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Image shows a map of the border area of Wyoming and Colorado with the survey area marked with a colored polygon

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights along Colorado-Wyoming border will study mineral potential

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Image: Low-level Helicopter Towing a Large Wire-Loop Contraption Hanging From a Cable

Media Alert: Low-flying helicopter will survey Kilauea’s inner workings

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Map of the USGS aerial survey area in Coalinga, California.

Low-flying helicopter to survey the Coalinga and Pyramid Hills areas for groundwater research

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Detections of burros from helicopter aerial surveys in the southwestern US, 2016-2018

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Low-Flying Helicopter

Low-flying Helicopter Will Survey Northeast Wisconsin for Geologic Study

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Map of selected IWS basins highlighted

Media Alert: Helicopter Will Survey Portions of the Colorado River Basin for Water Studies

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A helicopter carrying an electromagnetic sensor in the air.

Media Alert: Low-flying helicopter will survey Illinois River Basin for geologic, water studies

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Image shows a map of Nevada, California and Oregon with the survey area marked

Media Alert: Low-Level Helicopter Flights to Image 3-Dimensional Geology in Nevada and California

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Volcano erupting and spewing a huge cloud of rock and ash into the sky.

Can volcanic eruptions endanger helicopters and other aircraft?

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USGS

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No, it’s SCIENCE! Aquifer Mapping Project Begins This Week

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Helicopter with large hoop hanging below, technician on snowy ground for scale

Media Alert: Low-flying helicopter to survey Delaware Bay area for water research

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Color images of temperatures of new lava flows

June 4, 2024 — Thermal maps of Kīlauea Southwest Rift Zone eruption

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Image shows a map of Montana with the survey area marked with a red polygon

Media Alert: The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology and U.S. Geological Survey announce low-level helicopter flights in Southwest Montana

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Map of Crested Butte Low-Level Flight Study Area

Helicopter Study to Map Beneath Mountain Watershed Near Crested Butte

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Airborne electromagnetic system similar to that which will be used for the Silverton, Colorado survey.

Low-flying Helicopter Survey to Map Subsurface Geology and Groundwater Near Silverton, Colorado

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CGG RESOLVE in flight

Seeking Water from Above: Low-Level Helicopter to Fly Above Mississippi Alluvial Plain

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Airborne electromagnetic and magnetic survey of the Alabama Graphite-Vanadium Belt and surrounding regions, 2023

State News Release
CGG RESOLVE in flight

Seeking Water from Above: Low-Level Helicopter to Fly Southern Portion of Mississippi Alluvial Plain

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Low-Flying Helicopter

Media Advisory: Low-flying Helicopter to Survey Groundwater near Grand Canyon West and Peach Springs, Arizona

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Helicopter magnetic and gravity gradiometry survey over the Pea Ridge iron mine and surrounding area, southeast Missouri, 2014

State News Release
Airplane and helicopter

Media Bulletin: Low-Flying Airplane and Helicopter Mapping Parts of West Texas and South-Central New Mexico to aid in Mapping Geology

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Airborne electromagnetic, magnetic, and radiometric surveys of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain and Chicot Aquifer System, March 2018 and May - August 2021

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Color map of eruption temperature

September 15, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal maps

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Color map of lava flow temperature

September 14, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal maps

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Color map of eruption temperature

September 12, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal maps

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Color map showing temperatures at eruption site

September 11, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal maps

Center News
helicopter overflight

Volcano Watch - 7 months of no lava at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō heralds end of an era

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Video thumbnail reads: NGWOS AEMs for Illinois. Aerially Mapping The Illinois River Basin

NGWOS AEMs For Illinois - Aerially Mapping the Illinois River Basin

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Color image of crater floor temperature

June 16, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal maps

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Color image of crater floor temperature

June 12, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal maps

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