How combining two NASA satellite missions reveals the hidden evolution of Earth's ecosystems

NASA has monitored Earth's surface for 50 years using Landsat. By fusing this long-term archive with data from the GEDI mission, researchers are gaining new insights into the complex, shifting relationship between human activity and the natural world.

For five decades, the Landsat program has maintained a continuous orbital watch over our planet, creating a vast historical record of surface changes. While Landsat provides a broad view of terrestrial transformation over time, it lacks the depth of newer instruments.

The GEDI mission adds a critical dimension to this research. By integrating GEDI's specific measurements with Landsat's extensive archive, scientists can now map and analyze how ecosystems evolve in response to both human influence and natural processes, offering a more nuanced understanding of our changing environment.

Source: ExtraDimensional - The Fusion of Landsat & GEDI Data