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Based on Landsat Collection 2, NLCD 2023 will offer annual products from 1985 – 2023. Depicting urban growth for the Atlanta area, this animation shows a single Landsat U.S. ARD tile of Anderson Level II land cover classification generated from the latest prototypes.

Pecora Award Winner Russell Congalton is congratulated by EROS Chief of Staff Tim Glynn at Geo Week in Denver. Photo credit: Shado Congalton.

Pecora award 2024 flyer announcing call for nominations, due May 15, 2024. This image details the procedure for nominations, eligibility, and privacy statement. Visit this USGS page for eligibility requirements and the nomination process. 

30 Years of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD)

The NLCD stands as the definitive land cover database for the United States

An illustration of where to download LCMAP CONUS Reference Data. The Reference Data can be downloaded through ScienceBase.

An illustration od where to download LCMAP COMUS Validation Tables. The table are located on ScienceBase.

This ASTER nighttime thermal image of a volcano near Grindavik, Iceland was captured on January 24, after its eruption that started January 14 had stopped. The background image is an earlier ASTER daytime scene captured on August 15, 2022. ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) is an instrument resulting from a U.S.

This image, displaying a small area of the Sea of Okhotsk shoreline, is one of over 4,000 Landsat 8 Level-1 scenes that were acquired between January 1 and January 6, 2024, and reprocessed on January 12, 2024 with an updated Calibration Parameter file.

Screenshot of poster created at USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center titled "Modeling and Mapping Water Use for Agriculture: Evapotranspiration Modeling and Water Use Mapping."

USGS scientists collected field data in the Florida Keys in 2023 to evaluate the accuracy of satellite-derived bathymetry, including Monica Palaseanu-Lovejoy, Jeff Danielson and Dean Gesch. USGS photo

A model of the Unisphere project on display at the Old Courthouse Museum in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The concept of the project, originally called “Erosphere,” included a science center, farm of the future, visitor center, and space for scientific conventions.

A clear Landsat 9 satellite image of the San Francisco Bay Area was captured on October 29, 2023.

A Landsat 9 satellite image of the San Francisco Bay Area captured on October 29, 2023.

The atrium of the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center contains a large revolving globe.

This image shows the Landsat Flight Operations Team.

This image shows the Landsat flight Operations Team monitoring a pre burn contact, ensuring the satellite is ready for the maneuver.

This image shows the Landsat Flight Operations Team monitoring the maneuver in real time.  

Fall foliage surrounds the 60-foot radome at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The radome protects the 10-meter Landsat antenna.

While USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Director Pete Doucette tells the audience a little about the 10^th anniversary festivities at EROS during the August 18, 2023, rededication ceremony, EROS Branch Chief for New Missions Kristi Kline holds up a 10^th anniversary poster from the time capsule and prepares to add a 50

The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center reception area fills with people for a 50^th anniversary event August 19, 2023.

Large floor puzzles of Sioux Falls and Denver help entertain guests during the 50^th anniversary event August 19, 2023.