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Ben Reifel, a representative of South Dakota state, worked to get the USGS EROS facility in his state. 

The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium is a group of federal agencies who coordinate and generate consistent and relevant land cover information at the national scale. Learn more here: https://www.mrlc.gov/.

The Core Science Systems Mission Area Senior Leadership Team taking a photo at Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.

Map of the Conterminous U.S. showing the Land Cover layer from the NLCD 2021.

Learn more about NLCD at www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/national-land-cover-database

Drone-captured photo of reference targets with various materials and reflectance levels used during a field campaign in support of radiometric calibration research led by USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) researchers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Aaron Hensley, KBR contractor at the Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, monitors the computers in the ground station.

This Landsat 9 image displaying the coastline of Northeastern Queensland, Australia and the Cumberland Islands was acquired on July 1, and reprocessed on July 12, 2023. 

Path 93 Row 74

Product ID: LC09_L1TP_093074_20230701_20230712_02_T1

Smoke filled the skies over western Canada and even much of the United States in May 2023. The source was several wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia.

Landsat 9 captured this image on May 6, 2023. 

This is the thumbnail for the Image of the Week about Fires in Canada. Find more IOWs here: https://eros.usgs.gov/media-gallery/image-of-the-week.

The EROS, or Earth Resources Observation Satellite, Program was formally established by Secretarial Order in 1967. Under the EROS Program, Chuck became the Associate Program Manager. In this position, Charles J. Robinove participated in international remote sensing workshops, facilitated remote sensing research, and coordinated program development.

First came the notion of viewing the Earth’s land surfaces regularly by satellite in the 1960s. Then came the launch of Landsat 1 in 1972, with scientists and governments delighting in the revelations.

Smoke filled the skies over western Canada and even much of the United States in May 2023. The source was several wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia.

Near the end of May, rain and cooler temperatures finally brought some relief for the out-of-control fires.

Smoke filled the skies over western Canada and even much of the United States in May 2023. The source was several wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia.

Landsat 8 captured this image on May 26, 2023. 

Topobathymetric digital elevation model of the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers at Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia.

Map of the Potomac River topobathymetric lidar survey area in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia.

The Tulare Lake Basin lies in the southern portion of the San Joaquin Valley. It once stretched up to 100 miles long and 30 miles wide. Referred to as the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, Tulare Lake appeared naturally as spring rains and snowmelt from the nearby Sierra Nevada mountain range flowed down and filled the basin.

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Image of Collection 2 Landsat 9 Level-3 DSWE near the North Carolina shoreline captured November 14th, 2021. This image displays a portion of ARD tile H021V010.

3DEP Quality Data by Collection Year 

Age of 3DEP

Dark Green: Planned FY23

Light Green - Red: 2022 - 2004

Gray: Data Contribution Pending