Technical Announcements

The USGS continues to collect high resolution elevation data, contributing to greatly improved Alaska map data

USGS crowd-sourcing project volunteers have updated more than 1,200 Post Office locations and data in Illinois

Resourcesat data that are important for understanding changes associated with agriculture, forestry, phenology, and other applications are now...

The USGS uses cutting edge technologies to investigate and forecast landslides and other natural hazards.

The U.S. Geological Survey has evaluated three methods for estimating how much oil and gas could be produced by injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) into...

Direct encounters with humans can increase the likelihood that nesting geese will lose their eggs to predators, according to a recent study released...

Agricultural crops can wither in a flash when the days turn hot, the air dries, the rain stops and moisture evaporates quickly from the soil. A new...

An updated “USGS Topo Base Map” service named “USGS Topo” includes some new design changes and refreshed data content.

A joint collaboration between EPA, NOAA, NASA, and USGS scientists has demonstrated that satellite imagery can be used to track the frequency of...

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a new report detailing changes of groundwater levels in the High Plains aquifer. The report presents water...