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#           Eyes on Earth Episode 78 – Landsat 50 Lookback      

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      By Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center       July 21, 2022    

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Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we look back at how past guests viewed the value of Landsat satellites and their 50-year history.

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**Summary**: Government officials and scientists had high hopes for Landsat when the first experimental satellite launched July 23, 1972. Those hopes were soon realized when imagery came back depicting features never before seen. Since then, an archive of imagery surpassing 10 million scenes has amassed at EROS, collected from eight different Landsat satellites. Agencies, scientists, researchers, and data analysts use Landsat in a variety of ways to learn more about our planet, preserve its resources, and benefit its people. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we spotlight how several guests from past Eyes on Earth episodes value the Landsat imagery and archive, from forests and fires to lakes and cities.

**Guests:**Bob Schuchman of the Michigan Tech Research Institute, Sara Hart of Colorado State University, Rob Skakun of Natural Resources Canada, Andres Espejo of the World Bank, James Cottone on the New York City Council staff, Christian Braneon of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Frank Fay of the USDA Forest Service, former EROS Science Branch Chief John Dwyer

**Host:** John Hult

**Producer:** John Hult

**Release date:** July 25, 2022

**More on Landsat’s historic anniversary and the full podcasts mentioned:**
                                - Landsat Legacy homepage
                                - Landsat: Celebrating 50 Years video
                                - Landsat: Helping Us Help Ourselves for 50 Years
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 57 – Landsat and the Great Lakes
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 64 – Colorado Bark Beetles
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 53 – Remapping Canada’s Fire History
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 61 – Landsat 9 Launch Part 2
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 55 – Urban Heat Islands of New York
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 24 – Wildfire Risk to Communities
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 2 – Chernobyl

### Contacts

#### Timothy A. Glynn

##### Chief of Staff

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

tglynn@usgs.gov

605-594-6046

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Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we look back at how past guests viewed the value of Landsat satellites and their 50-year history.

View Media Details

View

Download and Transcript Access

View Media Details

**Summary**: Government officials and scientists had high hopes for Landsat when the first experimental satellite launched July 23, 1972. Those hopes were soon realized when imagery came back depicting features never before seen. Since then, an archive of imagery surpassing 10 million scenes has amassed at EROS, collected from eight different Landsat satellites. Agencies, scientists, researchers, and data analysts use Landsat in a variety of ways to learn more about our planet, preserve its resources, and benefit its people. On this episode of Eyes on Earth, we spotlight how several guests from past Eyes on Earth episodes value the Landsat imagery and archive, from forests and fires to lakes and cities.

**Guests:**Bob Schuchman of the Michigan Tech Research Institute, Sara Hart of Colorado State University, Rob Skakun of Natural Resources Canada, Andres Espejo of the World Bank, James Cottone on the New York City Council staff, Christian Braneon of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Frank Fay of the USDA Forest Service, former EROS Science Branch Chief John Dwyer

**Host:** John Hult

**Producer:** John Hult

**Release date:** July 25, 2022

**More on Landsat’s historic anniversary and the full podcasts mentioned:**
                                - Landsat Legacy homepage
                                - Landsat: Celebrating 50 Years video
                                - Landsat: Helping Us Help Ourselves for 50 Years
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 57 – Landsat and the Great Lakes
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 64 – Colorado Bark Beetles
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 53 – Remapping Canada’s Fire History
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 61 – Landsat 9 Launch Part 2
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 55 – Urban Heat Islands of New York
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 24 – Wildfire Risk to Communities
                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 2 – Chernobyl

### Contacts

#### Timothy A. Glynn

##### Chief of Staff

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

tglynn@usgs.gov

605-594-6046

### Explore Search

                      - Information Systems
                      - Maps and Mapping
                      - Benefits of Landsat
                      - continuous water quality monitoring
                      - Satellite Forest Monitoring
                      - Urban Heat Islands
                      - Chernobyl
                      - podcasts
                      - Eyes on Earth
                      - earth observation

View All **