RIT's remote sensing experts help scientists keep an eye on the Earth
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Remote sensing experts from Rochester Institute of Technology are using innovative approaches to help scientists in government and the private sector monitor changes in the Earth's surface temperature. Scientists from RIT's Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science recently helped successfully bring the new Landsat 9 satellite online and are partnering with a startup on a bold new initiative.
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- ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Remote sensing experts from Rochester Institute of Technology are using innovative approaches to help scientists in government and the private sector monitor changes in the Earth's surface temperature.
- Scientists from RIT's Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science recently helped successfully bring the new Landsat 9 satellite online and are partnering with a startup on a bold new initiative.
- NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey's Landsat Program provides the longest continuous space-based record of Earth's land and RIT has supported the program dating back to the 1990s.
- Gerace said he's excited to build on decades of experience with Landsat to explore new remote sensing collaborations.