USGS and Rio Tinto Partner to Survey for Critical Minerals in Southwest Montana
A new partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the science agency for the U.S. Department of the Interior, and Rio Tinto, a leading mining and metals company, will provide a clearer...
View ArticleU.S. Departments of Energy and Interior Partner to Explore Potential for...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced a Memorandum...
View ArticleHydroAdd – Linking Water Data to the Stream Network Has Never Been Easier
Users can now easily give their water data the equivalent of a street address on the stream network thanks to the new web-based USGS Hydrography Addressing Tool, or HydroAdd. As of January 28, 2022,...
View Article2022 Lidar Partnership Awards Announced
The USGS has recommended 18 proposals in 12 states for lidar partnership awards. These projects are expected to add nearly 135,000 square miles of public domain lidar point cloud data and derived...
View ArticleUSGS Opens Door to Landsat 9 Data
The U.S. Geological Survey will make Landsat 9 data available from the Landsat archive beginning February 10, 2022.
View ArticleOn Demand Custom Topographic Maps
The U.S. Geological Survey continues to advance the topographic map with on-demand custom mapping.
View ArticleUSGS Updates Mineral Database with Graphite Deposits in the United States
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has updated the U.S. Mineral Deposit Database (USMIN) to include 10 sites with historical graphite production or undeveloped graphite resources. These sites are in...
View ArticleUSGS Seeks Earthquake Hazards Research Proposals
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is currently soliciting project proposals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 grants on earthquake hazards science and is authorized to award up to $7 million. Interested...
View ArticleUSGS Participates in Undocumented Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells Workshop
Next week, the USGS will bring its expertise to the table at a workshop where regulators, researchers and key stakeholders will explore challenges to finding and characterizing oil and gas wells...
View ArticleMeet ReSciColl: the Upcycled USGS Registry of Scientific Collections
New investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help expand and improve accessibility to the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program’s archives.
View ArticleUSGS seeks geologic data preservation proposals from state geological surveys
RESTON, VA — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is currently soliciting project proposals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 – 2024 grants for geologic data preservation and is authorized to award up to $11...
View ArticleNow Available: USGS makes it easier to create hydrography features from 3D...
Users of the USGS National Hydrography Dataset will now be able to more easily create hydrography information from elevation data from 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) products. These improvements come from...
View ArticleThe results are in! 3D Nation Study report now available
An improved national elevation program has the potential to generate $13.5 billion in new benefits each year if it meets all needs and once fully operational, according to the 3D Nation Elevation...
View ArticleUSGS WBD standards version 5 now available
The USGS is pleased to announce the release of the 5th Edition of the Federal Standards and Procedures for the National Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD). The WBD is a seamless, national hydrologic unit...
View ArticleUSGS Updates Mineral Database with Indium Deposits in the United States
Reston, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has updated the U.S. Mineral Deposit Database (USMIN) to include 3 sites with historical indium production or undeveloped indium resources. These sites...
View ArticleDARPA Announces Winners of Artificial Intelligence Competition to Aid...
RESTON, Va.— Critical minerals are essential to the U.S. economy and national security; however, their supply is vulnerable to disruption. U.S. production and refining of critical minerals has been...
View ArticleUSGS Releases Spanish Version of National Water Dashboard
Critical information on water flows, levels, weather and flood forecasts now available in Spanish
View ArticleUSGS publica la versión en español del Tablero de Recursos Hídricos Nacionales
Información crítica sobre flujos de agua, niveles, clima y pronósticos de inundaciones ahora disponible en español
View ArticleBipartisan Infrastructure Law helps USGS Pilot New Search Tool for Subsurface...
Reston, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey is testing a new way of accessing borehole data and samples from across the entire country, made possible in part by funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan...
View ArticleLand Treatment Exploration Tool Version 2 Launch
Four new features enhance the accessibility, utility, and efficiency of a tool developed to assist land mangers planning rangeland restoration and rehabilitation projects.
View ArticleUSGS Seeks Earthquake Hazards Research Proposals
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is currently soliciting project proposals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 grants on earthquake hazards science and is authorized to award up to $7 million. Interested...
View Article2023 Lidar Partnership Awards Announced
The USGS has recommended 20 proposals in 13 states for lidar partnership awards. These projects are expected to add nearly 82,000 square miles of public domain lidar point cloud data and derived...
View ArticleNew online tool serves USGS geochronology data in state-of-the-art way
The U.S. Geological Survey has developed an updated, point and click web application for accessing a geochronology database with sample summary and analytical data for the United States spanning...
View ArticleUSGS Announces Expanded Consortiums for Alaska, Northwest, and Southeast...
For the next five-years, USGS will partner with an expanded group of universities, Tribal colleges, and Tribal organizations to provide science that helps with adaptation to a changing climate.
View ArticleAustralia, Canada and US Unify Critical Minerals Data
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a compilation of national-scale geological, geophysical and mineral resource datasets from Australia, Canada and the US through a collaboration between...
View ArticleNew USGS National Map data reveals the Potomac River’s submerged topography
The U.S. Geological Survey recently published a new topobathymetric lidar dataset for the Potomac River as part of its 3D Elevation Program (3DEP).
View ArticleNew interagency study in Colorado identifies science needs to manage federal...
Terrestrial wildlife, protected birds and impacts of energy development were among the topics analyzed for land management decisions.
View ArticleUSGS announces elevation and hydrography data acquisition partnership...
The U.S. Geological Survey issued a 3D National Topography Model Data Collaboration Announcement for funding partnership opportunities for elevation and hydrography data acquisition.
View ArticleUSGS Awards Competitive Remote Sensing Grant to AmericaView
The U.S. Geological Survey awards $1.47 million to AmericaView as the recipient of the National Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Activity grant.
View ArticleUSGS updates database for oil and gas and other energy wastewaters with 23...
RESTON, Va.— The USGS recently release an update to the National Produced Waters Geochemical Database, a database of chemical information for oil and gas wastewaters, also known as "produced waters"...
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