Landsat
a U.S. scientific satellite that studies and photographs the earth's surface by using remote-sensing techniques.
Origin of Landsat
1- Formerly Earth Resources Technology Satellite .
Words Nearby Landsat
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How to use Landsat in a sentence
Landsat imagers have been keeping an eye on Earth since 1972, making it possible to track changes over time.
With Landsat 9 scheduled to launch in 2021, NASA’s Goddard Media Studios produced the following video about the Landsat program’s history.
The United States and Europe have led the way with Landsat and Copernicus satellite programs providing free images of Earth that can be used to understand changes to our environment.
Why the U.S. and China Should Collaborate in Space | Will Marshall and Chris Hadfield | April 15, 2021 | Time“We’ve gone from Landsat going over our head every 16 days to having near-daily, one- to four-meter resolution.”
How technology might finally start telling farmers things they didn’t already know | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewNASA launched the first satellite for agricultural imagery, known as Landsat, in 1972.
How technology might finally start telling farmers things they didn’t already know | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
More than a million images of Earth have been acquired by the Landsat satellites.
Deserts | A. S. WalkerLandsat acquires digital data that are converted into an image.
Deserts | A. S. WalkerRocks containing limonite, a hydrous iron oxide, may be identified readily from Landsat Multispectral Scanner data.
Deserts | A. S. WalkerIn 1972, the United States launched the first of a group of unmanned satellites collectively known as Landsat.
Deserts | A. S. WalkerLandsat satellites carry sensors that record “light,” or portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, as it reflects off the Earth.
Deserts | A. S. Walker
Scientific definitions for Landsat
[ lănd′săt′ ]
Any of various satellites used to gather data for images of the Earth's land surface and coastal regions. These satellites are equipped with sensors that respond to Earth-reflected sunlight and infrared radiation. The first Landsat satellite was launched in 1972. Currently, the seventh satellite (Landsat 7) is orbiting Earth.
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