U015
Public Data, National Priorities: Unlocking Value with Landsat
Session ID#: 252717
Session Description:
Landsat connects us all –linking national landscapes through public data that fuels informed decisions across critical sectors. This session explores how today’s Landsat missions uniquely complement private Earth observations efforts, support U.S. government agencies, and maximize return on investment for organizations through broad access. From energy development, mineral exploration to infrastructure, AI/ML, public safety, and national security, Landsat’s precise, long-term archive powers decisions that shape the country’s future. Presentations will showcase novel, operationally relevant uses of Landsat data addressing pressing national needs –whether in supporting secure resource management, improving response strategies, or enabling more efficient planning and analysis. These examples show how Landsat enhances operational efficiency and timely, cost-effective insights. Looking ahead, Landsat missions will deepen this impact, with new spectral bands and finer resolution unlocking even more targeted, actionable information. Presentations invited that spotlight both novel uses of Landsat and future applications made possible by the next Landsat missions.
Index Terms:
1926 Geospatial [INFORMATICS]
4337 Remote sensing and disasters [NATURAL HAZARDS]
Primary Convener: Crista Straub, USGS Headquarters, National Land Imaging Program, Reston, United States
Conveners: Zhuoting Wu1, Christopher S R Neigh2 and Kimberly Casey1, (1)USGS Headquarters, National Land Imaging Program, Reston, United States(2)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD, United States
New Landsat Next bands are essential for drought, fire, and agricultural applications (1920568)
Philip E Dennison, University of Utah, School of Environment, Society & Sustainability, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, Michael Campbell, University of Utah, School of Environment, Society & Sustainability, Salt Lake City, United States, Brian T Lamb, U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, New York, United States and W. D. Hively, U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Beltsville, United States
Pathfinding the steps to ensure global analysis ready consistent reflectance from the Landsat MSS to Landsat Next era (1952496)
David Roy, Michigan State University, Department of Geography, Environment, & Spatial Sciences, and Center for Global Change and Earth Observations, East Lansing, MI, United States, Hankui Zhang, South Dakota State University, Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences, and Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence (GSCE), Brookings, United States and Lin Yan, Michigan State University, Center for Global Change and Earth Observations, East Lansing, MI, United States
Bringing Remote Sensing Down to Earth: The U.S. Department of the Interior Remote Sensing Report (1963264)
Niky Taylor1, Michelle A Bouchard2, Peggy Connot3, Thomas Adamson3, Iris Garthwaite4 and Dan W. Opstal5, (1)USGS Western Geographic Science Center, Moffett Field, United States, (2)USGS/EROS, Sioux Falls, SD, United States, (3)USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, United States, (4)USGS Headquarters, National Land Imaging Program, Reston, United States, (5)US Geological Survey, National Land Imaging, Reston, United States
Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Cloud Detection (1966369)
Shi Qiu1, Zhe Zhu1, Xiucheng Yang1, Junchang Ju2, Qiang Zhou3 and Christopher S R Neigh4, (1)University of Connecticut, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Storrs, United States, (2)University of Maryland, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, MD, United States, (3)Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, United States, (4)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD, United States
From Data to Decisions: Leveraging the Power of Remote Sensing User Needs for Earth Observation Programmatic and Mission Directions (1970477)
Kimberly Casey1, Dan W. Opstal2, Crista Straub3, Iris Garthwaite3, Ellen Wengert4, Jordan Rowe4 and Shankar Nag N. Ramaseri Chandra4, (1)USGS National Land Imaging Program, Reston, VA, United States, (2)US Geological Survey, National Land Imaging, Reston, United States, (3)USGS Headquarters, National Land Imaging Program, Reston, United States, (4)KBR - USGS Contractor, Chantilly, United States
Analyzing Current and Future Satellite Architecture Performance for Land Imaging User Needs Through Multi-Attribute Utility Evaluation (1986668)
Shankar Nag N. Ramaseri Chandra1, Jordan Rowe1, Ellen Wengert1, Kimberly Casey2, Dan W. Opstal3 and Iris Garthwaite2, (1)KBR - USGS Contractor, Chantilly, United States, (2)USGS Headquarters, National Land Imaging Program, Reston, United States, (3)US Geological Survey, National Land Imaging, Reston, United States
Landsat 8, 9, and Next: Pole-Vaulting the Cryosphere to New Heights (Invited) (1995453)
Ted A Scambos, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States, Mark A Fahnestock, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, United States, Tasha Snow, University of Maryland College Park, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, MD, United States, Christopher A. Shuman, University of Maryland Baltimore County (retired), Baltimore, United States and Alex S Gardner, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States
