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At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change and produce land change data products used by researchers, resource managers, and policy makers across the nation and around the world. We also operate the Landsat satellite program with NASA, and maintain the largest civilian collection of images of the Earth’s land surface in existence, including tens of millions of satellite images.

Eyes on Earth

The Don Lee Kulow Library has supported research at EROS since the center opened in 1973. This episode of our remote sensing podcast looks at how librarian Carol Deering assists science staff with discovery and gauging the reach of their research.

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Image of the Week

Heavy rains in late summer typically replenish the water levels in the marshland, making it a key stopover for thousands of migrating birds to eat and rest. In fall 2022, the birds found nothing to stop for.

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News

March 24, 2023

New ECCOE Tool Helps Compare Satellite Data and Products

March 15, 2023

USGS Satellite Sensor Finds Home with Smithsonian

March 14, 2023

March 2023 - Vol. 2 | Issue 3

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Publications

March 25, 2023

Biophysical drivers for predicting the distribution and abundance of invasive yellow sweetclover in the Northern Great Plains

ContextYellow sweetclover (Melilotus officinalis; YSC) is an invasive biennial legume that bloomed across the Northern Great Plains in 2018–2019 in response to above-average precipitation. YSC can increase nitrogen (N) levels and potentially cause substantial changes in the composition of native plant species communities. There is little knowledge of the spatiotemporal variability and conditions c

Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

March 6, 2023

ECCOE Landsat quarterly Calibration and Validation report—Quarter 3, 2022

Executive SummaryThe U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science Calibration and Validation (Cal/Val) Center of Excellence (ECCOE) focuses on improving the accuracy, precision, calibration, and product quality of remote-sensing data, leveraging years of multiscale optical system geometric and radiometric calibration and characterization experience. The ECCOE Landsat Cal/Val Team

Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , EROS CalVal Center of Excellence (ECCOE), Landsat Missions

March 1, 2023

Thematic accuracy assessment of the NLCD 2019 land cover for the conterminous United States

The National Land Cover Database (NLCD), a product suite produced through the MultiResolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) consortium, is an operational land cover monitoring program. Starting from a base year of 2001, NLCD releases a land cover database every 2–3-years. The recent release of NLCD2019 extends the database to 18 years. We implemented a stratified random sample to collect land cover

Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Western Geographic Science Center

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Science

March 20, 2023

Eyes on Earth Episode 92 – EROS 50th: The Library and Science Support

Here's a peek inside the Don Lee Kulow Library at EROS and its key role in research support for 50 years.

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , EROS History Project

March 20, 2023

Eyes on Earth Episode 92 – EROS 50th: The Library and Science Support

Here's a peek inside the Don Lee Kulow Library at EROS and its key role in research support for 50 years.

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March 6, 2023

Eyes on Earth Episode 91 – Intro to AmericaView

Learn about AmericaView’s role of educating all ages about Earth observation and remote sensing science.

Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Educational Resources

March 6, 2023

Eyes on Earth Episode 91 – Intro to AmericaView

Learn about AmericaView’s role of educating all ages about Earth observation and remote sensing science.

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February 21, 2023

Eyes on Earth Episode 90 – Landsat 8 Turns 10

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. In this episode, we reflect on Landsat 8’s 10th anniversary and the satellite’s contribution of 2.5 million scenes to the 50-year Landsat archive.

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Landsat Legacy, Landsat Missions

February 21, 2023

Eyes on Earth Episode 90 – Landsat 8 Turns 10

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