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USGS will operate Landsat 9 alongside Landsat 8.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyNarrative PlanNov 8, 2021NASA, USGS release first Landsat 9 images

The USGS will operate Landsat 9 along with Landsat 8.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyNarrative PlanNov 7, 2021The First Light Images From Landsat 9 Are Released By NASA

Planet Fusion Monitoring merges imagery from Planet’s 180 Doves with imagery from the European Copernicus Sentinel-2, NASA’s MODIS, and the U.S. Geological Survey-NASA Landsat to create a cloud-free data source.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyNarrative GeneralOct 12, 2021Planet unveils Pelican Earth-imaging constellation

Combined, Landsat 9 and Landsat 8 will add nearly 1,500 new scenes a day to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat archive.

Mentioned as: United States Geological SurveyTechnical ProductSep 27, 2021Ball Aerospace’s Land Imaging Instrument Aboard The Successful Launch of Landsat 9

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 launch vehicle carried the NASA–U.S. Geological Survey Landsat 9 Observatory satellite and four cubesats from the U.S. Space Force’s Mission Manifest Office on the 2021-09-27 mission.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyTechnical ProductSep 27, 2021UPDATE 2: NASA’s Landsat 9 Mission Successfully Launched By ULA From Vandenberg Space Force Base, Plus, US Space Force Reports On Their Involvement

The U.S. Geological Survey operates the Landsat 9 satellite and the mission data archive.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyTechnical ProductSep 23, 2021ULA’s Atlas V Landsat 9 Mission Readies Joint Mission Of NASA And USGS

NV5 Geospatial has supported the U.S. Geological Survey since 1997 by providing geospatial technologies and data analytics.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyNarrative GeneralSep 15, 2021NV5 to provide services for geospatial contract worth $850 mn

Fugro’s GPSC provides the USGS with access to multiple lidar mapping solutions to support a continuous, integrated 3D elevation and hydrography surface.

Mentioned as: USGSOrg RelationshipSep 14, 2021Fugro wins new contract with US Geological Survey to support national mapping initiatives

NV5 Global has been selected by the U.S. Geological Survey to provide geospatial services totaling approximately $6,000,000 to support the 3D Elevation Program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyOrg RelationshipAug 17, 2021US Geological Survey selects NV5 for $6 Million in geospatial awards

NV5 Geospatial will collect LiDAR data and perform analytics across more than 20,000 square miles in Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and Alaska under the USGS awards.

Mentioned as: usgsOrg RelationshipAug 17, 2021US Geological Survey selects NV5 for $6 Million in geospatial awards

The U.S. Geological Survey awarded Woolpert a task order under the Geospatial Product and Service Contract 3 to acquire Quality Level 1 topographic LiDAR data in Hawaii.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyOrg RelationshipJan 20, 2021USGS selects Woolpert for topographic LiDAR task order in Hawaii

The USGS is funding the Woolpert task order with interagency cooperation from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office for Coastal Management.

Mentioned as: USGSOrg RelationshipJan 20, 2021USGS selects Woolpert for topographic LiDAR task order in Hawaii

The combined SMART effort will leverage the Landsat constellation managed by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey and the European Space Agency’s Sentinel constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2021Black Sky Receives Multi-Year Research Contract From IARPA

Quantum Spatial has been awarded contracts totaling $28,000,000 to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earth Mapping Resources Initiative.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyOrg RelationshipOct 2, 2020NV5’s Quantum Spatial awarded $28 million in geospatial contracts

NV5 was awarded a $5,200,000 task order to support the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Mapping Resources Initiative.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyOrg RelationshipOct 2, 2020NV5’s Quantum Spatial awarded $28 million in geospatial contracts

Since 2008, NASA and USGS have provided Landsat data free of charge and the agencies are committed to continuing that policy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyNarrative GeneralSep 28, 2020Landsat Next likely to bear little resemblance to its predecessors

NASA and USGS are preparing to launch Landsat 9 in September 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyNarrative GeneralSep 28, 2020Landsat Next likely to bear little resemblance to its predecessors

A 2019 U.S. Interior Department and USGS report determined that 2017 Landsat imagery was worth more than $3,400,000,000 to international users and approximately $2,100,000,000 to U.S. customers.

Mentioned as: U.S. Geological SurveyTechnical ProductSep 28, 2020Landsat Next likely to bear little resemblance to its predecessors

Partner organizations for xVIEW2 include NASA’s Earth Science Disasters Program, FEMA Region 9, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Cal Fire, the California National Guard, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute, the United States Geological Survey, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Innovation Network.

Mentioned as: United States Geological SurveyTechnical ProductSep 26, 2019Defense Innovation Unit launches new satellite imagery prize challenge
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