There are more than 4,800 satellites orbiting Earth. They bristle with sensors – trained towards Earth and into space – recording and transmitting many different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
Environment
Sep 17, 2018
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Landsat 5 captured an image of flooding occurring along the Iowa/Nebraska border on June 30, 2011. Flooding is still occurring on July 6, and Flood Warnings are still in effect from the National Weather Service.
Earth Sciences
Jul 6, 2011
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Heavy rains in Canada caused historic flooding in Minot, N.D. Landsat satellite images taken before and during the flooding reveal the water's extent.
Earth Sciences
Jun 27, 2011
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(Phys.org) —The Wallow Fire burned over 500,000 acres, making it the largest fire in Arizona history, to date. It is one of many large fires that fire managers and researchers have seen scorch forests nationwide since the ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2013
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A small glacier crowning one of the Kaçkar Mountains in eastern Turkey appears as a blurry cluster of blue pixels in an image captured in September 2011 by NASA's and U.S. Geological Survey's Landsat 5 satellite. A view ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 22, 2015
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This fall scientists at the University of Nebraska, with partners at Google, Inc. and the University of Idaho, introduced the latest evolution of METRIC technology—an application called EEFLUX, which will allow anyone in ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 14, 2015
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Conservation scientists can use free satellite imagery to track invasive plant species on remote Pacific islands, according to new research.
Environment
Dec 20, 2018
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If you want to track changes in the Amazon rainforest, see the full expanse of a hurricane or figure out where people need help after a disaster, it's much easier to do with the view from a satellite orbiting a few hundred ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2023
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NASA's Earth-observing fleet of satellites provides a worldwide and unbiased view with standardized scientific data -- information crucial for tracking the health of the world's forests.
Environment
Jun 18, 2012
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Landsat has seen a lot in its day. In one spot of desert, where the Rio Grande marks the border between the United States and Mexico, the satellite program captured hundreds of images of fields turning green with the season, ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 11, 2013
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