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Remote Sensing Phenology Metrics Released

Remote Sensing Phenology Metrics Released

Scientists with the Remote Sensing Phenology program at the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center release data...

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Landsat Images Before and After Harvey Illustrate Flooding in Texas

Landsat Images Before and After Harvey Illustrate Flooding in Texas

To learn more about USGS’ role providing science to decision makers before, during and after Hurricane Harvey, visit the USGS Hurricane Harvey page at...

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USGS Now Archiving, Redistributing Indian Resourcesat Data

USGS Now Archiving, Redistributing Indian Resourcesat Data

Resourcesat data that are important for understanding changes associated with agriculture, forestry, phenology, and other applications are now...

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New Warning System Identifies Flash Drought Quickly

New Warning System Identifies Flash Drought Quickly

Agricultural crops can wither in a flash when the days turn hot, the air dries, the rain stops and moisture evaporates quickly from the soil. A new...

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Peering into the Future of Agricultural Change

Peering into the Future of Agricultural Change

What would it take to produce a billion tons of biomass for fuel production? 

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USGS Bridging Generations with WWII Technology

USGS Bridging Generations with WWII Technology

On June 6, 1944, thousands of men rained down from the skies onto the battlegrounds of Normandy. After five grueling years of war that shook the globe...

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Landsat Monitors Mining at Center of North America, Near Town of Center

Landsat Monitors Mining at Center of North America, Near Town of Center

Today, Landsat shows us the evolution of the coal industry near North America & North Dakota’s Center...

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Exhibit Fusing Art and Science Coming to Bismarck

Exhibit Fusing Art and Science Coming to Bismarck

Earth as Art, a U.S. Geological Survey traveling exhibit that merges art with dramatic Landsat imagery of the earth’s surface, is coming to Bismarck...

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Cambodia Experiences Rapid Rate of Forest Loss

Cambodia Experiences Rapid Rate of Forest Loss

In this week's Landsat view, Landsat 5 and Landsat 8 show how significant Cambodia's deforestation has been in the last few decades.

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New “Landsat Collections” Help Facilitate Land Change Science

New “Landsat Collections” Help Facilitate Land Change Science

Access to consistent high-quality images to study changes on Earth’s surface is getting easier. The USGS Landsat standard (Level-1) product inventory...

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Landsat Detects Eruptions at Ethiopian Volcano

Landsat Detects Eruptions at Ethiopian Volcano

Our image of the week is of Ethiopia’s erupting Gateway to Hell.

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Successful Maneuver Spells Beginning of the End for Landsat 7

Successful Maneuver Spells Beginning of the End for Landsat 7

On Tuesday, February 7, Landsat 7’s Flight Operations Team fired the spacecraft’s 1-pound thrusters for about 13 minutes. After a pause of about 7½...

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