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June 7, 2022

FEWS NET Shares Technology to Help Ethiopian Herders

Drought can despair anyone whose livelihood depends on rain. Crops wither, along with the hope of an income for the year. In countries like Ethiopia...

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June 2, 2022

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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June 2, 2022

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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June 2, 2022

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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June 1, 2022

The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season is Here

The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey will be providing science...

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May 27, 2022

USGS EROS Teams Offer Replacement for Expiring Satellite Vegetation Monitoring Datasets

When the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) was first launched into low Earth orbit 24 years ago, it held the promise of daily and...

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May 25, 2022

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Post Offices in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland

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

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May 24, 2022

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for US Pacific Territories!

Calling all Editors!! Are you interested in a unique project? The USGS is working on updating our US Pacific Territories layers. We need your help...

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May 20, 2022

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for City / Town Halls in Alabama

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

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May 19, 2022

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in Alabama

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

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May 17, 2022

Remote Sensing Community Says Goodbye to Longtime USGS EROS Chief Scientist Thomas Loveland

The scientific community lost a visionary on May 13, 2022. Thomas Loveland was the longtime Chief Scientist at the USGS Earth Resources Observation...

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May 16, 2022

Laying the Groundwork: How the USGS is Deploying the Infrastructure Law’s Investments in Science

In the six months since Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the President signed it, the USGS has been busy setting the groundwork...

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