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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. In this episode, we take a look at how essential employees ensure that the ground station keeps receiving satellite imagery during wintry weather.

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When the snow gets deep and the wind blows, it can be challenging for workers to travel to the USGS EROS Center, located several miles north of Sioux Falls, SD, on what used to be farmland. Most can telecommute these days, but in this episode, we discover how essential employees ensure there is in-person continuous monitoring of Landsat ground station operations during winter weather—sometimes even requiring an overnight stay.

**Guests**: Joe Blahovec, chief of the Satellite and Ground Systems Operations Branch (SGO), and Aaron Hensley, ground station shiftlead, Critical Mission Support Staff, KBR

**Host**: Sheri Levisay (contractor for USGS EROS)

**Producer**: Tom Adamson (contractor for USGS EROS)

**Release date**: Monday, February 6, 2023

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### **More about EROS essential work**:

                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 81 – Tour of the EROS Radome
                                - USGS Landsat Ground Station s
                                - Landsat Satellites Operated from EROS for First Time

## Related Episodes

                          -  -  September 2, 2019  Eyes on Earth Episode 1 - Intro to EROS
A rundown of the history of the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, the Landsat program, and the Center's role in the observation and study of landscape change worldwide. 
ByEarth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  October 6, 2022  Eyes on Earth Episode 81 - Tour of the EROS Radome
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.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  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.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
 

### Contacts

#### Timothy A. Glynn

##### Chief of Staff

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

tglynn@usgs.gov

605-594-6046

### Explore Search

                      - Landsat 
                      - Information Systems
                      - Maps and Mapping
                      - Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
                      - essential employees
                      - Eyes on Earth
                      - winter weather
                      - Landsat Ground Stations
                      - Landsat Data Acquisition

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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. In this episode, we take a look at how essential employees ensure that the ground station keeps receiving satellite imagery during wintry weather.

View Media Details

View

View Media Details

When the snow gets deep and the wind blows, it can be challenging for workers to travel to the USGS EROS Center, located several miles north of Sioux Falls, SD, on what used to be farmland. Most can telecommute these days, but in this episode, we discover how essential employees ensure there is in-person continuous monitoring of Landsat ground station operations during winter weather—sometimes even requiring an overnight stay.

**Guests**: Joe Blahovec, chief of the Satellite and Ground Systems Operations Branch (SGO), and Aaron Hensley, ground station shiftlead, Critical Mission Support Staff, KBR

**Host**: Sheri Levisay (contractor for USGS EROS)

**Producer**: Tom Adamson (contractor for USGS EROS)

**Release date**: Monday, February 6, 2023

Download and Transcript Access

 

### **More about EROS essential work**:

                                - Eyes on Earth Episode 81 – Tour of the EROS Radome
                                - USGS Landsat Ground Station s
                                - Landsat Satellites Operated from EROS for First Time

## Related Episodes

                          -  -  September 2, 2019  Eyes on Earth Episode 1 - Intro to EROS
A rundown of the history of the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, the Landsat program, and the Center's role in the observation and study of landscape change worldwide. 
ByEarth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  October 6, 2022  Eyes on Earth Episode 81 - Tour of the EROS Radome
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.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  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.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
 

### Contacts

#### Timothy A. Glynn

##### Chief of Staff

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

tglynn@usgs.gov

605-594-6046

### Explore Search

                      - Landsat 
                      - Information Systems
                      - Maps and Mapping
                      - Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
                      - essential employees
                      - Eyes on Earth
                      - winter weather
                      - Landsat Ground Stations
                      - Landsat Data Acquisition

View All **