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Imagery Services Update to The National Map
The USGS would like to remind users of the upcoming sunset of National Map High Resolution Orthoimagery Data and Services.
USGS EDMAP Program Call For Proposals
Calling all Earth Science professors conducting research or teaching geologic mapping. The USGS EDMAP Program is accepting funding proposals focusing on geologic mapping to support upper-level undergraduate and graduate students at their colleges or universities.
New USGS Report Uncovers the Underground Geology Along the Rio Grande
A new U.S. Geological Survey report describes the below ground geology of the Rio Grande transboundary region of New Mexico and Texas, United States, and northern Chihuahua, Mexico.
Borehole Geophysical Logs Now Easily Accessible through new USGS Online Map
Digital borehole geophysical logs and related data files are now easily accessible through GeoLog Locator a new web-based, map view and retrieval tool developed by the U.S. Geological Survey.
USGS Seeks National Ground-Water Monitoring Network Proposals for 2018
The U.S. Geological Survey will award up to $2 million in cooperative agreements to support participation in the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network (NGWMN).
Groundwater Pumping, Precipitation Can Affect Lake Levels in Twin Cities
Both precipitation and groundwater withdrawals, among other factors, influence lake-water levels in the northeast Twin Cities metropolitan area, and the extent of these changes vary among lakes, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study.
3DEP Data Acquisition Opportunity - FY17/18 Broad Agency Announcement
Call for elevation project funding proposals and requests issued.
Collaboration in a Disaster
To illustrate the USGS and FEMA working together in the 2016 Louisiana flood response, the agency has released an interactive Story Map.
USGS Awards $4.9 Million to Advance the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System on West Coast
The U.S. Geological Survey awarded approximately $4.9 million this week to six universities and a university-governed non-profit, to support transitioning the west coast “ShakeAlert” earthquake early warning system into a production system.
Mapping Challenge: Illinois Schools
The National Map Corps is requesting volunteer assistance to verify geographic information related to education structures in Illinois.
Mapping Challenge: Illinois Schools
The National Map Corps is requesting volunteer assistance to verify geographic information related to education structures in Illinois.
USGS Assesses Billions of Potential Potash Resources in Ukraine
The Dnieper-Donets Basin of Ukraine could contain an estimated 4.3 billion tons of undiscovered potassium-bearing salt according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey assessment. In addition, previous estimates show that the nearby Pripyat Basin of Belarus could contain 80–200 billion metric tons of undiscovered potash resources.