NLCD: Landscape Info Supporting Our Safety and Economic Well-being
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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.
Landsat satellites - A Pillar of Land Remote Sensing
Helping the World Through Science
Billions of people live unaware of a far-off USGS facility working every day to improve their lives
Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is a global leader in land imaging, using remotely sensed data to track how Earth is changing. EROS provides reliable, science-based information to help decision-makers understand how shifts in land use, cover, and condition affect people and the environment.
This work is supported by one of the largest civilian archives of land imagery in the world—housing over 85 years of satellite and aerial data, including the full Landsat record. As the operational home of Landsat 8 and 9, EROS delivers daily observations that inform natural resource assessments, support national security, and help prepare for future challenges.
Eyes on Earth
For this episode of our remote sensing podcast, we go to the field test site at EROS to see how the calibration/validation team validates the accuracy of the Landsat data.
Image of the Week
Our latest video features recent record flooding in Australia, including Innamincka, with Landsat scenes showing dramatic changes in the landscape.
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News
Latest in Landsat July 2025 - Vol. 4 | Issue 6
Plenty of Water in Prairie Potholes
Annual NLCD Lengthens Land Cover Record to 40 Years
Publications
A novel approach to increase accuracy in remotely sensed evapotranspiration through basin water balance and flux tower constraints A novel approach to increase accuracy in remotely sensed evapotranspiration through basin water balance and flux tower constraints
Chapter three - Global SSEBop actual evapotranspiration modeling and mapping using the VIIRS data Chapter three - Global SSEBop actual evapotranspiration modeling and mapping using the VIIRS data
ECCOE Landsat quarterly Calibration and Validation report—Quarter 4, 2024 ECCOE Landsat quarterly Calibration and Validation report—Quarter 4, 2024
Science
CIDR Request Data – Imaging Requirements
CIDR Request Data – Spatial Requirements