Glossary for Geospatial Science

Landsat satellite:� A satellite that collects multispectral images.� At various times it uses 1) a Return Beam Vidicon (RBV) device, 2) the Multispectral Scanning (MSS) device, and 3) the Thematic Mapping (TM) scanning device.� Landsat also relays data from ground observation stations.� Landsat was originally called the ERTS or Earth Resource Technology Satellite.