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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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USGS Upgrades, Improves Earthshots Page Featuring Stories of Change

USGS Upgrades, Improves Earthshots Page Featuring Stories of Change

The USGS Earthshots website, managed by the Communication & Outreach department at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center...

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Mapping Urban Heat Islands Leads NYC Council Data Team to Landsat

Mapping Urban Heat Islands Leads NYC Council Data Team to Landsat

New York City (NYC) loses an average of 13 residents each year to heatstroke. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene estimates more than 100...

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Reprocessing of Landsat 8 data acquired from November 2020 to February 2021

Reprocessing of Landsat 8 data acquired from November 2020 to February 2021

As previously announced on January 14, 2021 and January 29, 2021, USGS and NASA calibration and validation engineers observed a slow reduction in the...

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Landsat Collection 2 Reprocessing of Landsat 8 Images Acquired in 2015

Landsat Collection 2 Reprocessing of Landsat 8 Images Acquired in 2015

During Landsat Collection 2 data processing in 2020, several Landsat 8 images acquired from November 1 and November 2, 2015 were processed to Level-1...

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2021 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted

2021 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted

Nominations for the 2021 William T. Pecora Award are now being accepted through May 14, 2021. 

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Update on Upcoming Reprocessing of Landsat 8 Data 

Update on Upcoming Reprocessing of Landsat 8 Data 

As previously announced on January 14, 2021, NASA and USGS calibration and validation engineers have observed a slow reduction in the radiometric...

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EROS Rangeland Tools Aid Western U.S. Land Managers

EROS Rangeland Tools Aid Western U.S. Land Managers

The extensive rangelands across the Western United States are threatened by invasive grasses, climate change, and altered fire regimes that can...

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Landsat will help U.S. and Canada Share River’s Water

Landsat will help U.S. and Canada Share River’s Water

A river meanders serenely through the northern prairie, waters flowing eastward. The scene’s simplicity belies the complex nature of how the water is...

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Landsat, Sentinel Data Fusion Offers Potential of More Accurate ET Maps

Landsat, Sentinel Data Fusion Offers Potential of More Accurate ET Maps

Scientists at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center have developed an algorithm that fuses Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 data in a way...

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Landsat Update January 2021

Landsat Update January 2021

Landsat Updates are prepared periodically and distributed electronically to provide information about Landsat activities and related topics of...

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Upcoming Reprocessing of Recently Acquired Landsat 8 Data

Upcoming Reprocessing of Recently Acquired Landsat 8 Data

Since ​November 2020, NASA and USGS calibration and validation engineers have observed a slow reduction in radiometric response from Landsat 8's...

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Atlas displays beauty, variety, and value of Landsat water images

Atlas displays beauty, variety, and value of Landsat water images

Landsat satellites exist to provide information—millions of images’ worth of information—about the Earth’s surface.

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