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The National Land Imaging Program supports a variety of geospatial data programs and projects, including the USGS Landsat Program. Browse the images below to see some of the imagery produced using NLI-supported data sources.
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!
The numbers on this map indicate the number of commercial and/or government/civil satellites launched by the highlighted countries. This image will be updated as needed, when information about new satellites is received.
The numbers on this map indicate the number of commercial and/or government/civil satellites launched by the highlighted countries. This image will be updated as needed, when information about new satellites is received.
This chart shows the number of commercial and government/civil satellites launched each year since 1972.
Visit the Earth Observing Satellites webpage to learn more.
This chart shows the number of commercial and government/civil satellites launched each year since 1972.
Visit the Earth Observing Satellites webpage to learn more.
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.
Group photo during the Norwegian Ambassador's visit to EROS.
Group photo during the Norwegian Ambassador's 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 Baotou Sand Test Site was established to assess the radiometric and spectral performance of high spatial resolution sensor payloads on airborne and satellite platforms. Located at Urad Qianqi, Inner Mongolia in northern China, the site is ∼1270 meters (m) above sea level. The site
The Baotou Sand Test Site was established to assess the radiometric and spectral performance of high spatial resolution sensor payloads on airborne and satellite platforms. Located at Urad Qianqi, Inner Mongolia in northern China, the site is ∼1270 meters (m) above sea level. The site
Image of the Perry Victory and International Peace Memorial taken from a drone
The NUSO and the National Park Service (NPS) Heritage Document Programs partnered in May 2024 to perform a UAS-based 3D scan of Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial.
Image of the Perry Victory and International Peace Memorial taken from a drone
The NUSO and the National Park Service (NPS) Heritage Document Programs partnered in May 2024 to perform a UAS-based 3D scan of Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial.
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 image shows the Salton Sea and surrounding area in California.
Landsat 8
Path 39 Row 37
October 18, 2023
Bands 6,5,4
This Landsat 8 image shows the Salton Sea and surrounding area in California.
Landsat 8
Path 39 Row 37
October 18, 2023
Bands 6,5,4
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.
This image shows the spectral bandpasses for the sensors on all Landsat satellites.
This image shows the spectral bandpasses for the sensors on all Landsat satellites.