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#           Eyes on Earth Episode 113 – EROS Science Leader’s Vision      

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      By Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center       February 26, 2024    

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Terry Sohl has topped off three decades of working in EROS science by accepting that branch’s leadership role.  

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Terry Sohl helped develop the National Land Cover Database, NLCD, when he first arrived, and now he’s overseeing significant improvements to the widely used product. But that’s just one part of his new role. In this episode of Eyes on Earth, Sohl provides an overview of the science efforts at EROS and how artificial intelligence and machine learning help scientists focus more on the work that helps society. He also shares his vision for the future. 

**Guest:** Terry Sohl, Chief of the USGS EROS Integrated Science and Applications Branch

**Host:** Jane Lawson (contractor for USGS EROS)

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

**Release date:** Monday, February 26, 2023

Download and transcript access

### **More about EROS science:**

                                - Terry Sohl Named Head of USGS EROS Science
                                - EROS 50th History: Helping the World Through Science
                                - EROS 50th History: A Leader in Mapping Land Cover and Change
                                - Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center - Science

 

## Related Episodes

                          -  -  November 13, 2023  Eyes on Earth Episode 107 – EROS 50th: Land Cover, Part 2
The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) has a long history as the definitive U.S. land cover product. But the newer Land Change Monitoring, Assessment and Projection (LCMAP) effort takes a longer look back in time.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  August 14, 2023  Eyes on Earth Episode 101 – EROS 50th: Director Pete Doucette Looks Ahead
EROS Center Director Pete Doucette has been at EROS for a fairly short stretch of the center’s 50-year history, but his passion for the mission of EROS and its opportunities in the future are clear in this episode of Eyes on Earth.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  May 16, 2021  Eyes on Earth Episode 50 – Delaware River Basin
About 15 million people rely on the Delaware River Basin for drinking water, including residents of Philadelphia, PA, Camden, NJ, and Wilmington, DE. What might happen to the water supply if climate change and population growth continue unabated? How might that impact land cover and land use patterns?
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Land Use Land Cover Modeling
-  February 9, 2020  Eyes on Earth Episode 16 – Predictive Modeling
Land cover and land use across the United States are the culmination of a complex web of interwoven factors: Climate, landscape types, and economic factors among them. Remotely-sensed data from satellites like Landsat and a variety of other sources are useful for documenting and monitoring land cover and land use.
ByEarth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Land Use Land Cover Modeling
-  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 
 

### Study Area

### Contacts

#### Michelle Bouchard

##### Communications and Outreach

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

mbouchard@usgs.gov

605-594-6168

### Explore Search

                      - Integrated Land Change Monitoring
                      - Vegetation, Water and Climate Dynamics
                      - Human Health and Food Security
                      - Remote Sensing Research and Development
                      - Wildland Fire Science
                      - Terrain Monitoring and Modeling
                      - Maps and Mapping
                      - Science Technology
                      - Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
                      - Eyes on Earth
                      - NLCD
                      - National Land Cover Database
                      - Remote Sensing
                      - Landsat

View All **

Terry Sohl has topped off three decades of working in EROS science by accepting that branch’s leadership role.  

Return to Eyes on Earth Homepage

View Media Details

View

View Media Details

Terry Sohl helped develop the National Land Cover Database, NLCD, when he first arrived, and now he’s overseeing significant improvements to the widely used product. But that’s just one part of his new role. In this episode of Eyes on Earth, Sohl provides an overview of the science efforts at EROS and how artificial intelligence and machine learning help scientists focus more on the work that helps society. He also shares his vision for the future. 

**Guest:** Terry Sohl, Chief of the USGS EROS Integrated Science and Applications Branch

**Host:** Jane Lawson (contractor for USGS EROS)

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

**Release date:** Monday, February 26, 2023

Download and transcript access

### **More about EROS science:**

                                - Terry Sohl Named Head of USGS EROS Science
                                - EROS 50th History: Helping the World Through Science
                                - EROS 50th History: A Leader in Mapping Land Cover and Change
                                - Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center - Science

 

## Related Episodes

                          -  -  November 13, 2023  Eyes on Earth Episode 107 – EROS 50th: Land Cover, Part 2
The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) has a long history as the definitive U.S. land cover product. But the newer Land Change Monitoring, Assessment and Projection (LCMAP) effort takes a longer look back in time.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  August 14, 2023  Eyes on Earth Episode 101 – EROS 50th: Director Pete Doucette Looks Ahead
EROS Center Director Pete Doucette has been at EROS for a fairly short stretch of the center’s 50-year history, but his passion for the mission of EROS and its opportunities in the future are clear in this episode of Eyes on Earth.
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 
-  May 16, 2021  Eyes on Earth Episode 50 – Delaware River Basin
About 15 million people rely on the Delaware River Basin for drinking water, including residents of Philadelphia, PA, Camden, NJ, and Wilmington, DE. What might happen to the water supply if climate change and population growth continue unabated? How might that impact land cover and land use patterns?
ByCore Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Land Use Land Cover Modeling
-  February 9, 2020  Eyes on Earth Episode 16 – Predictive Modeling
Land cover and land use across the United States are the culmination of a complex web of interwoven factors: Climate, landscape types, and economic factors among them. Remotely-sensed data from satellites like Landsat and a variety of other sources are useful for documenting and monitoring land cover and land use.
ByEarth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Land Use Land Cover Modeling
-  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 
 

### Study Area

### Contacts

#### Michelle Bouchard

##### Communications and Outreach

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

mbouchard@usgs.gov

605-594-6168

### Explore Search

                      - Integrated Land Change Monitoring
                      - Vegetation, Water and Climate Dynamics
                      - Human Health and Food Security
                      - Remote Sensing Research and Development
                      - Wildland Fire Science
                      - Terrain Monitoring and Modeling
                      - Maps and Mapping
                      - Science Technology
                      - Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
                      - Eyes on Earth
                      - NLCD
                      - National Land Cover Database
                      - Remote Sensing
                      - Landsat

View All **