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National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program

Determining the geologic framework of areas determined to be vital to the economic social, or scientific welfare of the Nation

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National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program

Preserving geoscience samples for today and future generations

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Core Science Systems

CSS leads USGS’s mission as the civilian mapping agency for the Nation. We conduct detailed surveys and develop high quality, highly accurate topographic, geologic, hydrographic, and biogeographic maps and data. Our maps allow precise planning for critical mineral assessments; energy development; infrastructure projects; urban planning; flood prediction; emergency response; and haz

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National Geospatial Program

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The National Geospatial Program is the Federal civilian mapping agency and provides the digital geospatial foundation for the Nation. It engages partners and communities of use to collaboratively produce consistent and accurate topographic map data.
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Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS)

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The USGS Science Data Catalog, supported by SAS, provides seamless access to USGS research and monitoring data from across the nation. Users have the ability to search, browse, or use a map-based interface to discover data.
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Landsat 9 Captures Swirling Hurricane Ian

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Wind turbine wakes can impact downwind vegetation

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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Fire Stations in Georgia and South Carolina

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Publications

Development of the LCMAP annual land cover product across Hawai'i

Following the completion of land cover and change (LCC) products for the conterminous United States (CONUS), the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS’s) Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection initiative has broadened the capability of characterizing continuous historical land change across the full Landsat records for Hawaiʻi at 30-meter resolution. One of the challenges of implementing the
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Core Science Systems, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

A comprehensive assessment of mangrove species and carbon stock on Pohnpei, Micronesia

Mangrove forests are the most important ecosystems on Pohnpei Island, Federated States of Micronesia, as the island communities of the central Pacific rely on the forests for many essential services including protection from sea-level rise that is occurring at a greater pace than the global average. As part of a multi-component assessment to evaluate vulnerabilities of mangrove forests on Pohnpei,
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Core Science Systems, Ecosystems, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Land Change Science Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

GeoAI and the future of spatial analytics

This chapter discusses the challenges of traditional spatial analytical methods in their limited capacity to handle big and messy data, as well as mining unknown or latent patterns. It then introduces a new form of spatial analytics—geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI)—and describes the advantages of this new strategy in big data analytics and data-driven discovery. Finally, a convergent spa
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Eyes on Earth Episode 80 – ECOSTRESS and Carbon

Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we learn about the role ECOSTRESS temperature measurements played in a study of the carbon dioxide exchange in and around Los Angeles.
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Core Science Systems, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
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Eyes on Earth Episode 80 – ECOSTRESS and Carbon

Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we learn about the role ECOSTRESS temperature measurements played in a study of the carbon dioxide exchange in and around Los Angeles.
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Data Preservation and Infrastructure

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Data Preservation and Archiving
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Core Science Systems, National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program, Communications and Publishing
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Data Preservation and Infrastructure

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Data Preservation and Archiving
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Caves

The USGS Astrogeology Science Center conducts research on caves. In particular, we are interested in the physics of caves, which involves the application of the principles of heat transfer, mass transfer and meteorology to understand how cave climates evolve. We are also interested in caves on other planetary bodies and moons, and how they may be used as resources for future missions.
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Caves

The USGS Astrogeology Science Center conducts research on caves. In particular, we are interested in the physics of caves, which involves the application of the principles of heat transfer, mass transfer and meteorology to understand how cave climates evolve. We are also interested in caves on other planetary bodies and moons, and how they may be used as resources for future missions.
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