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#           Eyes on Earth Episode 118 – Preparing for Landsat Next, Part 2      

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      By Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center       May 6, 2024    

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Landsat Next is targeted for launch around 2030. But we are already getting ready for all the new and improved data the mission will bring.

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In this episode, we talk with several people involved with the next Landsat mission, targeted for launch around 2030. While that may seem like a ways into the future, it takes a lot of work to prepare for such a big mission. In Part 2 of this two-part series on Landsat Next, we’ll hear about what needs to be done before launch to prepare the ground system, data processing and data calibration. Be sure to also listen to Part 1, where we talk about how different Landsat Next will be from previous Landsat missions, and what scientists are really looking forward to with this mission.

**Guests**: Brian Sauer, USGS Landsat Next Project Manager at EROS; Chris Engebretson, USGS Acting Ground System Manager for Landsat Next at EROS; Cody Anderson, USGS EROS Calibration and Validation Center of Excellence Project Manager

**Host**: Tom Adamson (contractor for USGS EROS)

**Producer**: Tom Adamson (contractor for USGS EROS)

**Release date**: Monday, May 6, 2024

Download and Transcript Access

## More about Landsat Next

                                - USGS—Landsat Next
                                - Landsat Next Fact Sheet
                                - Landsat Missions
                                - Landsat Benefits, State by State

 

## Related Episodes

                          -  -  April 22, 2024  Eyes on Earth Episode 117 – Preparing for Landsat Next, Part 1
In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we talk with several people involved with the next Landsat mission. In Part 1, we’ll hear about how different Landsat Next will be from previous Landsat missions and how its additional spectral bands, higher resolution and 6-day revisit will benefit science and society.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Landsat Missions
-  September 20, 2021  Eyes on Earth Episode 59 - Landsat 9 Ground System
The launch of Landsat 9 in September of 2021 represents a milestone for a joint USGS/NASA program that stretches back nearly 50 years. Landsat 9 will continue the legacy of unbroken, repeat Earth observations and contribute to our understanding of a changing planet.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  October 6, 2022  Eyes on Earth Episode 81 - Tour of the EROS Radome
The Landsat satellites have been collecting Earth imagery for more than 50 years. A key piece of equipment that moves the data from the spacecraft to the archive so researchers can use it is the antenna at the EROS Center. The antenna and its radome have a fascinating history of their own that adds to the overall Landsat story.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  August 24, 2020  Eyes on Earth Episode 32 - Lunar Calibration
Calibration teams at the USGS EROS Center use a variety of methods to make sure the data collected by Landsat satellites are an accurate representation of the Earth’s surface.
ByNational Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , EROS CalVal Center of Excellence (ECCOE), Landsat Missions
-  December 14, 2020  Eyes on Earth Episode 40 – Landsat Collection 2
Landsat data is more useful today than at any other point in its nearly 50-year history. The USGS Collections strategy is a major reason why. Landsat Collections align and correct satellite acquisitions from 1972 through the present to make the data easier to work with through time.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Landsat Missions
 

### Study Area

### Contacts

#### Michelle Bouchard

##### Communications and Outreach

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

mbouchard@usgs.gov

605-594-6168

### Explore Search

                      - Landsat 
                      - Remote Sensing Research and Development
                      - Information Systems
                      - Maps and Mapping
                      - Science Technology
                      - Landsat Next
                      - Landsat
                      - Eyes on Earth
                      - Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
                      - Data Processing
                      - Calibration
                      - Ground System

View All **

Landsat Next is targeted for launch around 2030. But we are already getting ready for all the new and improved data the mission will bring.

Return to Eyes on Earth Homepage

View Media Details

View

View Media Details

In this episode, we talk with several people involved with the next Landsat mission, targeted for launch around 2030. While that may seem like a ways into the future, it takes a lot of work to prepare for such a big mission. In Part 2 of this two-part series on Landsat Next, we’ll hear about what needs to be done before launch to prepare the ground system, data processing and data calibration. Be sure to also listen to Part 1, where we talk about how different Landsat Next will be from previous Landsat missions, and what scientists are really looking forward to with this mission.

**Guests**: Brian Sauer, USGS Landsat Next Project Manager at EROS; Chris Engebretson, USGS Acting Ground System Manager for Landsat Next at EROS; Cody Anderson, USGS EROS Calibration and Validation Center of Excellence Project Manager

**Host**: Tom Adamson (contractor for USGS EROS)

**Producer**: Tom Adamson (contractor for USGS EROS)

**Release date**: Monday, May 6, 2024

Download and Transcript Access

## More about Landsat Next

                                - USGS—Landsat Next
                                - Landsat Next Fact Sheet
                                - Landsat Missions
                                - Landsat Benefits, State by State

 

## Related Episodes

                          -  -  April 22, 2024  Eyes on Earth Episode 117 – Preparing for Landsat Next, Part 1
In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we talk with several people involved with the next Landsat mission. In Part 1, we’ll hear about how different Landsat Next will be from previous Landsat missions and how its additional spectral bands, higher resolution and 6-day revisit will benefit science and society.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Landsat Missions
-  September 20, 2021  Eyes on Earth Episode 59 - Landsat 9 Ground System
The launch of Landsat 9 in September of 2021 represents a milestone for a joint USGS/NASA program that stretches back nearly 50 years. Landsat 9 will continue the legacy of unbroken, repeat Earth observations and contribute to our understanding of a changing planet.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  October 6, 2022  Eyes on Earth Episode 81 - Tour of the EROS Radome
The Landsat satellites have been collecting Earth imagery for more than 50 years. A key piece of equipment that moves the data from the spacecraft to the archive so researchers can use it is the antenna at the EROS Center. The antenna and its radome have a fascinating history of their own that adds to the overall Landsat story.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  August 24, 2020  Eyes on Earth Episode 32 - Lunar Calibration
Calibration teams at the USGS EROS Center use a variety of methods to make sure the data collected by Landsat satellites are an accurate representation of the Earth’s surface.
ByNational Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , EROS CalVal Center of Excellence (ECCOE), Landsat Missions
-  December 14, 2020  Eyes on Earth Episode 40 – Landsat Collection 2
Landsat data is more useful today than at any other point in its nearly 50-year history. The USGS Collections strategy is a major reason why. Landsat Collections align and correct satellite acquisitions from 1972 through the present to make the data easier to work with through time.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Landsat Missions
 

### Study Area

### Contacts

#### Michelle Bouchard

##### Communications and Outreach

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

mbouchard@usgs.gov

605-594-6168

### Explore Search

                      - Landsat 
                      - Remote Sensing Research and Development
                      - Information Systems
                      - Maps and Mapping
                      - Science Technology
                      - Landsat Next
                      - Landsat
                      - Eyes on Earth
                      - Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
                      - Data Processing
                      - Calibration
                      - Ground System

View All **