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Joint Venture, U.S. Geological Survey Join Forces

Partnership to Tackle Earth and Atmosphere Challenges to Silicon Valley Joint Venture Silicon Valley and the U.S. Geological Survey today jointly announced a partnership to address regional challenges from natural

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New Elevation for Nation’s Highest Peak plus 1 more

A new, official height for Denali has been measured at 20,310 feet, just 10 feet less than the previous elevation of 20,320 feet which was established using 1950’s era technology.

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Geologic Map of Baranof Island, Southeastern Alaska Now Online

Alaska — In the 20th century, Baranof Island in Southeastern Alaska has drawn attention for its gold, chrome and nickel deposits, timber industry, potential activity of the dormant Mount Edgecumbe

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New England Maps Adding Trails

Newly released US Topo maps for New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island now feature selected trails and other substantial updates Several of the new US Topo quadrangles for

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Mount McKinley Elevation Survey Results Coming Soon

Climbers return from the top of Mount McKinley to begin data analysis A team of four climbers has recently returned from the highest point in North America with new survey

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USGS Welcomes European Space Agency’s New Land Observing Satellite

The U.S. Geological Survey salutes the European Space Agency (ESA) on the successful June 23 launch of its Sentinel-2A satellite, the second satellite to be launched in Europe’s Copernicus environment

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A New Era of Space Collaboration between Australia and U.S.

On June 18, 2015 in Canberra, Australia, the U.S. Geological Survey and Geoscience Australia signed a comprehensive new partnership to maximize land remote sensing operations and data that can help

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USGS Webinar: Using The National Map Services to Enable Your Web and Mobile Mapping Efforts

USGS Webinar: Using The National Map Services to Enable Your Web and Mobile Mapping Efforts Are you a developer, firm, or organization using mobile or web applications to enable your

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USGS Ups Ease of Use for Landsat Data

Landsat satellite data have been produced, archived, and distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey since 1972. Data users in many different fields depend on this basic Earth observation information to

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Interactive Geologic Map of Texas Now Available Online

Do you know where to find extinct volcanoes or where the dinosaurs once roamed in Texas? Can you find where unconventional oil and gas formations are present at the land