United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Event Web Site:
Dates:
4th October 2012 to 10th October 2012
Physical Event:
Type:
Public
Start/End Type:
Country:
Austria
State/Province:
Vienna
City:
Vienna
Address:
Location:
Event Name:
Earth as Art
Event Description:
On display at the VIC during World Space Week: a series of spectacular images taken by a fleet of Earth-observing satellites that form part of the Landsat programme, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Landsat monitors changes caused by natural processes and human practices, for example marine algal blooms and desertification, and is managed jointly by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the US Geological Survey.