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Continuing the Tradition – Announcing the Latest in Land Cover from USGS

Continuing the Tradition – Announcing the Latest in Land Cover from USGS

The USGS has again deployed its decades of experience in land cover mapping with the release of the latest version of the National Land Cover Database...

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NLCD 2021 Now Available

NLCD 2021 Now Available

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in association with the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium, is pleased to announce the...

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USGS Uncrewed Aircraft Team Visits USGS EROS

USGS Uncrewed Aircraft Team Visits USGS EROS

A small fleet of drones recently buzzed through the sky over the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.

The EROS Cal/Val Center...

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EROS 50th History: Conservation at the Center

EROS 50th History: Conservation at the Center

From their lofty orbit hundreds of miles above, Landsat satellites leave little imprint on the Earth they continuously monitor—although their data...

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EROS 50th History: University Collaborations

EROS 50th History: University Collaborations

From early on, the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center forged relationships and connections with universities that ultimately...

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EROS 50th History, 2000-2023: Data and Science Surge

EROS 50th History, 2000-2023: Data and Science Surge

As a new millennium dawned, the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center looked forward to a future full of new data and new science...

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EROS 50th History, 1980-1999: Through Uncertainty to a Firm Footing

EROS 50th History, 1980-1999: Through Uncertainty to a Firm Footing

Mount St. Helens erupted May 18, 1980, spewing ash into the atmosphere, flattening forests for miles and killing 57 people.

When the ash settled...

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EROS 50th History, 1966-1979: How Sioux Falls Ingenuity Secured the Center

EROS 50th History, 1966-1979: How Sioux Falls Ingenuity Secured the Center

“We’ll give the land.”

When a member of the Sioux Falls business community blurted out that promise in Washington, D.C., in early 1970, it tipped the...

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USGS Seeks Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Proposals

USGS Seeks Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Proposals

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is currently soliciting project proposals for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 grant, the National Land Remote Sensing...

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Upcoming Interruption to Landsat Commercial Cloud Access and Product Downloads

Upcoming Interruption to Landsat Commercial Cloud Access and Product Downloads

From 8:00 a.m. CDT Tuesday, June 27th to 4:00 p.m. CDT Wednesday June 28th, access to some Landsat Collection 2 products will be unavailable while...

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Tree Canopy Cover Product Added to National Land Cover Database

Tree Canopy Cover Product Added to National Land Cover Database

A newly released Tree Canopy Cover product adds a helpful layer of information to the definitive land cover product National Land Cover Database (NLCD...

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RCMAP Adds Tree Data to Help ... Sage-Grouse?

RCMAP Adds Tree Data to Help ... Sage-Grouse?

A science project that studies ground cover in rangelands across the West has set its sights higher, adding tree cover data to help protect the...

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