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Below you'll find the most recent news about EROS and USGS. Please contact Michelle Bouchard at mbouchard@usgs.gov for assistance with specific media questions and requests.

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NASA Archive Evolves While Still Calling USGS Home

NASA Archive Evolves While Still Calling USGS Home

A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) building in rural South Dakota might seem like an unusual setting for people from across the country to gather and...

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2025 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted

2025 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted

The William T. Pecora Award is presented annually to individuals or teams using satellite or aerial remote sensing that make outstanding contributions...

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International Partners Discuss Landsat Next, Evolving Technologies

International Partners Discuss Landsat Next, Evolving Technologies

The USGS’s International Cooperators team held the Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG) #52 meeting in Canberra, Australia late...

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USGS Invites Federal and International Partners to Join the Next Landsat Science Team

USGS Invites Federal and International Partners to Join the Next Landsat Science Team

The USGS, in partnership with NASA, is calling for applications to staff the next Landsat Science Team to serve a 5-year term from 2025 to 2030.

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Collaboration Advances Elevation Mapping

Collaboration Advances Elevation Mapping

We can know a place pretty well and still learn something from a map of it. A map showing terrain elevation including rivers and streams, for example...

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Landsat’s 12 Millionth Image Showcases Distinct Landscapes

Landsat’s 12 Millionth Image Showcases Distinct Landscapes

What do a large rare Earth element mine, a sprawling desert, volcanic cones and lava tubes, and irrigated farmland have in common? All these land...

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POSTPONED: Interruption to USGS EROS Product Distribution Jan 10-12, 2025

POSTPONED: Interruption to USGS EROS Product Distribution Jan 10-12, 2025

Due to current data support needs, the previously planned interruption originally scheduled for January 10-12, 2025, has been postponed. 

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Temporary Delay in Landsat Product Availability

Temporary Delay in Landsat Product Availability

We are currently experiencing an issue affecting the availability of some Landsat Level-1 and Level-2 products acquired from December 21, 2024, to the...

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2024 in Review: EROS Celebrates Annual NLCD, Landsat 7's 25-Year Mission

2024 in Review: EROS Celebrates Annual NLCD, Landsat 7's 25-Year Mission

As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on some key achievements and experiences this year at the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and...

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2024 in Review: Highlighting the Best of Landsat

2024 in Review: Highlighting the Best of Landsat

In 2024, Landsat proved its worth once again with new land cover products and science contributions—and was validated by a report estimating the...

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Upcoming Maintenance to Interrupt USGS EROS Product Distribution

Upcoming Maintenance to Interrupt USGS EROS Product Distribution

Access to all data products distributed from the USGS EROS Center will be interrupted during these times: 

     - Monday, December 23, 2024: 7:00 am to...

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