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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Schools in OH / MI / IN

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Schools in OH / MI / IN

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

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Change Detection Implemented for WBD Downloadable Products

Change Detection Implemented for WBD Downloadable Products

Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) downloadable products will now only be created when the national database has been edited.

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NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools in MO!

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools in MO!

TNMCorps Mapping Challenges shift to the Midwest with a new challenge for schools in Missouri!  Features participating in this challenge include...

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FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools in OH, MI, & IN

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for Schools in OH, MI, & IN

This challenge is now complete! Thank you to everyone who contributed!

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NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge! Cemeteries in Southeast Missouri!

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge! Cemeteries in Southeast Missouri!

Now that school schedules are settling in and the Ohio/Michigan/Indiana Schools challenge is underway, we are launching a “spooktacular” challenge...

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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for City / Town Halls in MA, CT, & RI

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for City / Town Halls in MA, CT, & RI

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

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TNMCorps Newsletter – September 2020

TNMCorps Newsletter – September 2020

The National Map Corps September 2020 Newsletter (Vol. 6, Issue 5) is now available.

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FY21 U.S. Geological Survey Broad Agency Announcement for 3D Elevation Program Released

FY21 U.S. Geological Survey Broad Agency Announcement for 3D Elevation Program Released

https://usgs.gov/3DEP/BAAThe USGS has issued the Fiscal Year 20/21 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the 3D Elevation Program.

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FINISHED! City / Town Halls in MA, CT, & RI

FINISHED! City / Town Halls in MA, CT, & RI

This challenge is now complete! Thank you to everyone who contributed!

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NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in IL & MO!

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in IL & MO!

TNMCorps Mapping Challenges shift to the Midwest with a new challenge for city/town halls in Illinois and Missouri!

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Multiagency Initiative Begins Work on Critical Minerals and Geothermal Energy Research in Nevada

Multiagency Initiative Begins Work on Critical Minerals and Geothermal Energy Research in Nevada

A multiagency partnership led by the USGS and the Department of Energy seeks to shed light on lithium and other critical mineral resource potential as...

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USGS and EERE: Collaborating to Strengthen America’s Energy and Resource Independence

USGS and EERE: Collaborating to Strengthen America’s Energy and Resource Independence

In a joint blog post hosted by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Rewenable Energy, DOE EERE Assistant Secretary Dan Simmons...

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