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Introducing the NHDPlus High Resolution: A new framework for water-related information

Introducing the NHDPlus High Resolution: A new framework for water-related information

Great strides made toward a national hydrography framework with release of the initial USGS NHDPlus High Resolution datasets.

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USGS Spectral Library gets Ultra- and Hyper- Revamp

USGS Spectral Library gets Ultra- and Hyper- Revamp

We've got a library full of spectral signatures, like a police fingerprint library for minerals and other substances!

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National Hydrography Dataset / Watershed Boundary Dataset Map Service Improvement

National Hydrography Dataset / Watershed Boundary Dataset Map Service Improvement

As part of an ongoing effort to improve the suite of hydrography web-based map services, the USGS will separate the services for the National...

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Deadly Deer Disease Expected to Grow Rapidly and Spread in Wisconsin

Deadly Deer Disease Expected to Grow Rapidly and Spread in Wisconsin

A new tool, which predicted the recent, rapid growth and continued spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, can help forecast and manage other...

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Freshwater Ecosystems are an Important Part of the Alaskan Carbon Cycle

Freshwater Ecosystems are an Important Part of the Alaskan Carbon Cycle

While freshwater ecosystems cover only a small amount of the land surface in Alaska, they transport and emit a significant amount of carbon, according...

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Online Training on Using The National Map Products and Services

Online Training on Using The National Map Products and Services

More than two dozen short videos on mastering USGS geospatial tools now available

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USGS Seeks Earthquake Hazards Research Proposals

USGS Seeks Earthquake Hazards Research Proposals

The USGS is currently soliciting project proposals for 2018 grants on earthquake hazards science. 

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New Hydro Map Service Available

New Hydro Map Service Available

The U.S. Geological Survey releases a new tile cached map service for hydrography

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New “Landsat Collections” Help Facilitate Land Change Science

New “Landsat Collections” Help Facilitate Land Change Science

Access to consistent high-quality images to study changes on Earth’s surface is getting easier. The USGS Landsat standard (Level-1) product inventory...

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2017 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award

2017 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award

Calling for nominations to honor outstanding accomplishments to the spatial data infrastructure mission of the Department of Interior

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2017 Lidar Partnership Awards Announced

2017 Lidar Partnership Awards Announced

Collaboration funding continues to move the 3D Elevation Program forward

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Understanding Managed Aquifer Recharge as a Water Storage Option in the Pojoaque River Basin

Understanding Managed Aquifer Recharge as a Water Storage Option in the Pojoaque River Basin

In order to provide long-term storage of diverted surface water from the Rio Grande as part of the Aamodt water rights settlement, managed aquifer...

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