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 describes the Landsat Extended Acquisition of the Poles (LEAP) project.
Image of the Week
Image of the Week
This natural color Landsat 9 view near South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands shows a weather pattern known as a “Von Karman vortex street," caused by prevailing winds from the southeast.
EROS Quick Links
EROS Quick Links
Find frequently visited webpages below.
News
Landsat 7 Celebrates Silver Anniversary
Landsat 7 Celebrates Silver Anniversary
Maximizing Accuracy of Rangeland Data
Maximizing Accuracy of Rangeland Data
Publications
SSEBop evapotranspiration estimates using synthetically derived Landsat data from the continuous change detection and classification algorithm
The operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEBop) model has been utilized to generate gridded evapotranspiration data from Landsat images. These estimates are primarily driven by two sources of information: reference evapotranspiration and Landsat land surface temperature (LST) values. Hence, SSEBop is limited by the availability of Landsat data. Here, in this proof-of-concept paper, we u
ECCOE Landsat quarterly Calibration and Validation report—Quarter 3, 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
Landsat Next
Landsat Next's launch in the early 2030s will ensure continuity of the longest space-based record of Earth’s land surfaces. The mission will substantially increase the breadth and quality of Earth observation data available to scientists, land managers, and others responsible for managing Earth's natural resources. Landsat Next’s constellation of three satellites will carry sensors that improve bo
Science
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.