Geography
Items related to monitoring and analyzing the land, study connections between people and the land, and provide science information to the public.
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Dynamic Map of Mount Hood, Oregon
... Location: Mount Hood, OR, USA
Dynamic Map of Mount Hood, Oregon
... Location: Mount Hood, OR, USA
Map Maker - Hydrologic Units
... Location: USA
Map Maker - Precipitation
... Location: USA
Printable Map - Department of the Interior Lands
... Location: USA
Topographic Map Reader
... Location: USA
National Atlas Chapter Introduction
It's easy to search nationalatlas.gov or to browse through this Web site by product or by thematic paths arranged into chapters. This is part of the
chapter introduction to Mapping.... Location: USA
Potentially Active Volcanoes in Oregon Dynamic Map
A page from the National Atlas that leads to additional multimedia pages about potentially active volcanoes in Oregon.... Location: USA
Printable Map of 2008 Presidential Election Results
The National Atlas offers hundreds of page-size, printable maps that can be downloaded at home, at the office, or in the classroom at no cost.... Location: USA
General Reference Printable Map
The National Atlas offers hundreds of page-size, printable maps that can be downloaded at home, at the office, or in the classroom at no cost.... Location: USA
Dynamic Map of Mount Hood, Oregon
... Location: Mount Hood, OR, USA
Online Map Viewer for Land-Cover Classification Map
The GAP (GAP Analysis Program) online map viewer shows land cover classifications at three levels.... Location: USA
National Land-Cover Map
The GAP (GAP Analysis Program) national land cover map depicts 583 ecological systems and land class uses.... Location: USA
Measuring Forest Structure with LiDAR
A LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) instrument measures the 3-D structure of a ponderosa pine forest stand in Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona, on July 13, 2009. The LiDAR observations support research on remote sensing of forest biomass and carbon sequestration by the USGS Southwe... Location: Coconino National Forest, AZ, USA
USGS Topographers at Work
Two USGS topographers circa 1925, working with an alidade and plane table. The man on the left is believed to be Roland Whitman Burchard, who was the topographer for the USGS Grand Canyon Expedition of 1923.... Location: USA
USGS Topographers
USGS topographic field party, circa 1925, with a Wye level on a tripod and two stadia rods.... Location: USA
USGS Topographers
USGS topographic field party in a horse-drawn wagon northwest of Sacramento, California, circa 1906. Note the U.S.G.S. on the seat.... Location: CA, USA
USGS Topographic Rod man
Rod man Koontz holding a stadia rod.... Location: Job, WV, USA
Triangulation Tower
USGS triangulation tower in West Texas.... Location: TX, USA
USGS Topographers at Work
Two topographers working with an alidade and plane table. The man on the right is believed to be Roland Whitman Burchard, who was the topographer for the USGS Grand Canyon Expedition of 1923. Author Lewis Freeman described Burchard as a man of "powerful physique, great endurance, and a cool, steady ... Location: NM, USA