EROS | EarthExplorer: Perform A General Search
Detailed Description
This tutorial shows you how to search EarthExplorer using latitude and longitude coordinates.
Details
Date Taken:
Length: 00:01:52
Location Taken: Sioux Falls, SD, US
Video Credits
Production Videographer: Andy Dykstra (Contractor to USGS EROS)
Transcript
This tutorial covers
searching Earth Explorer
by entering coordinate information.
Earth Explorer is available at
earthexplorer.usgs.gov
You’ll need to register and log in
to access imagery from Earth Explorer,
which is covered in another tutorial.
Earth Explorer uses tabs in the search
application to guide your search.
Start by setting the search criteria.
Enter an address and click show.
This displays the location on the map
along with the latitude and longitude.
You can also enter a specific
Landsat Worldwide Reference
System Path and Row.
To find a geographic feature,
type in the feature name or use the
drop down to make a selection.
You can search by coordinates
by selecting the type, and clicking
“add coordinate” bringing up a new window.
The predefined area tab allows you to
search by state, county,
or congressional district
when you click add shape.
You can also search by uploading an
ESRI shape file or KML or KMZ file.
To refine the search, it is recommended
to set a date range, or specify the
number of records to return.
The next step is to determine
which data sets
to search, which is covered
in another tutorial.