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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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EROS Resumes Daily Public Tours

EROS Resumes Daily Public Tours

Free, guided tours at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center are once again open to the public each day at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m...

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Landsat Level-1 Data Processing Resumes

Landsat Level-1 Data Processing Resumes

On Sunday May 28, 2023 it was reported that Level-1 processing of all newly acquired Landsat 7, 8, and 9 data was halted due to system errors. After...

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Technical Issues Pause Landsat Data Processing

Technical Issues Pause Landsat Data Processing

As of Sunday, May 28, 2023: Technical issues are currently impacting the forward processing of new Landsat products. These issues are being...

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Landsat 9 Data Reprocessing Complete, Level-3 Products Now Available

Landsat 9 Data Reprocessing Complete, Level-3 Products Now Available

The effort to reprocess all Landsat 9 data held in the USGS EROS Archive since launch is now completed, and for the first time, has enabled the...

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Moon Impacts Recent Landsat 9 Thermal Imagery

Moon Impacts Recent Landsat 9 Thermal Imagery

The USGS/NASA Landsat Calibration and Validation Team discovered that four Landsat 9 Earth image intervals acquired on May 10, 2023, were impacted by...

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GOES-16 ABI Added to Land Product Characterization System

GOES-16 ABI Added to Land Product Characterization System

The USGS Land Product Characterization System allows for the trending of system characterizations for various sensors, and provides the ability to do...

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Pecora Nominations Deadline Extended to June 15

Pecora Nominations Deadline Extended to June 15

The deadline for Pecora Award nominations has been extended to June 15, 2023.

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Pete Doucette Named Director of USGS EROS

Pete Doucette Named Director of USGS EROS

Pete Doucette has been named Director of the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, after serving as Acting Director since March...

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Fifteen years of Open Data Allows Advancements in Landsat Use and Research

Fifteen years of Open Data Allows Advancements in Landsat Use and Research

On this day in 2008, the USGS announced their plan to ‘open’ the USGS EROS Landsat archives, making all Landsat data available to download at no...

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Opening Landsat Archive Helped Realize Its True Value

Opening Landsat Archive Helped Realize Its True Value

Since the launch of the first Landsat satellite more than 50 years ago, scientists, government agencies and the public have found value and...

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USGS Announces Next Generation of Land Cover and Change Products

USGS Announces Next Generation of Land Cover and Change Products

The USGS is excited to announce the development of the next generation of land cover and change products. 

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Upcoming Webinar to showcase new Bulk Download Web Application

Upcoming Webinar to showcase new Bulk Download Web Application

A new bulk download application is now available to help facilitate downloads from the USGS EROS archive. An upcoming webinar will step through the...

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