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USGS EROS

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USGS EROS

@USGS_EROS

USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center. The changing face of your planet: documented, studied & shared since 1973. Questions: [email protected]

Sioux Falls, SD

usgs.gov/centers/eros

Joined April 2018

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Jul 9
Every wildfire leaves a signature on the landscape. More than 200 new maps now help tell that story. 🔥 Long-term fire records help scientists and land managers understand how burned landscapes change over time and prepare for future fires. The Monitoring Trends in Burn
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Jul 7
Learn from the past to plan for the future! A 40-year view of America's western rangelands is now available. New maps showing annual changes in grasses, shrubs, trees, bare ground, and more can help federal and state land managers, habitat managers, and researchers make future
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Jul 2
America, from space. 🛰️ To celebrate America's 250th anniversary, the USGS has created a new portrait of the nation using imagery from Landsat 8 and Landsat 9. For more than 50 years, the @USGS and @NASA Landsat program has provided a continuous record of Earth's changing land
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Jun 30
A new year of land cover data is here. Annual NLCD now provides a 41-year record of change across the conterminous United States. The latest release of the Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) extends annual mapping through 2025, documenting how landscapes have changed
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Jun 10
How drought reshaped Lake Corpus Christi in just one year. Lake Corpus Christi, one of three reservoirs supplying water to the Corpus Christi area, dropped below 10% capacity earlier this year after prolonged drought. Recent rains have improved conditions, raising the reservoir
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May 24
Today is the 110th Indianapolis 500! 🏁 The speedway may look a little different than when it was built in 1909 to serve as a testing facility for newfangled automobiles, but it’s still dedicated to the dream of driving. This National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP)
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May 21
Managing land in the West? Improvements to weekly maps of invasive grasses make it easier! Aggressive invasive grasses can crowd out native plants, damage habitats, and increase the risk of wildfire. Monitoring tools are important for treatment timing, fire management, grazing
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May 13
By special request: Landsat nighttime images! 🌋🔥 Want to know what a certain volcano or fire looks like at night from space? Or see glaciers at twilight? Landsat satellites don’t have to take the night off. In fact, they can offer more to science if they don’t, including
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May 7
Pecora Award nominations are due May 29! You can help recognize an individual or group for their innovative work, impactful research, and dedication to Earth observation through the William T. Pecora Award. The award honors those using satellite or aerial remote sensing to make
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May 6
Get a good look at trees in southeastern Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands! 🌳🌲🌴 Tree canopy maps can help communities monitor change, support planning, and inform resource management decisions. The Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) has added
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Apr 29
Over 1,000 new fire maps across the United States! 🔥 Mapping where and how severely a fire has burned the landscape is important right away for fire responders and in the long-term for land and fire-risk managers. The Burn Severity Portal provides access to a range of maps of
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Apr 22
💬 LSI-VC-19 & WGCV-56 @USGS_EROS Discussing: 📄 2026 CEOS-ARD Strategy 🎯 Calibration and Validation networks ⛰️ Land surface imaging thematic topics ⚖️ Expressing uncertainty 🤝 Commercial engagement + tours of the EROS Center and Cal/Val field site 😎
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Apr 22
See our planet in a new way this Earth Day! 🌎 Our Earth As Art collections showcase the beauty of sweeping landscapes as they feature satellite and drone images with creative combinations of visible and infrared light. You’ve never seen deserts, deltas, rivers, or ridges look
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Apr 13
Need Landsat imagery that isn’t routinely acquired? There’s a process for that. Did you know Landsat can capture more than standard daytime scenes? Researchers can submit special requests for non-routine acquisitions to support unique science needs—and this webinar will walk you