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The USGS and partners launch World Lidar Day Feb. 12 at Geo Week Conference in Denver

The USGS and partners launch World Lidar Day Feb. 12 at Geo Week Conference in Denver

New annual celebration will spotlight the value of lidar and its applications worldwide.

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USGS expands National Map digital offerings, putting mountain-scale topography at user’s fingertips

USGS expands National Map digital offerings, putting mountain-scale topography at user’s fingertips

New 1:100,000-scale OnDemand Topo maps now available in topoBuilder application.

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Inflation Reduction Act accelerates USGS effort to collect high-resolution data of landscapes across 25 states

Inflation Reduction Act accelerates USGS effort to collect high-resolution data of landscapes across 25 states

Over $6 million in funding will support the USGS goal of nationwide high-resolution 3D data coverage.

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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Hospital, Ambulance, and Fire Station Points in Utah

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Hospital, Ambulance, and Fire Station Points in Utah

Summary statistics are now available for this challenge. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!

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FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations Without an Edit History in Utah

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations Without an Edit History in Utah

This challenge is now complete! Thanks to everyone who contributed!

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Mapping Challenge Update (12/28/2023): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

Mapping Challenge Update (12/28/2023): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

This week we're down to 56 Points with No Edit History. Let's give it one more week to see how much closer to 0 we can get. The National Map Corps...

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Mapping Challenge Update (12/21/2023): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

Mapping Challenge Update (12/21/2023): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

Just about another 20 points of Points with No Edit History were tackled since last week's update. We appreciate the efforts toward improving the...

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Mapping Challenge Update (12/14/2023): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

Mapping Challenge Update (12/14/2023): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

In the past week we have gone from 86 to 76 points without an edit history in Utah for this challenge. Most of the existing points are located...

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Mapping Challenge Update (12/07/23): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

Mapping Challenge Update (12/07/23): Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah

We have just under 90 points without an edit history left in Utah. Let's see if we can tackle those remaining points!

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NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah (11/09/2023)

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Hospitals, Ambulances, and Fire Stations in Utah (11/09/2023)

This challenge is focused on hospitals, ambulances, and fire stations points with no edit history. As always, it’s likely you’ll encounter some points...

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FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools Without an Edit History in Utah

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools Without an Edit History in Utah

This challenge is now complete! Thanks to everyone who contributed!

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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for School Points in Utah

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for School Points in Utah

Summary statistics are now available for this challenge. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!

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