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Remote Sensing

Landsat 9 to Continue Land Imaging Legacy of the U.S. Space Program

In recent news update by NASA, NASA and USGS are working together on Landsat 9, schedule to launch in 2023.  NASA will build, launch, perform the initial check-out and commissioning

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Do You Like to Map? Take the Mapping Challenge!

The USGS crowd-sourcing project volunteers have updated all law enforcement points in Tennessee Volunteer citizen-mappers continue to make significant contributions to the USGS ability to provide accurate mapping information to

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Some Coastal Communities May Not Have Time for Tsunami Evacuation

Tens of thousands of people along the U.S. Pacific Northwest coastline may not have enough time to evacuate low-lying areas before tsunami waves arrive, according to a new publication by

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New National Geospatial Program Director Announced

The U.S. Geological Survey is pleased to announce the selection of Michael Tischler to the position of the Director, National Geospatial Program (NGP), starting Monday, April 6th. Mike brings a

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Newly Released US Topo Maps for California Now Feature Selected Trails

Newly released US Topo maps for California now feature selected trails and other substantial updates Several of the 2,798 new US Topo quadrangles for California now display public trails along

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Download Free Landsat 8 Imagery from the Amazon Web Services Cloud

Amazon has announced the availability of Landsat on Amazon Web Services. Under this program, Amazon will host 1 petabyte of Landsat imagery from USGS on the Amazon Web Services Cloud. You

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Drought Monitoring and Visualization with Open Data

Drought is condition when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply whether surface or underground water. A drought can last for months or years, or may be declared after

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A Decade of Change in America’s Arctic: New Land Cover Data Released for Alaska

The latest edition of the National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD 2011) for Alaska is now publicly available. The extensive NLCD database continues to add to our understanding of where land

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Webinar: TerraGo Edge v3.4 Adds Powerful GPS Features

TerraGo Edge v3.4 Adds Powerful GPS Features Tuesday, March 3, 2015 12:00 PM EST Join this webinar and get an overview of TerraGo Edge v3.4 new functions and capabilities. TerraGo

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New US Topo Maps for Nevada Include Trails

Newly released US Topo maps for Nevada now feature selected trails. The data for the trails is provided to the USGS through a nation-wide “crowdsourcing” project managed by the International Mountain Biking