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Here are documents from the 2000s associated with the history of the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. Click the links to download and view the files. 

An EROS History Project slideshow about the events related to USGS EROS during the 2000s decade.

30th Anniversary

Video Transcript
A press conference on releasing data from NASA TERRA satellite

30th Anniversary General Announcement

2003 30th Anniversary Invitation

2003 30th Anniversary News Release

2003 30th Anniversary Speaker List

2003 30th Anniversary Newsletter

2003 30th Anniversary Educational Activities Pamphlet

2003 30th Anniversary Tim Johnson Congressional Record

2003 30th Anniversary Event Schedule

2003 30th Anniversary Welcome Statement

Annual Reports 

2000 EROS Data Center Annual Report

2000 EROS Data Services Annual Report

2004 EROS National Center Annual Report

2005 Land Remote Sensing (LRS) Annual Report

2006 Land Remote Sensing (LRS) Annual Report

2001 EROS Data Center Annual Data Sales Report

2009 EROS Center Annual Report

Annual Sales Reports

2001 EROS Data Center Annual Data Sales Report

2002 EROS Data Center Annual Data Sales Report

2003 EROS Data Center Annual Data Sales Report

Documents

1998-2008 Strategic Direction Report

2000 EROS Exploring a Changing Planet Pamphlet

2000 Preserving a Record of the Earth's Surface Pamphlet

2000 Earth Explorer Fact Sheet

2000 Landsat 7 Program Report

2001 EROS Response to September 11, 2001 Memos

2001 Earth Explorer Past and Present Browse Strategies Document

2001 Landsat 4/5 Operations to End News Release

2001 Earth As Art Catalog

2001 Senator Tim Johnson to Chairman Robert Byrd & Chairman Joe Skeen

2002 Landsat Program Report

2003 September 7 Argus Leader EROS Article

2003 Midwest Archives Conference (MAC) Award Letter

2003 USGS Tracking Change Over Time Educational Pamphlet

2003 Long-term Ramifications Of The Landsat 7 Failure Report

2003 Proposed Data Sieve Report

2003 Archivist Award Presentation Speech

2003 Honorable Gale Norton from Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson and Bill Janklow Letter

2004 National Center for EROS Charter

2004 Landsat Data Continuity Strategy OSTP memo 08-13-2004

2004 Tsunami Hazard Data Distribution System (HDDS) Diagram

2004 Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflectoin Ratiometer (ASTER) Tsunami Impact Image

2004 Tsunami Northern Sumatra Damaged Areas Image

2004 Tsunami Northwest Sumatra Before and After Images

2004 USGS Reduces Price for Landsat 7 Scenes News Release

2004 Documenting Our Changing Planet Pamphlet

2004 Tsunami Case Study Presentation

2004 EROS Response to the Asian Tsunami Disaster Report

2004 Ramifications of the Landsat 7 Failure Report

2004 Tsunami Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Western Sumatra Coast Report

2004 Tsunami Population Density Report

2004 Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Pamphlet

2004 Photographic Laboratory De-Commission Report

2004 USGS to Stop Photographic Production News Release

2004 Daschle, Johnson Say EROS Receives Funds to Protect Jobs News Release

2004 Johnson Receives Commitment from Secretary Norton on Funding for EROS News Release

2004 Daschle, Johnson Call on Norton to Provide Promised Funding for EROS News Release

2005 Senator Tim Johnson to President George W. Bush Landsat Support Letter

2005 Geographic Information Science Center for Excellence (GIScCE) Brochure

2005 Geographic Information Science Center for Excellence (GIScCE) Collaboration Pamphlet

2005 Geographic Information Science Center for Excellence (GIScCE) Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Agenda

2005 SDSU Geographic Information Science Center for Excellence (GIScCE) News Release

2005 USGS Geographic Information Science Center for Excellence (GIScCE) News Release

2005 Geographic Information Science Center for Excellence (GIScCE) Overview Presentation

2005 Geographic Information Science Center for Excellence (GIScCE) SD Board of Regents News Release

2005 Landsat Data Continuity Strategy Adjustment OSTP memo 12-23-2005

2005 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) Western States Water Council Letter

2005 Landsat 5 Experiencing Technical Difficulties News Release

2005-2010 National Center for EROS Strategic Plan Statement

2005 Geographic Information Science Center for Excellence (GIScCE) Informational Report

2005 UNEP "One Planet Many People" Atlas

2005-2015 Geography for a Changing World Circular

2006 Women of EROS Sioux Falls Woman Article

2006 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) Association of Western State Engineers Letter

2006 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) Irrigation Association Letter

2006 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) U.S. Society for Irrigation and Drainage Professionals Letter

2006 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) Western Governers Association Letter

2006 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) Western States Water Council Letter

2006 Landsat 5 Resumes Operations News Release

2006 National Space Policy

2006 National Space Policy Excerpts

2007 NASA and USGS Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Final Implementation Agreement

2007 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Letter

2007 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) Boston University Letter

2007 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) US Senators Salazar and Crapo Letter

2007 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) US Senate Letter

2007 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) US Senate to Committee Letter

2007 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) Western States Water Council Letter

2007 R.J. Thompson Honorary Degree Pamphlet

2007 A Plan for U.S. National Land Imaging Program

2007 Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) House of Representatives Resolution

2008 Science Magazine Free Access to Landsat Imagery Article

2008 Free Landsat Image Archive News Release

2008 Landsat 5 Satellite Back in Action News Release

2008 USGS-NARA Affiliated Relationship Memo

2008 USGS-NARA Affiliated Relationship for Aerial Photography Press Release

2008 Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) NASA to Congress Report

2008 Imagery for Everyone..Timeline Set to Release Entire USGS Landsat

2008 Landsat Data Distribution Policy 2008

2008 Secretary Kempthorne Showcases Free Public Availability of Landsat Satellite Image Archive at ESRI Conference News Release

2008 USGS Accelerates Access to Satellite Data News Release

2009 Landsat 5 Experiences Malfunction (Updated) News Release

2009 Landsat 5 Fully Operational After Brief Interruption News Release

2009 National Land Imaging Program Pamphlet

2009 Landsat 5 Celebrates 25 Years Pamphlet

Archive Advisory Committee

2000 April Archive Advisory Committee Meeting Notes

2000 Archive Advisory Committee White Paper

2000 NSLRSDA Archive Advisory Committee Restricted Data White Paper

2001 March Archive Advisory Committee Meeting Notes

2001 October Archive Advisory Committee Meeting Notes

2002 May Archive Advisory Committee Meeting Notes

2002 October Archive Advisory Committee Meeting Notes

2003 Archive Advisory Committee Basic Data Set Definition

2003 Archive Advisory Committee Unenhanced Data Definition

2003 NSLRSDA Archive Advisory Committee, Secretary Norton Final Report

2003 USGS Acceptance Speech for NARA Archivist Award

2003 NSLRSDA USGS Response to Archive Advisory Comittee Final Report to Secretary Norton

2004 October Archive Advisory Committee Meeting Notes

2005 April Archive Advisory Committee Recommendations

2005 October Archive Advisory Committee Recommendations

2006 April Archive Advisory Committee Recommendations

2006 July Artchive Advisory Committee Meeting Notes

2006 National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive (NSLRSDA) Recommendation Letter

PECORA XV 2002

2002 PECORA XV News Release

PECORA XVI 2005

2005 PECORA XVI Steering Committee List

2005 Pecora 16 Call for Papers

2005 Pecora 16 Preliminary Program

PECORA XVII 2008

2008 PECORA XVII Program Pamphlet

2008 PECORA XVII Call for Abstracts Report

2008 PECORA XVII Proceedings Report

2008 ASPRS PECORA XVII Proceedings