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May 3, 2022

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

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

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May 3, 2022

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Post Offices in Tennessee

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

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April 29, 2022

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

Since our last post offices challenge was such a hit, we thought we’d launch another one for Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland!

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April 28, 2022

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

Another impressive accomplishment! This challenge is now complete; thanks to everyone who contributed!

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April 28, 2022

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Post Offices in Tennessee

Volunteers completed this challenge in ONE WEEK - IMPRESSIVE!! Thanks to everyone who contributed!

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April 27, 2022

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

Here’s our last city halls mapping challenge for a while – city halls in Alabama! Alabama is the last state that we plan to revisit as part of our...

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April 27, 2022

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Fire Stations in Texas and Oklahoma

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

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April 22, 2022

 Six Ways the USGS Celebrates Earth Day Everyday

What better way to mark Earth Day than with a listicle all about USGS science for our changing world?

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April 21, 2022

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Post Offices in Tennessee!

Tennessee received a lot of attention during TNMCorps’ first challenges (circa 2014-2015), so there are several points throughout the state with no...

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April 21, 2022

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Fire Stations in Texas and Oklahoma

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

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April 19, 2022

Landsat 7 Lowered from Standard Landsat Orbit

For the first time since May 1999, the Landsat 7 satellite has left the Worldwide Reference System-2 (WRS-2) orbit. Following two maneuvers, the...

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April 18, 2022

From the Seafloor to Outer Space, USGS is on the Case

It’s a pale blue dot. It’s also a landscape of jagged peaks and valleys beneath fluffy white clouds. It's a vast field of wispy green grasses and a...

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