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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 project. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated.
USGS Seeks National Ground-Water Monitoring Network Proposals for 2020
The U.S. Geological Survey will award up to $2 million in cooperative agreements to support participation in the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network (NGWMN).
USGS EDMAP Program – Call for Proposals
Calling all geoscience faculty conducting research or teaching geologic mapping. The USGS EDMAP Program is accepting funding proposals focusing on geologic mapping to support upper-level undergraduate and graduate students at their colleges or universities.
New YouTube Lessons on Using 3DEP Data and NHD Topics
Users of The National Map can get more assistance on using products and services with the release of new online, instructional videos.
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 of that data using modern seismic data.
2019 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award Nominations Open
Calling for nominations to honor outstanding accomplishments to the spatial data infrastructure mission of the Department of Interior.
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 the Year Award.
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, new web services, national-scale printable maps, and more.
Searching for Great Geologic Maps
The USGS Announces Final Call for Abstracts: Best Student Geological Map Competition at GSA Phoenix.
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 evaluation by the U.S. Geological Survey. Less than five percent of the country has been mapped with data that can be considered adequate in meeting those same standards
USGS Seeks Earthquake Hazards Research Proposals
Applications due May 29, 2019
Online Tool Illustrates Groundwater Resources in Texas Panhandle
An interactive viewer to visualize groundwater resources in Gaines, Terry and Yoakum Counties, Texas, is now available from the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Llano Estacado Underground Water Conservation District, Sandy Land Underground Water Conservation District and South Plains Underground Water Conservation District.