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Filling the Landsat-5 gap: DMCii in Position Magazine

Until recently, the United States’ Landsat-5 satellite was a key source of medium-resolution data for the Australian government, available through Geoscience Australia. That is, until imaging from the long depended upon satellite was suspended in 2011, and decommissioned in January 2013.

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The Landsat-8 mission wasn’t launched until February 2013, and wasn’t fully operational until the end of May, leaving a period of two years where only Landsat-7 was able to collect imagery.

To address the shortfall in access to medium-resolution data between the loss of Landsat-5, and the launch of Landsat-8, Geoscience Australia has acquired large regional coverage of UK-DMC2 satellite imagery from DMC International Imaging Ltd (DMCii)…

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