Science
A Watchful Eye Over Natural Hazards
Wildfires, Floods, and Famine - Monitored and Studied
At EROS, we study land change and how it impacts ecosystems, economics, and everyday life. Our research focuses on six areas: Integrated Land Change Monitoring; Vegetation, Water and Climate Dynamics; Human Health and Food Security; Remote Sensing Research and Development; Wildland Fire Science; and Terrain Monitoring and Modeling.
The Next Level of Landsat
When it comes to mining remotely sensed data, Landsat Level-3 science products offer what some might call land cover gold.
LCMAP Captures ‘Stories of Change’
The Land Change Assessment, Monitoring, and Projection (LCMAP) initiative provides a virtual time machine to plot land cover change in the United States.
Education
Landsat's Everyday Benefits
Landsat data improve people's quality of life!
The Landsat Program and satellite data archive provide roughly $3.45 billion in economic benefit to the United States and international communities according to a November 2019, USGS report.
Landsat Fact Sheets
Landsat Factsheets present a high-level overview of various concepts. Choose a factsheet to learn more about a topic.
Careers at the U.S. Geological Survey
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) EROS Center is government-owned/directed and contractor-operated. The work of EROS is carried out through mission-support contracts with industry.