💧🌏 Greg CocksSep 19, 2024
Eyes on Earth Episode 123 – Bathymetry Mapping
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/eyes-earth-episode-123-bathymetry-mapping <-- shared link to podcast
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gregcocks_gis-spatial-mapping-activity-7214045947876581377-4zcm <-- my earlier overview post
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Eyes on Earth Episode 123 – Bathymetry Mapping | U.S. Geological Survey

A satellite system designed to image land is helping fill in data gaps of underwater topography near shorelines.

💧🌏 Greg CocksJul 2, 2024
USGS Finds New Way To Measure Ocean Depth With Landsat
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/news/usgs-finds-new-way-measure-ocean-depth-landsat <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16050843 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #research #remotesensing #earthobservation #landsat #satellite #water #hydrology #marine #hydrospatial #bathymetry #topobathy #elevation #seafloor #Landsat9 #LandsatNext #resolution #PuertoRico #Guam #oceanoptics #atmosphere #coast #coastline
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USGS Finds New Way to Measure Ocean Depth with Landsat | U.S. Geological Survey

The launch of the joint Landsat satellite program was certainly a landmark for Earth observation more than five decades ago. Despite the program’s focus on land surfaces, some scientists imagined using Landsat to reveal more about water, too—and even, improbably, the seafloor beneath.