Random conversation in Matt McGrath’s office a couple years ago after reading Nick Chrisman’s book we all knew

Allan Schmidt named director of the Harvard Lab for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis

• Allan Schmidt named director of the Harvard Lab for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis

• Set the stage for the ODYSSEY era
• Many important software packages developed at this time (GRID, CALFORM, SYMVU, and POLYVRT)
• Oversaw the Harvard Computer Graphics Weeks

The first Landsat satellite was launched (also known as ERTS-1)

• The first Landsat satellite was launched (also known as ERTS-1)

• First civilian satellite-based remote sensing
• Systematic repetitive observations of the Earth
• Greatly expanded number of scientists interested in multispectral analysis

• Astronauts on Apollo 17 take the first photo of the entire Earth against the black of space on the way to the moon

• Usually referred to as the “Blue Marble”
• Embraced as a symbol of environmental awareness, one of the world’s most recognized images