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Each week, the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center releases VegDRI and QuickDRI maps that show the moisture content of the...

Landsat satellites have monitored the Earth’s surface for nearly 50 years, providing critical information for countless areas of study and real-world...

Fort Collins, CO – Considered one of the most imperiled ecosystems in the world and home to mule deer, pronghorn, sage-grouse, pygmy rabbits and more...

On a ranking of states using water for irrigation, seeing California at the top probably wouldn’t surprise you. But would you expect Idaho to follow...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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