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Below is a list of the most recent EROS peer-reviewed scientific papers, reports, fact sheets, and other publications. You can search all our publication holdings by type, topic, year, and order.

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Urban and regional land use change detected by using Landsat data Urban and regional land use change detected by using Landsat data

The Atlanta Regional Commission and the Earth Resources Observation Systems Data Center participated in a demonstration of the use of Landsat digital data to detect land use change in the Atlanta, Ga., area. Temporal overlays combining Landsat band-5 data from October 1972 and 1974 were made by using the General Electric Image 100 system. The 1972 data were divided by the 1974 data, and...
Authors
William Todd

The EROS Data Center The EROS Data Center

The Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Program of the U.S. Department of the Interior, administered by the Geological Survey, was established in 1966 to apply remote-sensing techniques to the inventory, monitoring, and management of natural resources. To meet its primary objective, the EROS Program includes research and training in the interpretation and application of remotely...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

A selected bibliography: Remote sensing applications in geography A selected bibliography: Remote sensing applications in geography

The bibliography contains 82 citations of selected publications and technical reports. The references deal with the application of remote sensing techniques to the collection and analysis of geographic data. All of the citations were published between January 1968 and July 1977.
Authors
W. Ripple

A radiometric interpretive legend for Landsat digital thematic maps A radiometric interpretive legend for Landsat digital thematic maps

A legend is suggested for use with computer-generated thematic maps made from Landsat digital data that designates some of the radiometric characteristics of each thematic map unit as well as the described terrain attributes of each map unit. The relationship between spectral band and radiance for each map unit is shown by a two-dimensional polygon with the four Landsat multispectral...
Authors
Charles Robinove

Mapping luminescence of uranium-bearing sandstones using an imaging Fraunhofer line discriminator Mapping luminescence of uranium-bearing sandstones using an imaging Fraunhofer line discriminator

Measurements with a Fraunhofer Line Discriminator (FLD) imaging system over uranium-bearing sandstones in the Galisteo Formation, Sandia Mountains, New Mexico, show that luminescence of these sandstones is detectable and in general agreement with their distribution as mapped on the ground. The FLD imaging system coupled with a color television monitor and recorder, provides an...
Authors
Robert Watson, Arnold Theisen

Landsat data availability from the EROS Data Center and status of future plans Landsat data availability from the EROS Data Center and status of future plans

The Department of Interior's EROS Data Center, managed by the U.S. Geological Survey, was established in 1972, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to serve as a principal dissemination facility for Landsat and other remotely Sensed data. Through the middle of 1977, the Center has supplied approximately 1.7 million copies of images from the more than 5 million images of the Earth's surface...
Authors
Russell Pohl, G.G. Metz

A selected bibliography: Application of Landsat digital multispectral scanner data to agriculture, forestry, and range management A selected bibliography: Application of Landsat digital multispectral scanner data to agriculture, forestry, and range management

This bibliography contains citations of selected publications and technical reports dealing with the application of Landsat digital data analysis techniques to agriculture, forestry, and range management problems. All of the citations were published between 1973 and 1977. The citations reference publications and reports which discuss specific analysis techniques and specific resource...
Authors
Wayne Rohde

Evaluation of LANDSAT-2 (ERTS) images applied to geologic structures and mineral resources of South America: Type II progress report for period June 30, 1975-June 30, 1976 Evaluation of LANDSAT-2 (ERTS) images applied to geologic structures and mineral resources of South America: Type II progress report for period June 30, 1975-June 30, 1976

The author has identified the following significant results. The Salar of Coposa is located in northern Chile along the frontier with Bolivia. The surface was divided into six general classes of materials. Analysis of LANDSAT image 1243-14001 by use of interactive multispectral computer (Image 100) enabled accurate repetition of these general classes based on reflectance. The Salar of...
Authors
William Carter, William S. Kowalik
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