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Prescription for Northern Virginia: low-salt diet

Prescription for Northern Virginia: low-salt diet

Bay Journal — By Timothy Wheeler — February 8, 2021

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FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools in TX

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools in TX

This challenge is now complete! Thank you to everyone who contributed!

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Update on Upcoming Reprocessing of Landsat 8 Data 

Update on Upcoming Reprocessing of Landsat 8 Data 

As previously announced on January 14, 2021, NASA and USGS calibration and validation engineers have observed a slow reduction in the radiometric...

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FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in CA & NV

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in CA & NV

This challenge is now complete! Thank you to everyone who contributed!

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NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Fire Stations in CA, NV & AZ!

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Fire Stations in CA, NV & AZ!

TNMCorps Mapping Challenges continue along the Pacific Coast with a challenge for fire stations in California, Nevada, and Arizona!

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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Schools in MO

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Schools in MO

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

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EROS Rangeland Tools Aid Western U.S. Land Managers

EROS Rangeland Tools Aid Western U.S. Land Managers

The extensive rangelands across the Western United States are threatened by invasive grasses, climate change, and altered fire regimes that can...

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Landsat will help U.S. and Canada Share River’s Water

Landsat will help U.S. and Canada Share River’s Water

A river meanders serenely through the northern prairie, waters flowing eastward. The scene’s simplicity belies the complex nature of how the water is...

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Landsat, Sentinel Data Fusion Offers Potential of More Accurate ET Maps

Landsat, Sentinel Data Fusion Offers Potential of More Accurate ET Maps

Scientists at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center have developed an algorithm that fuses Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 data in a way...

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TNMCorps Newsletter – January 2021

TNMCorps Newsletter – January 2021

The National Map Corps January 2021 Newsletter (Vol. 7, Issue 1) is now available.

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Bass confusion from land pollution

Bass confusion from land pollution

Chesapeake Bay Program — by Caitlyn Johnstone — January 25, 2021

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New Technologies and Collaboration Enhancing National Fire Management Programs

New Technologies and Collaboration Enhancing National Fire Management Programs

The USGS is part of a multi-agency partnership supporting new products and processes to improve the detection and monitoring of new and emerging...

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