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Low-Level Flights to Image 3D Geology in Northern Arkansas
Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...
Low-Level Flights to Image 3D Geology in Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana
Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...
Ten Years of Icy Data Show the Flow of Heat from the Arctic Seafloor
In addition to 10 years of data on the flow of heat in the Arctic ocean seafloor, the USGS and Geological Survey of Canada have published an analysis...
2018 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award Recipients Announced
The Federal Geographic Data Committee is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2018 Doug D. Nebert National Spatial Data Infrastructure Champion of...
Major Update for America’s Inventory of Parks and Other Protected Areas: Protected Areas Database of the United States
A new version of the Protected Areas Database of the U.S., or PAD-US, has major federal, state and easement updates, an easier-to-use data structure...
Less than One Percent of the United States Covered by Aeromagnetic Data that Meet Modern Standards
Less than one percent of the United States is mapped by aeromagnetic data that fully meet modern standards and best practices, according to a recent...