Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Multimedia
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EROS Data Center Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS)
A 1973 video from the EROS History Project on the value of the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), which was later renamed Landsat.
Erosion along Alaska’s Arctic coastline near the village of Kaktovik
Neal Pastick – lead author of the study – investigating erosion along Alaska’s Arctic coastline near the village of Kaktovik. Permafrost-dominated coasts of Alaska have drastically changed as the result of coastal transgression and storm-surge flooding which can result in the loss of cultural sites and damage to infrastructure. Photo by M. Torre Jorgenson
Mississippi River Flooding: 2019 vs. 2020
In 2019, communities in the U.S. dealt with historic spring flooding from rivers like the Missouri and Mississippi. Some parts of the south – including the area seen in this pair of images – are still looking at flood risk, but the risk is slightly lower than 2019.
These images from the Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite highlight the difference.
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Records Management Report March 2019
Records Management Report March 2019, from the National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive
Eurasia Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0
Global Land Cover Characteristics (GLCC) - Eurasia Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0
Data Citation
There are no restrictions on the use of data received from the U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center or NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), unless expressly identified prior to or at the time of receipt.
Land-Cover Modeling - Phoenix, Arizona - B1 Scenario
Phoenix, Arizona
2006 to 2050 Land-cover Change
IPCC SRES B1 Scenario
The IPCC SRES B1 scenario focuses on environmentally friendly lifestyles and a global cooperation and communication. Impacts on the natural landscape are minimized as efficiencies in food and energy production are accompanied by more compact urban development.
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FY10 Archive and Media Study
FY10 Archive and Media Study, from the National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive
Decline in vegetation cover and biodiversity in east-central Senegal
Photographs from 1984 and 2013 show the loss of vegetation cover in east-central Senegal. The images are included in the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science Center book "Landscapes of West Africa: A Window on a Changing World." Geographer G. Gray Tappan used rephotography of sites across West Africa
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