Landsat 7 underfly with Landsat 5 over the Niobrara River, Nebraska on June 2, 1999. The left image shows the Landsat 5 TM image and the right image is from Landsat 7 ETM+. Both images are shown as a false color image using the near infrared, red, and green bands (Bands 4|3|2).
Michelle Bouchard
Michelle is a geographer and the science communications and outreach lead with the U.S. Geological Survey at the Earth Resources and Observation Science Center (EROS) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Eyes on Earth Episode 125 – The LANDFIRE Program at 20
LANDFIRE is a diverse product suite with countless uses that go beyond fire management. The program has now been providing this satellite data for 20 years.
Eyes on Earth Episode 124 – Mapping Fires in Utah
Studying forests means studying fire. Utah’s unique landscapes call for a unique dataset for forest management.
Eyes on Earth Episode 123 – Bathymetry Mapping
A satellite system designed to image land is helping fill in data gaps of underwater topography near shorelines.
Eyes on Earth Episode 122 – EROS Interns, 2024
What can you learn during an internship at the USGS EROS Center? A lot! Several interns talk about their experience working a summer internship at EROS.
Eyes on Earth Episode 121 – Mapping the Australia Coastline
Landsat’s deep archive can reveal where coastlines are changing, even for an entire continent, especially with some clever coding to make it useful to researchers.
Eyes on Earth Episode 120 – Mapping the California Coastline
Coastline erosion can change your favorite beach. But it can also affect highways and buildings. Landsat, along with high-resolution data, can be used to model the past and predict the future of changes caused by sea level rise and coastal erosion.
Eyes on Earth Episode 119 – Kristi Kline: EROS Career Reflections
A discussion with Kristi Kline, who is retiring from EROS, about innovations that have taken place in computer tech and data processing.
Eyes on Earth Episode 116 – Landsat Images the Twilight Zone
A new Landsat project is adding more images of polar regions so that rapid changes happening there can be mapped in more detail.
Eyes on Earth Episode 115 – EROS Women in Science
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we gathered some of the women who have made a difference in science at EROS.
Eyes on Earth Episode 114 – The Color of Water with Landsat
We’re going to find out how researchers took an old data technique in freshwater science—physically sampling lake water—and reinvented it using satellite technology to study water quality in lakes across the U.S.
Eyes on Earth Episode 113 – EROS Science Leader’s Vision
Terry Sohl has topped off three decades of working in EROS science by accepting that branch’s leadership role.
Eyes on Earth Episode 111 – Mendenhall Fellow’s Drought Forecasting
Meet the EROS Mendenhall Fellow who is working on innovative ways to use algorithms and Landsat data to forecast drought.
Landsat 8 Image of Lake St. Clair
Landsat captured the tug of war between winter and spring on the heart-shaped Lake St. Clair along the U.S./Canadian border near Detroit. This Landsat 8 image was acquired on March 6, 2021 and is shown as a natural color composite. Learn more about the Landsat program at www.usgs.gov/landsat
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Landsat 7 Underfly Image with Landsat 5
Landsat 7 underfly with Landsat 5 over the Niobrara River, Nebraska on June 2, 1999. The left image shows the Landsat 5 TM image and the right image is from Landsat 7 ETM+. Both images are shown as a false color image using the near infrared, red, and green bands (Bands 4|3|2).
First Landsat 7 image of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
First Landsat 7 image of Sioux Falls, South DakotaThis pan sharpened color infrared image of Sioux Falls, South Dakota is from the first scene acquired by Landsat 7's Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) sensor on April 18, 1999. The image is shown using the near infrared, red, and green bands (Bands 4,3,2).
First Landsat 7 image of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
First Landsat 7 image of Sioux Falls, South DakotaThis pan sharpened color infrared image of Sioux Falls, South Dakota is from the first scene acquired by Landsat 7's Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) sensor on April 18, 1999. The image is shown using the near infrared, red, and green bands (Bands 4,3,2).
Landsat 5 Underfly with Landsat 4 over Huntsville, Alabama
Landsat 5 Underfly with Landsat 4 over Huntsville, AlabamaShowing images acquired over Huntsville, Alabama during the Landsat 5 underfly with Landsat 4. On the top is the Landsat 4 TM image, and on the bottom is the Landsat 5 TM image. Both image composites are shown as a natural color composite using the red, green, and blue bands (Bands 3|2|1)
Landsat 5 Underfly with Landsat 4 over Huntsville, Alabama
Landsat 5 Underfly with Landsat 4 over Huntsville, AlabamaShowing images acquired over Huntsville, Alabama during the Landsat 5 underfly with Landsat 4. On the top is the Landsat 4 TM image, and on the bottom is the Landsat 5 TM image. Both image composites are shown as a natural color composite using the red, green, and blue bands (Bands 3|2|1)
Landsat 5 First Light Image of Lake Superior
One of the first clear Landsat 5 images shows an icy Lake Superior, northern Minnesota, and the Wisconsin's Apostle Islands. The Thematic Mapper (TM) image is shown as a false color composite using the near infrared, red and green bands (bands 4,3,2) and was acquired on March 6, 1984, just 5 days after the launch.
One of the first clear Landsat 5 images shows an icy Lake Superior, northern Minnesota, and the Wisconsin's Apostle Islands. The Thematic Mapper (TM) image is shown as a false color composite using the near infrared, red and green bands (bands 4,3,2) and was acquired on March 6, 1984, just 5 days after the launch.
Landsat 5 First Light Image over South Texas Gulf Coast
Landsat 5 First Light Image over South Texas Gulf CoastOne of the first Landsat 5 images in the archive shows Corpus Christi and Padre Island National Seashore. The image was acquired on March 6, 1984 and is shown as a false color composite using the near infrared, red, and green bands (bands 4,3,2).
Learn more about the mission on the Landsat 5 web page
Landsat 5 First Light Image over South Texas Gulf Coast
Landsat 5 First Light Image over South Texas Gulf CoastOne of the first Landsat 5 images in the archive shows Corpus Christi and Padre Island National Seashore. The image was acquired on March 6, 1984 and is shown as a false color composite using the near infrared, red, and green bands (bands 4,3,2).
Learn more about the mission on the Landsat 5 web page
Landsat 4 First Light Image of Detroit
The first Landsat 4 image was acquired over western Lake Erie on July 25, 1982, just 9 days after launch. This image shows the Detroit River dividing the metropolitan areas of Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario while acting as a strait between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair.
The first Landsat 4 image was acquired over western Lake Erie on July 25, 1982, just 9 days after launch. This image shows the Detroit River dividing the metropolitan areas of Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario while acting as a strait between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair.
Landsat 4 First Light Image over western Lake Erie
Landsat 4 First Light Image over western Lake ErieLandsat 4's first light image captured eastern Lake Erie, and the cities of Toledo, Detroit, and Windsor on July 25, 1982. Although the Landsat program had been collecting images of the Earth since 1972, this was the first time that the data could be depicted as a natural color image due to the new Thematic Mapper sensor onboard Landsat 4.
Landsat 4 First Light Image over western Lake Erie
Landsat 4 First Light Image over western Lake ErieLandsat 4's first light image captured eastern Lake Erie, and the cities of Toledo, Detroit, and Windsor on July 25, 1982. Although the Landsat program had been collecting images of the Earth since 1972, this was the first time that the data could be depicted as a natural color image due to the new Thematic Mapper sensor onboard Landsat 4.
Landsat 1 views Alaska Fire
Within days of the launch, Landsat 1 acquired an image of an astounding 81,000-acre (327.8 square kilometers) fire burning in isolated, central Alaska. For the first time ever, scientists and resource management officials were able to see the full extent of damage from a fire in a single image while it was still burning.
Within days of the launch, Landsat 1 acquired an image of an astounding 81,000-acre (327.8 square kilometers) fire burning in isolated, central Alaska. For the first time ever, scientists and resource management officials were able to see the full extent of damage from a fire in a single image while it was still burning.
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Eyes on Earth Episode 125 – The LANDFIRE Program at 20
LANDFIRE is a diverse product suite with countless uses that go beyond fire management. The program has now been providing this satellite data for 20 years.
Eyes on Earth Episode 124 – Mapping Fires in Utah
Studying forests means studying fire. Utah’s unique landscapes call for a unique dataset for forest management.
Eyes on Earth Episode 123 – Bathymetry Mapping
A satellite system designed to image land is helping fill in data gaps of underwater topography near shorelines.
Eyes on Earth Episode 122 – EROS Interns, 2024
What can you learn during an internship at the USGS EROS Center? A lot! Several interns talk about their experience working a summer internship at EROS.
Eyes on Earth Episode 121 – Mapping the Australia Coastline
Landsat’s deep archive can reveal where coastlines are changing, even for an entire continent, especially with some clever coding to make it useful to researchers.
Eyes on Earth Episode 120 – Mapping the California Coastline
Coastline erosion can change your favorite beach. But it can also affect highways and buildings. Landsat, along with high-resolution data, can be used to model the past and predict the future of changes caused by sea level rise and coastal erosion.
Eyes on Earth Episode 119 – Kristi Kline: EROS Career Reflections
A discussion with Kristi Kline, who is retiring from EROS, about innovations that have taken place in computer tech and data processing.
Eyes on Earth Episode 116 – Landsat Images the Twilight Zone
A new Landsat project is adding more images of polar regions so that rapid changes happening there can be mapped in more detail.
Eyes on Earth Episode 115 – EROS Women in Science
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we gathered some of the women who have made a difference in science at EROS.
Eyes on Earth Episode 114 – The Color of Water with Landsat
We’re going to find out how researchers took an old data technique in freshwater science—physically sampling lake water—and reinvented it using satellite technology to study water quality in lakes across the U.S.
Eyes on Earth Episode 113 – EROS Science Leader’s Vision
Terry Sohl has topped off three decades of working in EROS science by accepting that branch’s leadership role.
Eyes on Earth Episode 111 – Mendenhall Fellow’s Drought Forecasting
Meet the EROS Mendenhall Fellow who is working on innovative ways to use algorithms and Landsat data to forecast drought.
Landsat 8 Image of Lake St. Clair
Landsat captured the tug of war between winter and spring on the heart-shaped Lake St. Clair along the U.S./Canadian border near Detroit. This Landsat 8 image was acquired on March 6, 2021 and is shown as a natural color composite. Learn more about the Landsat program at www.usgs.gov/landsat
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Landsat 7 Underfly Image with Landsat 5
Landsat 7 underfly with Landsat 5 over the Niobrara River, Nebraska on June 2, 1999. The left image shows the Landsat 5 TM image and the right image is from Landsat 7 ETM+. Both images are shown as a false color image using the near infrared, red, and green bands (Bands 4|3|2).
Landsat 7 underfly with Landsat 5 over the Niobrara River, Nebraska on June 2, 1999. The left image shows the Landsat 5 TM image and the right image is from Landsat 7 ETM+. Both images are shown as a false color image using the near infrared, red, and green bands (Bands 4|3|2).
First Landsat 7 image of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
First Landsat 7 image of Sioux Falls, South DakotaThis pan sharpened color infrared image of Sioux Falls, South Dakota is from the first scene acquired by Landsat 7's Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) sensor on April 18, 1999. The image is shown using the near infrared, red, and green bands (Bands 4,3,2).
First Landsat 7 image of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
First Landsat 7 image of Sioux Falls, South DakotaThis pan sharpened color infrared image of Sioux Falls, South Dakota is from the first scene acquired by Landsat 7's Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) sensor on April 18, 1999. The image is shown using the near infrared, red, and green bands (Bands 4,3,2).
Landsat 5 Underfly with Landsat 4 over Huntsville, Alabama
Landsat 5 Underfly with Landsat 4 over Huntsville, AlabamaShowing images acquired over Huntsville, Alabama during the Landsat 5 underfly with Landsat 4. On the top is the Landsat 4 TM image, and on the bottom is the Landsat 5 TM image. Both image composites are shown as a natural color composite using the red, green, and blue bands (Bands 3|2|1)
Landsat 5 Underfly with Landsat 4 over Huntsville, Alabama
Landsat 5 Underfly with Landsat 4 over Huntsville, AlabamaShowing images acquired over Huntsville, Alabama during the Landsat 5 underfly with Landsat 4. On the top is the Landsat 4 TM image, and on the bottom is the Landsat 5 TM image. Both image composites are shown as a natural color composite using the red, green, and blue bands (Bands 3|2|1)
Landsat 5 First Light Image of Lake Superior
One of the first clear Landsat 5 images shows an icy Lake Superior, northern Minnesota, and the Wisconsin's Apostle Islands. The Thematic Mapper (TM) image is shown as a false color composite using the near infrared, red and green bands (bands 4,3,2) and was acquired on March 6, 1984, just 5 days after the launch.
One of the first clear Landsat 5 images shows an icy Lake Superior, northern Minnesota, and the Wisconsin's Apostle Islands. The Thematic Mapper (TM) image is shown as a false color composite using the near infrared, red and green bands (bands 4,3,2) and was acquired on March 6, 1984, just 5 days after the launch.
Landsat 5 First Light Image over South Texas Gulf Coast
Landsat 5 First Light Image over South Texas Gulf CoastOne of the first Landsat 5 images in the archive shows Corpus Christi and Padre Island National Seashore. The image was acquired on March 6, 1984 and is shown as a false color composite using the near infrared, red, and green bands (bands 4,3,2).
Learn more about the mission on the Landsat 5 web page
Landsat 5 First Light Image over South Texas Gulf Coast
Landsat 5 First Light Image over South Texas Gulf CoastOne of the first Landsat 5 images in the archive shows Corpus Christi and Padre Island National Seashore. The image was acquired on March 6, 1984 and is shown as a false color composite using the near infrared, red, and green bands (bands 4,3,2).
Learn more about the mission on the Landsat 5 web page
Landsat 4 First Light Image of Detroit
The first Landsat 4 image was acquired over western Lake Erie on July 25, 1982, just 9 days after launch. This image shows the Detroit River dividing the metropolitan areas of Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario while acting as a strait between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair.
The first Landsat 4 image was acquired over western Lake Erie on July 25, 1982, just 9 days after launch. This image shows the Detroit River dividing the metropolitan areas of Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario while acting as a strait between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair.
Landsat 4 First Light Image over western Lake Erie
Landsat 4 First Light Image over western Lake ErieLandsat 4's first light image captured eastern Lake Erie, and the cities of Toledo, Detroit, and Windsor on July 25, 1982. Although the Landsat program had been collecting images of the Earth since 1972, this was the first time that the data could be depicted as a natural color image due to the new Thematic Mapper sensor onboard Landsat 4.
Landsat 4 First Light Image over western Lake Erie
Landsat 4 First Light Image over western Lake ErieLandsat 4's first light image captured eastern Lake Erie, and the cities of Toledo, Detroit, and Windsor on July 25, 1982. Although the Landsat program had been collecting images of the Earth since 1972, this was the first time that the data could be depicted as a natural color image due to the new Thematic Mapper sensor onboard Landsat 4.
Landsat 1 views Alaska Fire
Within days of the launch, Landsat 1 acquired an image of an astounding 81,000-acre (327.8 square kilometers) fire burning in isolated, central Alaska. For the first time ever, scientists and resource management officials were able to see the full extent of damage from a fire in a single image while it was still burning.
Within days of the launch, Landsat 1 acquired an image of an astounding 81,000-acre (327.8 square kilometers) fire burning in isolated, central Alaska. For the first time ever, scientists and resource management officials were able to see the full extent of damage from a fire in a single image while it was still burning.