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Landsat 7 Imaging Suspended

Landsat 7 Imaging Suspended

On Friday, January 19, 2024 (DOY 019) at 02:41:50Z, Landsat 7 imaging was suspended due to the satellite’s transition into full sunlight, which caused...

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Reprocessing of Landsat 8 Data Acquired January 1-6, 2024

Reprocessing of Landsat 8 Data Acquired January 1-6, 2024

Landsat 8 products generated from data acquired January 1, 2024, to January 6, 2024, are being reprocessed to correct an issue within the radiometric...

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EROS 50th History: Research Statistics at the Center

EROS 50th History: Research Statistics at the Center

In its first 50 years, the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center tallied 4,360 scientific publications and presentations.

Even...

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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Hospital, Ambulance, and Fire Station Points in Utah

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Hospital, Ambulance, and Fire Station Points in Utah

Summary statistics are now available for this challenge. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!

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FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations Without an Edit History in Utah

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations Without an Edit History in Utah

This challenge is now complete! Thanks to everyone who contributed!

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Mapping Challenge Update (12/28/2023): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

Mapping Challenge Update (12/28/2023): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

This week we're down to 56 Points with No Edit History. Let's give it one more week to see how much closer to 0 we can get. The National Map Corps...

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Interior Department Announces Landsat 2030 International Partnership Initiative

Interior Department Announces Landsat 2030 International Partnership Initiative

This release was originally shared by the Department of the Interior. 

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Mapping Challenge Update (12/21/2023): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

Mapping Challenge Update (12/21/2023): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

Just about another 20 points of Points with No Edit History were tackled since last week's update. We appreciate the efforts toward improving the...

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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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