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EROS: EarthExplorer and GloVis - Register For An Account
EROS: EarthExplorer and GloVis - Register For An Account
EROS: EarthExplorer and GloVis - Register For An Account

USGS EROS | How To Search and Download Satellite Imagery The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center has created a series of videos to help users search for and download remotely sensed imagery. The first step in the process is to register for a free account so you can search and order data from EarthExplorer and GloVis websites.

USGS EROS | How To Search and Download Satellite Imagery The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center has created a series of videos to help users search for and download remotely sensed imagery. The first step in the process is to register for a free account so you can search and order data from EarthExplorer and GloVis websites.

Image of the Week - Galapagos Islands
Image of the Week - Galapagos Islands
Image of the Week - Galapagos Islands

The Galapagos Islands, isolated in the eastern Pacific Ocean, lie about 1,000 km off the coast of Ecuador.



This Landsat 8 mosaic combines four images from March of 2015. The islands were formed by volcanoes, some of them still active. Volcanic craters and lava flows dominate the islands along with dense green vegetation.



The Galapagos Islands, isolated in the eastern Pacific Ocean, lie about 1,000 km off the coast of Ecuador.



This Landsat 8 mosaic combines four images from March of 2015. The islands were formed by volcanoes, some of them still active. Volcanic craters and lava flows dominate the islands along with dense green vegetation.



woman in field writing notes while looking at sampling equipment
Sentinel Monitoring for New and Legacy Pesticides on Long Island, NY
Sentinel Monitoring for New and Legacy Pesticides on Long Island, NY
Satellite image showing Hurricane Florence flooding.
The Slow Path of Florence Flooding
The Slow Path of Florence Flooding
The Slow Path of Florence Flooding

Hurricane Florence hit the Carolina coast on September 14, 2018, but it took much longer for the full impact to emerge.

Hurricane Florence hit the Carolina coast on September 14, 2018, but it took much longer for the full impact to emerge.

USGS Denver Library
USGS Denver Library
USGS Denver Library
USGS Denver Library

Photo of Building 41, which houses the USGS Denver Library and is located on the Denver Federal Center Campus in Lakewood, CO.

Photo of Building 41, which houses the USGS Denver Library and is located on the Denver Federal Center Campus in Lakewood, CO.

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A scientist takes a gravity reading at a station located on the down-dropped blo
A scientist takes a gravity reading at a station located on the down-dropped blo
A scientist takes a gravity reading at a station located on the down-dropped blo

A scientist takes a gravity reading at a station located on the down-dropped block of Kīlauea caldera, which subsided as an intact structure, while a second gravity instrument (foreground) records data. Many of the preexisting gravity stations, which have been measured for years, survived Kīlauea's 2018 summit collapse.

A scientist takes a gravity reading at a station located on the down-dropped block of Kīlauea caldera, which subsided as an intact structure, while a second gravity instrument (foreground) records data. Many of the preexisting gravity stations, which have been measured for years, survived Kīlauea's 2018 summit collapse.

Algal bloom near the Ash River boat dock, a public access point for boating and fishing on Kabetogama Lake
Algal bloom near the Ash River boat dock
Algal bloom near the Ash River boat dock
Algal bloom near the Ash River boat dock

Algal bloom near the Ash River boat dock, a public access point for boating and fishing on Kabetogama Lake. Microcystin has been detected at this location and at nearby Sullivan Bay at concentrations exceeding recreational guidelines.

Algal bloom near the Ash River boat dock, a public access point for boating and fishing on Kabetogama Lake. Microcystin has been detected at this location and at nearby Sullivan Bay at concentrations exceeding recreational guidelines.

A hydrographer checks a high water mark on a door frame
Double-checking a high water mark on a church door near Maxton, NC
Double-checking a high water mark on a church door near Maxton, NC
Double-checking a high water mark on a church door near Maxton, NC

USGS hydrographer Daniel McCay uses a level to double-check a high water mark on a church door near Maxton, NC as his USGS colleague Mary Winsor observes on Sept. 25, 2018, in the wake of flooding brought on by Hurricane Florence.

USGS hydrographer Daniel McCay uses a level to double-check a high water mark on a church door near Maxton, NC as his USGS colleague Mary Winsor observes on Sept. 25, 2018, in the wake of flooding brought on by Hurricane Florence.

First mission: USGS UAS monitors gas emissions at Mount St. Helens
First mission: USGS UAS monitors gas emissions at Mount St. Helens
First mission: USGS UAS monitors gas emissions at Mount St. Helens

On September 25, 2018, a team of three scientists based at the USGS–Cascades Volcano Observatory conducted the first-ever USGS-led Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) campaign at Mount St. Helens. The UAS survey was conducted with the permission and coordination of the U.S. Forest Service Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

On September 25, 2018, a team of three scientists based at the USGS–Cascades Volcano Observatory conducted the first-ever USGS-led Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) campaign at Mount St. Helens. The UAS survey was conducted with the permission and coordination of the U.S. Forest Service Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

First mission: USGS UAS monitors gas emissions at Mount St. Helens —AD
First mission: USGS UAS monitors gas emissions at Mount St. Helens —AD
First mission: USGS UAS monitors gas emissions at Mount St. Helens —AD

On September 25, 2018, a team of three scientists based at the USGS–Cascades Volcano Observatory conducted the first-ever USGS-led Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) campaign at Mount St. Helens. The UAS survey was conducted with the permission and coordination of the U.S. Forest Service Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

On September 25, 2018, a team of three scientists based at the USGS–Cascades Volcano Observatory conducted the first-ever USGS-led Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) campaign at Mount St. Helens. The UAS survey was conducted with the permission and coordination of the U.S. Forest Service Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

Harry Dowsett at the Parkers Creek bone bed
Harry Dowsett at the Parkers Creek bone bed
Harry Dowsett at the Parkers Creek bone bed
Harry Dowsett at the Parkers Creek bone bed

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | October 2018 | Honorable Mention
Harry Dowsett at the Parkers Creek bone bed

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | October 2018 | Honorable Mention
Harry Dowsett at the Parkers Creek bone bed

librarian looking at map in open map drawer
Maps in USGS Library
Maps in USGS Library
Maps in USGS Library

USGS Library has an expansive map collection with topographic maps, geologic maps, thematic maps, and more. The collection covers the United States, other countries around the world, and other planets.

USGS Library has an expansive map collection with topographic maps, geologic maps, thematic maps, and more. The collection covers the United States, other countries around the world, and other planets.

maps shelved vertically on library shelves
Vertically Shelved Maps at USGS Library
Vertically Shelved Maps at USGS Library
Vertically Shelved Maps at USGS Library

USGS Library has an expansive map collection with topographic maps, geologic maps, thematic maps, and more. The collection covers the United States, other countries around the world, and other planets.

USGS Library has an expansive map collection with topographic maps, geologic maps, thematic maps, and more. The collection covers the United States, other countries around the world, and other planets.

librarian looking at aerial images through a stereo viewer
Viewing Aerial Photos
Viewing Aerial Photos
Viewing Aerial Photos

USGS Library in Moffett Field has a collection of aerial photos that researchers can use when visiting the library.

USGS Library in Moffett Field has a collection of aerial photos that researchers can use when visiting the library.

A USGS scientist prepares a sample to test the effect of antibiotics on denitrifying bacteria within a glove box
A USGS scientist prepares a sample to test the effect of antibiotics
A USGS scientist prepares a sample to test the effect of antibiotics
A USGS scientist prepares a sample to test the effect of antibiotics

A USGS scientist prepares a sample to test the effect of antibiotics on denitrifying bacteria within a glove box. A glove box allows scientists to work with samples in an anaerobic (no oxygen) atmosphere, the conditions under which denitrification occurs.

A USGS scientist prepares a sample to test the effect of antibiotics on denitrifying bacteria within a glove box. A glove box allows scientists to work with samples in an anaerobic (no oxygen) atmosphere, the conditions under which denitrification occurs.

Aerial image of Quissett Campus, Woods Hole, MA
Aerial image of Quissett Campus, Woods Hole, MA
Aerial image of Quissett Campus, Woods Hole, MA
Aerial image of Quissett Campus, Woods Hole, MA

Screenshot of a point cloud containing more than 50 million points from a photogrammetry project of the Quissett Campus.  This point cloud was created from 633 photographs taken from a unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts in July 2018

Screenshot of a point cloud containing more than 50 million points from a photogrammetry project of the Quissett Campus.  This point cloud was created from 633 photographs taken from a unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts in July 2018

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