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2023 in Review: EROS Celebrated its 50th, Named a Director

2023 in Review: EROS Celebrated its 50th, Named a Director

The past year has been exciting and momentous at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center for many reasons. Certainly the...

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EROS 50th History: Landsat Unites USGS and NASA

EROS 50th History: Landsat Unites USGS and NASA

Inspired by early images of the Earth from space, the Department of the Interior and the USGS had a bold idea in the 1960s to launch a satellite to...

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Celebrating a Half-Century at EROS

Celebrating a Half-Century at EROS

A half-century of capturing satellite imagery, teaching interpretation, and discovering new land change science distinguishes the USGS Earth Resource...

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EROS 50th History: Library Provides Mission Support

EROS 50th History: Library Provides Mission Support

Fifty years ago, Don Lee Kulow’s personal remote sensing library laid the foundation for today’s library at the Earth Resources Observation and...

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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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EROS 50th History: Helping the World Through Science

EROS 50th History: Helping the World Through Science

Millions of people in the United States and billions around the world live unaware that employees of a far-off USGS facility surrounded by South...

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EROS 50th History: Computers at the Center

EROS 50th History: Computers at the Center

At an average 64 gigabytes, the smartphone in your pocket or purse has 1 million times more storage than the first computer used by the USGS Earth...

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EROS 50th History: A Leader in Mapping Land Cover and Change

EROS 50th History: A Leader in Mapping Land Cover and Change

We become intimately familiar with the land where we live, work and play. The backyard maple where three baby robins left their nest on the fourth...

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Eyes on Earth Honors 50-Year USGS EROS Legacy in 100th Episode

Eyes on Earth Honors 50-Year USGS EROS Legacy in 100th Episode

Check out our newest episode of Eyes on Earth – it’s a big one!

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EROS 50th History: Adding the LP DAAC Archive

EROS 50th History: Adding the LP DAAC Archive

An original purpose of the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, 50 years ago when the facility was planted in the middle of...

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EROS 50th History: Conservation at the Center

EROS 50th History: Conservation at the Center

From their lofty orbit hundreds of miles above, Landsat satellites leave little imprint on the Earth they continuously monitor—although their data...

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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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