With decades of images and data from the same locations, these satellites can show changes over time, including deforestation, changes in waterways and how loss of trees corresponds to urban heat.
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Since 2008, Landsat data has been free for the world to use, spurring new applications and scientific research. But that door could soon slam shut.
For the Blackfeet, Lakota and other Native American people, water does more than sustain life – it’s the place of the divine.
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