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Reprocessing of Landsat 8 data acquired from November 2020 to February 2021

Reprocessing of Landsat 8 data acquired from November 2020 to February 2021

As previously announced on January 14, 2021 and January 29, 2021, USGS and NASA calibration and validation engineers observed a slow reduction in the...

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Landsat Collection 2 Reprocessing of Landsat 8 Images Acquired in 2015

Landsat Collection 2 Reprocessing of Landsat 8 Images Acquired in 2015

During Landsat Collection 2 data processing in 2020, several Landsat 8 images acquired from November 1 and November 2, 2015 were processed to Level-1...

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2021 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted

2021 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted

Nominations for the 2021 William T. Pecora Award are now being accepted through May 14, 2021. 

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Update on Upcoming Reprocessing of Landsat 8 Data 

Update on Upcoming Reprocessing of Landsat 8 Data 

As previously announced on January 14, 2021, NASA and USGS calibration and validation engineers have observed a slow reduction in the radiometric...

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EROS Rangeland Tools Aid Western U.S. Land Managers

EROS Rangeland Tools Aid Western U.S. Land Managers

The extensive rangelands across the Western United States are threatened by invasive grasses, climate change, and altered fire regimes that can...

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Landsat will help U.S. and Canada Share River’s Water

Landsat will help U.S. and Canada Share River’s Water

A river meanders serenely through the northern prairie, waters flowing eastward. The scene’s simplicity belies the complex nature of how the water is...

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Upcoming Reprocessing of Recently Acquired Landsat 8 Data

Upcoming Reprocessing of Recently Acquired Landsat 8 Data

Since ​November 2020, NASA and USGS calibration and validation engineers have observed a slow reduction in radiometric response from Landsat 8's...

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Atlas displays beauty, variety, and value of Landsat water images

Atlas displays beauty, variety, and value of Landsat water images

Landsat satellites exist to provide information—millions of images’ worth of information—about the Earth’s surface.

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Fort Collins Science Center Scientists have strong presence at AGU Fall Meeting 2020

Fort Collins Science Center Scientists have strong presence at AGU Fall Meeting 2020

Fort Collins Science Center scientists had multiple presentations and poster submissions, as well as one award, at the American Geophysical Union (AGU...

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First Orbital Space Flight Operations Coming to EROS, South Dakota

First Orbital Space Flight Operations Coming to EROS, South Dakota

South Dakota’s first foray into orbital space flight operations is unfolding at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center near Sioux...

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Looking Back: EROS Marks Major Milestones for 2020

Looking Back: EROS Marks Major Milestones for 2020

The year of 2020 will be remembered largely for the global coronavirus pandemic, and with good reason: The impact was worldwide, sustained and...

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LCMAP Collection 1 Science Products Available for Download as Conterminous U.S. Mosaics

LCMAP Collection 1 Science Products Available for Download as Conterminous U.S. Mosaics

USGS Land Change Monitoring, Assessment and Projection (LCMAP) Collection 1 Science Products are now available as CONUS mosaics.

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