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The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center reception area fills with people for a 50^th anniversary event August 19, 2023.

Large floor puzzles of Sioux Falls and Denver help entertain guests during the 50^th anniversary event August 19, 2023.

Laura Nemec, a contractor at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, guides a tour group at the 50^th anniversary event August 19, 2023. In the background is a display showing the size of the Landsat 9 satellite.

On August 19, 2023, USGS Director David Applegate and USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Director Pete Doucette use golden shovels that have been used at other EROS dedication events to help dedicate a red oak tree, a long-living species, that will be planted at EROS as a symbolic gesture to its future beyond 50 years.

The Hovenweep High Performance Computing (HPC) system located at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, SD.

USGS scientists William Fischer, one of the country’s first photo-geologists involved in interpreting geologic features from aerial photography, and hydrologist Charles Robinove propose remote a sensing satellite program to William T. Pecora, USGS director. The three then pitch it to Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall.

Infographic highlighting EROS numbers in 1975. Text reads: 



By the Numbers: EROS in 1975

Ben Reifel, a representative of South Dakota state, worked to get the USGS EROS facility in his state. 

The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium is a group of federal agencies who coordinate and generate consistent and relevant land cover information at the national scale. Learn more here: https://www.mrlc.gov/.

The Core Science Systems Mission Area Senior Leadership Team taking a photo at Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.

Map of the Conterminous U.S. showing the Land Cover layer from the NLCD 2021.

Learn more about NLCD at www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/national-land-cover-database

Aaron Hensley, KBR contractor at the Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, monitors the computers in the ground station.

This Landsat 9 image displaying the coastline of Northeastern Queensland, Australia and the Cumberland Islands was acquired on July 1, and reprocessed on July 12, 2023. 

Path 93 Row 74

Product ID: LC09_L1TP_093074_20230701_20230712_02_T1

This is the thumbnail for the Image of the Week about Fires in Canada. Find more IOWs here: https://eros.usgs.gov/media-gallery/image-of-the-week.

The EROS, or Earth Resources Observation Satellite, Program was formally established by Secretarial Order in 1967. Under the EROS Program, Chuck became the Associate Program Manager. In this position, Charles J. Robinove participated in international remote sensing workshops, facilitated remote sensing research, and coordinated program development.

First came the notion of viewing the Earth’s land surfaces regularly by satellite in the 1960s. Then came the launch of Landsat 1 in 1972, with scientists and governments delighting in the revelations.

Smoke filled the skies over western Canada and even much of the United States in May 2023. The source was several wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia.

Near the end of May, rain and cooler temperatures finally brought some relief for the out-of-control fires.

Smoke filled the skies over western Canada and even much of the United States in May 2023. The source was several wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia.

Near the end of May, rain and cooler temperatures finally brought some relief for the out-of-control fires.

Topobathymetric digital elevation model of the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers at Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia.

Landsat data improves people's quality of life!

The Landsat Program and satellite data archive provide roughly $3.45 billion in economic benefit to the United States and international communities according to a November 2019, USGS report.

Map of the Potomac River topobathymetric lidar survey area in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia.