Repository details
Earth Resources Observation and Science Center
Name of repository
Earth Resources Observation and Science Center
Additional name(s)
- WDC - Earth Resources Observation and Science EROS
- USGS EROS Center
- USGS EROS Archive
Repository URL
Description
Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center is a remotely sensed data management, systems development, and research field center for the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Climate and Land Use Change Mission Area. The USGS is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior. It currently houses one of the largest computer complexes in the Department of the Interior. EROS has approximately 600 government and contractor employees.
Contact
- custserv@usgs.gov
- https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/connect
Content type(s)
Certificates and Standards
Keyword(s)
Repository size
4 million frames of worldwide satellite images and 8 million high-altitude aerial photographs
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- data provider
- service provider
Institution name
Additional name(s)
- EROS
- USGS
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- technical
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1970
Policies (1)
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Database licenses (1)
Database License
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
- registration
Data licenses (1)
DataLicense
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- registration
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Name of the repository software
- unknown
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
yes
Remarks
Remarks
EROS is a regular member of World Data System - WDS.
Partners: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/partners
Entry date
2012-08-15
Last update
2024-01-19
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- EOSC FAIR-IMPACT
- re3data COREF
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