http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/logos/usgs_only.jpg http://gallery.usgs.gov/ en-us OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/USGS.gif http://gallery.usgs.gov/ http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/01_03_2012_kof6IutHHC_01_03_2012_0 Dr. Frank P. Kelly has been selected to serve as the Center Director and USGS Space Policy Advisor for the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_31_2011_tXob6FE654_03_31_2011_0 Secretary Salazar visits the Ball Aerospace facility in Boulder, CO.  This company produces components to the Landsat satellite series.  The Secretary is shown here with Ball Aerospace President and CEO Dave Taylor.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_31_2011_tXob6FE654_03_31_2011_1 Landsat satellites capture data about the Earth's surface that no other private or public source can provide. This unique data has become vital to agricultural, water management, disaster response, scientific, and national security uses, providing hundreds of millions of dollars in estimated value to the U.S. economy per year.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_31_2011_tXob6FE654_03_31_2011_2 The Secretary learns about Ball's Landsat technology from Program Manager of the NPOESS Prep Project Scott Tennant.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_31_2011_tXob6FE654_03_31_2011_3 Taylor, Tennant, Secretary Salazar, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Anne Castle, and U.S. Geological Survey Director Marcia McNutt tour the Ball Aerospace facility.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_31_2011_tXob6FE654_03_31_2011_4 Castle, McNutt, Salazar, and Taylor meet inside the Ball Aerospace facility.

]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/03_31_2011_tXob6FE654_03_31_2011_5 "As our future scientists, it is important that these students understand the Department's role in space-based science and how they can make a positive impact on the Colorado economy by pursuing high tech jobs," said Secretary Salazar. "I applaud schools like Skyline for providing the resources and training needed to create an innovative workforce."

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