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Landsat Science Team Introduction

To address the goals of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, a team of scientists and engineers has been selected to investigate and advise the USGS and NASA on issues critical to the success of this endeavor. (USGS Official Press Release)

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Some issues include data acquisition, product access and format, and promoting science opportunities for new- and past-generation Landsat data.

Members of the Landsat Science Team, with their primary study areas are: (in alphabetical order):

Richard Allen, University of Idaho
Martha Anderson, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Alan Belward, European Commission Joint Research Center
Robert Bindschadler, NASA Goddard
Warren Cohen, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
Feng Gao, Earth Resources Technology
Sam Goward, University of Maryland
Dennis Helder, South Dakota State University
Eileen Helmer, USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry
Rama Nemani, NASA Ames Research Center
Lazaros Oreopoulos, University of Maryland -Baltimore County
John Schott, Rochester Institute of Technology
Prasad Thenkabail, International Water Management Institute
Eric Vermote, University of Maryland
James Vogelmann, SAIC, USGS EROS
Curtis Woodcock, Boston University
Michael Wulder, Canadian Forest Service
Randolph Wynne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

This team will also contribute to the broader understanding of the opportunities for cooperation with other Earth observation missions.





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