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Below you'll find the most recent news about EROS and USGS. Please contact Michelle Bouchard at mbouchard@usgs.gov for assistance with specific media questions and requests.

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Landsat 9 Ground System Meets Design Criteria to Move Forward

Landsat 9 Ground System Meets Design Criteria to Move Forward

Tim Rykowski has a history of reviewing satellite ground systems. NASA’s Space Network Systems Manager, Rykowski figures he’s probably sat in on a few...

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USGS EROS Center Releases New Earth As Art Images

USGS EROS Center Releases New Earth As Art Images

The USGS EROS Center is happy to announce the addition of a new Earth As Art collection. With Earth As Art 5, we have added 24 new art images from...

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Landsat Before, After Images Show Flooding in Carolinas From Florence

Landsat Before, After Images Show Flooding in Carolinas From Florence

To learn more about USGS’ role providing science to decision makers before, during and after Hurricane Florence, visit the USGS Hurricane Florence...

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EROS Products, Programs Could Prove Useful with Hurricane Florence

EROS Products, Programs Could Prove Useful with Hurricane Florence

The EROS Center could very well end up playing several significant roles in dealing with the monstrous hurricane called Florence now barreling down on...

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Loveland Enters South Dakota Hall of Fame

Loveland Enters South Dakota Hall of Fame

Tom Loveland, the recently retired chief scientist at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, was inducted Sept. 7-8, 2018, into...

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NOAA's Sea Level Rise Viewer Uses CoNED, EROS for Challenging Mapping in Louisiana

NOAA's Sea Level Rise Viewer Uses CoNED, EROS for Challenging Mapping in Louisiana

An old economics axiom holds that a rising tide lifts all boats. That may be, but a Sea Level Rise Viewer that has used elevation provided by the USGS...

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EROS Discussion Focuses on Irrigation as Part of the National Water Census

EROS Discussion Focuses on Irrigation as Part of the National Water Census

The National Water Use Science Project (NWUSP) reports water-use data for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Mission Area, under the Water...

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Hazards Data Distribution System Releases Thousands of Aerial Images of Kilauea Impact

Hazards Data Distribution System Releases Thousands of Aerial Images of Kilauea Impact

The eruptive behavior of the Kilauea volcano that began in May 2018 on Hawaii’s Big Island has created an unparalleled opportunity for understanding...

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Staff Shares EROS Story, Sharpens Communication Skills Through OLLI

Staff Shares EROS Story, Sharpens Communication Skills Through OLLI

When they step out of their science or engineering realms, staff members at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center near Sioux Falls...

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Landsat 9 Ground System Moves from Design to Development and Beyond

Landsat 9 Ground System Moves from Design to Development and Beyond

The design work is done. The development, off and running. With a Dec. 15, 2020, launch date penciled in for Landsat 9, the business of building the...

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Landsat Adds Value, Reliability to Cubesat Imagery

Landsat Adds Value, Reliability to Cubesat Imagery

Over the past five years, private companies have launched hundreds of shoebox-sized Earth observation “cubesat” satellites into space with promises of...

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Unique Mapping Tool Brings Unprecedented Look at Land Cover Change in West Africa

Unique Mapping Tool Brings Unprecedented Look at Land Cover Change in West Africa

They say there are forests in West Africa where spirits abide. Where people walk among woodland burial grounds and speak to the dead. Where life plays...

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