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The BigMAC Exercise Site
The BigMAC Exercise Site
The BigMAC Exercise Site

This picture is the site of the Big Multi-Agency Campaign (BigMAC), a comprehensive field exercise aimed at assessing current technologies that might be used for validation of surface products derived from satellite imagery, The exercise was held in Brookings, South Dakota in August 2021. 

This picture is the site of the Big Multi-Agency Campaign (BigMAC), a comprehensive field exercise aimed at assessing current technologies that might be used for validation of surface products derived from satellite imagery, The exercise was held in Brookings, South Dakota in August 2021. 

picture of JACIE 2025 in person attendees
JACIE 2025 Attendees
JACIE 2025 Attendees
JACIE 2025 Attendees

The JACIE 2025 Workshop in-person attendees are shown in this picture. The Workshop was held April 7-11, 2025. 

The JACIE 2025 Workshop in-person attendees are shown in this picture. The Workshop was held April 7-11, 2025. 

Number of Commercial, Government-Civil Satellites Launched
Number of Commercial, Government-Civil Satellites Launched
Number of Commercial, Government-Civil Satellites Launched
Number of Commercial, Government-Civil Satellites Launched

This chart shows the number of commercial and government/civil satellites launched each year since 1972.  This information is updated quarterly. 

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.  This information is updated quarterly. 

Visit the Earth Observing Satellites webpage to learn more.

Map of Earth Observing Satellites
Countries with Earth Observing Satellites
Countries with Earth Observing Satellites
Countries with Earth Observing Satellites

The numbers on this map indicate the number of commercial and government/civil Earth observing satellites launched by the highlighted countries. This image is updated quarterly.

Visit the Earth Observing Satellites webpage to learn more. 

The numbers on this map indicate the number of commercial and government/civil Earth observing satellites launched by the highlighted countries. This image is updated quarterly.

Visit the Earth Observing Satellites webpage to learn more. 

Landsat Missions Timeline
Landsat Missions Timeline
Landsat Missions Timeline
Landsat Missions Timeline

In a September 21, 1966 press release, Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall announced that the DOI was launching "Project EROS (Earth Resources Observation Satellites)." Udall's vision was to observe the Earth for the benefit of all. 

In a September 21, 1966 press release, Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall announced that the DOI was launching "Project EROS (Earth Resources Observation Satellites)." Udall's vision was to observe the Earth for the benefit of all. 

Spatial Resolution Digital Imagery Guideline
Spatial Resolution Digital Imagery Guideline
Spatial Resolution Digital Imagery Guideline
Spatial Resolution Digital Imagery Guideline

This Spatial Resolution Digital Imagery Guideline was developed by Innovative and Imaging Research (I2R) for the USGS. This guide demonstrates how certain image specification parameters affect spatial resolution.

This Spatial Resolution Digital Imagery Guideline was developed by Innovative and Imaging Research (I2R) for the USGS. This guide demonstrates how certain image specification parameters affect spatial resolution.

The attendees of the Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG) #52 meeting in Canberra, Australia November 2024
Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group 52 Meeting Attendees
Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group 52 Meeting Attendees
Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group 52 Meeting Attendees

The attendees of the Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG) #52 meeting in Canberra, Australia in November 2024. 

Visit this USGS webpage to learn more about LGSOWG #52. 

The attendees of the Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG) #52 meeting in Canberra, Australia in November 2024. 

Visit this USGS webpage to learn more about LGSOWG #52. 

JACIE 2025 Workshop deadlines
JACIE 2025 Workshop deadlines
JACIE 2025 Workshop deadlines
JACIE 2025 Workshop deadlines

The JACIE 2025 Workshop will be held April 7-11, 2025 at USGS Headquarters in Reston, Virginia.  This graphic displays the deadlines for the workshop components. 

Visit the JACIE 2025 Workshop webpage to learn more about the workshop. 

The JACIE 2025 Workshop will be held April 7-11, 2025 at USGS Headquarters in Reston, Virginia.  This graphic displays the deadlines for the workshop components. 

Visit the JACIE 2025 Workshop webpage to learn more about the workshop. 

JACIE 2025 Workshop Save the Date
JACIE 2025 Workshop Save the Date
JACIE 2025 Workshop Save the Date
JACIE 2025 Workshop Save the Date

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:

Railroad Valley Playa
Railroad Valley Playa
Railroad Valley Playa
Railroad Valley Playa

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. 

Landsat 9 Image of White Sands National Park
Landsat 9 Image of White Sands National Park
Landsat 9 Image of White Sands National Park
Landsat 9 Image of White Sands National Park

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) onboard the Landsat 9 satellite captured this image of the White Sands National Park on May 13, 2024.  

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) onboard the Landsat 9 satellite captured this image of the White Sands National Park on May 13, 2024.  

Ivanpah Playa Test Site
Ivanpah Playa Test Site
Ivanpah Playa Test Site
Ivanpah Playa Test Site

The Ivanpah Playa test site is a dry lakebed located in the Mohave Desert along the border of California and Nevada.

The Ivanpah Playa test site is a dry lakebed located in the Mohave Desert along the border of California and Nevada.

Baotou Sand Test Site - Urad Qianqi, Inner Mongolia in northern China
Baotou Sand Test Site
Baotou Sand Test Site
Baotou Sand Test 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

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

Spectral Bandpasses for all Landsat Sensors
Spectral Bandpasses for all Landsat Sensors
Spectral Bandpasses for all Landsat Sensors
poster displaying details about how ECCOE staff keep satellite data accurate and consistent
Keeping Satellite Data Accurate and Consistent
Keeping Satellite Data Accurate and Consistent
Keeping Satellite Data Accurate and Consistent

The EROS Calibration/Validation (Cal/Val) Center of Excellence (ECCOE) compares Landsat and other remotely sensed data to known reference points on the ground to ensure consistency - a process called calibration and validation.

JACIE 2022 Agenda Preview
JACIE 2022 Agenda Preview
JACIE 2022 Agenda Preview
JACIE 2022 Agenda Preview

This JACIE 2022 Preliminary Agenda Preview displays the intended sessions and presentations at the JACIE 2022 Workshop. Visit this Upcoming Workshops webpage for more information about JACIE 2022.

This JACIE 2022 Preliminary Agenda Preview displays the intended sessions and presentations at the JACIE 2022 Workshop. Visit this Upcoming Workshops webpage for more information about JACIE 2022.

JACIE image
JACIE image
JACIE image
JACIE image

This image displays the agencies involved in Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE)

Lidar Scan of South Dakota Capitol Building
Lidar Scan of South Dakota Capitol Building
Lidar Scan of South Dakota Capitol Building
Lidar Scan of South Dakota Capitol Building

This Lidar scan shows the South Dakota Capitol Building in Pierre, South Dakota. 

The EROS Cal/Val Center of Excellence (ECCOE) provides system and data quality research in support of the USGS National 3D Elevation Program.

Uncrewed Aerial System Composite Image
Uncrewed Aerial System Composite Image
Uncrewed Aerial System Composite Image
Uncrewed Aerial System Composite Image

This Uncrewed Aerial System Composite Image is an example of 3-dimensional data capture technology. 

Artist concept of Landsat 8
Artist concept of Landsat 8
Artist concept of Landsat 8
Artist concept of Landsat 8

Artist's concept of Landsat 8 orbting the Earth. 

Image Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Artist's concept of Landsat 8 orbting the Earth. 

Image Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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