The incoming solar radiation in this channel is reflected by clouds and ground.
Satellite images of agricultural land.
Until now the challenge with satellite imagery was that the data was simply not frequent enough to react to crop stress in a timely manner.
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Since 1972 landsat satellites have continuously acquired space based images of the earth s land surface providing data that serve as valuable resources for land use land change research.
Daily imagery is a game changer in the digital ag space.
Geological survey landsat series of earth observation satellites have continuously acquired images of the earth s land surface providing uninterrupted data to help land managers and policymakers make informed decisions about natural resources and the environment.
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Hence this channel is known as the visible channel.
Visible imagery is very useful for distinguishing clouds land and sea ocean.
It also features an impressive list of high resolution satellite images free for search and preview and available for purchase.
Some of the datasets you can get there include.
Since 1972 the joint nasa u s.
Forestry land use.
Previously known as flash earth.
Landsat is a joint effort of.
The amount of reflection depends on the type of reflective surface.
Scientists studying satellite image data from the fires in the amazon rain forest said that most of the fires are burning on agricultural land where the forest had already been cleared.
The data are useful to a number of applications including forestry agriculture geology regional planning and education.