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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. Scroll through this page to find links to the videos, news stories, scientific publications, and other content that appears in our Instagram feed.

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### Celebrating 50 Years

The USGS EROS Center has hosted remote sensing data for 50 years in its location in rural South Dakota with the intent to archive and distribute Landsat data. It has evolved into much more. Explore the rich history of providing science and data to the world. 

Listen to History Podcast Episodes

### Latest Podcast Episode

This episode of our remote sensing podcast is a conversation with Kristi Kline, who is retiring from EROS, about her memories and changes throughout her time here.

Listen here

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Link to sign up for the EROS Center Headlines newsletter:
                            - https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOIGS/subscriber/new  (then sign up under EROS Center)

 

Links to information about Landsat Next:
                            - Landsat Next | U.S. Geological Survey
                            - Landsat Next Fact Sheet
                            - Landsat Next Q&A: What Is the Mission? Why Do We Need It?
                            - Landsat Next Q&A: Getting Ready for the Data Deluge

 

Link to 2024 William T. Pecora Award nomination information:
                            - William T. Pecora Awards | U.S. Geological Survey

 

Link to USAJobs.gov openings at EROS (application deadline June 6, 2024)
                            - Interdisciplinary Flight Systems Manager/Computer Engineer/Aerospace Engineer - Public
                            - Interdisciplinary Flight Systems Manager/Computer Engineer/Aerospace Engineer - Federal Employees

 

Link to LANDFIRE article:
                            - LANDFIRE Quickens Pace for Providing Key Fire Data

 

Link to JACIE article:
                            -  USGS-hosted JACIE Workshop Reflects Industry's Growth    

Registration for the 25th Annual Disaster Response/Data Mining Geospatial Workshop:
                            - Register here

 

Link to information about GEOINT 2024, where Pete Doucette will participate in a panel discussion:
                            - USGS EROS Director Joining NASA, NOAA, Australia on GEOINT Landsat Panel | U.S. Geological Survey

 

Links to the publication and Eyes on Earth podcast about land cover monitoring and evapotranspiration algorithms:
                            - SSEBop Evapotranspiration Estimates Using Synthetically Derived Landsat Data from the Continuous Change Detection and Classification Algorithm (mdpi.com)
                            - Eyes on Earth Episode 111 – Mendenhall Fellow’s Drought Forecasting | U.S. Geological Survey

 

Link to information about the workshop about the Landsat Collection 2 Provisional Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) Science Product:
                            - Retrieval and Application of On Demand Global Field-Scale Actual Evapotranspiration Data Since 1982

 

Link to Landsat Extended Acquistion of the Poles (LEAP) story:
                            - Landsat Images the Twilight Zone—New Eyes on Earth Episode | U.S. Geological Survey

 

Link to RCMAP data story:
                            - Maximizing Accuracy of Rangeland Data | U.S. Geological Survey

 

Link to information about Landsat 7:
                            - Landsat 7 | U.S. Geological Survey

 

Link to Landsat Science Products:
                            - Landsat Science Products | U.S. Geological Survey

 

Links to EROS Library information:
                            - Eyes on Earth Podcast Episode 92 – EROS 50th: The Library and Science Support | U.S. Geological Survey
                            - EROS 50th History: Library Provides Mission Support | U.S. Geological Survey

 

Links about EROS' contributions to the Fifth National Climate Assessment:
                            - NCA5 Webinar: Land Cover and Land Use Change | GlobalChange.gov
                            - Key National Climate Report Includes USGS EROS People and Products

 

Link to learn more about the naming of Terry Sohl as chief of the EROS Integrated Science and Applications Branch:
                            - Terry Sohl Named Head of EROS Science | U.S. Geological Survey

 

Link to information about the OpenET accuracy assessment:
                            -  USGS EROS Helps Assess OpenET Accuracy | U.S. Geological Survey    

Links to Earthshots:
                            - Chernobyl, Ukraine | EROS
                            - Yellowstone National Park | EROS
                            - Rondônia, Brazil | EROS
                            - Pune, India | EROS   

Links to recent Image of the Week videos:
                            - Fire in Northern Australia: A 2023 Timelapse | EROS
                            - Landsat Views of Africa's Largest Hydro Dam | EROS

 

Links to recent datasets and publications:
                            - Hydrologic Gridded Runoff and Routed Discharge Data for Africa From 2000-2021
                            - Projections of Rangeland Fractional Component Cover Across Western Northern American Rangelands
                            - Characterization of Change in Tree Cover State and Condition over the Conterminous United States 
                            - National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2019 Products (ver. 3.0, February 2024)
                            - New Landsat 9 Cloud Cover Assessment Validation Dataset Published | U.S. Geological Survey
                            - The Spatially Adaptable Filter for Error Reduction (SAFER) Process: Remote Sensing-Based LANDFIRE Disturbance Mapping Updates (mdpi.com)

 

Links to information about a new 50-city urban heat island fact sheet and dataset:
                            - EROS Gives Snapshot of Heat Trends in 50 Cities Across the U.S. | U.S. Geological Survey
                            - Fact sheet:  Characterizing Urban Heat Islands Across 50 Major Cities in the United States  
                            - Dataset:  Land surface thermal feature change monitoring in urban and non-urban interface from 1985 to present (ver. 5.0, December 2023)

 

RCMAP Adds Tree Data to Help ... Sage-Grouse?

## RCMAP Adds Tree Data to Help ... Sage-Grouse?

Continuing the Tradition - NLCD 2021 Now Available

## Continuing the Tradition - NLCD 2021 Now Available

USGS Uncrewed Aircraft Team Visits USGS EROS

## USGS Uncrewed Aircraft Team Visits USGS EROS

### Explore EROS 50th History 

 

USGS EROS: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence video

## USGS EROS: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence video

Research Statistics at the Center

## Research Statistics at the Center

Inspired by EROS: See Unisphere Display at Sioux Falls Museum

## Inspired by EROS: See Unisphere Display at Sioux Falls Museum

Becoming a Ground Station

## Becoming a Ground Station

Responding to Disasters

## Responding to Disasters

Library Provides Mission Support

## Library Provides Mission Support

Facts about the Radome

## Facts about the Radome

Landsat Unites USGS and NASA

## Landsat Unites USGS and NASA

Building Relationships Through International Training

## Building Relationships Through International Training

Helping the World Through Science

## Helping the World Through Science

Computers at the Center

## Computers at the Center

A Leader in Mapping Land Cover and Change

## A Leader in Mapping Land Cover and Change

EROS Resumes Daily Public Tours

## EROS Resumes Daily Public Tours

Adding the LP DAAC Archive

## Adding the LP DAAC Archive

Conservation at the Center

## Conservation at the Center

University Collaborations

## University Collaborations

2000-2023: Data and Science Surge

## 2000-2023: Data and Science Surge

1980-1999: Through Uncertainty to a Firm Footing

## 1980-1999: Through Uncertainty to a Firm Footing

1966-1979: How Sioux Falls Ingenuity Secured the Center

## 1966-1979: How Sioux Falls Ingenuity Secured the Center

As USGS EROS Turns 50, Director Embraces Future

## As USGS EROS Turns 50, Director Embraces Future

### Explore the World of Remote Sensing Science

 

EROS News

## EROS News

Eyes on Earth

## Eyes on Earth

Outreach & Education

## Outreach & Education

Visit Us at EROS

## Visit Us at EROS

EROS Classroom

## EROS Classroom

Earthshots

## Earthshots

Landsat State Factsheets

## Landsat State Factsheets

Landsat 8 State Mosaics

## Landsat 8 State Mosaics

Landsat: Everyday Benefits

## Landsat: Everyday Benefits

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