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Landsat Level-1 Product Processing Temporarily Paused

Landsat Level-1 Product Processing Temporarily Paused

Level-1 product processing of Landsat 7, Landsat 8, and Landsat 9 scenes acquired December 19, 2023, to the present has been paused while engineers...

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2023 in Review: EROS Celebrated its 50th, Named a Director

2023 in Review: EROS Celebrated its 50th, Named a Director

The past year has been exciting and momentous at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center for many reasons. Certainly the...

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EROS Gives Snapshot of Heat Trends in 50 Cities Across the U.S.

EROS Gives Snapshot of Heat Trends in 50 Cities Across the U.S.

What happens on a hot day when the sun bakes buildings and asphalt parking lots in areas that contain little, if any, grass or trees? The heat...

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Mapping Challenge Update (12/14/2023): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

Mapping Challenge Update (12/14/2023): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

In the past week we have gone from 86 to 76 points without an edit history in Utah for this challenge. Most of the existing points are located...

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Bringing EROS Work to AGU

Bringing EROS Work to AGU

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) annual meeting brings together at least 25,000 people from around the world to share their research with...

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Mapping Challenge Update (12/07/23): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

Mapping Challenge Update (12/07/23): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

We have just under 90 points without an edit history left in Utah. Let's see if we can tackle those remaining points!

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USGS and the Navajo Nation: Building stronger relationships by supporting Earth observation science, while respecting Navajo culture

USGS and the Navajo Nation: Building stronger relationships by supporting Earth observation science, while respecting Navajo culture

Just as storytelling is integral to the preservation of traditions of Indigenous culture, so is the importance of sharing of Earth observation data to...

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USGS New Supercomputer Helps Scientists Wrangle Data

USGS New Supercomputer Helps Scientists Wrangle Data

Earlier this year, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Science Analytics and Synthesis Advanced Research Computing (ARC) installed its newest supercomputer...

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Mapping Challenge Update (11/30/23): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

Mapping Challenge Update (11/30/23): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

Over 130 Hospital, Ambulance Service, and Fire Station points without an edit history were tackled in Utah! We kindly appreciate the commitment even...

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Inspired by EROS: See Unisphere Display at Sioux Falls Museum

Inspired by EROS: See Unisphere Display at Sioux Falls Museum

Forgotten plans for a 12-story sphere inspired by the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center are part...

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New Landsat 9 Cloud Cover Assessment Validation Dataset Published

New Landsat 9 Cloud Cover Assessment Validation Dataset Published

Clouds are unavoidable in space-borne optical imagery. Accurate, well-documented, and automated cloud detection algorithms are necessary to...

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Landsat Supporting Greater International Water Security

Landsat Supporting Greater International Water Security

Looking to the past to protect the future: Landsat products and tools informing water security initiatives around the world. This is the second in a...

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