Woolpert’s third GPSC 3 task order in Hawaii is part of a systematic statewide lidar data collection. DENVER — The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded Woolpert a task order under its Geospatial Product and Service Contract 3 to acquire Quality Level 1 topographic...
USGS Seeks Proposals for Earthquake Research
Reston, Va., April 15, 2013—The U.S. Geological Survey will award up to $4 million in grants for earthquake hazards research in 2014. "The USGS has a long-standing grants program that has supported fresh and cutting-edge ideas all in an effort to reduce earthquake...
USGS Scientist Roger Sayre Honored for Public Service with ESRI Award
March 13, 2015 — U.S. Geological Survey scientist Dr. Roger Sayre was honored with the annual Making A Difference Award at the ESRI Federal Users Conference in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2015. The award recognized Sayre's vision and leadership in recent...
USGS Releases Results of Gem County Groundwater Quality Study
The entire population of southwestern Idaho’s Gem County depends on aquifers for its drinking water. The water in those aquifers is of generally good quality according to a U.S. Geological Survey report released today. The study was prompted by concerns that rapidly...
USGS Releases New JavaScript Library for Plotting Water Data for the Nation
A new JavaScript library, called GWIS (Graphing Water Information System), can create time-series plots of information measured at U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic data collection sites across the United States. Developed by the USGS Texas Water Science Center,...
USGS Releases Landsat Analysis Ready Data
Improvements to the quality and usability of Landsat satellite data have been made with the release of a new USGS product called Landsat Analysis Ready Data (ARD), which will help reduce the time needed to process and analyze data and imagery, a significant advantage to scientists studying landscape changes, including changes from wildfires, hurricanes, vegetation cover, drought and other events.
USGS Recognizes Sanborn Expertise in AI/ML for Natural Resource Mapping
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Geological Survey (USGS) are exploring the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) tools for critical minerals assessments. In order to solicit innovative...
USGS Publishes Remote-Sensing Handbook
The newly published, three-volume Remote Sensing Handbook includes remote-sensing topics written by more than 300 leading global experts.
USGS publishes new topobathymetric data powered by Teledyne Geospatial CZMIL SuperNova lidar system
Vaughan, Ontario, CANADA – Teledyne Geospatial congratulates the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, on the publication of a new topobathymetric lidar dataset for the Potomac River. The Potomac River flows from the...
USGS Projects Large Loss of Alaska Permafrost by 2100
December 1, 2015 — Using statistically modeled maps drawn from satellite data and other sources, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have projected that the near-surface permafrost that presently underlies 38 percent of boreal and arctic Alaska would be reduced by 16...
