A sharper view of our changing planet is coming. 🛰️🌎 Meet LandIS, the Landsat Instrument Suite that will fly aboard Landsat 10, the next satellite in the Landsat series. With 26 spectral bands spanning visible light to thermal infrared, LandIS will collect more than twice as many bands as Landsat 8 and Landsat 9. These additional bands will help users better distinguish features on Earth’s surface and monitor water quality, agriculture, vegetation health, snow and ice, soil conditions, and other environmental parameters. LandIS will also capture finer spatial detail, with resolutions of 10 to 20 meters for visible, near-infrared, and shortwave-infrared observations. That means a clearer view of smaller features, including streams, streamside habitats, woodlots, and individual agricultural fields. Together, more spectral bands and finer spatial resolution will help users detect, distinguish, and track environmental change with greater detail and precision. Expected to begin operations in the early 2030s, LandIS will also continue Landsat’s coverage of sunlit land and near-shore waters, along with select nighttime observations. It will also uphold the program’s high standards for data accuracy, extending a record of Earth observations that spans more than 54 years. Learn more about Landsat 10 and its planned capabilities: ow.ly/X4gK50ZW4EE 📷: A visual comparison of spatial resolution showing the 30-meter pixels of Landsat 8 and 9 (left) alongside the finer, more detailed 10-meter pixels planned for Landsat 10 (right). Credit: NASA