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Topobathymetric elevation model of Majuro Atoll

Republic of the Marshall Islands

Collaboration Advances Elevation Mapping

Collaboration Advances Elevation Mapping

We can know a place pretty well and still learn something from a map of it. A map showing terrain elevation including rivers and streams, for example...

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USGS Finds New Way to Measure Ocean Depth with Landsat

USGS Finds New Way to Measure Ocean Depth with Landsat

The launch of the joint Landsat satellite program was certainly a landmark for Earth observation more than five decades ago. Despite the program’s...

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CoNED Measures Elevation, Helps Model Inundation Scenarios at Hawaiian Cultural Site

CoNED Measures Elevation, Helps Model Inundation Scenarios at Hawaiian Cultural Site

In the land of Kamehameha, south of Kona on the big island of Hawaii, a sacred landscape called Puʻuhonua O Hōnaunau faces the uncertainty of the...

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Coastal Storm Modeling System Relies on Elevation Data Provided by CoNED, EROS

Coastal Storm Modeling System Relies on Elevation Data Provided by CoNED, EROS

With sea levels rising and storms increasingly threatening their shorelines and cliffs, officials in Southern California face some difficult decisions...

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CoNED Digital Elevation Model Helps Majuro Prepare for Sea Level Rise

CoNED Digital Elevation Model Helps Majuro Prepare for Sea Level Rise

University of Hawaii Geology and Geophysics Professor Chip Fletcher spread his maps on the table as land planners from Majuro—a large coral atoll of...

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NOAA's Sea Level Rise Viewer Uses CoNED, EROS for Challenging Mapping in Louisiana

NOAA's Sea Level Rise Viewer Uses CoNED, EROS for Challenging Mapping in Louisiana

An old economics axiom holds that a rising tide lifts all boats. That may be, but a Sea Level Rise Viewer that has used elevation provided by the USGS...

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