Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center - Who We Are and What We Do
Fact Sheet
2008-3055
By: Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
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Abstract
To understand our planet at local, regional, national, and global scales, people need information about Earth's land surfaces and how they are changing. Land remote sensing is the key to gathering this information. Satellites that capture detailed images of Earth's continents, islands, and coastlines are and have been EROS' primary source of remotely sensed data since the Center opened in 1973. EROS is probably best known as the USGS receiving station for Landsat satellite images. However, we acquire data and images from many other satellites, as well as from other kinds of remote sensing instruments.
Roughly 1.5 terabytes* of information arrive at EROS every day to become part of the largest civilian archive of remotely sensed land data in the world. The archive represents a perfectly preserved 70-year record of Earth's land surfaces and serves as an invaluable resource for documenting how they have changed over time.
*One terabyte = 1,000 gigabytes
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center - Who We Are and What We Do |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2008-3055 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20083055 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |