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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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Historic Prototype Viewers to be Decommissioned

Historic Prototype Viewers to be Decommissioned

On October 14, 2021, the USGS is retiring the LandsatLook 1.0 (now LandLook) and Sentinel2Look prototype viewers. 

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Landsat 9: Payloads stacked atop Atlas V for launch

Landsat 9: Payloads stacked atop Atlas V for launch

The Landsat 9 spacecraft that will continue an unbroken, decades-long record of observing the changes of planet Earth and a CubeSat rideshare package...

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Landsat Enables Mapping of Fire Histories Across Florida

Landsat Enables Mapping of Fire Histories Across Florida

Wildfires tend to dominate headlines. Prescribed burns, also known as controlled burns, get less attention, but they’re certainly not uncommon...

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A Legacy Continues with Landsat 9 Launch

A Legacy Continues with Landsat 9 Launch

Landsat 9 is a partnership between NASA and USGS. The satellite will continue the Landsat program’s mission to capture repeat snapshots of Earth to...

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Landsat Collection 2 U.S. Analysis Ready Data Now Available

Landsat Collection 2 U.S. Analysis Ready Data Now Available

Landsat Collection 2 (C2) U.S. Analysis Ready Data (ARD) are now available to download from the USGS.

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Landsat 9: Dress Rehearsal of Launch Day Completed

Landsat 9: Dress Rehearsal of Launch Day Completed

Putting the launch team, rocket and California pad to the test, United Launch Alliance (ULA) spent Friday rehearsing the countdown to launch an Atlas...

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Landsat Collection 2 Level-2 Atmospheric Auxiliary Data Now Available

Landsat Collection 2 Level-2 Atmospheric Auxiliary Data Now Available

Atmospheric auxiliary data used in the processing of Landsat Collection 2 Level-2 products are available for download to enable users to generate...

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Landsat Advisory Group Offers Guidance on Potential Revisions to 1992 Land Remote Sensing Policy Act

Landsat Advisory Group Offers Guidance on Potential Revisions to 1992 Land Remote Sensing Policy Act

Satellite technology and the remote sensing community as a whole have evolved significantly since the passage of the 1992 Land Remote Sensing Policy...

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Experience the Landsat 9 Launch!

Experience the Landsat 9 Launch!

The Landsat 9 satellite is on schedule to launch no sooner than September 27 from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Lompoc, California. The city of...

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Landsat 9 Stowed and Sealed for Delivery to Orbit

Landsat 9 Stowed and Sealed for Delivery to Orbit

As reported in a recent NASA News Release, the Landsat 9 observatory has been encapsulated in the fairing of the Atlas V 401 rocket that will deliver...

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Landsat 9 Passes Last Key Decision Point Before Launch

Landsat 9 Passes Last Key Decision Point Before Launch

As reported in a recent NASA News Release, the Landsat 9 project passed its final major lifecycle approval gateway on Tuesday, August 10, 2021.

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LANDFIRE’S MoD-FIS Product Gives Hints of 2021 Fire Trends

LANDFIRE’S MoD-FIS Product Gives Hints of 2021 Fire Trends

A crystal ball sure seems like it would come in handy during fire seasons, showing exactly where and when a fire might roar through and how large it...

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