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Fifty Years of Landsat: Observing Global Forests from above the Canopy

Fifty Years of Landsat: Observing Global Forests from above the Canopy

Around the world, forests provide timber and other wood products, fuel, flood control, biological diversity, recreation, carbon storage and much more...

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Fifty Years of Landsat: Sharing Earth information for the benefit of all

Fifty Years of Landsat: Sharing Earth information for the benefit of all

In 2022, the Landsat series of satellites, a program conducted jointly by the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA, celebrates a half century of worldwide...

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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for US Pacific Territories

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for US Pacific Territories

Summary statistics are now available for this challenge. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!

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NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools with No Edit History in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools with No Edit History in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

TNMCorps Mapping Challenges continue in the Mid-Atlantic with a new challenge for schools in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.! ...

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FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for US Pacific Territories

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for US Pacific Territories

This challenge is now complete! Excellent job!! Thanks to everyone who contributed!!

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Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $74 Million in Federal-State Partnership for Critical Minerals Mapping

Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $74 Million in Federal-State Partnership for Critical Minerals Mapping

The USGS Earth MRI program announces its FY2022 investments in critical minerals mapping work.

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Ancient methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought

Ancient methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought

Around the world, land degradation causes significant loss of biodiversity, impacts food security and water purification. Unsustainable land-use...

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Marine Biodiversity Data: How USGS and NOAA are collaborating to make data more accessible now and into the future

Marine Biodiversity Data: How USGS and NOAA are collaborating to make data more accessible now and into the future

USGS and NOAA have partnered through the Ocean Biodiversity Information System-USA and National Centers for Environmental Information to streamline...

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LANDFIRE Datasets Produced by USGS EROS Support Nationwide Fire Risk Tool

LANDFIRE Datasets Produced by USGS EROS Support Nationwide Fire Risk Tool

In late May 2022, several national media outlets published stories about a new online tool that allows any resident of the United States with Internet...

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New GloVis Release Features Include Landsat Collection 2

New GloVis Release Features Include Landsat Collection 2

The USGS Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) has been updated to add Landsat Collection 2 and includes Landsat 9 scenes.

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USGS seeks geologic data preservation proposals from state geological surveys

USGS seeks geologic data preservation proposals from state geological surveys

RESTON, VA — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is currently soliciting project proposals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 – 2024 grants for geologic data...

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