Images

EROS chemical mix room in downtown Sioux Falls, circa 1974. EROS History Project

EROS lobby

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

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

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

The archive continues to grow. EROS History Project

DeVere model 810 H color camera. EROS History Project

The EROS Data Center cafeteria. EROS History Project

The EROS Data Center computer terminal network. 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

An overview of Landsat 1 and 2

1973 image of invitation to USGS EROS dedication - EROS History Project

The completion of the EROS Data Center, support building, water tower, and parking lots - EROS History Project

1973 - Invitation to the EROS Dedication of the Karl E. Mundt Federal Building (EROS) held in Sioux Falls on August 7, 1973, at which the Honorable Rogers C.B. Morton. Secretary of the Interior spoke. EROS History Project

1973 - IBM 2407 tape drives. EROS History Project

The dedication and opening of the permanent USGS EROS facility - EROS History Project

Aerial image of the EROS Data Center (Mundt Federal Building) near completion. Surrounding land was prepared for roads and parking - EROS History Project

1973 - A model of the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), the first civilian Earth Observation satellite launched. EROS History Project

The EROS Data Center building under construction northeast of Sioux Falls, SD - EROS History Project

1973 - The dedication and opening of the permanent EROS facility. EROS History Project

1973 image of admission card to the USGS EROS dedication ceremony - EROS History Project