Landsat 40th Liveshot Roll-in Video

  • Released Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:52PM
  • ID: 11049
On Friday, July 20th, in advance of Landsat's 40th birthday and a live NASA press conference on Monday the 23rd, NASA scientists are available to discuss amazing & unprecedented images from space of your region. Cities grow, wildfires rage, rivers flood out of their beds and droughts shrink lakes and reservoirs — all captured by Landsat, the world's longest continuous record of Earth from space.

Since 1972, Landsat satellites have been orbiting Earth, telling the story of soil moisture, urban spread, land use, assist disasters & recovery. Next year, the 8th Landsat satellite (LDCM) will be launched from California. The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) will track food production and water resources, organize disaster recovery and monitor the impact of climate change.

The following is broadcast quality video roll-ins in Apple ProRes 422, 1280x720, 59.94 fps.

Interview of Jim Irons — LDCM Project Scientist — NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

For complete transcript, click here.

Landsat

Beauty

Drought

Farming

Fires

Flooding

Forests

Glaciers

Sprawl

Future of Landsat

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  • Landsat 40th Anniversary (ID: 2012081)
    Monday, July 23, 2012 at 4:00AM
    Produced by - Walt Feimer