
An occupier of land.
n.
One who lives on the land; -- opposed to seaman.
n.
One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman, or landsman.
pl.
of Landman
n.
A sailor on his first voyage.
n.
An estate in lands; a fief.
n.
A four-wheeled covered vehicle, the top of which is divided into two sections which can be let down, or thrown back, in such a manner as to make an open carriage.
n.
A man who lives or serves on land; -- opposed to seaman.
n.
The pagan lands; pagans, collectively; paganism.
n.
Church lands.
pl.
of Landsman
n.
One who holds lands by emphyteusis.
v. t.
To deprive of lands.
n.
An officer appointed to procession lands.
n.
The diet or legislative body; as, the Landtag of Prussia.
n.
Exchange; barter; -- used commonly of lands.
n.
Lands recovered from the sea.
n.
A saw used with one hand.