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The landscape of the Prairie Pothole Region of North and South Dakota formed when glaciers from the last ice age receded. The potholes are shallow...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center and the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) project are...

The more land managers know about the land they manage, the better decisions they can make. This applies to everyone from farmers and ranchers to...

In 2023 and 2024, Landsat 8 experienced occasional issues with the ancillary data used in processing that impacted geolocation information in some...

In newly published research, USGS scientists mapped ecologically vital microbial biofilm communities that thrive on intertidal mudflats—using remote...

After 25 years of capturing Earth's changing landscape, the Landsat 7 satellite received its final transmission from the U.S. Geological Survey and...

Agricultural crops are grown on nearly 16% of the land across the lower 48 states. Thanks to the Landsat Satellite Program and the U.S. Geological...

The Landsat 7 satellite will receive its final transmission from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on June 4, 2025, at 1:08 PM CST. The satellite...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey is prepared to aid coastal...

Using Landsat’s thermal imagery, researchers at Gallo Winery have been able to better understand vineyard water needs, optimize irrigation and support...