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Landsat 9 Reaches Orbit, Makes Ground Contact to Continue Legacy

Landsat 9 Reaches Orbit, Makes Ground Contact to Continue Legacy

Landsat 9 is functioning as expected after its successful launch at 1:12 p.m. CT Monday, Sept. 27, from Vandenberg Space Force Base to join its two...

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NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Cemeteries in Western Tennessee

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Cemeteries in Western Tennessee

With school schedules settling in and the Colorado Schools challenge now complete, we are launching a “spooktacular” challenge to kick off the fall...

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FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools with No Edit History in Colorado

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools with No Edit History in Colorado

Volunteers have now completed their first challenge focusing on points with no edit history - CONGRATS! A special thanks to everyone who contributed!

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FY22 U.S. Geological Survey Broad Agency Announcement for 3D Elevation Program Released

FY22 U.S. Geological Survey Broad Agency Announcement for 3D Elevation Program Released

The USGS has issued the Fiscal Year 2022 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the 3D Elevation Program. Partnership opportunities for the acquisition...

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USGS and the Republic of Peru Sign an Agreement for Remote Sensing Operations and Technological Development

USGS and the Republic of Peru Sign an Agreement for Remote Sensing Operations and Technological Development

Joint cooperative project in scientific research serves the common interest and mutual benefit of both countries in satellite imagery and mapping...

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USGS EROS, Landsat 9 Ground System Ready for Launch

USGS EROS, Landsat 9 Ground System Ready for Launch

The launch of Landsat 9 in late September of 2021 represents a major milestone for a five-decade partnership between NASA and the USGS that continues...

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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for City / Town Halls in IA & MN

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for City / Town Halls in IA & MN

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

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Historic Prototype Viewers to be Decommissioned

Historic Prototype Viewers to be Decommissioned

On October 14, 2021, the USGS is retiring the LandsatLook 1.0 (now LandLook) and Sentinel2Look prototype viewers. 

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Landsat 9: Payloads stacked atop Atlas V for launch

Landsat 9: Payloads stacked atop Atlas V for launch

The Landsat 9 spacecraft that will continue an unbroken, decades-long record of observing the changes of planet Earth and a CubeSat rideshare package...

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Landsat Enables Mapping of Fire Histories Across Florida

Landsat Enables Mapping of Fire Histories Across Florida

Wildfires tend to dominate headlines. Prescribed burns, also known as controlled burns, get less attention, but they’re certainly not uncommon...

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A Legacy Continues with Landsat 9 Launch

A Legacy Continues with Landsat 9 Launch

Landsat 9 is a partnership between NASA and USGS. The satellite will continue the Landsat program’s mission to capture repeat snapshots of Earth to...

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Analysis of Updated USGS Database Finds Increase in America’s Lands and Waters Managed for Biodiversity

Analysis of Updated USGS Database Finds Increase in America’s Lands and Waters Managed for Biodiversity

The analysis was made possible by PAD-US 2.1, the most complete geospatial database of U.S. parks and protected areas ever assembled

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