PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
December 2017
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After more than 15 years of research and writing, the Landsat Legacy
Project Team is about to publish, in collaboration with the American Society
for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), a seminal work on the
nearly half-century of monitoring the Earth’s lands with Landsat. Born of
technologies that evolved from the Second World War, Landsat not only
pioneered global land monitoring but in the process drove innovation in
digital imaging technologies and encouraged development of global
imagery archives. Access to this imagery led to early breakthroughs in
natural resources assessments, particularly for agriculture, forestry, and
geology. The technical Landsat remote sensing revolution was not
simple or straightforward. Early conflicts between civilian and defense
satellite remote sensing users gave way to disagreements over whether
the Landsat system should be a public service or a private enterprise.
The failed attempts to privatize Landsat nearly led to its demise. Only
the combined engagement of civilian and defense organizations
ultimately saved this pioneer satellite land monitoring program. With
the emergence of 21st century Earth system science research, the full
value of the Landsat concept and its continuous 45-year global archive
has been recognized and embraced. Discussion of Landsat’s future
continues but its heritage will not be forgotten.
The pioneering satellite system’s vital history is captured in this notable
volume on Landsat’s Enduring Legacy.
* while supplies last
Landsat Legacy Project Team
Samuel N. Goward
Darrel L. Williams
Terry Arvidson
Laura E. P. Rocchio
James R. Irons
Carol A. Russell
Shaida S. Johnston
Landsat’s Enduring Legacy
Hardback. 2017, ISBN 1-57083-101-7
Student
$60*
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$80*
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$100*
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member and non-member price of a copy of Landsat’s
Enduring Legacy with complimentary gift wrapping.
LANDSAT’S ENDURING LEGACY
Pioneering Global Land Observations from Space
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