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3D elevation data for El Paso, Texas, in the form of a lidar point cloud.
3DEP, El Paso
3DEP, El Paso
3DEP, El Paso

3D elevation data for El Paso, Texas, in the form of a lidar point cloud. These data along with other products provide valuable productivity, safety, and cost-saving benefits to instrastructure improvement projects. I(mage provided by Jason Stoker - USGS).

3D elevation data for El Paso, Texas, in the form of a lidar point cloud. These data along with other products provide valuable productivity, safety, and cost-saving benefits to instrastructure improvement projects. I(mage provided by Jason Stoker - USGS).

Nevada Landsat State Mosaic
Nevada Landsat State Mosaic
Nevada Landsat State Mosaic
Nevada Landsat State Mosaic

Nevada was the fastest growing state between 1990 and 2000, with a population growth rate of 66.3 percent. No other state topped 40 percent.

Capital Carson City

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 3,104,614 

Number of Pixels 318,192,547

Nevada was the fastest growing state between 1990 and 2000, with a population growth rate of 66.3 percent. No other state topped 40 percent.

Capital Carson City

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 3,104,614 

Number of Pixels 318,192,547

Erosion along Alaska’s Arctic coastline near the village of Kaktovik
Erosion along Alaska’s Arctic coastline near the village of Kaktovik
Erosion along Alaska’s Arctic coastline near the village of Kaktovik
Erosion along Alaska’s Arctic coastline near the village of Kaktovik

Neal Pastick – lead author of the study – investigating erosion along Alaska’s Arctic coastline near the village of Kaktovik. Permafrost-dominated coasts of Alaska have drastically changed as the result of coastal transgression and storm-surge flooding which can result in the loss of cultural sites and damage to infrastructure.  Photo by M.

Neal Pastick – lead author of the study – investigating erosion along Alaska’s Arctic coastline near the village of Kaktovik. Permafrost-dominated coasts of Alaska have drastically changed as the result of coastal transgression and storm-surge flooding which can result in the loss of cultural sites and damage to infrastructure.  Photo by M.

Example of the Landsat 8 Collection 2 products
Example of the Landsat 8 Collection 2 products
Example of the Landsat 8 Collection 2 products
Example of the Landsat 8 Collection 2 products

Left: Landsat 8 Collection 2 level-1 top of atmosphere reflectance image, center: Landsat 8 Collection 2 level-2 atmospherically corrected surface reflectance image, and right: Landsat 8 Collection 2 level-2 surface temperature image for an area over the Sapta Koshi River in Bairawa, Nepal (path 140 row 41) acquired on

Left: Landsat 8 Collection 2 level-1 top of atmosphere reflectance image, center: Landsat 8 Collection 2 level-2 atmospherically corrected surface reflectance image, and right: Landsat 8 Collection 2 level-2 surface temperature image for an area over the Sapta Koshi River in Bairawa, Nepal (path 140 row 41) acquired on

Example of the Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS Collection 2 level-2 science products
Example of Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS Collection 2 level-2 science products
Example of Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS Collection 2 level-2 science products
Example of Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS Collection 2 level-2 science products

Example of the Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS Collection 2 level-2 science products. Left: Landsat 8 level-2 surface reflectance image. Right: Landsat 8 level-2 surface temperature image. The data was acquired on May 3, 2013 (path 140 row 41).

Example of the Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS Collection 2 level-2 science products. Left: Landsat 8 level-2 surface reflectance image. Right: Landsat 8 level-2 surface temperature image. The data was acquired on May 3, 2013 (path 140 row 41).

brown landscape satellite image
Boulder, Colorado (2013)
Boulder, Colorado (2013)
Boulder, Colorado (2013)

Landsat 8’s first image captured the area where the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains meet in Colorado. The natural-color image shows the coniferous forest of the mountains coming down to the dormant plains. Boulder, Colorado, sits in the middle of the image.

Landsat 8’s first image captured the area where the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains meet in Colorado. The natural-color image shows the coniferous forest of the mountains coming down to the dormant plains. Boulder, Colorado, sits in the middle of the image.

Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Honorable Mention 2
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Honorable Mention 2
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy

Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Where We Work
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Where We Work
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy

​​​​​​​Box turtle
​​​​​​​Box turtle
​​​​​​​Box turtle
​​​​​​​Box turtle

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Honorable Mention 1
Box turtle

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Honorable Mention 1
Box turtle

Kevin Gallager presentation Alaska Mapping Roundtable
Kevin Gallagher speaks at Alaska Mapping Roundtable
Kevin Gallagher speaks at Alaska Mapping Roundtable
Kevin Gallagher speaks at Alaska Mapping Roundtable

Kevin T. Gallagher, USGS Associate Director, Core Science Systems, address members

 of the Alaska Mapping Roundtable on the issues and status of completing the mapping of Alaska.

Kevin T. Gallagher, USGS Associate Director, Core Science Systems, address members

 of the Alaska Mapping Roundtable on the issues and status of completing the mapping of Alaska.

Martian Southern Polar Region
MRO-HIRISE-South-Pole-Ice-ESP_023464_0945.jpg
MRO-HIRISE-South-Pole-Ice-ESP_023464_0945.jpg
MRO-HIRISE-South-Pole-Ice-ESP_023464_0945.jpg

The image is from the Martian southern polar region. CO2 ice shown here is about 10 feet thick, and the semi-circular depressions are about 200 ft across. 

The image is from the Martian southern polar region. CO2 ice shown here is about 10 feet thick, and the semi-circular depressions are about 200 ft across. 

Landsat imagery depicting destruction from the April 27, 2011, Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado.
Tuscaloosa-Birmingham Tornado Scar, April 2011
Tuscaloosa-Birmingham Tornado Scar, April 2011
Tuscaloosa-Birmingham Tornado Scar, April 2011

The roughly west-east trail of destruction from the April 27, 2011, Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado is clearly visible in these Landsat images. This was one of 358 recorded tornadoes during the April 25-28, 2011, tornado outbreak, the most severe in U.S. history.

The roughly west-east trail of destruction from the April 27, 2011, Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado is clearly visible in these Landsat images. This was one of 358 recorded tornadoes during the April 25-28, 2011, tornado outbreak, the most severe in U.S. history.

Example of the Landsat Collection 2 Fractional Snow Covered Snow product
Example of the Landsat Collection 2 Fractional Snow Covered Snow Science Product
Example of the Landsat Collection 2 Fractional Snow Covered Snow Science Product
Example of the Landsat Collection 2 Fractional Snow Covered Snow Science Product

Example of the Landsat Collection 2 Fractional Snow Covered Area (fSCA) Science Product showing an area in the Dixie National Forest in Utah on February 28, 2021 for tile h007V010. Left: Landsat Collection 2 U.S. Analysis Ready Data Surface Reflectance image, Middle: fSCA, and Right: Canopy Adjusted fSCA.

Example of the Landsat Collection 2 Fractional Snow Covered Area (fSCA) Science Product showing an area in the Dixie National Forest in Utah on February 28, 2021 for tile h007V010. Left: Landsat Collection 2 U.S. Analysis Ready Data Surface Reflectance image, Middle: fSCA, and Right: Canopy Adjusted fSCA.

Example of Landsat 5 Collection 2
Example of Landsat 5 Collection 2
Example of Landsat 5 Collection 2
Example of Landsat 5 Collection 2

Example of Landsat 5 Collection 2 data over Bremerton, WA. acquired on October 6, 2010. Left: Level 1 data, middle: Level-2 surface reflectance, right: Level-2 surface temperature.

Example of Landsat 5 Collection 2 data over Bremerton, WA. acquired on October 6, 2010. Left: Level 1 data, middle: Level-2 surface reflectance, right: Level-2 surface temperature.

Example of the Landsat 4-5 TM Collection 2 level-2 science products
Example of the Landsat 4-5 TM Collection 2 level-2 science products
Example of the Landsat 4-5 TM Collection 2 level-2 science products
Example of the Landsat 4-5 TM Collection 2 level-2 science products

Example of the Landsat 4-5 TM Collection 2 level-2 science products. Left: Landsat 5 level-2 surface reflectance image. Right: Landsat 5 level-2 surface temperature image. The data was acquired on October 6, 2010 (path 47 row 27).

Example of the Landsat 4-5 TM Collection 2 level-2 science products. Left: Landsat 5 level-2 surface reflectance image. Right: Landsat 5 level-2 surface temperature image. The data was acquired on October 6, 2010 (path 47 row 27).

Landsat 5 image showing the Seattle area
Landsat 5 image showing the Seattle, Washington area
Landsat 5 image showing the Seattle, Washington area
Landsat 5 image showing the Seattle, Washington area

Example of the Landsat 4-5 TM Collection 2 level-1 product. This Landsat 5 image was acquired on October 6, 2010 near Seattle, Washington and is shown as a natural color composite using the red, green, and blue bands (bands 3,2,1).

Example of the Landsat 4-5 TM Collection 2 level-1 product. This Landsat 5 image was acquired on October 6, 2010 near Seattle, Washington and is shown as a natural color composite using the red, green, and blue bands (bands 3,2,1).

Remnants of a spruce forest
Remnants of a spruce forest
Remnants of a spruce forest
Remnants of a spruce forest

Remnants of a spruce forest complex following a severe wildfire in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Wildfires are the dominant landscape-scale disturbance operating at annual time scales in Alaska, and fires play a major role in the rate and extent of vegetation growth and productivity of a site.

Remnants of a spruce forest complex following a severe wildfire in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Wildfires are the dominant landscape-scale disturbance operating at annual time scales in Alaska, and fires play a major role in the rate and extent of vegetation growth and productivity of a site.

Image: Monarch Caterpillar or Larva and Droppings
Monarch Caterpillar or Larva and Droppings
Monarch Caterpillar or Larva and Droppings
Monarch Caterpillar or Larva and Droppings

An approximately 2 inch long monarch butterfly caterpillar or larva grazes on the leaves of a butterfly weed in a northern Virginia garden. The dark lumps on the leaves around the caterpillar are its droppings or feces.

An approximately 2 inch long monarch butterfly caterpillar or larva grazes on the leaves of a butterfly weed in a northern Virginia garden. The dark lumps on the leaves around the caterpillar are its droppings or feces.

Image: Monarch Caterpillar or Larva and Droppings
Monarch Caterpillar or Larva and Droppings
Monarch Caterpillar or Larva and Droppings
Monarch Caterpillar or Larva and Droppings

An approximately 2 inch long monarch butterfly caterpillar or larva grazes on the leaves of a butterfly weed in a northern Virginia garden. The dark lumps on the leaves around the caterpillar are its droppings or feces.

An approximately 2 inch long monarch butterfly caterpillar or larva grazes on the leaves of a butterfly weed in a northern Virginia garden. The dark lumps on the leaves around the caterpillar are its droppings or feces.

Image: Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers

An adult red admiral butterfly drinking nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.

An adult red admiral butterfly drinking nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.

Image: Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers

An adult red admiral butterfly drinking nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.

An adult red admiral butterfly drinking nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.