Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Technical Announcements

USGS Announces Elevation and Hydrography Data Acquisition Partnership Awards, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

Read announcement

USGS seeks geologic data preservation proposals from state geological surveys as part of the President’s Investing in America agenda

Read release

USGS Releases Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024, finds US Mineral Production Jumped 4 billion to exceed 105 billion dollars

Read the announcement

USGS Awards Competitive Remote Sensing Grant to AmericaView

Read the announcement

DARPA Announces Winners of Artificial Intelligence Competition to Aid Critical Minerals Assessments

Winning solutions will help the USGS automate key steps in evaluating geologic maps of mineral deposits that are vital to the U.S. Economy

Read announcement

USGS Releases Spanish Version of National Water Dashboard

Read the announcement

Explore the technical news that focuses on data, methodologies, and more. Use an RSS reader, browser extension, or software to get updates when new Technical Announcements are posted.

Subscribe (RSS feed)
Filter Total Items: 270
Geologic Map of Baranof Island, Southeastern Alaska Now Online

Geologic Map of Baranof Island, Southeastern Alaska Now Online

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In the 20th century, Baranof Island in Southeastern Alaska has drawn attention for its gold, chrome and nickel deposits, timber...

Read Article
Adaptive capacity of species - a fundamental component when assessing vulnerability to rapid climate change.

Adaptive capacity of species - a fundamental component when assessing vulnerability to rapid climate change.

A new paper led by U.S. Geological Survey Ecologists Erik Beever (Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center) and Michelle Staudinger (Northeast Climate...

Read Article
Extensive Investigation of Intermittent Streams Indicates Link to Past Climate

Extensive Investigation of Intermittent Streams Indicates Link to Past Climate

A new USGS study published in the journal River Research and Applications presents an extensive analysis of temporary (intermittent) streams across...

Read Article
3DEP Data Acquisition Opportunity - FY15/16 Broad Agency Announcement

3DEP Data Acquisition Opportunity - FY15/16 Broad Agency Announcement

On July 17, 2015, the USGS issued the FY15/FY16 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). The BAA provides detailed information...

Read Article
USGS Welcomes European Space Agency’s New Land Observing Satellite

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...
Read Article
USGS Releases New Estimate of Copper Potential for Northeast Asia

USGS Releases New Estimate of Copper Potential for Northeast Asia

SPOKANE, Wash. — Significant amounts of undiscovered copper may be present in northeast Asia according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report. USGS...

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

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...
Read Article
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 users? The USGS has publicly available geospatial services...
Read Article
USGS Ups Ease of Use for Landsat Data

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...
Read Article
State and Regional 3DEP Stakeholder Workshops Underway

State and Regional 3DEP Stakeholder Workshops Underway

The U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program is developing the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) to respond to growing needs for high-quality...

Read Article
Preliminary Wind Energy Impacts Assessment Methodology Released

Preliminary Wind Energy Impacts Assessment Methodology Released

USGS has released a preliminary methodology to assess the population level impacts of onshore wind energy development on birds and bats. This wind...

Read Article
Spring Showers and Snowmelt: The State of Minnesota’s Groundwater

Spring Showers and Snowmelt: The State of Minnesota’s Groundwater

New research can help water resource managers quantify critical groundwater resources and assess the sustainability of long-term water use in...
Read Article