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Peruse our selection of remote sensing and Earth science imagery below.
JACIE 2025 will be held April 7 - 11, 2025 at USGS Headquarters in Reston, Virginia.
Annual JACIE Workshops are sponsored by government agencies and allow remote sensing experts to discuss system capabilities, calibration, and the impacts of data quality on various applications.
Highlights of JACIE Workshops include:
JACIE 2025 will be held April 7 - 11, 2025 at USGS Headquarters in Reston, Virginia.
Annual JACIE Workshops are sponsored by government agencies and allow remote sensing experts to discuss system capabilities, calibration, and the impacts of data quality on various applications.
Highlights of JACIE Workshops include:
The Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, is comprised of more than 14,600 square miles and is considered the largest metropolitan area in the southwestern United States. The desert climate and abundant sunshine of the area are main factors in population growth and urban sprawl.
The Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, is comprised of more than 14,600 square miles and is considered the largest metropolitan area in the southwestern United States. The desert climate and abundant sunshine of the area are main factors in population growth and urban sprawl.
The Railroad Valley Playa, located in east central Nevada, measures about 80 miles long and nearly 20 miles wide, and is a vast and wide-open landscape.
The Railroad Valley Playa, located in east central Nevada, measures about 80 miles long and nearly 20 miles wide, and is a vast and wide-open landscape.
Each year, June is National Ocean Month!
Each year, June is National Ocean Month!
Landsat 8 image acquired on June 24, 2024, showing the floods that affected Union County, South Dakota, and Plymouth County, Iowa. A multi-day heavy rainfall event in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota led to widespread flooding across the region.
Landsat 8 image acquired on June 24, 2024, showing the floods that affected Union County, South Dakota, and Plymouth County, Iowa. A multi-day heavy rainfall event in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota led to widespread flooding across the region.
Landsat 8 image acquired on June 24, 2024, showing the floods that affected South Dakota and Iowa. A multi-day heavy rainfall event in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota led to widespread flooding across the region.
Landsat 8 image acquired on June 24, 2024, showing the floods that affected South Dakota and Iowa. A multi-day heavy rainfall event in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota led to widespread flooding across the region.
Landsat 8's Operational Land Imager (OLI) captured this icy view of Ayon Island on June 17, 2024. The island's low-lying tundra and the shorelines create a picturesque view from its high latitude location in the East Siberian Sea. This unique polar landmass is separated from the mainland by the Malyy Chaunskiy Strait.
Landsat 8's Operational Land Imager (OLI) captured this icy view of Ayon Island on June 17, 2024. The island's low-lying tundra and the shorelines create a picturesque view from its high latitude location in the East Siberian Sea. This unique polar landmass is separated from the mainland by the Malyy Chaunskiy Strait.
For 25 years, the Landsat 7 satellite acquired millions of images of Earth that supported studies of how land is used and how it has changed across urban, agriculture, forest, snow and ice-covered areas around the globe, as well as natural and manmade disasters.
For 25 years, the Landsat 7 satellite acquired millions of images of Earth that supported studies of how land is used and how it has changed across urban, agriculture, forest, snow and ice-covered areas around the globe, as well as natural and manmade disasters.
Group photo during the Norwegian Ambassador's visit to EROS.
Group photo during the Norwegian Ambassador's visit to EROS.
Norwegian Ambassador, Anniken Krutnes, learns about the Landsat Satellite Program history on a tour of USGS EROS.
Norwegian Ambassador, Anniken Krutnes, learns about the Landsat Satellite Program history on a tour of USGS EROS.
Norwegian Ambassador, Anniken Krutnes, overlooks the radome that houses the Landsat receiving antenna during her visit to EROS.
Norwegian Ambassador, Anniken Krutnes, overlooks the radome that houses the Landsat receiving antenna during her visit to EROS.
The U.S. Geological Survey and German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt or DLR sign statement for plans to continue partnership with the upcoming Landsat Next satellite mission.
The U.S. Geological Survey and German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt or DLR sign statement for plans to continue partnership with the upcoming Landsat Next satellite mission.
USGS and German Aerospace Center sign statement of intent for upcoming Landsat Next mission.
(Left to Right): Head of the DLR Space Division Dr. Anke Pagels-Kerp and USGS Deputy Director-Operations Cindy Lodge.
USGS and German Aerospace Center sign statement of intent for upcoming Landsat Next mission.
(Left to Right): Head of the DLR Space Division Dr. Anke Pagels-Kerp and USGS Deputy Director-Operations Cindy Lodge.
Image from the inaugural U.S.-Germany Space Dialogue Space Dialogue in Berlin on June 4, 2024.
Image from the inaugural U.S.-Germany Space Dialogue Space Dialogue in Berlin on June 4, 2024.
USGS Deputy Director-Operations Cindy Lodge shown here with DLR’s German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) Director professor Stefan Dech at DLR’s Earth Observation Center in Oberpfaffenhofen finalizing the signatures on the statement of intent for the upcoming Landsat Next mission.
USGS Deputy Director-Operations Cindy Lodge shown here with DLR’s German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) Director professor Stefan Dech at DLR’s Earth Observation Center in Oberpfaffenhofen finalizing the signatures on the statement of intent for the upcoming Landsat Next mission.
The Operational Land Imager (OLI) onboard the Landsat 9 satellite captured this image of the White Sands National Park on May 13, 2024.
The Operational Land Imager (OLI) onboard the Landsat 9 satellite captured this image of the White Sands National Park on May 13, 2024.
The Landsat Global Archive Consolidation WRS-1 Scenes heatmap displays Landsat scenes by WRS-1 path/row that were contributed to the USGS Landsat Archive by Landsat International Cooperator Ground Stations.
The Landsat Global Archive Consolidation WRS-1 Scenes heatmap displays Landsat scenes by WRS-1 path/row that were contributed to the USGS Landsat Archive by Landsat International Cooperator Ground Stations.
The Landsat Global Archive Consolidation WRS-2 Scenes heatmap displays Landsat scenes by WRS-2 path/row that were contributed to the USGS Landsat Archive by Landsat International Cooperator Ground Stations.
The Landsat Global Archive Consolidation WRS-2 Scenes heatmap displays Landsat scenes by WRS-2 path/row that were contributed to the USGS Landsat Archive by Landsat International Cooperator Ground Stations.
This Landsat 8 images displays the Tiwi Islands.
The Tiwi Islands are part of the Northern Territory, Australia, north of Darwin in the Timor Sea. They are comprised of the islands of Melville and Bathurst, and nine smaller, uninhabited islands.
This Landsat 8 images displays the Tiwi Islands.
The Tiwi Islands are part of the Northern Territory, Australia, north of Darwin in the Timor Sea. They are comprised of the islands of Melville and Bathurst, and nine smaller, uninhabited islands.
In November 2023 the Svartsengi volcanic system awakened after almost 800 years with a series of earthquakes that opened large cracks in the on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula. An eruption on December 18th spewed lava away from the nearby coastal town of Grindavik, but the January 14, 2024 eruption sent lava directly toward the town.
In November 2023 the Svartsengi volcanic system awakened after almost 800 years with a series of earthquakes that opened large cracks in the on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula. An eruption on December 18th spewed lava away from the nearby coastal town of Grindavik, but the January 14, 2024 eruption sent lava directly toward the town.
Visit https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/landsat-next to learn more about the Landsat Next Mission.
Visit https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/landsat-next to learn more about the Landsat Next Mission.