Videos

USGS researchers and collaborators are currently studying the grazing behavior of bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park to determine the effects of ungulates on vegetation in the park. These studies will support park managers in maintaining healthy bison herds, conserving critical habitat, and sustaining outdoor recreation.

The fourth webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on movement of bird species associated with Great Basin terminal lake ecosystems. Cory Overton of the Western Ecological Research Center gives an overview of the USGS bird movement monitoring strategy and presents results from the 2024 field season.

The third webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on water-quality monitoring of Great Basin terminal lake ecosystems. Christine Rumsey of the Utah Water Science Center and Casie Smith of the Oregon Water Science Center give an overview of the USGS water-quality monitoring strategy and present results from the 2024 field season.

The second webinar in the Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on physical and chemical monitoring in support of water budgets of select Great Basin saline lakes.

Allison Shipp, Deputy Regional Director for Science and Research and Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Project Manager, kicked off the Fall 2024 webinar series. This presentation gives an overview of the project and introduces topics that will be covered by the USGS research team throughout the webinar series.

At the USGS National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC), our team locates and researches earthquakes to provide information on how to reduce risk from earthquakes.

At the USGS National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC), our team locates and researches earthquakes to provide information on how to reduce risk from earthquakes.

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The Department of the Interior (DOI) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) took an interest in uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) technologies in the early 2000s, when UAS were predominantly being used for military applications.

In support of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Southwest Biological Science Center research, the USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) conducted uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) remote sensing flights near Moab, Utah in May 2023 for multi-scale carbon sequestration research on public lands.  

The NUSO and the National Park Service (NPS) Heritage Document Programs partnered in May 2024 to perform a UAS-based 3D scan of Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial. 

The North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package can be used to extract and summarize data from NABat projects and data requests. This video tutorial provides a brief overview of how to get started with the NABat R package, including how to download the package as well as how to log in using partner portal credentials. 

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 1 - Introduction

Introduction contains background information on NABat and Florida Bonneted Bat surveys.

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop (Part - 3 External Roost Surveys)

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

NABat Virtual Workshop: Managing Large Datasets

Day 2 covered strategies for manual vetting, transferring results to NABat, and automating cooperator reports.

Hosted by the NABat Stationary Acoustic Working Group.

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 6 - Finish Submitting Project

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

NABat training webinar on scripts, tools, and resources for uploading data to the NABat Partner Portal. Hosted by Dane Smith (USGS).

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 4 - Acoustic Surveys

This video describes how to prepare and submit acoustic data into the NABat portal.

Spreaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

Recording of the Florida Bonneted Bat Data Submission Workshop: Part 5 - Uploading Acoustic Data

Speaker: Roxanne Pourshoushtari (USGS)

Presentation contributors and moderators: Laura D’Acunto (USGS) and Sandra Sneckenberger (FWS)

NABat Training Webinar on how to upload acoustic survey data to the NABat Partner Portal. Hosted by Dane Smith (USGS).

NABat Virtual Workshop: Managing Large Datasets

Day 1 covered data storage and management, quality assurance/control of incoming data, batch attribution and data curation, and batch processing of auto-classifiers.

Hosted by the NABat Stationary Acoustic Working Group.