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Quarterly Newsletter June 25, 2025
Featured EROS News Headlines
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Landsat at Work: Conserving Water and Growing High Quality Grapes
May 21, 2025
Using Landsat’s thermal imagery, researchers at Gallo Winery have been able to better understand vineyard water needs, optimize irrigation and support long-term sustainability across thousands of acres.
Read how Gallo Winery strikes a balance with Landsat
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Other News Headlines
February 18, 2025 - California: Woodland, Forest Change
March 10, 2025 - FARMing with Data: OpenET Launches new Tool For Farmers, Ranchers
April 14, 2025 - AI Improving USGS Science and Efficiency
April 29, 2025 - Landsat at Work: A Path to Better Wireless Communication
May 8, 2025 - Landsat at Work: Satellites Help Extinguish Wildfire Risk
May 6, 2025 - Landsat at Work: Satellites Help with Complex Crop and Water Issues
June 4, 2025 - When Crops Take a Break
June 16, 2025 - Landsat at Work: Energy Nurturing Nature
Eyes on Earth Podcast
With Landsat's eyes on the Earth 24/7, we have more than a few stories to tell! Listen to the latest episodes by clicking on the links below. Or, look back at our library of more than 100 remote sensing podcasts to find the Eyes on Earth episodes you might have missed.
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Exotic Annual Grasses... and Sheep Grazing!
May 27, 2025
Invasive grasses are degrading sagebrush in western states. What role can sheep play to help restore these ecosystems?
The EROS science team releases weekly EAG maps during peak green-up from late April to early June. The EAG maps prove helpful to scientists using sheep in their studies.
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EROS' Field Tests During a Landsat Pass
June 12, 2025
Landsat has been accurate and reliable for over 50 years because of the diligent calibration and validation work done by the team at EROS. One of the ways the team validates what they have so carefully calibrated is to take measurements on the ground while Landsat passes by overhead. This podcast takes you out in the field.
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Role of AI in Geospatial Work
March 3, 2025
Eyes on Earth tackles artificial intelligence (AI). AI is quickly becoming a necessary part of geospatial work at EROS, helping us efficiently do science to better manage our world.
EROS Director Pete Doucette discusses AI and its current and upcoming impact on our work at EROS.
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Declassified Spy Satellite Imagery Finds New Uses
April 21, 2025
Declassified spy satellite imagery, distributed by the USGS EROS Center, is finding fascinating uses since being made available to the public starting in the 1990s.
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Image of the Week Videos
Highlighting new satellite images of striking changes to the Earth's surface, our Image of the Week collection comes from locations around the world. Here are some of our most recent.
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June 25, 2025
In May 2025, record rainfall in Australia's New South Wales created major flooding along the coast. And, South Australia was hit in late March through early April 2025, surpassing record flooding levels set back in 1974. Landsat helps us look at both events.
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May 8, 2025
The 2025 shipping season opened March 21st with the help of US Coast Guard ice-breaking ships. Landsat imagery captures the freeze-thaw cycle of the river and access for ships.
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February 21, 2025
The world's largest iceberg travels around the Southern Ocean. Iceberg A23a is larger than the state of Rhode Island and weighs approximately 1 trillion tons.
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Quote of the Quarter
“Landsat is the single most valuable tool that we have used.”
– Nick Dokoozlian, Gallo Winery, research group lead
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