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Peruse our selection of remote sensing and Earth science imagery below.
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 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 Landsat 9 satellite image of the San Francisco Bay Area captured on October 29, 2023.
A Landsat 9 satellite image of the San Francisco Bay Area captured on October 29, 2023.
A clear Landsat 9 satellite image of the San Francisco Bay Area was captured on October 29, 2023.
A clear Landsat 9 satellite image of the San Francisco Bay Area was captured on October 29, 2023.
The atrium of the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center contains a large revolving globe.
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 monitoring the maneuver in real time.
This image shows the Landsat Flight Operations Team monitoring the maneuver in real time.
This image shows the Landsat Flight Operations Team.
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 a pre burn contact, ensuring the satellite is ready for the maneuver.
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.
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.
The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center reception area fills with people for a 50th anniversary event August 19, 2023.
The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center reception area fills with people for a 50th anniversary event August 19, 2023.
Large floor puzzles of Sioux Falls and Denver help entertain guests during the 50th anniversary event August 19, 2023.
Large floor puzzles of Sioux Falls and Denver help entertain guests during the 50th anniversary event August 19, 2023.
Laura Nemec, a contractor at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, guides a tour group at the 50th anniversary event August 19, 2023. In the background is a display showing the size of the Landsat 9 satellite.
Laura Nemec, a contractor at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, guides a tour group at the 50th anniversary event August 19, 2023. In the background is a display showing the size of the Landsat 9 satellite.
While USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Director Pete Doucette tells the audience a little about the 10th anniversary festivities at EROS during the August 18, 2023, rededication ceremony, EROS Branch Chief for New Missions Kristi Kline holds up a 10th anniversary poster from the time capsule and prepares to add a 50
While USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Director Pete Doucette tells the audience a little about the 10th anniversary festivities at EROS during the August 18, 2023, rededication ceremony, EROS Branch Chief for New Missions Kristi Kline holds up a 10th anniversary poster from the time capsule and prepares to add a 50
This Landsat 9 natural color daytime image of Petermann Glacier, Greenland, shows the contrast between previous collection in the Arctic circle, which is taken during summer, and new Landsat Extended Acquisitions of the Poles (LEAP) imagery, which collects thermal images even during polar twil
This Landsat 9 natural color daytime image of Petermann Glacier, Greenland, shows the contrast between previous collection in the Arctic circle, which is taken during summer, and new Landsat Extended Acquisitions of the Poles (LEAP) imagery, which collects thermal images even during polar twil
The commemorative poster for the 50th anniversary celebration, in 2023, of the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in South Dakota.
The commemorative poster for the 50th anniversary celebration, in 2023, of the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in South Dakota.
On August 19, 2023, USGS Director David Applegate and USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Director Pete Doucette use golden shovels that have been used at other EROS dedication events to help dedicate a red oak tree, a long-living species, that will be planted at EROS as a symbolic gesture to its future beyond 50 years.
On August 19, 2023, USGS Director David Applegate and USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Director Pete Doucette use golden shovels that have been used at other EROS dedication events to help dedicate a red oak tree, a long-living species, that will be planted at EROS as a symbolic gesture to its future beyond 50 years.
This Landsat 8 image, acquired June 11, 2023, gives a view Hawaii's state capital Honolulu and the surrounding area along the eastern shoreline of O'ahu. Center in this image is the Daniel K.
This Landsat 8 image, acquired June 11, 2023, gives a view Hawaii's state capital Honolulu and the surrounding area along the eastern shoreline of O'ahu. Center in this image is the Daniel K.
This photo was taken at the satellite ground receiving station in Svalbard, Norway during Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group 51st meeting.
Visit this News page for more information about the meeting.
This photo was taken at the satellite ground receiving station in Svalbard, Norway during Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group 51st meeting.
Visit this News page for more information about the meeting.
Infographic highlighting EROS numbers in 1975. Text reads:
By the Numbers: EROS in 1975
Infographic highlighting EROS numbers in 1975. Text reads:
By the Numbers: EROS in 1975
Ben Reifel, a representative of South Dakota state, worked to get the USGS EROS facility in his state.
Ben Reifel, a representative of South Dakota state, worked to get the USGS EROS facility in his state.
The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium is a group of federal agencies who coordinate and generate consistent and relevant land cover information at the national scale. Learn more here: https://www.mrlc.gov/.
The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium is a group of federal agencies who coordinate and generate consistent and relevant land cover information at the national scale. Learn more here: https://www.mrlc.gov/.
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.
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.