Helping the World Through Science
Billions of people live unaware of a far-off USGS facility working every day to improve their lives
Billions of people live unaware of a far-off USGS facility working every day to improve their lives
Key National Climate Report Includes USGS EROS People and Products
Fifth National Climate Assessment Offers Data and Analysis
Fifth National Climate Assessment Offers Data and Analysis
Landsat's Exciting Future
Upcoming Landsat Next's trio of satellites will provide more frequent imagery in more detail
Upcoming Landsat Next's trio of satellites will provide more frequent imagery in more detail
Landsat - A Pillar of Land Remote Sensing
Eyes on Earth
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.
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.
Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change and produce land change data products used by researchers, resource managers, and policy makers across the nation and around the world. We also operate the Landsat satellite program with NASA, and maintain the largest civilian collection of images of the Earth’s land surface in existence, including tens of millions of satellite images.
Eyes on Earth
Eyes on Earth
This episode of our remote sensing podcast discusses Landsat Next and what is being done at EROS to prepare for the large amount of data it will bring.
Image of the Week
Image of the Week
Landsat shows the effects of an unseasonably warm winter this year in northern Minnesota in a comparison of views of Mille Lacs Lake over the past 10 Februarys.
EROS Quick Links
EROS Quick Links
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News
Landsat Next: Getting Ready for the Data Deluge
Landsat Next: Getting Ready for the Data Deluge
Landsat Next: What Is the Mission? Why Do We Need It?
Landsat Next: What Is the Mission? Why Do We Need It?
USGS-hosted JACIE Workshop Reflects Industry’s Growth
USGS-hosted JACIE Workshop Reflects Industry’s Growth
Publications
Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE) best practices for remote sensing system evaluation and reporting
Executive SummaryThe Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE) partnership consists of six agencies representing the U.S. Government’s commitment to promoting the use of high-quality remotely sensed data to meet scientific and other Federal needs. These agencies are large consumers of remotely sensed data and bring extensive experience in the assessment and use of these data. The six agen
ECCOE Landsat quarterly Calibration and Validation report—Quarter 4, 2023
Executive SummaryThe U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science Calibration and Validation (Cal/Val) Center of Excellence (ECCOE) focuses on improving the accuracy, precision, calibration, and product quality of remote-sensing data, leveraging years of multiscale optical system geometric and radiometric calibration and characterization experience. The ECCOE Landsat Cal/Val Team
Evaluation of streamflow predictions from LSTM models in water- and energy-limited regions in the United States
The application of Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) models for streamflow predictions has been an area of rapid development, supported by advancements in computing technology, increasing availability of spatiotemporal data, and availability of historical data that allows for training data-driven LSTM models. Several studies have focused on improving the performance of LSTM models; however, few studie
Science
Eyes on Earth Episode 118 – Preparing for Landsat Next, Part 2
Landsat Next is targeted for launch around 2030. But we are already getting ready for all the new and improved data the mission will bring.
Eyes on Earth Episode 117 – Preparing for Landsat Next, Part 1
Learn about the details of the upcoming new mission Landsat Next and its benefits to science and society.
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.