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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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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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USGS Continues to Write History

USGS Continues to Write History

The fourth volume of the comprehensive history of the U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals, Lands, and Geology for the Common Defence and General Welfare...

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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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