Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA)
Fact Sheet
2007-3116
Prepared in cooperation with the National Science Foundation
By: Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
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Abstract
For most of us, Antarctica was at best a distant acquaintance. Now, with the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA), we are on intimate terms. In stunning, up-close and personal detail, LIMA brings Antarctica to life.
Explore this virtually cloudless, seamless, most geometrically accurate, and highest resolution satellite mosaic of Antarctica.
A team of scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, the British Antarctic Survey, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with funding from the National Science Foundation, created LIMA in support of the International Polar Year (IPY; 2007?08).
As the first major scientific outcome of the IPY, LIMA truly fulfills the IPY goals. LIMA is an international effort, supports current scientific polar research, encourages new projects, and helps the general public visualize Antarctica and changes happening in this southernmost environment. Researchers and the general public can download LIMA and all component Landsat scenes at no charge.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2007-3116 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20073116 |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |