Just a few land surveying photographs and images from the USGS I thought were interesting. I hope you enjoy them, too.
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USGS Director McNutt a Leader in U.S. Delegation at International Conference
Free, easily accessible U.S. satellite data enables any citizen, scientist, or analyst who can use the information to contribute to a shared vision of the challenges facing our planet.
That’s the message the newly-appointed director of the U.S. Geological Survey, Dr. Marcia McNutt, plans to deliver [...]
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EDMAP: Training the Next Generation of Geoscientists
Geologic maps record the distribution of rock and soil materials at Earth’s surface and help decision makers identify and protect valuable resources, avoid risks from natural hazards, and make wise land use choices.
Randy Orndorff, Associate Program Coordinator for the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, talks about the grant [...]
Professional Land Surveyor News: USGS Offers $500,000 in Grants to Map the Nation
—Applications due Nov. 12, 2009—
The U.S. Geological Survey will award up to $500,000 in grants and cooperative agreements for universities to help produce geologic maps for the nation.
Interested professors can apply online to the EDMAP grant program under funding opportunity No. 10HQPA0004. Applications are [...]
Landsat 5, the quarter-century-old satellite workhorse, is back in its traces.
When the historically reliable earth observation satellite began tumbling in space on the morning of August 13, engineers from the USGS Landsat Flight Operations Team immediately started processes to protect the satellite and to restore capability.
The spacecraft was stabilized quickly and recovery operations initiated. During [...]
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Satellite is Now Stabilized and the Cause is Being Investigated
Landsat 5 tumbled out of control and power was at a critical level in the early morning of August 13.
The cause for this anomaly is currently unknown and being investigated.
The spacecraft has been stabilized after the USGS Landsat Flight Operations Team initiated recovery operations. Power is [...]
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Astrogeologists at the U.S. Geological Survey here provided critical data sets used in the latest release of planetary exploration tools from Google, Inc. The updated software enables users to explore the moon in high detail, including the Apollo 11 landing site.
Google Inc. and NASA Ames Research Center consulted USGS scientists, cartographers, technicians, and programmers from [...]
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The price of the popular USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic quadrangle map – often called a “topo” or a “quad” – will go up $2 per sheet to $8 beginning today March 16, 2009. Larger format (“poster”) maps will go up $3 per sheet to $10. These prices were last increased 7 years ago.
RESTON, VA, February 23, 2009 – The economic stimulus bill passed by Congress and signed into law last week by President Obama includes more than $73 billion in programs that will require geospatial data, technology, services and applications in at least 24 Federal agencies, according to an analysis by MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the association of geospatial [...]
USGS Geography: The National Map.
Screenshot of Epcot Center in USGS National Map
“The National Map, our online, interactive map service. You can view The National Mapby using your Web browser (no special software or download required). The National Map is a consistent framework for geographic knowledge needed by the Nation. It provides public access to high-quality, [...]
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