USGS Earth Explorer Data Portal - Landsat Imagery

The USGS Earth Explorer data portal is your one stop shop for obtaining geo-spatial datasets from USGS' extensive collections. Users can navigate via interactive map or text search to obtain Landsat satellite imagery, Radar data, UAS data, digital line graphs, digital elevation model data, aerial photos, Sentinel satellite data, some commercial satellite imagery including IKONOS and OrbView3, land cover data, digital map data from the National Map, and many other datasets. Users can search by exact location via the interactive map or input specific coordinates to view what data types are available.

To learn about other ways to access Landsat satellite imagery data, visit https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat/data-overview/#How-to-Access-Data.

Data and Resources

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docsURL https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/earthexplorer-help-index
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issueDate 2000-03-01
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lastUpdateDate 2026-01-06
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pocEmail custserv@usgs.gov
pocName USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center User Services
purpose To obtain earth imagery across available geo-spatial data types.
readmeUrl https://www.usgs.gov/educational-resources/earth-explorer
serviceAccessMethod Web-based access
serviceDesc The USGS Earth Explorer is a type of USGS Data Site to obtain earth imagery across available geo-spatial data types. You can enter search criteria to narrow your search area in the left hand corner of the portal. For further details, please read the "Description" section.
serviceInst View this USGS reference to learn about setup requirements to interface with Earth Explorer: https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/136/pdf/gip136.pdf
serviceReqs View this USGS reference for specific resource requirements: https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/136/pdf/gip136.pdf
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theme ["data-portal","satellite-imagery","remote-sensing"]
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usageInfo EarthExplorer (EE) provides online search, browse display, metadata export, data download and processing support for earth science data from the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) archives of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). EE provides an enhanced user interface 24 hours a day, seven days a week. However, EROS staff support to respond to user questions or system issues is limited to Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holiday, 8 AM to 4 PM Central Time (GMT 1300 to 2200).
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  • digital-maps
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  • land-cover-products
  • landsat
  • naip
  • national-agriculture-imagery-program
  • radar
  • remote-sensing
  • satellite-imagery
  • uas-imagery
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metadata_created 2026-10-30T16:11:20.534267
metadata_modified 2026-10-30T16:11:20.534273
notes The USGS Earth Explorer data portal is your one stop shop for obtaining geo-spatial datasets from USGS' extensive collections. Users can navigate via interactive map or text search to obtain Landsat satellite imagery, Radar data, UAS data, digital line graphs, digital elevation model data, aerial photos, Sentinel satellite data, some commercial satellite imagery including IKONOS and OrbView3, land cover data, digital map data from the National Map, and many other datasets. Users can search by exact location via the interactive map or input specific coordinates to view what data types are available. To learn about other ways to access Landsat satellite imagery data, visit https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat/data-overview/#How-to-Access-Data.
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title USGS Earth Explorer Data Portal - Landsat Imagery