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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.

Landsat 9 captured this image on May 6, 2023. 

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.

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.

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.

Landsat 8 captured this image on May 26, 2023. 

The Tulare Lake Basin lies in the southern portion of the San Joaquin Valley. It once stretched up to 100 miles long and 30 miles wide. Referred to as the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, Tulare Lake appeared naturally as spring rains and snowmelt from the nearby Sierra Nevada mountain range flowed down and filled the basin.

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

From left to right, with badges: Marcine Hyser, Jesslyn Brown and Josh Picotte welcome visitors from the Czech Republic (left to right with no badges) Monika Blahova, Lucie Kudlackova and Marketa Podebradska. Photo by Deb Kindelspire.

This is a thumbnail or screenshot for the new Image of the Week of Tulare Basin.

The graphic element for the 50th anniversary celebration of USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, located near Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Anderson Level II Land Cover over northern Atlanta, Georgia from 1985 to 2020.

This is the title card for the "Bulk Download Web Application" video. This is a tool that allows for bulk downloads of scenes and data from EarthExplorer.

USGS LCMAP wordle art map image for LCMAP and LC Next news release. Figure caption: Research, policy, and planning uses of the National Land Cover Database. 

Landsat 9 image showing Washington D.C. on April 9, 2023. The image is shown using the Red, Green and Blue bands (Bands 4,3,2), combining these three bands produces a natural color view of the area. The image was then sharpened using the panchromatic band (Band 8) which has a higher resolution than the other bands (15 meters compared to 30 meters).

This image of Lake Tahoe, California displays the landscape's vegetation properties in shades of red.  This image was created using Bands 5,4, and 3 from data acquired by Landsat 8 on February 13, 2022. 

The Landsat Fractional Snow Covered Area (fSCA) product provides per-pixel fractional snow cover maps that indicate the percentage of a pixel covered by snow. 

This is the thumbnail image for an Image of the Week about a 2023 update of the Brunt Ice Shelf event.