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User needs for future Landsat missions User needs for future Landsat missions
Landsat satellites have been operating since 1972, providing the longest continuous observation record of the Earth’s land surface. Over the past half century, the Landsat user community has grown exponentially, encompassing more diverse and evolving scientific research and operational uses. Understanding current and future user needs is crucial to informing the design of Landsat...
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Zhuoting Wu, Gregory Snyder, Carolyn Vadnais, Rohit Arora, Michael Babcock, Gregory Stensaas, Peter Doucette, Timothy Newman
The 3D Elevation Program—Supporting California's Economy The 3D Elevation Program—Supporting California's Economy
Introduction California faces unprecedented challenges presented by shifting weather patterns that are defining a “new normal.” The result has been extreme weather events, prolonged drought, flooding, and debris flows. These conditions drive severe tree mortality, increase wildfire occurrence and intensity, reduce water availability, and hasten subsidence in groundwater basins...
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Carol Ostergren, Drew Decker, Carswell
Analysis for agreement of the Northern Gulf of Mexico topobathymetric digital elevation model with 3-Dimensional Elevation Program 1/3 arc-second digital elevation models Analysis for agreement of the Northern Gulf of Mexico topobathymetric digital elevation model with 3-Dimensional Elevation Program 1/3 arc-second digital elevation models
Topographical differencing and edge-matching analyses were used to evaluate agreement of the Coastal National Elevation Database Applications Project’s Northern Gulf of Mexico topobathymetric digital elevation model (TBDEM) with The National Map 3-Dimensional Elevation Program (3DEP) 1/3 arc-second digital elevation models (DEMs). In addition to topographic map products provided through...
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Cynthia Miller-Corbett
Scale‐dependent effects of isolation on seasonal patch colonisation by two Neotropical freshwater fishes Scale‐dependent effects of isolation on seasonal patch colonisation by two Neotropical freshwater fishes
The metapopulation paradigm has been central to improve the conservation and management of natural populations. However, despite the large number of studies on metapopulation dynamics, the overall support for the relationships on which the paradigm is based has not been strong. Here, we studied the occupancy dynamics of two Neotropical fishes (i.e., Pimelodella gracilis and Leporinus...
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Jerry Penha, Karlo Hakamada, James Hines, James Nichols
Topographic mapping evolution: From field and photogrammetric data collection to GIS production and Linked Open Data Topographic mapping evolution: From field and photogrammetric data collection to GIS production and Linked Open Data
Whither the topographic map? Topographic mapping historically has been approached as a map factory operation through the period 1879-1990. During this time, data were field and photogrammetrically collected; cartographically verified and annotated creating a compilation manuscript; further edited, generalized, symbolized, and produced as a graphic output product using lithography, or...
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E. Lynn Usery, Dalia Varanka, Larry Davis
A multidisciplinary framework to derive global river reach classifications at high spatial resolution A multidisciplinary framework to derive global river reach classifications at high spatial resolution
Projected climate and environmental change are expected to increase the pressure on global freshwater resources. To prepare for and cope with the related risks, stakeholders need to devise plans for sustainable management of river systems, which in turn requires the identification of management-appropriate operational units, such as groups of rivers that share similar environmental and...
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Camille Ouellet Dallaire, Bernhard Lehner, Roger Sayre, Michele Thieme
A new 30 meter resolution global shoreline vector and associated global islands database for the development of standardized ecological coastal units A new 30 meter resolution global shoreline vector and associated global islands database for the development of standardized ecological coastal units
A new 30-m spatial resolution global shoreline vector (GSV) was developed from annual composites of 2014 Landsat satellite imagery. The semi-automated classification of the imagery was accomplished by manual selection of training points representing water and non-water classes along the entire global coastline. Polygon topology was applied to the GSV, resulting in a new characterisation...
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Roger Sayre, Suzanne Noble, Sharon Hamann, Rebecca Smith, Dawn Wright, Sean Breyer, Kevin Butler, Keith Van Graafeiland, Charlie Frye, Deniz Karagulle, Dabney Hopkins, Drew Stephens, Kevin Kelly, Zeenatul Basher, Devon Burton, Jill Janene Cress, Karina Atkins, D. Van Sistine, Beverly Friesen, Rebecca Allee, Tom Allen, Peter Aniello, Irawan Asaad, Mark Costello, Kathy Goodin, Peter Harrison, Maria Kavanaugh, Helen Lillis, Eleonora Manca, Frank Muller-Karger, Bjorn Nyberg, Rost Parsons, Justin Saarinen, Jac Steiner, Adam Reed
US Topo Product Standard US Topo Product Standard
This document defines a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) digital topographic map. This map product series, named “US Topo,” is modeled on the now historical USGS 7.5-minute (1:24,000 scale) topographic map series produced and printed by the USGS from 1947 to 2006. US Topo maps have the same extent, scale, and general layout as the historical topographic maps. US Topo maps incorporate an
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Larry Davis, Kristin Fishburn, Helmut Lestinsky, Laurence Moore, Jennifer Walter
Generalization in practice within national mapping agencies Generalization in practice within national mapping agencies
National Mapping Agencies (NMAs) are still among the main end users of research into automated generalisation, which is transferred into their produc- tion lines via various means. This chapter includes contributions from seven NMAs, illustrating how automated generalisation is used in practice within their partly or fully automated databases and maps production lines, what results are...
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Cecile Duchene, Blanca Baella, Cynthia Brewer, Dirk Burghardt, Barbara P. Buttenfield, Julien Gaffuri, Dominik Kauferle, Francois Lecordix, Emmanuel Maugeais, Ron Nijhuis, Maria Pla, Marc Post, Nicolas Regnauld, Larry Stanislawski, Jantien Stoter, Katalin Toth, Sabine Urbanke, Vincent van Altena, Antje Wiedemann
Deep convolutional neural networks for map-type classification Deep convolutional neural networks for map-type classification
Maps are an important medium that enable people to comprehensively understand the configuration of cultural activities and natural elements over different times and places. Although a massive number of maps are available in the digital era, how to effectively and accurately locate and access the desired map on the Internet remains a challenge today. Previous works partially related to...
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Xiran Zhou, Wenwen Li, Samantha Arundel, Jun Liu
Streams do work: Measuring the work of low-order streams on the landscape using point clouds Streams do work: Measuring the work of low-order streams on the landscape using point clouds
The mutable nature of low-order streams makes regular updating of surface water maps necessary for accurate representation. Low-order streams make up roughly half the streams in the conterminous United States by length, and small inaccuracies in stream head location can result in significant error in stream reach, order, and density. Reliable maps of stream features are vital for...
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Ethan Shavers, Larry Stanislawski
Community for Data Integration fiscal year 2017 funded project report Community for Data Integration fiscal year 2017 funded project report
The U.S. Geological Survey Community for Data Integration annually funds small projects focusing on data integration for interdisciplinary research, innovative data management, and demonstration of new technologies. This report provides a summary of the 11 projects funded in fiscal year 2017, outlining their goals, activities, and outputs.
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Leslie Hsu, Kate Allstadt, Tara Bell, Erin Boydston, Richard Erickson, A. Everette, Erika Lentz, Jeff Peters, Brian Reichert, Sarah Nagorsen, Jason Sherba, Richard Signell, Mark Wiltermuth, John Young