Latest #USGS Map-Product Release - 250K Topo OnDemand Topo Products Now Available Through The Topobuilder Application
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/national-geospatial-program/news/regional-view-reliable-data-introducing-usgs-250k-topo <-- USGS product announcement page and topoBuilder custom map construction application access
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“The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has launched the 250K Topo, a new digital map product designed to support regional planning, land and resource management, and emergency response coordination…”
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #USGS #OnDemandTopo #NGP #topoBuilder #OnDemand #250KTopo #Geospatial #TopographicMaps #GIS #MappingInnovation #OpenData #Maps #NGTOC #NGP #custom #opendata #latest #spatialdata #topomap #fedservice #fedscience #publicgood
@USGS

NOAA Supports Sargassum Response In Puerto Rico
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https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-supports-sargassum-response-in-puerto-rico/ <-- shared technical article
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/65792 <-- 2024 NOAA: ‘Nearshore Sargassum Management: Policy Analysis and Agency Gaps Assessment’
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H/T NOAA Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
#HarmfulAlgalBloom #HAB #PuertoRico #USA #coast #coastal #damage #cost #risk #hazard #sargassum #algae #impacts #accumulation #stateofemergency #wildlife #ecosystems #emergency #shoreline #innundation #fisheries #infrastructure #damage #socioeconomic #humanimpacts #habitat #publichealth #fedservice #fedscience
@NOAA @NCCOS

New USGS Map Offers An Interactive Look At The Rocks Beneath Our Feet
The Cooperative National Geologic Map is an interactive tool that builds on both cutting-edge technology and decades of mapping by geoscientists.
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https://eos.org/articles/new-usgs-map-offers-an-interactive-look-at-the-rocks-beneath-our-feet <-- shared EOS-source technical article
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https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/nationalgeology/#lat=37.0000&lng=-97.5000&zoom=5&theme=esurf&symbology=synthesis <-- shared @USGS resource
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[recognising that I posted something similar earlier ~smile~]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #data #fedopendata #fedscience #geologicmap #geology #webmap #geologicdata #energy #minerals #mining #waterresources #hydrology #risk #hazard #landuse #infrastructure #planning #realestate #insurance #rock #sediment #mapunits #compilation #criticalminerals #economicgeology #nation #mobile #fieldwork #interactivewebtool #publicgood #online #state #federal #map #usecase #energy #resources #CooperativeNationalGeologicMap #USGS #mainland #CONUS
@USGS

The U.S. Geological Survey [USGS], The U.S. Department Of Defense [DoD], And The U.S. Intelligence Community [various] - 100 Years Of Mapping And Remote Sensing Collaboration, 1879–1979
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https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/cir1552 <-- link to USGS circular
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #maps #sharing #spatialanalysis #history #military #intelligence #geointelligence #GEOINT #remotesensing #satellite #earthobservation #datasharing #technology #mission #fedservice #fedscience #wholeofgovernment #interactions #sectors #collaboration #interagency #interdepartmental #governmentbranches
@USGS DoD #CIA #FBI

First Ever Images from the Vera Rubin Telescope [Chile]
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https://youtu.be/tu4cpaDZ68g?si=FaeVBYNRYIbEfqiU <-- shared technical video
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https://rubinobservatory.org/ <-- Rubin Observatory home page
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“The Vera C. Rubin telescope has just [mid-2025] released its first images, and they’re spectacular…
On a mountain in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, with its massive 3.2-billion-pixel camera, is capturing images that rival those from the James Webb Space Telescope. Get ready to see some of the most stunning astronomical images ever taken as [they] explore how this groundbreaking project will help us unlock the secrets of the universe. This is just the beginning...”
#verarubin #fedscience #fedservice #Coquimbo #Chile #LegacySurveyofSpaceandTime #LSST #Andes #telescope #remotesensing #image #imagery #astronomy #astronomical #observation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #extraterrestrial #research
@NSF @DOE @SLAC

[USGS] FORT Science In Action – Science In Support Of Invasive Reptile Management In The Greater Everglades
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/fort-collins-science-center/news/fort-science-action-part-7-science-support-invasive <-- shared technical article
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#remotesensing #florida #everglades #restoration #burmese #python #snake constrictor #impacts #invasive #species #reptiles #loss #mammal #tegus #ecosystems #habitat #plants #vertebrate #carnivore #feral #threatened #research #culling #risk #hazard #threat #AI #imagery #UAS #GIS #spatial #mapping #DNA #sampling #surveillance #cost #ecology #damage #trapping #collaboration #scaleable #control #biocontrol #fedscience #fedservice #management #protection #swamp #wetland #grasslands #geomorphology #geomorphometry #water #hydrology #native #species #USGS #NPS
@USGS @NPS

[NOAA] Coastal Pollution Data Explorer [#US]
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https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/coastal-pollution-data-explorer/ <-- shared technical resource
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H/T NOAA Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
#GIS #spatial #mapping #opendata #fedopendata #fedscience #shellfish #sediment #oyster #mussel #bivalve #pollution #contaminants #indicators #samples #coast #coastal #USA #interactive #dataportal #webmap #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #NCCOS #NOAA #toxicology #resources #marine #ocean #history #ecology #management #mitigation #CoastalPollutionDataExplorer
@NCCOS @NOAA

[USGS] Corridor Mapping Team - Ungulate Migrations of the West
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/cooperative-research-units/science/corridor-mapping-team-ungulate-migrations-west <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20245006 <-- shared USGS 2024 publication ‘Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 4’
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https://doi.org/10.5066/P9SS9GD9 <-- shared USGS ungulate migration data release
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13806 <-- shared paper ‘Barrier Behaviour Analysis (Baba) [‘fences’] Reveals Extensive Effects Of Fencing On Wide-Ranging Ungulates’
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #USWest #USA #ungulate #migration #route #deer #elk #moose #antelope #bison #buffalo #infrastructure #manmade #obstacles #ecosystems #wildlife #publicland #privateland #CorridorMappingTeam #opendata #fedopendata #fedscience #naturalresources #Wyoming #FirstNation #tracking #GPS #seasonal #habitat #protection #fences #barriers #herds #herbivore #management #healthy #herdhealth #vegetation #prey #carnivore #economy #benefits #income #food #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #snow #weather
@USGS @USFWS

USGS Scientists Are Providing Critical Data To Support Emergency Response Efforts As Glacier Flooding Affects Juneau, Alaska.
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/usgs_usgs-scientists-are-providing-critical-data-activity-7361514160343408640-HMuf <-- shared #USGS LinkedIn post
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https://apps.usgs.gov/hivis/camera/AK_Glacial_Lake_near_Nugget_LOOKING_UPSTREAM_GLACIER_VIEW <-- views at USGS HIVES website
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https://www.juneauflood.com/#/home <-- Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard, University of Alaska, SE
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https://www.juneauflood.com/#/flood-map <-- Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard / Flood Map
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https://www.weather.gov/ajk/suicideBasin <-- National Weather Service (NWS) monitoring and current conditions
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#GIS #spatial #monitoring #GLOF #Alaska #climatechange #glacier #melting #Juneau #floodmaps #forecasting #innundation #glacial #outburstfloods #SuicideBasin #Mendenhall #Lake #Valley #engineering #mitigation #HESCO #risk #hazard #engineeringgeology #cost #impacts #economics #residential #naturaldisaster #infrastructure #residential #homes #fedscience #fedservice #opendata #fedopendata #publicsafety #publicgood #water #hydrology #flood #flooding
@USGS @nws

Thirty Years Of The U.S. National Land Cover Database [NLCD] - Impacts And Future Direction
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https://doi.org/10.14358/PERS.25-00121R2 <-- shared paper
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/annual-national-land-cover-database <-- shared #USGS Annual National Land Cover Database (open data)
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/annual-national-land-cover-database <-- get the open NLCD data
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #history #continuity #improvement #LandCover #Landuse #change #Landsat #NLCD #NationalLandCoverDatabase #earthobservation #remotesensing #landchange #monitoring #fedscience #publicgood #fedopendata #opendata #history #fedservice #MRLCC #USA #download #impervious #surface #forestcanopy #mosaics #accuracy #deeplearning #AI #research #landmanagement #agriculture #water #hydrology #cropland #biodiversity #conservation #urban #planning #publichealth #naturalhazard #assesment #risk #hazard #mitigation #national #nation #multiple #usecase
#USGS | #EROS

USGS Unveils New National Geologic Map
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https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/usgs-unveils-new-national-geologic-map <-- shared technical article
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https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/nationalgeology <-- access The #USGS Cooperative National Geologic Map
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #data #fedopendata #fedscience #geologicmap #geology #webmap #geologicdata #energy #minerals #mining #waterresources #hydrology #CooperativeGeologicMappingProgram #risk #hazard #landuse #infrastructure #planning #realestate #insurance #rock #sediment #mapunits #compilation #criticalminerals #economicgeology #nation #mobile #fieldwork #interactivewebtool #publicgood #online #state #federal #map #usecase #energy #resources
@USGS

A New Geodatabase Of Fuel Treatments Across Federal Lands In The USA
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05859-z <-- shared paper
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https://nft.garphub.org/ <-- National Fuels Treatments Initiative (NFT) page
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“The National Fuels Treatments Initiative (NFT) is a collaborative, scalable data collection effort which aims to build a standardized map of nationwide fuels treatment locations occurring across all land ownership types…”
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#NationalFuelsTreatmentsInitiative #NFT #datacollection #fedscience #fedservice #opendata #fire #fuel #fedopendata #wildfire #bushfire #risk #hazard #damage #infrastructure #GIS #spatial #map #mapping #economics #publicgood #landownership #federalland #mitigation #technical #database #naturalhazard #infrastructure #residential #transportation #accessibility #portal #online #coordination #teatment #WildfireInteragencyGeodatabase #TWIG #nation #nationwide #management #landuse #landcover #policy #research #spatialdata
@DOI @USFS @USGS

[USGS] Landsat At Work – Preparing Residents When Hurricanes Threaten
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Landsat-Based National Land Cover Datasets (NCLD) Helps Predict Wind Risk To Homes And Other Structures
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/news/landsat-work-preparing-residents-where-hurricanes-threaten <-- shared technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #landsat #satellite #fedopendata #publicgood #fedscience #risk #hazard #model #modeling #actuary #insurance #rates #appraisal #hurricane #naturaldisaster #infrastructure #damage #cost #economics #loss #NLCD #landcover #landuse #evulation #projection #Florida #residential #EROS #USGS #coast #coastline #computermodels #wind #surge #flood #flooding #USGS #NOAA #NASA #EROS #HurricaneLossProjectionMethodology

Hurricane Erin – Open Data Aerial imagery - National Geodetic Survey Damage Assessment Imagery [NOAA]
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https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/aug25/ngs-hurricane-erin.html
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Erin #hurricane #hurricaneerin #risk #hazard #infrastructure #NOAA #NGS #fedopendata #fedscience #fedservice #damage #assessment #remotesensing #emergencyresponse #earthobservation #aircraft #cost #economics #partnership #state #coordination
#NOAA #NGS

Historical Fire Perimeters – Mapping – CalFire
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https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/fire-resource-assessment-program/fire-perimeters <--shared resource
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https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/fire-resource-assessment-program/fire-perimeters <-- current CalFire incidents
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https://34c031f8-c9fd-4018-8c5a-4159cdff6b0d-cdn-endpoint.azureedge.net/-/media/calfire-website/what-we-do/fire-resource-assessment-program---frap/gis-data/2025/fire241gdb.ash'?rev=51177a999fe84e83a7c03b7d5a66b93b <-- download all data, GDB
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #fire #CalFire #FRAP #resourcesassessmentprogram #fireperimeter #publiclands #privatelands #California #fedscience #fedservice #opendata #publicgood #database #risk #hazard #fireperimeter #asis #database #USFS #BLM #NPS #USFWS

Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/07/hurricane-science-noaa-cuts/683398/ <-- shared media article
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https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc:C00797 <-- shared NOAA SSMIS page
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https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/instruments/ssmis <-- shared NASA SSMIS home page
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #fedopendata #earthobservation #model #modeling #fedscience #fedservice #hurricane #imaging #SSMIS #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #weather #climate #climatechange #extremeweather #NationalHurricaneCenter #stateoftheart #forecasting #hurricaneseason #risk #hazard #mitigation #planning #management #NWS #loss #cost #economics
@NOAA @nasa

PNNL Wildfire Mitigation Project Database [USA]

https://wildfire.pnnl.gov/mitigationPlans/pages/landing <-- shared resource
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #fedscience #fedservice #fedopendata #publicsafety #publicgood #opendata #GIS #spatial #mapping #fedscience #fedservice #fedopendata #publicsafety #publicgood #opendata #DOE #PNNL #wildfire #fire #planning #mitigation #documentation #coordination #tracking #utilities #utility #electrical #energy #database #regulations #model #metrics #methodologies #stakeholder
@DOE @PNNL

Canadian Hydrospatial Network [6 new regions]
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https://natural-resources.canada.ca/science-data/data-analysis/geospatial-data-tools-services/canadian-hydrospatial-network <-- shared data resource
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https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/ae385105-e48c-4b54-bd0f-dfb7303301cb <-- access the open data
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“The Canadian Hydrospatial Network (CHN) is a map-based dataset that includes Canada's lakes, rivers, watersheds and other water features and their connections to each other.
It's applications include:
🗺️ serving as a foundation for advanced hydrologic and hydraulic modelling, including for flooding and drought
🗺️ supporting water and watershed management
🗺️ providing essential base data for cartography…”
You can now explore six new regions …”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #CanadianHydrospatialNetwork #CHN #Canada #opendata #lakes #rivers #watershed #waterbodies #water #hydrospatial #hydrography #hydrology #planning #management #model #modeling #cartography #fedopendata #fedscience
#NRCan

Advancing Compound Flood Modeling to Evaluate Coastal Protection Benefits of Natural Infrastructure
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https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/advancing-compound-flood-modeling-to-evaluate-coastal-protection-benefits-of-natural-infrastructure/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173529 <-- shared paper
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#flood #flooding #literaturesearch #compilation #coast #coastal #coastalengineering #mitigation #planning #management #framework #model #modeling #infrastructure #natural #barrier #rainfall #precipitation #climatechange #river #discharge #stormsurge #sealevel #seallevelrise #waves #tides #compoundflooding #humanimpacts #communities #publicsafety #cost #loss #economics #fedscience #fedservice #hydrology #water #marine #ocean #hydraulic #hydrodynamic #biology #ecosystems #vegetation #sedimentation #erosion #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #regional #local #forecasting #preparation #enduser #usecase #publicwarnings #marsh #sawmp #mangrove
@NOAA | @NOAA Ocean | @NOAA Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Land-Sea Linkages In The Arctic – What Is Paleoclimatology?
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/ecosystems-land-change-science-program/science/land-sea-linkages-arctic <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000333 <-- shared example of paper
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https://doi.org/10.47894/mpal.69.3.04 <-- shared example of paper
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[who doesn’t like a good foraminifera! (memories of staring down a microscope for hours at grad school) 😊 ]
#fedscience #Paleoclimatology #Paleoecology #Paleooceanography #Icesheet #climatechange #Paleoanthropology #Seaice #Marineecosystems #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #spatiotemporal #foraminifera #arctic #change #cryosphere #ArcticOcean #glacial #interglacial #Holocene #future