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Improvements to the Burn Severity Portal, including increased consistency to previously released maps and expanded data access, have been released...

Agriculture and the Landsat program have a long history together. The satellite Earth observations that began in 1972 provided a vital ability to...

Landsat 10 promises improved scientific discovery and innovation with better imaging capabilities for the next generation of Earth observation...

The United States Geological Survey's (USGS) National Geospatial Program (NGP) will retire the USGS Imagery Topo Base Map that combines aerial imagery...

When it comes to the world’s water supply, effective management is vital. One of the challenges is understanding how much water crops and vegetation...

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey today released Version 2.0 of the Cooperative National Geologic Map, expanding coverage to include Alaska...

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have released the first statewide map depicting the geology at...

Any number of satellites can show us what the Earth’s surface looks like now—but only the Landsat Program can reveal more than 50 years of change. We...

The Library is proud to showcase these examples of the USGS’s role in our nation’s history – from first steps in cartography, to advances in mapping...

To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a new portrait of the nation from space.