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Innovation: Thomas Loveland Update on LandSat Program

Thomas Loveland

Thomas Loveland, Chief Scientist at the USGS Earth Resource Observation and Science Center and co-chair for the Landsat Science Team. NASA and USGS have selected a new Landsat science team.  The team will serve for five years (through 2023). They will conduct scientific research on technical issues critical to the overall Landsat mission; evaluate the quality of data when Landsat 9 is launched (in the year 2020); and discuss future missions. 

Cara Hetland is the Director of Radio and Journalism Content for South Dakota Public Broadcasting.