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 Six Ways the USGS Celebrates Earth Day Everyday

 Six Ways the USGS Celebrates Earth Day Everyday

What better way to mark Earth Day than with a listicle all about USGS science for our changing world?

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NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Post Offices in Tennessee!

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Post Offices in Tennessee!

Tennessee received a lot of attention during TNMCorps’ first challenges (circa 2014-2015), so there are several points throughout the state with no...

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FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Fire Stations in Texas and Oklahoma

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Fire Stations in Texas and Oklahoma

This challenge is now complete! Thanks to everyone who contributed!

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Landsat 7 Lowered from Standard Landsat Orbit

Landsat 7 Lowered from Standard Landsat Orbit

For the first time since May 1999, the Landsat 7 satellite has left the Worldwide Reference System-2 (WRS-2) orbit. Following two maneuvers, the...

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From the Seafloor to Outer Space, USGS is on the Case

From the Seafloor to Outer Space, USGS is on the Case

It’s a pale blue dot. It’s also a landscape of jagged peaks and valleys beneath fluffy white clouds. It's a vast field of wispy green grasses and a...

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Upcoming Extended Interruption to Landsat Data Access

Upcoming Extended Interruption to Landsat Data Access

Starting at 8:00 PM CDT on Friday, April 15, 2022, USGS data access portals will be unavailable due to archive database upgrades. Data access portals...

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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for City / Town Halls in Georgia & South Carolina

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for City / Town Halls in Georgia & South Carolina

Summary statistics are now available for this challenge. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!

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Mapping Challenge Update (04/07/22): Fire Stations in Texas and Oklahoma

Mapping Challenge Update (04/07/22): Fire Stations in Texas and Oklahoma

This challenge is nearing completion as volunteers contributed approximately 200 edits since our last update - awesome! 

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FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in Georgia & South Carolina

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in Georgia & South Carolina

This challenge is now complete! Thanks to everyone who contributed!

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Reprocessing Landsat 9 Data Acquired from March 22-24, 2022

Reprocessing Landsat 9 Data Acquired from March 22-24, 2022

The USGS/NASA Landsat Flight Operations and Landsat Calibration and Validation Team have identified a number of Landsat 9 calibration intervals...

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NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in Arkansas!

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in Arkansas!

Our mission to revisit earlier challenge states nears completion as we shift to the southern Midwest with a challenge for city/town halls in Arkansas!

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