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Arctic Spatial Data Pilot Project Proposals Announced

Arctic Spatial Data Pilot Project Proposals Announced

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and sponsors, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), in collaboration with the...

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Making Your Mark on a Map

Making Your Mark on a Map

The USGS citizen science project, The National Map Corps, has reached another major milestone. Just over a year after reaching 100,000 “points”...

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Lone Star Quads Featured

Lone Star Quads Featured

The East Austin, Texas quadrangle is the updated "feature map" on the US Topo and Historical Topographic Map Collection websites.

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Copper Plates Gone (Sort of)

Copper Plates Gone (Sort of)

The General Services Administration has completed the donation or sale of nearlly 4,000 excess sets of historic USGS engraved copper map plates.

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New Maps for Texas and Oklahoma Released

New Maps for Texas and Oklahoma Released

Updated US Topo maps for Texas and Oklahoma available for download; add Census Bureau road data, wetlands layer and select trails
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TNMCorps Newsletter - April 2016

TNMCorps Newsletter - April 2016

The National Map Corps April 2016 Newsletter (Vol. 2, Issue 2) is now available. 

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3D Elevation – We’ve Got You Covered in all 50 States

3D Elevation – We’ve Got You Covered in all 50 States

How 3D Elevation Can Benefit Each State and Puerto Rico

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2016 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award

2016 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award

The Federal Geographic Data Committee is now accepting nominations for the Doug D. Nebert National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Champion of the...
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2016 Lidar Partnership Awards Announced

2016 Lidar Partnership Awards Announced

The U.S. Geological Survey has announced the first recipients of the 2016 partnership funding awards for the 3D Elevation Program.

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EarthWord – Prominence

EarthWord – Prominence

Prominence is a term in topography that refers to the elevation of a summit relative to its surrounding terrain. This is different from its overall...

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The National Map Data Download Enhancements

The National Map Data Download Enhancements

The USGS National Map program is transitioning all of its GIS data download capabilities to its new TNM Download client during the week of February 15...
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TNMCorps Newsletter - February 2016

TNMCorps Newsletter - February 2016

The National Map Corps February 2016 Newsletter (Vol. 2, Issue 1) is now available. 

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