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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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Continuing the Tradition – Announcing the Latest in Land Cover from USGS

Continuing the Tradition – Announcing the Latest in Land Cover from USGS

The USGS has again deployed its decades of experience in land cover mapping with the release of the latest version of the National Land Cover Database...

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EROS 50th History: Adding the LP DAAC Archive

EROS 50th History: Adding the LP DAAC Archive

An original purpose of the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, 50 years ago when the facility was planted in the middle of...

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NLCD 2021 Now Available

NLCD 2021 Now Available

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in association with the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium, is pleased to announce the...

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USGS Uncrewed Aircraft Team Visits USGS EROS

USGS Uncrewed Aircraft Team Visits USGS EROS

A small fleet of drones recently buzzed through the sky over the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.

The EROS Cal/Val Center...

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EROS 50th History: Conservation at the Center

EROS 50th History: Conservation at the Center

From their lofty orbit hundreds of miles above, Landsat satellites leave little imprint on the Earth they continuously monitor—although their data...

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EROS 50th History: University Collaborations

EROS 50th History: University Collaborations

From early on, the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center forged relationships and connections with universities that ultimately...

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Moon Intrusion Forces Reprocessing of Landsat 9, Landsat 8 Scenes

Moon Intrusion Forces Reprocessing of Landsat 9, Landsat 8 Scenes

The USGS/NASA Landsat Calibration and Validation Team (CVT) has recently identified additional Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 scenes that were impacted by...

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Landsat 9 Reprocessing Changes Thermal Data

Landsat 9 Reprocessing Changes Thermal Data

While conducting standard Landsat Collection 2 Level-1 Landsat product validation, the USGS Calibration/Validation Team at the EROS Center discovered...

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EROS 50th History, 2000-2023: Data and Science Surge

EROS 50th History, 2000-2023: Data and Science Surge

As a new millennium dawned, the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center looked forward to a future full of new data and new science...

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EROS 50th History, 1980-1999: Through Uncertainty to a Firm Footing

EROS 50th History, 1980-1999: Through Uncertainty to a Firm Footing

Mount St. Helens erupted May 18, 1980, spewing ash into the atmosphere, flattening forests for miles and killing 57 people.

When the ash settled...

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EROS 50th History, 1966-1979: How Sioux Falls Ingenuity Secured the Center

EROS 50th History, 1966-1979: How Sioux Falls Ingenuity Secured the Center

“We’ll give the land.”

When a member of the Sioux Falls business community blurted out that promise in Washington, D.C., in early 1970, it tipped the...

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USGS Seeks Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Proposals

USGS Seeks Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Proposals

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is currently soliciting project proposals for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 grant, the National Land Remote Sensing...

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