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Pecora I conference - Al Watkins
1975 - PECORA I Conference Al Watkins
1975 - PECORA I Conference Al Watkins
1975 - PECORA I Conference Al Watkins

The panel of speakers at the PECORA I conference.

Pecora I EROSPHERE- 1975
1975 - PECORA I EROSPHERE
1975 - PECORA I EROSPHERE
1975 - PECORA I EROSPHERE

EROSPHERE displayed at the first PECORA convention.

PECORA I sign in Sioux Falls, SD
1975 - PECORA I Sign at Holiday Inn
1975 - PECORA I Sign at Holiday Inn
1975 - PECORA I Sign at Holiday Inn

PECORA I sign at the Holiday Inn in downtown Sioux Falls, SD, on Oct. 27, 1975.

Tour of USGS EROS during Pecora I event, 1975
1975 - EROS Tour Pecora I
1975 - EROS Tour Pecora I
1975 - EROS Tour Pecora I

EROS Data Center tour during the PECORA I conference.

Color photo at Pecora I in 1975
1975 - PECORA I
1975 - PECORA I
1975 - PECORA I

PECORA I conference

Mrs. Pecora Speaking at the first PECORA convention.
1975 - PECORA I Mrs. Pecora
1975 - PECORA I Mrs. Pecora
1975 - PECORA I Mrs. Pecora

Mrs. Pecora Speaking at the first PECORA convention.

Color photo of USGS EROS front door after 1975 blizzard
1975 - Blizzard
1975 - Blizzard
1975 - Blizzard

Moving snow at the EROS Data Center after January blizzard.

Moving snow at the EROS Data Center after January blizzard.

Color photo of USGS EROS front door after 1975 blizzard
1975 - Blizzard front door
1975 - Blizzard front door
1975 - Blizzard front door

The front entrance doors of the EROS Data Center covered in frost during January blizzard.

The front entrance doors of the EROS Data Center covered in frost during January blizzard.

Color photo of New processing equipment installed in the Mundt building in early 1974
1974 - Allen Processor in Photo Lab
1974 - Allen Processor in Photo Lab
1974 - Allen Processor in Photo Lab

1974 - New processing equipment installed in the Mundt building in early 1974. EROS History Project

Color photo of Al Watkins, first permanent chief of EROS Data Center
1974 - Al Watkins
1974 - Al Watkins
1974 - Al Watkins

1974 - Al Watkins, the first permanent USGS EROS Data Center Chief. EROS History Project

1974 - Al Watkins, the first permanent USGS EROS Data Center Chief. EROS History Project

1974 image of EROS data managemen
1974 Data Management 2
1974 Data Management 2
1974 Data Management 2

Film storage of millions of frames of aerial photography. EROS History Project

Film storage of millions of frames of aerial photography. EROS History Project

1974 image of EROS data managemen
1974 Data Management 3
1974 Data Management 3
1974 image of USGS EROS cafeteria
1974 EROS Cafeteria
1974 EROS Cafeteria
Image of USGS EROS possible sites
1974 EROS Site Selection Chart
1974 EROS Site Selection Chart
1974 EROS Site Selection Chart

Site selection graphic indicating the best site for the antenna to receive Landsat signal when the satellite is acquiring data over the continental US. EROS History Project

Site selection graphic indicating the best site for the antenna to receive Landsat signal when the satellite is acquiring data over the continental US. EROS History Project

Photo of first large data processing system at USGS EROS, designed to process and archive EROS holdings
1974 - Burroughs Line Printer IBM 2407 Tape Drives
1974 - Burroughs Line Printer IBM 2407 Tape Drives
1974 - Burroughs Line Printer IBM 2407 Tape Drives

1974 - First large data processing system, designed to process and archive EROS Data Center holdings. EROS History Project

1974 image of Data Analysis Lab, designed for evaluation and manipulation of Landsat data.
1974 Data Analysis Lab
1974 Data Analysis Lab
1974 Data Analysis Lab

Data Analysis Lab, designed for evaluation and manipulation of Landsat data. EROS History Project

Data Analysis Lab, designed for evaluation and manipulation of Landsat data. EROS History Project

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