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Landsat Legacy

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Now Available: Landsat 9 Data!

Extending an Unparalleled Earth Observation Archive

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Landsat Science Products

Climate Products that Get to the Heart of Change

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Formulating a Big Data Science Challenge for Land Imaging Time-Series

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Earth Observation Case Studies

Urban Change, Machine Learning, Agriculture, User Profiles and More!

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Landsat in the Cloud

Flexible, Customized Access to Satellite Data

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Landsat Benefits, State by State

How Satellite Data Helps to Solve Problems Across the U.S.

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Remote Sensing Image Galleries

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External Engagement

Learn about NLI Partnerships, Collaboration

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A History of Landsat Program

Created by: UtahView with AmericaView

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National Land Imaging Program

Our Nation’s economic security and environmental vitality rely on continuous monitoring of the Earth’s continents, islands, and coastal regions in order to record, study, and understand land change at local, regional, and global scales. The USGS National Land Imaging (NLI) Program helps meet this need.

Image of the Week

Color thumbnail for USGS EROS Center Image of the Week - Flooding in Tweed Heads Australia

Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites revealed flooding at Tweed Heads, New South Wales. Heavy rain that persisted for days in late February 2022 caused widespread flooding on Australia's east coast.

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Landsat 9 Road to Launch

Artist's rendition of Landsat 9

Landsat 9 is a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA. Learn about the process of building Landsat 9 and how it extends Landsat's unbroken record of our planet to over half a century.

Road to Launch

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Landsat's Legacy

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Remote Sensing Community Says Goodbye to Longtime USGS EROS Chief Scientist Thomas Loveland

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Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group 50th Meeting Held in Pretoria, South Africa

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 Six Ways the USGS Celebrates Earth Day Everyday

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Publications

Utah and Landsat

Utah’s list of notable features runs long, but scenery rises to the top. The Colorado River does not simply run through southeastern Utah; it meanders through steep canyons of the eroded sedimentary rock that colors the sweeping vistas of the Colorado Plateau. Stone arches, spires, hoodoos, cliffs, and bridges in hues of red enchant residents and tourists. Mountain ranges extending through the Sta
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Core Science Systems, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Washington and Landsat

Washington is a State of untamed wonders, from its ruggedly beautiful coastline to the volcanic peaks of the Cascades. “The Evergreen State” is also a State of contrasts, home to rainforests west of the Cascades and deserts to the east. Half of Washington is forested, and its orchards grow more than one-half of the apples sold in the United States. Rivers are important to the State, particularly t
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Core Science Systems, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Florida and Landsat

More than 21 million people call Florida home, but many more visit the peninsula each year—including a record 131 million in 2019. Residents and tourists enjoy the State’s warm weather and varied attractions amid incredibly diverse biological and natural resources. Numerous lakes and rivers, and 8,400 miles of ocean shoreline, play a prominent role, as do unique habitats like the Everglades, which
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2022 Post-Doctoral Fellow - Geophysical Techniques for Off-World Resource Surveys

USGS is partnering with NASA and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) for Research and Engineering to increase capabilities in off-world resource surveying. We propose to explore the utility and feasibility of geophysical techniques to characterize potential resources in the near subsurface of the Moon and Mars, improving our ability to detect, map, and characterize in situ...
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Energy and Minerals, Mineral Resources Program, National Land Imaging Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, National Innovation Center
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2022 Post-Doctoral Fellow - Geophysical Techniques for Off-World Resource Surveys

USGS is partnering with NASA and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) for Research and Engineering to increase capabilities in off-world resource surveying. We propose to explore the utility and feasibility of geophysical techniques to characterize potential resources in the near subsurface of the Moon and Mars, improving our ability to detect, map, and characterize in situ...
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Fifth Federal UxS Workshop

Welcome Back! The Federal UxS community returns to in-person meetings to explore new opportunities, and plenty of challenges, together. The overarching goal of the workshop is to approach UxS challenges with a whole-of-Government team, leveraging successes within our Agencies to accelerate our national UxS enterprise and focus group resources on shared expertise and new opportunities. Mark your...
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Fifth Federal UxS Workshop

Welcome Back! The Federal UxS community returns to in-person meetings to explore new opportunities, and plenty of challenges, together. The overarching goal of the workshop is to approach UxS challenges with a whole-of-Government team, leveraging successes within our Agencies to accelerate our national UxS enterprise and focus group resources on shared expertise and new opportunities. Mark your...
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Eyes on Earth Episode 62 – Landsat 9 Launch Part 3

Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we hear from a pioneer in remote sensing.
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Eyes on Earth Episode 62 – Landsat 9 Launch Part 3

Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we hear from a pioneer in remote sensing.
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