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Below you'll find the most recent news about Landsat and USGS. Please contact Michelle Bouchard at mbouchard@usgs.gov for assistance with specific media questions and requests.

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Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group 51st Meeting Held in Norway

Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group 51st Meeting Held in Norway

The USGS Landsat International Cooperator Network, in coordination with the Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) and the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA)...

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USGS EROS Celebrates 50 Years of a Mission that Matters

USGS EROS Celebrates 50 Years of a Mission that Matters

Fifty years ago, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) brought people together to work in a new government facility surrounded by South Dakota farm fields...

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Upcoming Maintenance to Interrupt Data Access

Upcoming Maintenance to Interrupt Data Access

On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, access to Landsat and other data stored in the USGS EROS archive will be unavailable from
6:00 am to 6:00 pm CDT for...

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EROS 50th History: University Collaborations

EROS 50th History: University Collaborations

From early on, the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center forged relationships and connections with universities that ultimately...

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Moon Intrusion Forces Reprocessing of Landsat 9, Landsat 8 Scenes

Moon Intrusion Forces Reprocessing of Landsat 9, Landsat 8 Scenes

The USGS/NASA Landsat Calibration and Validation Team (CVT) has recently identified additional Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 scenes that were impacted by...

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Landsat 9 Reprocessing Changes Thermal Data

Landsat 9 Reprocessing Changes Thermal Data

While conducting standard Landsat Collection 2 Level-1 Landsat product validation, the USGS Calibration/Validation Team at the EROS Center discovered...

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EROS 50th History, 2000-2023: Data and Science Surge

EROS 50th History, 2000-2023: Data and Science Surge

As a new millennium dawned, the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center looked forward to a future full of new data and new science...

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EROS 50th History, 1980-1999: Through Uncertainty to a Firm Footing

EROS 50th History, 1980-1999: Through Uncertainty to a Firm Footing

Mount St. Helens erupted May 18, 1980, spewing ash into the atmosphere, flattening forests for miles and killing 57 people.

When the ash settled...

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Changes Coming to Landsat’s Simple Notification Service on Amazon Web Service

Changes Coming to Landsat’s Simple Notification Service on Amazon Web Service

Updates being made this week to the commercial cloud access infrastructure at the USGS EROS Center will affect the Amazon Web Service (AWS) Simple...

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Upcoming Interruption to Landsat Commercial Cloud Access and Product Downloads

Upcoming Interruption to Landsat Commercial Cloud Access and Product Downloads

From 8:00 a.m. CDT Tuesday, June 27th to 4:00 p.m. CDT Wednesday June 28th, access to some Landsat Collection 2 products will be unavailable while...

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