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Archiving Earth Surface Imagery since 1972

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EROS History Project

The EROS History Project set out to preserve as much historical information on EROS as possible, dating as far back as 1962. The web site was developed to enable the sharing of these historical documents (text reports, still pictures, and videos).

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2022 Year in Review for USGS EROS

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Jim Rowland Is Retiring from USGS EROS, But His Workplace Stretched to Africa

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Fifty Years of Landsat: Pioneer in Promoting Food Security from Space

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Eyes on Earth Episode 87 – Landsat 5’s Significance, Part 1

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 learn about the significance of the fifth satellite in the 50-year-old Landsat program and its remarkable ability to observe the Earth for nearly 29 years.
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Core Science Systems, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , EROS History Project, Landsat Legacy, Landsat Missions
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Eyes on Earth Episode 87 – Landsat 5’s Significance, Part 1

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 learn about the significance of the fifth satellite in the 50-year-old Landsat program and its remarkable ability to observe the Earth for nearly 29 years.
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Eyes on Earth Episode 79 – Landsat Global Archive Consolidation

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 learn about the process that has gradually added millions of earlier Landsat scenes to the 50-year archive.
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Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , EROS History Project, Landsat Legacy, Landsat Missions
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Eyes on Earth Episode 79 – Landsat Global Archive Consolidation

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 learn about the process that has gradually added millions of earlier Landsat scenes to the 50-year archive.
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