National Hydrography
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FGDC National Geospatial Data Asset Water-Inland Theme
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National Geospatial Program User Engagement Office
Would you like to learn more about USGS National Map products and services? Then welcome to the National Geospatial Program User Engagement office. We can help you leverage NGP products and services through The National Map and other venues. Connect with us through our network of National Map Liaisons. There's a liaison for every state!
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National Hydrography Goals Fiscal Years 2015-2016-2017
The NHD and WBD are enabled by a comprehensive collection of surface water features, a strong data structure, a flow navigation system, linking of scientific information, and a continuous maintenance process through stewardship. NGP’s approach is to continuously acquire new and improved data with finer resolution, and improve that data’s integrity as part of an
National Hydrography Product Information Document
The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) portrays the Nations surface water in a geospatial dataset designed for geographic information system (GIS). It is the geospatial framework for a water information system, designed to integrate all forms of water related data. This allows for advanced scientific analysis of water issues as well as general purpose mapping. The