AmericaView was proud to support the launch of Landsat 9 in September 2021 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Through collaborations with the USGS and NASA, AmericaView highlighted and celebrated the Landsat program with multiple displays and activities in and around Lompoc, CA during the Landsat 9 launch week festivities.
The AmericaView Earth As Art Exhibit was on display at the Lompoc Library.Two Santa Barbara County Landsat 8 floor puzzles were produced and put on long-term loan to the library and school district.USGS Core Science Systems Associate Director, Kevin Gallagher, works with USGS staff to assemble the Landsat floor puzzle.AmericaView and USGS National Land Imaging provided visually stunning displays at the Lompoc library.Kids and adults look at Earth Observation Day materials presented by AmericaView.The floor puzzle was on display – and actively used- at the Landsat 9 launch day events.Future astronaut and scientist, Oliver, from Sierra Madre, CA works on the floor puzzle. Future astronaut and scientist, Oliver, from Sierra Madre, CA works on the floor puzzle.The Landsat 50th Anniversary mural in downtown Lompoc, CA.Lifeguards hang Landsat Earth as Art images at the Lompoc Aquatic Center.The Petermann Glacier floor puzzle provided by LouisianaView being assembled at the Lompoc Aquatic Cdenter.AmericaView Program Director, Lisa Wirth, talks about Landsat and Earth Observation Day materials on launch day.AmericaView, USGS, and NASA collaborate to develop Earth Observation Day materials that talk about the incredible uses of Landsat data and geospatial sciences.More floor puzzle fun on launch day!
Mr. Brent Yantis, LouisianaView Principal Investigator and Chairman of the AmericaView Board of Directors, packed and transported the traveling Earth as Art exhibit from Lafayette, LA to Lompoc. The exhibit, consisting of dozens of Landsat images as art, were displayed at the Lompoc Public Library, the Lompoc Aquatic Center, and several recreation centers and businesses around the Lompoc area. Ms. Ellie Leydsman McGinty, UtahView State Coordinator supplied Utah as Art canvases showcasing Landsat imagery of the Southwest United States.
AmericaView Program Director, Lisa Wirth (Texas), and AmericaView Executive Director, Christopher McGinty (Utah), organized event tables with Earth Observation Day materials to help promote and empower Earth observation education.
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