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Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

U.S. national categorical mapping of building heights by block group from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data

Science Animations

Shaking of Frontier Building — Anchorage, Alaska, During Mw7.1 Earthquake, January 24, 2016
Science Animations

Shaking in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska
Science Animations

Shaking of Atwood Building, Mw 7.0 November 30, 2018, Anchorage quake
Science Animations

Shaking of Frontier Building, M7.0 November 30, 2018, Anchorage Quake
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Preliminary study of correlation of natural periods and damping percentages of tall buildings in several countries

Charts or Graphs
Excerpt from building base outline database for New York City showing parts of Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn

Excerpt from building base outline database for New York City showing parts of Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn
Science Animations

Shaking of BP Exploration Building, M7 Nov. 30, 2018, Anchorage Quake
Photography
View of a spatter cone

Kīlauea Volcano — Spatter Cone Building
Center News
Zoomed in view of web map showing river, streets, structure outlines, and estimated flooding levels

Flood Decision Support Toolbox (FDST) enhanced with addition of building footprint data

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Response study of the tallest California building inferred from the Mw7.1 Ridgecrest, California earthquake of 5 July 2019 and ambient motions

Charts or Graphs
Color graphic showing lava lake depth in crater relative to Empire State Building

Halema‘uma‘u lava lake depth compared to Empire State Building
publication
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Response of the tallest California building during the Mw7.1 July 5, 2019 Ridgecrest, California earthquake

Photography
Dome building eruption at Mount St. Helens—30-minute, moon-lit expo...

Dome building eruption at Mount St. Helens—30-minute, moon-lit expo...
Presentations and Events

VDAP: Trends in Volcano Response and Capacity Building
Podcasts
Thumbnail image for Eyes on Earth Episode 125 – The LANDFIRE Program at 20, showing photos episode guests

Eyes on Earth Episode 125 – The LANDFIRE Program at 20
Screenshots
Screenshot of RT-FI Mapper showing numerous active flood impact locations including buildings, roads, and bridges

Real-Time Flood Impact Map: active flood impact locations during April 2025 flooding near Indianapolis, IN
publication
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U.S. Geological Survey National Center, Reston, Virginia

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Data collected for estimation of storage capacity at managed water resources used by Desert Bighorn Sheep in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, February 2022

Podcasts
Thumbnail image for Eyes on Earth Episode 127 – The Historic Landsat 7 Mission, showing photos of several EROS employees

Eyes on Earth Episode 127 – The Historic Landsat 7 Mission
Photography
Color photograph of erupting vents

September 14, 2023 — Active spattering at Kīlauea
Podcasts
Thumbnail image for Eyes on Earth Episode 130 – NLCD Accuracy, showing photo of Jo Horton

Eyes on Earth Episode 130 – NLCD Accuracy
publication
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Flood damage costs beyond buildings—A Lake Champlain case study

Topic
Map of Connecticut stramgage locations and streamflow conditions

Connecticut Statewide Streamflow Table

B-roll
lava flowing

Overflow of a perched levee—Halema‘uma‘u, Kīlauea summit
Photography
Fissure 8 from the ground

Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8
Topic
map of NY with multi-colored dots

New York Statewide Streamflow Table

Photography
Color photograph of lava flow

Halema‘uma‘u overflow on November 12
Photography
Kīlauea's current eruption is a natural laboratory for volcanologis...

Kīlauea's current eruption is a natural laboratory for volcanologists
Photography
Image: Levee being built in Fargo, ND

Levee being built in Fargo, ND
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