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Press Releases & Feature Stories

Terra image of southwestern Alaska fires

Wildfires in Southwestern Alaska

06.18.2013
On June 16, 2013, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of wildfires burning in a remote part of southwestern Alaska.
Aqua image of Silver fire

Pyrocumulus Cloud Billows From N.M. Fire

06.17.2013
The Silver fire burning east of Silver City, New Mexico, in addition to producing gray smoke plumes, spawned a pyrocumulus cloud—a tall, cauliflower-shaped cloud that billowed up above the smoke.
Aqua image of Australia

Fires in the North of Western Australia

06.15.2013
Since Australia is heading into their winter as the northern climates head into summer, the north of Western Australia is ripe for bushfires and many have already begun.
Terra image of Colorado Fires.

Colorado Fires

06.13.2013
The Royal Gorge fire which began on June 11 has now consumed 3,100 acres. Twenty structures have been lost, however, the Royal Gorge Bridge is intact. This fire continues to burn west of Canon City.
Thumbnail of MODIS image of Colorado and New Mexico fires

Fires in Colorado and New Mexico

06.12.2013
The Royal Gorge fire in Colorado was first reported at 1 p.m. Tuesday June 11, south of the Royal Gorge Bridge and Arkansas River. It is estimated at 3800 acres.
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Laboratory News

Congratulations to Dr. Miguel Román

03.01.2013
Congratulations to Dr. Miguel Román for his election as Vice Chair of the Land Product Validation (LPC) sub-group of the Committee for Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Working Group on Calibration and Validation (WGCV). In his new role, Dr. Román will help foster and coordinate international validation activities for satellite-derived land products, develop international validation protocols, promote data sharing, and ensure that data and results are available to the user community
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The Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory produces stable, well calibrated, and scientifically validated products from Earth observing satellites. These products fill the needs of researchers at Goddard Space Flight Center working to advance understanding of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere on a global scale. The Laboratory partners with other federal agencies to develop and operate computing systems that provide custom products in near real-time for applied research and applications.

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