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Platforms > Space-based Platforms > Earth Observation Satellites > Landsat

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Landsat  

Definition

  • The Landsat program is the longest-running enterprise for acquisition of satellite imagery of Earth. It is a joint NASA / USGS program. On 23 July 1972, the Earth Resources Technology Satellite was launched. The instruments on the Landsat satellites have acquired millions of images. The images, archived in the United States and at Landsat receiving stations around the world, are a unique resource for global change research and applications in agriculture, cartography, geology, forestry, regional planning, surveillance and education, and can be viewed through the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "EarthExplorer" website. (en)

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  • 2018-06-12 12:53:34.0 [mmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (LANDSAT [3cc4a1e8-3b94-4567-90b3-32137aec2d9e,344819] - LANDSAT-6 [b912164c-36a5-4d93-9638-1afb3e4c4354,367683]);
  • 2019-12-31 16:59:57.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add narrower relation (LANDSAT [3cc4a1e8-3b94-4567-90b3-32137aec2d9e,541561] - LANDSAT-9 [5d3ce672-39fb-4dd5-be5e-55f81fb7f40f,559589]);
  • 2021-07-23 16:56:39.0 [sritz] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: LANDSAT language code: en);
  • 2021-09-14 16:33:50.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add narrower relation (LANDSAT [3cc4a1e8-3b94-4567-90b3-32137aec2d9e,725586] - LANDSAT-10a [d1b7fdfe-dfaa-4ca3-b1da-e5d9450df84e,735198]);
  • 2021-09-15 09:39:39.0 [sritz] Remove Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2021-12-02 09:34:23.0 [tstevens] update PrefLabel (Landsat);
  • 2022-03-03 09:18:45.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: The Landsat program is the longest-running enterprise for acquisition of satellite imagery of Earth. It is a joint NASA / USGS program. On 23 July 1972, the Earth Resources Technology Satellite was launched. The instruments on the Landsat satellites have acquired millions of images. The images, archived in the United States and at Landsat receiving stations around the world, are a unique resource for global change research and applications in agriculture, cartography, geology, forestry, regional planning, surveillance and education, and can be viewed through the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "EarthExplorer" website. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/3cc4a1e8-3b94-4567-90b3-32137aec2d9e

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