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Calibration and Validation Quarterly Reports Now Include Landsat 9 Analysis

Calibration and Validation Quarterly Reports Now Include Landsat 9 Analysis

The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Calibration and Validation (Cal/Val) Center of Excellence (ECCOE) focuses on improving the...

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2024 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted

2024 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted

The William T. Pecora Award is presented annually to individuals or teams using satellite or aerial remote sensing that make outstanding contributions...

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Brief Interruption to Landsat Mission Web Pages

Brief Interruption to Landsat Mission Web Pages

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, upgrades to the USGS Web platform will cause access interruptions on the main Landsat Missions Web Site. All www.usgs...

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Recent Landsat 8 Anomaly

Recent Landsat 8 Anomaly

Landsat 8 experienced a spacecraft anomaly on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 (DOY 290), at 13:42:00 CDT (18:42:00 GMT) and recovered later that evening...

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New Paper Promotes the 50-year Landsat Collection 2 Archive

New Paper Promotes the 50-year Landsat Collection 2 Archive

Recognizing the need for consistently processed remotely sensed data, the USGS initiated collections-based processing to ensure superior radiometric...

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Upcoming Webinar to Highlight Landsat

Upcoming Webinar to Highlight Landsat

The USGS EROS User Experience Webinar series includes presentations about data products as well as useful tools and services that impact users of data...

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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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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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USGS Uncrewed Aircraft Team Visits USGS EROS

USGS Uncrewed Aircraft Team Visits USGS EROS

A small fleet of drones recently buzzed through the sky over the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.

The EROS Cal/Val Center...

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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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