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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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USGS EROS Touts Land Cover Milestone at AGU

USGS EROS Touts Land Cover Milestone at AGU

With research in land change, land cover, water, fire and climate, the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center always sends a...

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USGS Seeks Input on AI/ML Methods for Improving Landsat Flight Operations

USGS Seeks Input on AI/ML Methods for Improving Landsat Flight Operations

The USGS seeks input on using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) methods to improve Landsat satellite flight operations, with...

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Intensified Coastal Hazards from Climate Change on U.S. Southeast Coast

Intensified Coastal Hazards from Climate Change on U.S. Southeast Coast

A study led by USGS outlines a multifaceted climate-driven crisis facing communities along the Southeast Atlantic coast of the United States. As sea...

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Update: Scheduled System Maintenance Delayed

Update: Scheduled System Maintenance Delayed

The previously announced interruption to USGS EROS product distribution systems has been postponed.

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Products Distributed from USGS EROS will be Unavailable During Upcoming Extended Maintenance

Products Distributed from USGS EROS will be Unavailable During Upcoming Extended Maintenance

UPDATE: This has been delayed - see below.

On Friday, December 6, 2024, USGS EROS Center product distribution systems will be taken offline starting at...

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Leveraging Landsat to Map Utah Fires

Leveraging Landsat to Map Utah Fires

You can’t talk about forests without talking about fire, noted James Lutz of Utah State University, a self-described forest guy.

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Upcoming Extended Data Access Interruption

Upcoming Extended Data Access Interruption

Access to Landsat products and other data held in the USGS EROS archive will be unavailable from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm CST on Monday, November 25, 2024...

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LANDFIRE Marks 20 Years as One-Stop Data Shop for Fire—and More

LANDFIRE Marks 20 Years as One-Stop Data Shop for Fire—and More

For two decades now, and counting, the LANDFIRE program continues to assemble the most easy-to-use, intuitive and complete clearinghouse of remote...

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USGS Satellites and Test Tubes Meet to Ensure Safe Drinking Water

USGS Satellites and Test Tubes Meet to Ensure Safe Drinking Water

Even on the ground, detecting algae type by color is not a sure bet. It takes lab testing to tell whether the skim of algae on the surface of a lake...

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New Tutorials Help Navigate Landsat Data in the Cloud

New Tutorials Help Navigate Landsat Data in the Cloud

Tutorials are now available to provide guidance and help users access, query, and use Landsat data directly from the USGS cloud storage location. 

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USGS Reinvents Widely Used NLCD

USGS Reinvents Widely Used NLCD

On your next drive, really look at what covers the landscape: Sprawling housing developments? Crowded skyscrapers? Parking lots? Farm fields? Forests...

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