Landsat: a global land imaging program
Fact Sheet
2012-3057
By: Raymond A. Byrnes
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Abstract
Landsat satellites have continuously acquired space-based images of the Earth's land surface, coastal shallows, and coral reefs across four decades. The Landsat Program, a joint effort of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was established to routinely gather land imagery from space. In practice, NASA develops remote-sensing instruments and spacecraft, launches satellites, and validates their performance. The USGS then assumes ownership and operation of the satellites, in addition to managing all ground-data reception, archiving, product generation, and distribution. The result of this program is a visible, long-term record of natural and human-induced changes on the global landscape.
Suggested Citation
Byrnes, R.A., 2012, Landsat: a global land imaging program: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012-3057, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20123057.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Landsat: a global land imaging program |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2012-3057 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20123057 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 2 p. |