Revision History for FS 2021-3038 U.S. Geological Survey Vermont and Landsat ----------------------------------------------------- Posted online August 3, 2021 ----------------------------------------------------- Revised and reposted February 17, 2023, version 1.1 The text version was modified. The mosaic image was changed from a Landsat 7 image to a Landsat 8 image. In the first section, text was modified from "Valuable insight into the forests and landscape features of Vermont can be gleaned from the nearly 50-year historical record of Landsat satellite imagery." to "Valuable insight into the forests and landscape features of Vermont can be gleaned from the 50-year historical record of Landsat satellite imagery." and from "and the public thanks the open data policy" to "and the public thanks to the open data policy" In the “Vermont Agriculture and Land Use” section, a term was modified from "National Agriculture Statistics Service" to "National Agricultural Statistics Service." In the "Landsat--Critical Information Infrastructure for the Nation" section, the first three paragraphs were modified from "Landsat is the most widely used land remote sensing data source within Federal civilian agencies. Local, State, and Federal agencies use Landsat to monitor and forecast a wide range of land surface phenomena. Information from Landsat contributes to day-to-day decisions on land, water, and resource use that protect life and property; safeguard the environment; advance science, technology, and education; and grow the U.S. economy. Landsat’s imagery provides a landscape-level view of land surface, inland lake, and coastal processes, both natural and humaninduced. Landsat enables us to better understand the scope, nature, and speed of change to the natural and built environment. Businesses draw upon Landsat data to provide customer-specific applications to improve logistics, resource allocation, and investment decisions. Commercial space imaging firms leverage Landsat data to refine product offerings and support new information services. A 2017 USGS study determined the total annual economic benefit of Landsat data in the United States to be $2.06 billion, far surpassing its development and operating costs. Landsat 7 and Landsat 8 provide 8-day repeat coverage of the Earth’s land surfaces. Landsat 9, which will replace the aging Landsat 7, is under development for launch in 2021. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the USGS are currently reviewing the findings from a joint Architecture Study Team, which will inform the design and implementation approach for Landsat Next, the follow-on mission to Landsat 9. Landsat 9 and its successors will provide a sustainable, space-based system to extend the nearly 50-year Landsat series of high-quality global land imaging measurements--the world’s longest time series of the Earth’s land surface." to "Landsat is the most widely used land remote sensing data source within Federal civilian agencies. Local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies use Landsat to monitor and forecast a wide range of land surface phenomena. Information from Landsat contributes to day-to-day decisions on land, water, and resource use that protect life and property; safeguard the environment; advance science, technology, and education; support climate change resiliency; and grow the U.S. economy. Landsat’s imagery provides a landscape-level view of land surface, inland lake, and coastal processes, both natural and human-induced. Landsat enables us to better understand the scope, nature, and speed of change to the natural and built environment. Businesses draw upon Landsat data to provide customer-specific applications to improve logistics, resource allocation, and investment decisions. Commercial space imaging firms leverage Landsat data to refine product offerings and support new information services. A 2017 USGS study determined the total annual economic benefit of Landsat data in the United States to be $2.06 billion, far surpassing its development and operating costs (Straub and others, 2019). Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 provide 8-day repeat coverage of the Earth’s land surfaces. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the USGS are currently reviewing the findings from a joint Architecture Study Team, which will inform the design and implementation approach for Landsat Next, the follow-on mission to Landsat 9. Landsat 9 and its successors are planned to provide a sustainable, space-based system to extend the 50-year Landsat series of high-quality global land imaging measurements--the world’s longest time series of the Earth’s land surface."