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Free and rapid imagery was provided through the USGS Hazard Data Distribution System.

Two awardees have been presented with the 2017 William T. Pecora Award for achievements in Earth remote sensing. 

Application scientists who download and prepare large amounts of Landsat scene-based data for time-series investigative analysis now will have that...

Improvements to the quality and usability of Landsat satellite data have been made with the release of a new USGS product called Landsat Analysis...

Monitoring our changing planet is critical to supporting a world population expected to reach eight billion by 2025. Observing the Earth from space...

People ask how a technological instrument 438 miles in space can protect forests, detect drought, monitor urbanization, and offer definitive proof of...

The calls for assistance started days before the first hurricane—the one they called Harvey—came barreling across America’s doorstep in the summer of...

Scientists with the Remote Sensing Phenology program at the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center release data...

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

Resourcesat data that are important for understanding changes associated with agriculture, forestry, phenology, and other applications are now...