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Update: Scheduled System Maintenance Delayed

Update: Scheduled System Maintenance Delayed

The previously announced interruption to USGS EROS product distribution systems has been postponed.

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Products Distributed from USGS EROS will be Unavailable During Upcoming Extended Maintenance

Products Distributed from USGS EROS will be Unavailable During Upcoming Extended Maintenance

UPDATE: This has been delayed - see below.

On Friday, December 6, 2024, USGS EROS Center product distribution systems will be taken offline starting at...

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Leveraging Landsat to Map Utah Fires

Leveraging Landsat to Map Utah Fires

You can’t talk about forests without talking about fire, noted James Lutz of Utah State University, a self-described forest guy.

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Celebrating 50 years of groundbreaking science from below the Earth’s surface

Celebrating 50 years of groundbreaking science from below the Earth’s surface

This month, the U.S. Geological Survey Core Research Center proudly celebrates 50 years of service to the geological community as one of the largest...

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LP DAAC Releases LGRIP30 Version 2 Data Products!

LP DAAC Releases LGRIP30 Version 2 Data Products!

The LP DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of five new Landsat-Derived Global Rainfed and Irrigated-Cropland Product at 30 meters (LGRIP30)...

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Best Student Geologic Map Competition

Best Student Geologic Map Competition

Each year, the US Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, in partnership with the Association of American State Geologists...

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LANDFIRE Marks 20 Years as One-Stop Data Shop for Fire—and More

LANDFIRE Marks 20 Years as One-Stop Data Shop for Fire—and More

For two decades now, and counting, the LANDFIRE program continues to assemble the most easy-to-use, intuitive and complete clearinghouse of remote...

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U.S. Geological Survey Grants More than $4.8M to States to Preserve Vital Geologic Data and to Support Infrastructure Development 

U.S. Geological Survey Grants More than $4.8M to States to Preserve Vital Geologic Data and to Support Infrastructure Development 

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey awarded \$4.8 million, supported in part by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to 36 state...

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USGS Satellites and Test Tubes Meet to Ensure Safe Drinking Water

USGS Satellites and Test Tubes Meet to Ensure Safe Drinking Water

Even on the ground, detecting algae type by color is not a sure bet. It takes lab testing to tell whether the skim of algae on the surface of a lake...

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New Tutorials Help Navigate Landsat Data in the Cloud

New Tutorials Help Navigate Landsat Data in the Cloud

Tutorials are now available to provide guidance and help users access, query, and use Landsat data directly from the USGS cloud storage location. 

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USGS Reinvents Widely Used NLCD

USGS Reinvents Widely Used NLCD

On your next drive, really look at what covers the landscape: Sprawling housing developments? Crowded skyscrapers? Parking lots? Farm fields? Forests...

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