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USGS Employee Earns Top Honor

USGS Employee Earns Top Honor

Calvin Meyer, of the USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, receives Interior Department‘s Customer Service Award

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Story Map - Topographic Maps for the Nation

Story Map - Topographic Maps for the Nation

The USGS National Geospatial Program has released an interactive Story Map giving viewers an overview of the US Topo map program

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Prestigious Mapping Award Presented to USGS leader

Prestigious Mapping Award Presented to USGS leader

Kari Craun honored by USGS peers with Henry Gannett award for exceptional contributions to topographic mapping

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New Protected Area Database (PAD-US) Released

New Protected Area Database (PAD-US) Released

Updated national geospatial inventory of public parks and open space lands features greater coverage and accuracy

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Mapping the Arctic Promotes International Agreement

Mapping the Arctic Promotes International Agreement

Top representatives from eight national mapping agencies gather to deliberate an Arctic spatial data infrastructure

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Best Student Geological Map Competition Announced

Best Student Geological Map Competition Announced

Registration for the Best Student Geologic Map for 2016 ends July 12

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Queen of the Dead Rises

Queen of the Dead Rises

The National Map Corps Recognizes the Latest Volunteer Citizen Scientist - Queenofthedead

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New GIS-Ready Topographic Map Style Template Released

New GIS-Ready Topographic Map Style Template Released

 

Map Viewer Enhancements: Upgrades to The National Map Viewer increase the platform capabilities and user experience; released in time to be...

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TNMCorps Newsletter - June 2016

TNMCorps Newsletter - June 2016

The National Map Corps June 2016 Newsletter (Vol. 2, Issue 3) is now available. 

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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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Updated US Topo maps for Kentucky

Updated US Topo maps for Kentucky

Updated US Topo maps for Kentucky available for free download; add Census Bureau road data, wetlands layer and select trails.

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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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