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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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USGS Grants More Than $4 Million to States to Preserve Vital Geologic Data and to Support Infrastructure Development

USGS Grants More Than $4 Million to States to Preserve Vital Geologic Data and to Support Infrastructure Development

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will award $4.3 million to 33 state geological surveys to enable them to preserve vital geologic and geophysical...

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Receive the Latest in Landsat Directly to Your Inbox

Receive the Latest in Landsat Directly to Your Inbox

USGS Landsat is moving to a new newsletter delivery system.

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Meet ReSciColl: the Upcycled USGS Registry of Scientific Collections

Meet ReSciColl: the Upcycled USGS Registry of Scientific Collections

New investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help expand and improve accessibility to the National Geological and Geophysical Data...

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Fifty Years of Landsat: Pioneer in Promoting Food Security from Space

Fifty Years of Landsat: Pioneer in Promoting Food Security from Space

Celebrating 50 years of continuous Earth observation, the joint U.S. Geological Survey/NASA Landsat program of Earth observation satellites has...

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USGS EROS Releases Enhanced Bulk Download Web Application

USGS EROS Releases Enhanced Bulk Download Web Application

The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center has just released an upgraded Bulk Download Web Application (BDWA).

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NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Law Enforcement Entities in Kentucky and Tennessee!

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Law Enforcement Entities in Kentucky and Tennessee!

TNMCorps mapping challenges shift back to the mainland with a new challenge for law enforcement features in Kentucky and Tennessee! This is an...

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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Post Offices in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Post Offices in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland

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

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Mapping Challenge Update (6/2/22): US Pacific Territories

Mapping Challenge Update (6/2/22): US Pacific Territories

This challenge is gaining momentum as volunteers have already verified most of the pre-existing seed data! Don't forget to check for missing features...

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