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Mapping Challenge Update (09/07/23): Ambulances in New Mexico

Mapping Challenge Update (09/07/23): Ambulances in New Mexico

Great job working through these challenging points! Not too many ambulances without an edit history left in New Mexico though, so we'll be closing...

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EROS 50th History: Landsat Unites USGS and NASA

EROS 50th History: Landsat Unites USGS and NASA

Inspired by early images of the Earth from space, the Department of the Interior and the USGS had a bold idea in the 1960s to launch a satellite to...

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Celebrating a Half-Century at EROS

Celebrating a Half-Century at EROS

A half-century of capturing satellite imagery, teaching interpretation, and discovering new land change science distinguishes the USGS Earth Resource...

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Mapping Challenge Update (08/31/23): Ambulances in New Mexico

Mapping Challenge Update (08/31/23): Ambulances in New Mexico

Not too many ambulance points in New Mexico left to go, thanks for keeping this going! TNMCorps volunteers rock!

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EROS 50th History: Library Provides Mission Support

EROS 50th History: Library Provides Mission Support

Fifty years ago, Don Lee Kulow’s personal remote sensing library laid the foundation for today’s library at the Earth Resources Observation and...

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New USGS National Map data reveals the Potomac River’s submerged topography

New USGS National Map data reveals the Potomac River’s submerged topography

The U.S. Geological Survey recently published a new topobathymetric lidar dataset for the Potomac River as part of its 3D Elevation Program (3DEP).

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Mapping Challenge Update (08/24/23): Ambulances in New Mexico

Mapping Challenge Update (08/24/23): Ambulances in New Mexico

Great job tackling these challenging ambulance features in New Mexico! As always, our TNMCorps volunteers are off to a stellar start. Don't forget to...

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USGS EROS Celebrates 50 Years of a Mission that Matters

USGS EROS Celebrates 50 Years of a Mission that Matters

Fifty years ago, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) brought people together to work in a new government facility surrounded by South Dakota farm fields...

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NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Ambulances in New Mexico!

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Ambulances in New Mexico!

We’ve identified one last structure in New Mexico of which there are quite a few no-edit-history points – ambulance services! These are one of the...

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EROS 50th History: Helping the World Through Science

EROS 50th History: Helping the World Through Science

Millions of people in the United States and billions around the world live unaware that employees of a far-off USGS facility surrounded by South...

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EROS 50th History: Computers at the Center

EROS 50th History: Computers at the Center

At an average 64 gigabytes, the smartphone in your pocket or purse has 1 million times more storage than the first computer used by the USGS Earth...

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As USGS EROS Turns 50, Director Embraces Future

As USGS EROS Turns 50, Director Embraces Future

Dr. Pete Doucette came to the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in 2019 from the USGS in Reston, Virginia, to lead the...

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