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Clouds are unavoidable in space-borne optical imagery. Accurate, well-documented, and automated cloud detection algorithms are necessary to...

Looking to the past to protect the future: Landsat products and tools informing water security initiatives around the world. This is the second in a...

The issues that affected the Landsat processing system earlier today have been resolved and Level-1 product processing has resumed.

In October 2023, a Landsat 8 satellite anomaly forced Level-1 product processing to pause while the data acquired were assessed. After the satellite...

Level-1 product processing of Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 scenes from November 15, 2023, to the present is suspended while engineers investigate an issue...

This challenge is focused on hospitals, ambulances, and fire stations points with no edit history. As always, it’s likely you’ll encounter some points...

On Wednesday, November 15, 2023, access to Landsat and other data stored in the USGS EROS archives will be unavailable from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CST...

It’s part of our origins legend: In 1970, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was tapped to host the U.S. Geological Survey’s new Earth-observing satellite...

This challenge is now complete! Thanks to everyone who contributed!

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