Featured Sites Archive

September 30 - October 2, 2004

Annual Meeting of the Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Division of the Association of American Geographers


September 30 - October 2, 2004 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sponsored by: Geography Department of South Dakota State University & the USGS EROS Data Center

April 9, 2004

Kids Eye View
U.S. Geological Survey and The National Map are commited to providing educational tools for children and teachers. The goal is to provide information to pique a child's interest in the world around them. Teachers can utilize the site as a teaching tool or to access teaching materials.

Features:
The links for the teachers include "Teacher's Desk". This provides a quick glance of uses of satellites. There is a link to lesson plans and teacher packet's. The "Kid's Games" provides access to games relating to geography or just for fun. A link to create postcards is included on the website.

February 3, 2004

USGS Global Visualization Viewer
The new release on the USGS Global Visualization Viewer, also known as GloVis, has added 9 new datasets to their search and order inventory. GloVis provides greater data availability, allowing a researcher mosaic visual access to a broader set of the Landsat holdings.


The main focus of this release includes:


-Landsat 7 SLC-off (search only)
-Landsat 4-5 MSS
-Landsat 1-3 MSS
-MRLC 2001 Terrain Corrected
-MRLC 2001 Reflectance Adjusted
-MRLC 1992
-Landsat Orthorectified ETM+
-Landsat Orthorectified Pansharpened ETM+
-Landsat Orthorectified TM


These datasets add to the previously supported Landsat 7 ETM+, Landsat 4-5 TM, ASTER VNIR, and ASTER TIR - expanding the number of datasets available in GloVis from 4 to 13.

January 26, 2004

Topographic Science
The Objective of the Topographic Science Program is to establish partnerships and conduct research and applications that facilitate the development and use of integrated national and global topographic datasets. The Program includes research and applications that result in improved seamless topographic datasets, advanced elevation technology research, terrain visualization research, raster and vector technique development research, development of internet presence. Integrated-science applications for mapping, national natural resource initiatives, hazards, and global change science are conducted with partners.

January 13, 2004

Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC)
The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium, a group of federal land management agencies, is purchasing nation-wide coverage of Landsat 7 data for three dates in order to produce a comprehensive land cover database for the United States. The goal of the consortium is to meet the needs of Federal agencies for nationally consistent satellite remote sensing and land cover data. The consortium also provides the imagery and land cover data as public domain information which can be accessed through this web site.

January 8, 2004

USGS LDCM website released
Landsat represents the world's longest continuously acquired collection of space-based land remote sensing data. For over 30 years, the Landsat satellite series has collected and produced low-cost, moderate-resolution multispectral data for researchers and decision-makers worldwide. The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is intended to ensure the continued acquisition and availability of Landsat-quality data into the future. The Department of Interior (DOI)/USGS and NASA are currently engaged in a partnership to support this activity. The new USGS LDCM website will provide information and updates as the mission develops over time.

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