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Map of AK showing probability of change occurrence
Map of Alaska showing probability (%) of change occurrence. Insets show fire boundaries from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Large Fire Database and Landsat 8 imagery (bottom right; 2016) north of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Fiscal Year 2018 status of 3DEP quality data, as of September 2018
Fiscal Year 2018 status of 3DEP quality data, as of August 2018
Attachment H: USGS 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition
Attachment H: USGS 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition
Survey Analysis via Visual Exploration rock cores
Survey Analysis via Visual Exploration rock cores
Kevin T. Gallagher at MAPPS Executive Summit on US lidar coverage
Kevin T. Gallagher, USGS Associate Director, Core Science Systems, addresses
Members of the MAPPS Executive Summit on US lidar coverage
Alaska US Topo Map Production Status March 2018
This graphic depicts the status of USGS US Topo map production as of March 20, 2018, showing maps published from 2013 to 2017, and maps planned to be published in fiscal year 2018, under the Alaska Mapping Initiative.
Natural oil seep along Tarwater Creek, San Mateo County, California
The natural oil seep in this photo is located in Pescadero Creek County Park, where the Canyon Trail crosses Tarwater Creek. The oil is black, has a taffy-like consistency, and smells like motor oil.
Simulated flooding, Denver, CO
A 3D Elevation Program lidar point cloud colored by RGB color from imagery from the National Agriculture Imagery Program and showing simulated flooding (in blue) of an area in Denver, Colorado.
Oil well pumping unit, Half Moon Bay oil field, California
The Half Moon Bay oil field is one of the oldest oil fields in California and was first developed during the 1880s. Since then, the field has produced an estimated 60,000 barrels of oil from about 19 wells. Most of the old wells have been plugged and abandoned, but this well was reworked in 1980 and produces small volumes of oil from thin sandstone layers of the Miocene
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Lesson 3c The National Map Viewer: Adding Data
This lesson shows how to add data to the map view in the National Map Viewer from URLs or files.
Lidar point cloud Washington, DC
Lidar point cloud Washington, DC