Landsat: Longest Running Earth Imagery Program
With satellites in orbit since 1972, the Landsat program is the longest running Earth observation program.
The method of detecting and tracking an area’s physical characteristics by analyzing its reflected and emitted radiation from a distance is known as remote sensing (typically from satellite or aircraft).
With satellites in orbit since 1972, the Landsat program is the longest running Earth observation program.
Lidar is a technology developed to map the elevation of features on and below the surface of the Earth.
The Overview Effect is a shift in awareness by astronauts seeing Earth from outer space as a “tiny, fragile ball of life.”
Over the decades, Earth has been captured from near and far by astronauts and spacecraft from space.
Satellites have captured imagery of the Ever Given which is currently stuck in the Suez Canal.