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Home to one of the largest civilian archives of land images in the world, USGS EROS is open to tours on weekdays. Learn about the Landsat satellite program, view imagery of our planet, and walk the historic halls of the data center.

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Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

**EROS is open Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Staff-guided tours are available at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Self-guided tours are welcome anytime. **

Group tours and larger gatherings are welcome with notice. Tours can be scheduled during business hours on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please call 605-594-6511 or email gs_eros_outreach@usgs.gov for scheduling or further information. 

The science center is located about ten miles north of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Free parking passes will be issued at the security checkpoint upon arrival before proceeding to the parking lot, located near the front of the building. Tours can be customized to different age levels, knowledge levels, and interests.

 

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The EROS Director’s Office and Facilities Management are dedicated to providing a safe and secure environment for visitors to our facility. The following information is intended to inform EROS visitors of the safety and security requirements to better ensure that everyone has an enjoyable visit.

 

### Parking

All public visitors’ vehicles and persons are screened prior to being allowed access onto Federal property. All visitors must stop at the main gate to receive additional instructions. A parking pass will be issued, and you will be directed to the visitor parking lot.

 

### Security Checkpoint

Upon entering the main lobby, you will be processed through a security checkpoint. Bring only items that are necessary. Cameras and video recorders are allowed inside the facility with some restrictions.

Animals are not allowed on Federal property unless they are documented working animals with a valid license or certification to do so.

 

### Government-Issued ID

**USGS requires all visitors to present government-issued identification for access to its facilities. **

Visitors aged 18 or older will be required to present valid government-issued photo identification (Federal, State, or local), such as a driver's license, an enhanced driver license, or a passport. Visitors under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult (parent, sponsor, or guardian) that can verify identities. All public visitors driving a vehicle must have a driver license.

 

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**What time are tours at EROS?**

EROS is open Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Staff-guided tours are available at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Self-guided tours are welcome anytime. 

**Are there group tours at EROS?**

Group tours and larger gatherings are welcome with notice. Tours can be scheduled during business hours on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please call 605-594-6511 or email gs_eros_outreach@usgs.gov for scheduling and further information. 

**Is there a cost?**

There is no cost to visit EROS. The tour and parking are both free to the visitor.

**Does EROS accommodate for disabilities?**

EROS strives to be an accessible and accepting destination. The Center is equipped with wheelchair-accessible parking, ramps, and exhibits. Videos throughout the exhibits are captioned. All entrances are at the ground-level. Restrooms throughout the center are accessible to visitors with disabilities. 

Feel free to call the center with specific question about accessibility options.

**Where is the EROS Center located?**

The science center is located about 10 miles north of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The address is: 

47914 252nd StreetSioux Falls, SD 57198

 

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Start exploring EROS from the comfort of your own home. Here are podcast episodes, images, and videos to get you started.

December 16, 2022

####   Eyes on Earth Episode 86 - Tours at EROS

The USGS EROS Center is the home of the Landsat satellite archive. This data center and science center located on a former farm near Sioux Falls, SD, is one of the largest civilian archives of land imaging in the world.

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

USGS EROS Tour

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

USGS EROS Tour

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

USGS EROS Tour

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

USGS EROS Tour

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

EoE - Tour of the EROS Radome thumbnail

Eyes on Earth Episode 81 - Tour of the EROS Radome

EoE - Tour of the EROS Radome thumbnailEoE - Tour of the EROS Radome thumbnail

October 6, 2022

#### Eyes on Earth Episode 81 - Tour of the EROS Radome

link

The Landsat satellites have been collecting Earth imagery for more than 50 years. A key piece of equipment that moves the data from the spacecraft to the archive so researchers can use it is the antenna at the EROS Center. The antenna and its radome have a fascinating history of their own that adds to the overall Landsat story.

Core Science Systems, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

EoE - Tour of the EROS Radome thumbnailEoE - Tour of the EROS Radome thumbnail

October 6, 2022

#### Eyes on Earth Episode 81 - Tour of the EROS Radome

link

#### Eyes on Earth Episode 81 - Tour of the EROS Radome

link

The Landsat satellites have been collecting Earth imagery for more than 50 years. A key piece of equipment that moves the data from the spacecraft to the archive so researchers can use it is the antenna at the EROS Center. The antenna and its radome have a fascinating history of their own that adds to the overall Landsat story.

Core Science Systems, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Determining Land Change Display

August 2, 2019

#### Determining Land Change Display

link

An interactive display at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center highlighting land change research.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 2, 2019

#### Determining Land Change Display

link

#### Determining Land Change Display

link

An interactive display at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center highlighting land change research.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Determining Land Change Display with Viewers

August 2, 2019

#### Determining Land Change Display with Viewers

link

Viewers look through several years of change in an interactive display at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 2, 2019

#### Determining Land Change Display with Viewers

link

#### Determining Land Change Display with Viewers

link

Viewers look through several years of change in an interactive display at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

An Overview of EROS

May 16, 2018

#### An Overview of EROS

link

The EROS mission is to document and study changes to earth. With a vast archive of imagery from multiple sources, the EROS archive is the longest continuous record or earth's changing landscapes.

Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 16, 2018

#### An Overview of EROS

link

#### An Overview of EROS

link

The EROS mission is to document and study changes to earth. With a vast archive of imagery from multiple sources, the EROS archive is the longest continuous record or earth's changing landscapes.

Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

1975 - EROS Tour Pecora I

October 1, 1975

#### 1975 - EROS Tour Pecora I

link

EROS Data Center tour during the PECORA I conference.

EROS History Project

October 1, 1975

#### 1975 - EROS Tour Pecora I

link

#### 1975 - EROS Tour Pecora I

link

EROS Data Center tour during the PECORA I conference.

EROS History Project

EROS Data Center Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS)

December 31, 1973

#### EROS Data Center Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS)

link

A 1973 video from the EROS History Project on the value of the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), which was later renamed Landsat.  

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

December 31, 1973

#### EROS Data Center Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS)

link

#### EROS Data Center Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS)

link

A 1973 video from the EROS History Project on the value of the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), which was later renamed Landsat.  

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

**

#### USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

link**

#### USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

link**

#### USGS Earth Resources Observation Science (EROS) Center

link**

#### Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center News

link**

#### USGS Earth Resources Observation Science (EROS) Center

####                 Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center              

47914 252nd StreetSioux Falls, SD57198United States

custserv@usgs.gov

800-252-4547

## Related Content

Start exploring EROS from the comfort of your own home. Here are podcast episodes, images, and videos to get you started.

December 16, 2022

####   Eyes on Earth Episode 86 - Tours at EROS

The USGS EROS Center is the home of the Landsat satellite archive. This data center and science center located on a former farm near Sioux Falls, SD, is one of the largest civilian archives of land imaging in the world.

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

USGS EROS Tour

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

USGS EROS Tour

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

USGS EROS Tour

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

USGS EROS Tour

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 23, 2023

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

#### USGS EROS Tour

link

Individuals, families, classrooms, and other organizations are all welcome to visit EROS. A free one-hour walking tour brings remote sensing science to life with satellite models, large displays, and knowledgeable staff. 

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

EoE - Tour of the EROS Radome thumbnail

Eyes on Earth Episode 81 - Tour of the EROS Radome

EoE - Tour of the EROS Radome thumbnailEoE - Tour of the EROS Radome thumbnail

October 6, 2022

#### Eyes on Earth Episode 81 - Tour of the EROS Radome

link

The Landsat satellites have been collecting Earth imagery for more than 50 years. A key piece of equipment that moves the data from the spacecraft to the archive so researchers can use it is the antenna at the EROS Center. The antenna and its radome have a fascinating history of their own that adds to the overall Landsat story.

Core Science Systems, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

EoE - Tour of the EROS Radome thumbnailEoE - Tour of the EROS Radome thumbnail

October 6, 2022

#### Eyes on Earth Episode 81 - Tour of the EROS Radome

link

#### Eyes on Earth Episode 81 - Tour of the EROS Radome

link

The Landsat satellites have been collecting Earth imagery for more than 50 years. A key piece of equipment that moves the data from the spacecraft to the archive so researchers can use it is the antenna at the EROS Center. The antenna and its radome have a fascinating history of their own that adds to the overall Landsat story.

Core Science Systems, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Determining Land Change Display

August 2, 2019

#### Determining Land Change Display

link

An interactive display at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center highlighting land change research.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 2, 2019

#### Determining Land Change Display

link

#### Determining Land Change Display

link

An interactive display at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center highlighting land change research.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Determining Land Change Display with Viewers

August 2, 2019

#### Determining Land Change Display with Viewers

link

Viewers look through several years of change in an interactive display at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 2, 2019

#### Determining Land Change Display with Viewers

link

#### Determining Land Change Display with Viewers

link

Viewers look through several years of change in an interactive display at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

An Overview of EROS

May 16, 2018

#### An Overview of EROS

link

The EROS mission is to document and study changes to earth. With a vast archive of imagery from multiple sources, the EROS archive is the longest continuous record or earth's changing landscapes.

Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 16, 2018

#### An Overview of EROS

link

#### An Overview of EROS

link

The EROS mission is to document and study changes to earth. With a vast archive of imagery from multiple sources, the EROS archive is the longest continuous record or earth's changing landscapes.

Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

1975 - EROS Tour Pecora I

October 1, 1975

#### 1975 - EROS Tour Pecora I

link

EROS Data Center tour during the PECORA I conference.

EROS History Project

October 1, 1975

#### 1975 - EROS Tour Pecora I

link

#### 1975 - EROS Tour Pecora I

link

EROS Data Center tour during the PECORA I conference.

EROS History Project

EROS Data Center Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS)

December 31, 1973

#### EROS Data Center Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS)

link

A 1973 video from the EROS History Project on the value of the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), which was later renamed Landsat.  

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

December 31, 1973

#### EROS Data Center Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS)

link

#### EROS Data Center Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS)

link

A 1973 video from the EROS History Project on the value of the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), which was later renamed Landsat.  

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

**

#### USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

link**

#### USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

link**

#### USGS Earth Resources Observation Science (EROS) Center

link**

#### Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center News

link**

#### USGS Earth Resources Observation Science (EROS) Center

####                 Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center              

47914 252nd StreetSioux Falls, SD57198United States

custserv@usgs.gov

800-252-4547

### Contacts

####               Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center          

47914 252nd StreetSioux Falls, SD57198United States

custserv@usgs.gov

800-252-4547