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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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New GloVis Release Features Include Landsat Collection 2

New GloVis Release Features Include Landsat Collection 2

The USGS Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) has been updated to add Landsat Collection 2 and includes Landsat 9 scenes.

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Receive the Latest in Landsat Directly to Your Inbox

USGS Landsat is moving to a new newsletter delivery system.

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Landsat 9 Data to be Reprocessed at the End of 2022

Landsat 9 Data to be Reprocessed at the End of 2022

All Landsat 9 Collection 2 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) data will be reprocessed at the end of 2022 to take...

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Fifty Years of Landsat: Pioneer in Promoting Food Security from Space

Fifty Years of Landsat: Pioneer in Promoting Food Security from Space

Celebrating 50 years of continuous Earth observation, the joint U.S. Geological Survey/NASA Landsat program of Earth observation satellites has...

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USGS EROS Releases Enhanced Bulk Download Web Application

USGS EROS Releases Enhanced Bulk Download Web Application

The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center has just released an upgraded Bulk Download Web Application (BDWA).

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FEWS NET Shares Technology to Help Ethiopian Herders

FEWS NET Shares Technology to Help Ethiopian Herders

Drought can despair anyone whose livelihood depends on rain. Crops wither, along with the hope of an income for the year. In countries like Ethiopia...

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Upcoming GloVis Release Includes Interface Improvements, Landsat Collection 2

Upcoming GloVis Release Includes Interface Improvements, Landsat Collection 2

On June 15, 2022, a new release of the USGS Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) will add Landsat Collection 2 Level-1 data, which includes Landsat 9...

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USGS EROS Teams Offer Replacement for Expiring Satellite Vegetation Monitoring Datasets

USGS EROS Teams Offer Replacement for Expiring Satellite Vegetation Monitoring Datasets

When the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) was first launched into low Earth orbit 24 years ago, it held the promise of daily and...

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Landsat 9 Products Now Available from ESPA

Landsat 9 Products Now Available from ESPA

Landsat 9 Collection 2 products can now be requested for processing from the EROS Science Processing Architecture (ESPA) On Demand Interface.

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Published Works Demonstrate Dedication and Caliber of Landsat Science Team Members

Published Works Demonstrate Dedication and Caliber of Landsat Science Team Members

Landsat Science Team members publish their research and results for the benefit of the remote sensing community. Their publications can be found in...

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Remote Sensing Community Says Goodbye to Longtime USGS EROS Chief Scientist Thomas Loveland

Remote Sensing Community Says Goodbye to Longtime USGS EROS Chief Scientist Thomas Loveland

The scientific community lost a visionary on May 13, 2022. Thomas Loveland was the longtime Chief Scientist at the USGS Earth Resources Observation...

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Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group 50th Meeting Held in Pretoria, South Africa

Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group 50th Meeting Held in Pretoria, South Africa

The USGS Landsat International Cooperator Network, in coordination with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA), held the first in person...

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