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Current Year Previous YearsNovember 20, 2013 - New Ground Control Available Soon for Select Path/RowsNew Ground Control Points (GCPs) will become available for a number of WRS-1 and WRS-2 path/rows on December 5, 2013.November 15, 2013 - Changes in World’s Forests Portrayed Using Landsat 7 DataA new study...
The U.S. Geological Survey’s National Geospatial Program is pleased to announce awards resulting from the USGS Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP), initially issued on September 17, 2018. (FedBizOpps: 140G0118R0037 Grants.gov: G18AS00078).
Todd J. Hawbaker received his B.S. degree in animal ecology in 1998 from Iowa State University. After receiving his B.S., he worked for a couple of years burning and restoring tallgrass prairie in southwestern Minnesota and then pursued graduate school. He received his M.S. degree in forestry in 2003 and Ph.D. degree in...
Leveraging geodetic data to reduce losses from earthquakes
Seismic hazard assessments that are based on a variety of data and the best available science, coupled with rapid synthesis of real-time information from continuous monitoring networks to guide post-earthquake response, form a solid foundation for effective earthquake loss reduction. With this in mind, the Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP) of the U...
The 3D Elevation Program—Flood risk management
Flood-damage reduction in the United States has been a longstanding but elusive societal goal. The national strategy for reducing flood damage has shifted over recent decades from a focus on construction of flood-control dams and levee systems to a three-pronged strategy to (1) improve the design and operation of such structures, (2) provide more...
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Climate changes and interacting disturbances such as wildfires, insect and disease outbreaks, and erosion and flooding can perturb and reorganize ecosystems.
Prepared by: Office of Administration, Office of Management Services, Environmental Management Branch
Release Date: December 06, 2018
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Instruction: This Handbook is updated to reflect organizational...
James Degnan started work for the USGS in 1994 while studying for a geology degree at the University of New Hampshire and took on a term hydrologist position in 1997. He has been involved in applied science and research projects in the eastern and central US, Honduras and Abu Dhabi. Jim has worked on and led numerous...
Here you can find background information that may be useful in college classrooms.
General Natural Hazards|| Earthquakes|| Floods|| Landslides|| Tsunamis|| Volcanoes|| Wildfires
General Natural Hazards
Natural Hazards Gateway- Backgroud InformationProvides many links and resources to USGS information related to earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanoes, and wildfires.
USGS Emergency Operations Portal...
For all States except California, proprietary farm survey pesticide-use data are aggregated and reported at the multi-county Crop Reporting District (CRD) level. Harvested-crop acreage data by county from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Census of Agriculture are used to calculate the median pesticide-by- crop use rates for each crop in each CRD...
Learn About USGS Hazards Science and More About National Preparedness Month: The very nature of natural hazards means that they have the potential to impact a majority of Americans every year. USGS science provides part of the foundation for emergency preparedness whenever and wherever disaster strikes.
Natural Hazards, Coastal/Marine Hazards and Resources, Earthquake Hazards, Floods and Droughts, Geomagnetism, Landslide Hazards, USGS Emergency Management, Volcano Hazards, Wildfire Hazards
This site serves USGS water data (streamflow, groundwater, water quality, site information, and statistics) via automated means using web services and extensible markup language (XML), as well as other popular media types. Services are invoked with the REST protocol. These services designed for high fault tolerance and very high availability.
The 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) initiative has accelerated the rate of three-dimensional (3D) elevation data collection in response to a call for action to address a wide range of urgent needs nationwide. It began in 2012 with the recommendation to collect (1) high-quality light detection and ranging (lidar) data for the conterminous United States...
File organization with a logical, clear structure and labeling system not only enables others to access your data, but also makes it easier for you to find your own data. These are the public's data, and we have a stewardship responsibility to the data.
Good data management enables the location, sharing, and reuse of data, and reduces the redundancy of data. These attributes of good data management reduce costs in terms of time and money
The US Geological Survey National Geospatial Program is pleased to announce awards resulting from the USGS Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP), initially issued on August 16, 2017. (FedBizOpps: G17PS00746 Grants.gov: G17AS00116).
This chapter establishes policy for securing and protecting National Security Information when processed, stored, or transmitted in computer and networking systems.
Topics: Maps, mental maps, spatial organization, physical processes, cultural mosaics, economic networks on the landscape, human modification of earth's surface, resource distribution, physical systems
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Type of Resource Being Described: Hands on Activity