Video Library

Video Library

  • EROS
  • Find Data
  • Landsat
  • LP DAAC

EROS

An Overview of EROS An Overview of EROS Aerial shot of the EROS center EROS Science Center Overview

EROS In Action

Gray Tappan sitting in the library
Landscapes of West Africa
with Gray Tappan
 Potatoes on the ground
FORE-SCE Land Use Model
with Terry Sohl
 CEOS Future Data Access and Analysis Architecture Team CEOS FDA LCMAP land change monitoring, assessment and projection LCMAP: Revolutionizing Remote Sensing CEOS. 2017 CEOS Plenary in Rapid City, South Dakota CEOS GEO. GEO-XIV Plenary in Washington, DC 2017 GEO Dr. Frank Kelly giving a presentation STEMx Presentation

Find Data

EarthExplorer

EarthExplorer (EE) is a client/server interface that provides access to the U.S Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation Science (EROS) Center archive. Current EE data collections include aerial photography, satellite imagery, elevation data, land cover products, and digitized maps as well as remotely-sensed data for a variety of USGS projects and partners. More than 180 data collections are accessible through EE.

How to register, search, and download data

A cursor clicking the register button on the EarthExplorer website Register For An Account A red box outlining the EarthExplorer's search features Perform a General Search The EarthExplorer website Search w/ Interactive Map Interface The EarthExplorer website showing region of selected data Bulk Download Application

GloVis

The USGS Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) is a quick and easy online search and order tool for selected satellite and aerial data. The viewer allows user-friendly access to browse images from the multiple EROS data holdings. Through a graphic map display, the user can select any area of interest and immediately view all available browse images within the USGS inventory for the specified location.

How to register and download data

A cursor clicking the register button on the EarthExplorer website Register For An Account The EarthExplorer website showing region of selected data Bulk Download Application

LandsatLook Viewer

The LandsatLook Viewer is a prototype tool that was developed to allow rapid online viewing and access to the USGS Landsat image archives. This viewer allows you to:

  • Interactively explore the Landsat archive at up to full resolution directly from a common Web browser
  • Search for specific Landsat images based on area of interest, acquisition date, or cloud cover
  • Compare image features and view changes through time
  • Display configurable map information layers in combination with the Landsat imagery
  • Create a customized image display and export as a simple graphic file
  • View metadata and download the full-band source imagery

How to Select & Download

LandsatLook Viewer is showing images based upon date Select and Download The EarthExplorer website showing region of selected data Bulk Download Application LandsatLook Viewer is measuring distance Advanced Features

Landsat In Action

Tom Loveland sitting in front of a bookshelf
Land Cover and Land Cover Change
with Tom Loveland
 Green and pink map of most of South America
Infrastructure of Landsat Data
with Matt Hansen
 Yellow and green map with state outlines of the western United States. Code, charts, and menus span the top of the image.
Google's Earth Engine
with Noel Gorelick
 A satellite flying over the Earth
Studying Phenology
with Patrick Hostert
 People wearing full body, white clothing as they inspect a satellite
The Accuracy of Landsat
with Jeff Masek
 A group of people looking at a map in lush green vegetation
Advocating for Landsat
with Kass Green
 Curtis Woodcock sitting with books in the background
The Importance of Landsat
with Curtis Woodcock
 People wearing full body, white clothing as they inspect a satellite
Landsat's Calibration and Validation
a Group Discussion
 A map detailing elevation and vegetation
Forestry Research
with Warren Cohen
 A machine producing a bright light with satellite images on top and, in the lower left of the picture, an unidentifiable brown fuzzy blob
Monitoring Crop Land
with Martha Anderson
 A man wearing a bright red life jacket, a dark red t-shirt, and dark gray shorts holds a scientific instrument that resembles a fishing pole. He is on a white boat.
Minnesota Lakes
with Leif Olmanson
 A hand wearing a white glove is pulling out a black and white satellite image from a yellow envelope.
Free & Open Landsat Archive
with Barbara Ryan
 Three people wearing red vest with neon green stripes in a forested area. The trees have orange or yellow ribbons tied around them.
Monitoring Canada's Forest
with Mike Wulder
 A hand wearing a white glove is hovering over images on top of a machine producing a bright white light.
Tracking Water Changes
with John Schott
 Adam Lewis is sitting in front of a green and yellow background.
Open Data in Australia
with Adam Lewis
 Andrew Elmore is wearing a light blue shirt as he sits in front of a bookcase.
Changing Forest Phenology
with Andrew Elmore
 Alan Belward is sitting in a library.
Assessing Global Impact
with Alan Belward
 Giant peaks of ice sitting in the water with a cloudy blue sky as the background.
Monitoring Polar Ice Caps
with Ted Scambos

Every Pixel

A black and white Earth with a Landsat satellite orbiting it. A colorized strip of the Earth is highlighting a possible scan of the Earth by Landsat. It is captioned 185 km Swath (115 Miles). Every Pixel - Landsat's Orbit A colorful representation of Landsat's sensors scanning a swatch of land. Every Pixel - Landsat's Sensors A diagram showing file headers being added to mission stream data before it is saved to Landsat's storage. Every Pixel - Recording Data A drawing representing an antenna tracking a satellite and recieving data while the satellite is within transmission range. The transmission range is shown to correspond to the antenna's line of site. Every Pixel - Ground Stations A satellite hovering over a square section of land with a black background. The green, white, and blue land appears bumpy and shiny. Every Pixel - Processing Data

Landsat Data & Operations

Landsat 7 Missions Operations Center Daily Operations of Landsat 7 The text LANDSAT 8 5 Years of Operation over the background of a satellite Landsat 8 Completes 5 Years of Operation Four satellite images laid out on a bright white surface. 10th Anniversary of Landsat's Free & Open Data Policy

LP DAAC

The LP DAAC operates as a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and is a component of NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). The LP DAAC is located at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Written across a yellow brown background is the text getting started with MODIS version 6 data Land Surface Temperature Data Part 1: All about accessing Data presented by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Behind this is a colorful orange, yellow, green, and blue map. MODIS Land Surface Temperature - 1 Written across a yellow brown background is the text getting started with MODIS version 6 data Land Surface Temperature Data Part 2: Using the Data presented by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Behind this is a colorful orange, yellow, green, and blue map. MODIS Land Surface Temperature - 2 Written across a yellow brown background is the text getting started with MODIS version 6 data Land Surface Temperature Data Part 3: Interpreting Quality Information presented by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Behind this is a colorful orange, yellow, green, and blue map. MODIS Land Surface Temperature - 3 Written across a dark green background in white text is getting started with MODIS version 6 data Vegetation Indices Data Part 1: All about Accessing Data presented by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Behind this is a green and brown map. MODIS Vegetation Indices - 1 Written across a dark green background in white text is getting started with MODIS version 6 data Vegetation Indices Data Part 2: Using the Data presented by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Behind this is a green and brown map. MODIS Vegetation Indices - 2 Written across a dark green background in white text is getting started with MODIS version 6 data Vegetation Indices Data Part 3: Interpreting Quality Information presented by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Behind this is a green and brown map. MODIS Vegetation Indices - 3 Written across a dark red background in white text is getting started with MODIS version 6 data Thermal Anomalies and Fire Data Part 1: All About Accessing Data presented by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Behind this is a brown map of the southwest United States with small red splotches. MODIS Thermal Anomalies & Fire - 1 Written across a dark red background in white text is getting started with MODIS version 6 data Thermal Anomalies and Fire Data Part 2: Using the Data presented by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Behind this is a brown map of the southwest United States with small red splotches. MODIS Thermal Anomalies & Fire - 2 Written across a dark red background in white text is getting started with MODIS version 6 data Thermal Anomalies and Fire Data Part 3: Interpreting Quality Information presented by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Behind this is a brown map of the southwest United States with small red splotches. MODIS Thermal Anomalies & Fire - 3 Written across a brown background in white text is getting started with MODIS version 6 data Surface Reflectance Data Part 1: All About Accessing Data presented by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Behind this is a yellow and brown map. MODIS Surface Reflectance - 1 Written across a brown background in white text is getting started with MODIS version 6 data Surface Reflectance Data Part 2: Using the Data presented by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Behind this is a yellow and brown map. MODIS Surface Reflectance - 2 Written across a brown background in white text is getting started with MODIS version 6 data Surface Reflectance Data Part 3: Interpreting Quality Information presented by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Behind this is a yellow and brown map. MODIS Surface Reflectance - 3 The background is a gray toned map of the Earth. In the foreground and on the left is a orange and brown image that is probably a map. On the right side is some text. The only text that can be made out is the title MODIS. Introduction - MODIS v6 Data A map of the United States that varies from light green to green. The legend on the left hand side cannot be interpreted. Changes in Canopy Cover A simple map of the Earth Progression of Global Vegetation The LP DAAC website Choosing a Data Access Tool A satellite imagery map of eastern Europe. The map is showing bright reds, and oranges from the shoreline northeast of Paris to the south and west in contrast to the rest of the map using dark green for land and blue for the ocean Land Surface Temperature Dynamics Upper left corner of the LP DAAC webiste. Lp DAAC is circled in red. Data Access - AppEEARS A false color aerial image of a volcano. The area surrounding the volcano appears dark red with dark gray or white mixed in. The base of the volcano is dark gray and the top is white. Increased Volcanic Gas Temperature and Volume is written across the top of the image. ASTER - Monitoring Volcanoes Imagery of the southwest United States and northern Mexico. The land is in bright oranges and yellows. The ocean is black. MODIS - Surface Temperature