Remote Sensing Research and Development
Remote Sensing Research and Development
EROS has been an integral part of Earth observation science since the launch of the first Landsat satellite in 1972 and is renowned for its experience and proficiency in remote sensing technology. We have been providing technical expertise and services to the USGS and its partners across government, industry, and academia for decades.
EROS CalVal Center of Excellence
EROS CalVal Center of Excellence
Leveraging years of multi-scale optical system geometric, radiometric calibration and characterization experience, the EROS Cal/Val Center of Excellence is a global leader in improving the accuracy, precision, and quality of remote sensing data.
NLCD Impervious Surface Products
NLCD Impervious Surface Products
NLCD tree canopy cover is a 30 m raster geospatial dataset that is available for the conterminous United States, coastal Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
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USGS EROS Archive - Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) - Raw Photography
The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) collection provides high resolution remote sensing data for monitoring landscape and natural resource conditions over small project areas. Data types will vary by project. (2008-present)
USGS EROS Archive - Commercial Satellites - CDP Imagery - WorldView-2
Collection of licensed commercial WorldView-2 imagery available to government agencies only.
USGS EROS Archive - Commercial Satellites - CDP Imagery - WorldView-3
Collection of licensed commercial WorldView-3 imagery available to government agencies only.
USGS EROS Archive - Commercial Satellites - CDP Imagery - WorldView-1
Collection of licensed commercial WorldView-1 imagery available to government agencies only.
USGS EROS Archive - Commercial Satellites - CDP Imagery - GeoEye-1
Collection of licensed commercial GeoEye-1 imagery available to government agencies only.
USGS EROS Archive - Commercial Satellites - CDP Imagery - QuickBird
Collection of licensed commercial QuickBird imagery available to government agencies only.
USGS EROS Archive - Commercial Satellites - CDP Imagery - IKONOS
Collection of licensed commercial IKONOS imagery available to government agencies only.
USGS EROS Archive - ISRO Resourcesat 1 and Resourcesat 2 - AWiFS
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) Resourcesat-1 (2003- present) and Resourcesat-2 (2011-present) satellites provide multispectral images at 24- (LISS-3) and 56- ( AWiFS) meter resolution.
USGS EROS Archive - Digital Line Graphs (DLGs) - Intermediate Scale
USGS DLG's are no longer available thru EarthExplorer as of April 8, 2025. Digital Line Graphs (DLGs) are digital vector representations of cartographic information derived from USGS maps and related sources.
USGS EROS Archive - Sentinel-2 - Comparison of Sentinel-2 and Landsat
Comparison of Sentinel-2 and Landsat NOTE: Sentinel-2 data are no longer available from USGS EROS as of November 19, 2022. All Sentinel-2 data are freely available from the Copernicus Open Access Hub; therefore, users are encouraged to download the data via https://scihub.copernicus.eu/. To learn more about Sentinel data access information please visit: https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel...
USGS EROS Archive - Radar - Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Processing System
One of the most fundamental characteristics of a SAR system is its frequency (or frequencies) of operation (i.e., the frequency of the radar electromagnetic pulse it emits and receives); radar frequencies range from 3 MHz to 300 GHz.
USGS EROS Archive - Radar - ALOS PALSAR Radar Processing System
The Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) was launched on January 24, 2006 by the Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency (JAXA) and was operational until May 12, 2011. ALOS captured 6.5 million scenes during its five years of operation.