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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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EROS 50th History: Conservation at the Center

EROS 50th History: Conservation at the Center

From their lofty orbit hundreds of miles above, Landsat satellites leave little imprint on the Earth they continuously monitor—although their data...

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EROS 50th History: University Collaborations

EROS 50th History: University Collaborations

From early on, the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center forged relationships and connections with universities that ultimately...

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Moon Intrusion Forces Reprocessing of Landsat 9, Landsat 8 Scenes

Moon Intrusion Forces Reprocessing of Landsat 9, Landsat 8 Scenes

The USGS/NASA Landsat Calibration and Validation Team (CVT) has recently identified additional Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 scenes that were impacted by...

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Landsat 9 Reprocessing Changes Thermal Data

Landsat 9 Reprocessing Changes Thermal Data

While conducting standard Landsat Collection 2 Level-1 Landsat product validation, the USGS Calibration/Validation Team at the EROS Center discovered...

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EROS 50th History, 2000-2023: Data and Science Surge

EROS 50th History, 2000-2023: Data and Science Surge

As a new millennium dawned, the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center looked forward to a future full of new data and new science...

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EROS 50th History, 1980-1999: Through Uncertainty to a Firm Footing

EROS 50th History, 1980-1999: Through Uncertainty to a Firm Footing

Mount St. Helens erupted May 18, 1980, spewing ash into the atmosphere, flattening forests for miles and killing 57 people.

When the ash settled...

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EROS 50th History, 1966-1979: How Sioux Falls Ingenuity Secured the Center

EROS 50th History, 1966-1979: How Sioux Falls Ingenuity Secured the Center

“We’ll give the land.”

When a member of the Sioux Falls business community blurted out that promise in Washington, D.C., in early 1970, it tipped the...

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USGS Seeks Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Proposals

USGS Seeks Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Proposals

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is currently soliciting project proposals for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 grant, the National Land Remote Sensing...

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Upcoming Interruption to Landsat Commercial Cloud Access and Product Downloads

Upcoming Interruption to Landsat Commercial Cloud Access and Product Downloads

From 8:00 a.m. CDT Tuesday, June 27th to 4:00 p.m. CDT Wednesday June 28th, access to some Landsat Collection 2 products will be unavailable while...

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Tree Canopy Cover Product Added to National Land Cover Database

Tree Canopy Cover Product Added to National Land Cover Database

A newly released Tree Canopy Cover product adds a helpful layer of information to the definitive land cover product National Land Cover Database (NLCD...

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RCMAP Adds Tree Data to Help ... Sage-Grouse?

RCMAP Adds Tree Data to Help ... Sage-Grouse?

A science project that studies ground cover in rangelands across the West has set its sights higher, adding tree cover data to help protect the...

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