Education
Learn in the Remote Sensing Classroom
Learn about remote sensing science. Then test your skills with online games.
Explore the World Landsat Sees
Earthshots bring the power of Landsat into your screen.
Find out the Latest with EROS
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The resources at USGS EROS Center are not just for professional scientists! Everyone is welcome to study how land changes over time through satellite imagery. Here, you will find kid-friendly lessons and games, dazzling snapshots of our planet, and the latest news about EROS. You can also learn about onsite options including tours and our one-of-a-kind library.
Onsite Tours
We love to show guests what we do at EROS! Learn about satellites, science and more on a tour.
EROS Classroom
EROS produces virtual lessons to help teachers introduce students to the world of remote sensing and the value and use of satellites that reveal details about the Earth.
Earthshots
Interactive Earthshots offer more than 100 land change stories, from shrinking lakes and rivers to swelling cities, man-made islands, and much, much more.
Explore the World of Remote Sensing
Teachers and parents can always find something to intrigue their students in our library of educational resources! Learn how remote sensing scientists use Landsat satellite data to track changes to the Earth’s surface over the years. Study up in the Remote Sensing Classroom, where interactive lessons teach you to think like our scientists.
Test your new remote sensing skills with our puzzles and games. Engaging activities allow students of all ages to look at satellite imagery and perform the same analysis as the scientists at the EROS Center.
Discover New Places with Earthshots
Landsat satellites have been imaging the Earth's land area for over 50 years. Each Earthshot location features a fascinating story of environmental transformation. These images reveal how people and nature change the landscape over time. Explore a variety of topics including glacial change, forest fire recovery, agriculture harvests, natural disasters, and wildlife impacts.
Find Landsat Benefits in Your Area
From mapping wildfires and permafrost thaw in Alaska to tracking algal blooms and spongy moth invasions in Ohio, the Landsat Program offers a long list of benefits across all 50 States. State-specific fact sheets pinpoint Landsat’s continuing contribution to the health and well-being of the nation’s land resources. Check out some benefits to your State!
EROS Classroom
Puzzles and Games
Earthshots
Landsat State Factsheets
Stay Tuned with Current Events
The center’s Communications & Outreach team produces news articles and publications that spotlight the work of remote sensing scientists at EROS.
Many satellite images are simply intriguing to look at. In the Earth as Art galleries, see the mesmerizing beauty of river deltas, mountains, and other sandy, salty, and icy landscapes.
In our Image of the Week gallery, videos highlight recent events in satellite images that feature striking changes to the Earth’s surface. Our images are actual scenes from around the world collected by remote lens, often filtered by specialized sensors in pursuit of science.”
Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science brought to you by EROS. Look for a new episode every other week!
Earth as Art
Image of the Week
Eyes on Earth
EROS News
Visit Us in South Dakota
Visitors to any number of community events in the area of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, may see EROS staff sharing the work of the USGS and guiding adults and children through hands-on learning activities.
EROS is open Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Staff-guided tours are available at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Self-guided tours are welcome anytime. Group tours and larger gatherings are welcome with notice.
Please call 605-594-6511 with any questions about your guided visit. Further information can be found on this webpage about visiting the science center. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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Eyes on Earth
Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.
Earth As Art 5
In the 5th edition of Earth as Art, we continue to display the Earth as our eyes cannot see it—in creative combinations of visible and infrared light. These unreal views of farmland, coastlines, and snowscapes remind us of the powerfully artistic qualities of Earth’s land features.
View the Earth As Art 5 Collection now!
Earth As Art 4
Earth as Art 4 highlights vibrant images from every continent captured by Landsat 8, which launched in February 2013. Visit the Land of Terror, the Putrid Sea, and see some Cubist art—Landsat style.
View the Earth As Art 4 Collection now!
Earth As Art 3
The Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellites show intriguing views of the planet’s complex surface in the Earth as Art Three exhibit. Look for a monster, a tiger, a scary face, and something we call Van Gogh from Space.
View the Earth As Art 3 Collection now!
Earth As Art 2
Landsat 7 and the ASTER and MODIS sensors aboard NASA’s Aqua and Terra satellites take you around the world for more stunning views of Earth.
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Earth As Art 1
The first Earth as Art collection, released in 2001, is made up of both land and cloud formations and even a giant geological formation. Landsat 7, which launched in 1999, was the artist for the original Earth As Art.
View the Earth As Art 1 Collection now!
Earth As Art
In addition to their scientific value, many satellite images are simply lovely to look at. Satellites capture an incredible variety of views of Earth. See the mesmerizing beauty of river deltas, mountains, and other sandy, salty, and icy landscapes. Some might even remind you of actual famous works of art!