NLCD: Landscape Info Supporting Our Safety and Economic Well-being
Browse examples from energy to agriculture
Browse examples from energy to agriculture
Helping the World Through Science
Billions of people live unaware of a far-off USGS facility working every day to improve their lives
Billions of people live unaware of a far-off USGS facility working every day to improve their lives
Landsat's Economic Value Increases to $25.6 Billion in 2023
A new report details additional billions of indirect benefits
A new report details additional billions of indirect benefits
Landsat's Exciting Future
Upcoming Landsat Next's trio of satellites will provide more frequent imagery in more detail
Upcoming Landsat Next's trio of satellites will provide more frequent imagery in more detail
USGS Finds New Way to Measure Ocean Depth with Landsat
EROS scientists debut method in publication
EROS scientists debut method in publication
Landsat - A Pillar of Land Remote Sensing
Eyes on Earth
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.
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.
Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
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. We also operate the Landsat satellite program with NASA, and maintain the largest civilian collection of images of the Earth’s land surface in existence, including tens of millions of satellite images.
Eyes on Earth
Eyes on Earth
This episode of our remote sensing podcast covers what artificial intelligence (AI) is and discusses its use at EROS.
Image of the Week
Image of the Week
A23a, the world's largest iceberg, broke off Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986 and spent the next three decades grounded on the seafloor. In 2020, it detached and began to drift northward.
EROS Quick Links
EROS Quick Links
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News
USGS Retires Cloud-Based Visualization Tool
USGS Retires Cloud-Based Visualization Tool
FARMing with Data: OpenET Launches new Tool for Farmers and Ranchers
FARMing with Data: OpenET Launches new Tool for Farmers and Ranchers
NLCD: Landscape Info Supporting our Safety and Economic Well-being
NLCD: Landscape Info Supporting our Safety and Economic Well-being
Publications
System characterization report on the Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP)
This report addresses system characterization of the Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program hyperspectral sensor by the DLR (German Aerospace Center, ground segment project management), GFZ (Deutsches Geoforschungszentrum, science lead) and is part of a series of system characterization reports produced and delivered by the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and...
An accuracy assessment of satellite-derived rangeland fractional cover
Satellite-derived maps of vegetation cover provide detailed information about vegetation spatiotemporal patterns and are increasingly used to better understand and manage rangelands. Despite their utility, questions remain regarding the regional and site level accuracy for these maps, especially compared to field-collected data. We conducted an accuracy assessment of the Rangeland...
Spatial scale dependence of error in fractional component cover maps
Geospatial products such as fractional vegetation cover maps often report overall, pixel-wise accuracy, but decision-making with these products often occurs at coarser scales. As such, data users often desire guidance on the appropriate spatial scale to apply these data. We worked toward establishing this guidance by assessing RCMAP (Rangeland Condition Monitoring Assessment and...
Science
Eyes on Earth Episode 131 – Using AI in Geospatial Work
Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to make EROS data products better and more efficient.
Landsat Collection 1 Legacy Tile Products Data Dictionary
The Data Dictionaries are a set of information describing the contents, format, and structure of elements for EarthExplorer products.
Rangeland Condition Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (RCMAP)
Rangelands cover more than half of the western United States and are important for biodiversity, livestock grazing, recreation, and ecosystem services. Monitoring the condition and trends of rangelands over time is essential for sustainable land management. The Rangeland Condition Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (RCMAP) project provides annual, 30 m resolution fractional component data to...
