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Landsat 9 User Handbook Now Available

Landsat 9 User Handbook Now Available

The Landsat 9 Data User Handbook is now available for download from the Landsat Missions Web Site.

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FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in NY, NJ & PA

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in NY, NJ & PA

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

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On Demand Custom Topographic Maps

On Demand Custom Topographic Maps

The U.S. Geological Survey continues to advance the topographic map with on-demand custom mapping.

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Media Alert: Low-flying Helicopter Will Survey Southern Wisconsin for Geologic, Water Studies

Media Alert: Low-flying Helicopter Will Survey Southern Wisconsin for Geologic, Water Studies

Note to Editors: In the public interest and in accordance with FAA regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your...

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USGS Announces Investments in Mineral Mapping and Data Preservation with Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

USGS Announces Investments in Mineral Mapping and Data Preservation with Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

The USGS, along with the rest of the Department of the Interior, has released its spend plan for investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Landsat 9 Data Now Available in the Cloud

Landsat 9 Data Now Available in the Cloud

As of February 15, 2022, Landsat 9 Collection 2 Level-1, Level-2, and U.S. Analysis Ready Data (ARD) data are available via the commercial cloud.

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USGS Opens Door to Landsat 9 Data

USGS Opens Door to Landsat 9 Data

The U.S. Geological Survey will make Landsat 9 data available from the Landsat archive beginning February 10, 2022. 

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Landsat 9 Data Release Extends Unparalleled Earth Observation Archive

Landsat 9 Data Release Extends Unparalleled Earth Observation Archive

Imagery from the newest satellite in the USGS Landsat fleet is now open and available to the world. 

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2022 Lidar Partnership Awards Announced

2022 Lidar Partnership Awards Announced

The USGS has recommended 18 proposals in 12 states for lidar partnership awards. These projects are expected to add nearly 135,000 square miles of...

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New USGS EROS Maps Reveal Species-by-species Prevalence of Exotic Grasses in the Western U.S.

New USGS EROS Maps Reveal Species-by-species Prevalence of Exotic Grasses in the Western U.S.

Research teams at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center have released a satellite-derived dataset that maps the recent...

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HydroAdd – Linking Water Data to the Stream Network Has Never Been Easier

HydroAdd – Linking Water Data to the Stream Network Has Never Been Easier

Users can now easily give their water data the equivalent of a street address on the stream network thanks to the new web-based USGS Hydrography...

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Pecora Abstract and Special Session Deadline Extended to March 15, 2022

Pecora Abstract and Special Session Deadline Extended to March 15, 2022

The deadline for Special Sessions and Abstracts has been extended to March 15, 2022.

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