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Brian Sauer

Brian is a Supervisory Computer Scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center and is the Project Manager for the Landsat Next.

 

Brian has worked at USGS EROS for nearly 27 years with his first 10 years as a contractor. Brian has been in several roles over the years, most recently as the Landsat Next Project Manager working with NASA and other partners on formulation of Landsat Next, a triplet satellite constellation expected to launch in the early 2030s.  Prior to Landsat Next, Brian was the Landsat 9 project manager, taking Landsat 9 through development, on-orbit verification, and into initial operations.  He has also been the mission manager for Landsat Operations which included activities such as managing Landsat ground and flight operations, web-enabling Landsat Data (aka, free and open Landsat data), and leading Landsat product improvements.

 

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