Since 1972, the Landsat program has been continually monitoring the Earth, to now provide
50 years of digital, multispectral, medium spatial resolution observations. Over this time …

Recent applications of Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (L8/OLI) and Sentinel-2
MultiSpectral Instrument (S2/MSI) data for acquiring information about land use and land …

Greenspace plays a crucial role in urban ecosystems and has been recognized as a key
factor in promoting sustainable and healthy city development. Recent studies have revealed …

Land cover information plays a vital role in many aspects of life, from scientific and economic
to political. Accurate information about land cover affects the accuracy of all subsequent …

Mountains are hotspots of biodiversity and ecosystem services, but they are warming about
twice as fast as the global average. Climate change may reduce alpine snow cover and …

Artificial impervious areas are predominant indicators of human settlements. Timely,
accurate, and frequent information on artificial impervious areas is critical to understanding …

Arctic warming can influence tundra ecosystem function with consequences for climate
feedbacks, wildlife and human communities. Yet ecological change across the Arctic tundra …

The history of Earth observation from space is well reflected through the Landsat program.
With data collection beginning with Landsat-1 in 1972, the program has evolved technical …

Formal planning and development of what became the first Landsat satellite commenced
over 50 years ago in 1967. Now, having collected earth observation data for well over four …

Arctic fires can release large amounts of carbon from permafrost peatlands. Satellite
observations reveal that fires burned~ 4.7 million hectares in 2019 and 2020, accounting for …