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America at 250, Seen from Space

America at 250, Seen from Space

To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a new portrait of the nation from space. 

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Annual NLCD Collection 1.2 Now Available

Annual NLCD Collection 1.2 Now Available

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is excited to announce the release of the Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) Conterminous U.S. (CU)...

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USGS Seeks Industry Input on Landsat 10 Mission Operations Center and Flight Operations

USGS Seeks Industry Input on Landsat 10 Mission Operations Center and Flight Operations

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry input on the future Landsat 10 Mission Operations...

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USGS and NASA Announce 2025 William T. Pecora Award Recipients

USGS and NASA Announce 2025 William T. Pecora Award Recipients

NASA researchers James Irons and Eric Vermote have been selected as winners of the 2025 William T. Pecora Award for their outstanding leadership and...

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Released: NASA Goddard Issues Draft Request for Proposal for the Landsat 10 Spacecraft

Released: NASA Goddard Issues Draft Request for Proposal for the Landsat 10 Spacecraft

The Landsat 10 Spacecraft Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) is available for review via SAM.gov as of May 18, 2026. This solicitation marks a major...

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Nighttime Imaging Grows Landsat’s Science Value

Nighttime Imaging Grows Landsat’s Science Value

For more than 50 years, Landsat has imaged Earth’s land and near-shore surfaces as the satellites descend in midmorning orbit, when daily sunlight is...

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Landsat 9 Products Impacted by 2025 Safehold Now Available

Landsat 9 Products Impacted by 2025 Safehold Now Available

Landsat 9 data acquired following an October 2025 safehold event were recently processed into Landsat Level-1 and Level-2 products for the first time...

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Landsat Bulk Metadata Now Accessible in New Format

Landsat Bulk Metadata Now Accessible in New Format

Landsat product metadata are now available in the Apache Parquet file format, in addition to existing CSV and XML files. Parquet files help users...

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