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September 21, 2021

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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September 17, 2021

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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September 17, 2021

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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September 16, 2021

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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September 16, 2021

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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September 16, 2021

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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September 16, 2021

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

This is it! Texas is the final statewide City / Town Hall mapping challenge!

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September 16, 2021

FINISHED! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in IA & MN

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

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September 9, 2021

Mapping Challenge Update (09/09/21): City / Town Halls in IA & MN

This challenge is getting super close to being finished with almost 70 new points added since last week - AWESOME! See our spatial
analysis for tips on...

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September 9, 2021

Mapping Challenge Update (09/09/21): Law Enforcement in KS & OK

Volunteers maintain momentum with over 60 edits contributed since last week - superb!

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September 9, 2021

Mapping Challenge Update (09/09/21): Schools with No Edit History in Colorado

This challenge is coming along great! Volunteers edited over 120 points in the last week - AWESOME!

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September 7, 2021

Landsat 9: Dress Rehearsal of Launch Day Completed

Putting the launch team, rocket and California pad to the test, United Launch Alliance (ULA) spent Friday rehearsing the countdown to launch an Atlas...

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