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Developing a Way to Monitor the Nation's Groundwater Resources

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Mon, 8 Mar 2010 11:10:58 EDT

Groundwater supplies a majority of the nation’s community water systems and almost half of its irrigation, but there is currently no system that can provide a nationwide assessment and evaluation of the conditions, availability or water-quality trends of the country’s groundwater resources. To respond to the need for better knowledge of this valuable resource, five pilot projects have been chosen to test the concept of a National Ground Water Monitoring Network.

Tom Hermann named AAAS Fellow

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:49:04 EDT

Tom Hermann of the U.S Geological Survey’s Biological Informatics Office, was recently named a 2009 Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science

U.S. Minerals Sector Declined in 2009

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 9:31:38 EDT

The value of U.S. mineral production significantly declined in 2009.

New One-Stop Source for Scientific Information about U.S. Oceans and Waters

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:57:15 EDT

A one-stop source for biogeographic information collected from U.S. waters and oceanic regions is now available from the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Program.

USGS and Partners to Help Scientists Deal with Data Deluge

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:25:48 EDT

A new global data access program will help scientists deal with the ever-increasing amount of information they must access to understand Earth’s living and nonliving systems.

A Different Delta Force - USGS and U.S. Department of State Assist in Mekong Delta

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:59:08 EDT

The U.S. Geological Survey is bringing its broad scientific understanding of the Mississippi Delta to bear on a similar river delta a half a world away, the Mekong River Delta of southeast Asia.

Volunteered Geographic Information for The National Map

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 7:01:26 EDT

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) sponsored a workshop on volunteered geographic information January 12-13, 2010 in Herndon, Va. The workshop explored how citizen mapmakers might contribute to The National Map, the USGS source for topographic information for the nation

Venezuela Holds One of the Largest Oil Accumulations

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 6:31:58 EDT

An estimated 513 billion barrels of technically recoverable heavy oil are in Venezuela’s Orinoco Oil Belt

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey Strengthen and Expand Science-Management Relationship

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:26:27 EDT

In the face of global climate change and other 21st-century resource threats, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are taking steps to strengthen and expand their science-management relationship to conserve fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats.

Landsat 5 Anomaly

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Thu, 7 Jan 2010 10:35:35 EDT

On December 18, 2009, the transmitter on Landsat 5 that sends image data to the ground encountered technical difficulties. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Flight Operations Team has extensive experience with this type of anomaly and is currently investigating the problem. There have been no Landsat 5 images acquired since December 18 and none will be collected until the anomaly is resolved. Further information should be available on or near January 11, following the testing of key electronic components.

A New Album of Global Earth Imagery

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 9:17:50 EDT

A new collection of selected Landsat earth images worldwide, Global Land Survey 2005 (GLS2005), is now available for free download to any user around the globe.

Noted Ecologist Joins USGS

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:31:58 EDT

Noted ecologist Robin O'Malley joins the USGS. Photo courtesy of the Heinz Center Robin O'Malley joined the U.S. Geological Survey this week to serve as the policy and partnership coordinator for the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center.

Man-Made Chemicals Low in Public Wells

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:39:01 EDT

Groundwater tested from selected community water systems in 14 states contains low levels of man-made organic chemicals, according to studies conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey.

SPOT Comes to USGS Archive of Earth Observation Imagery

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:40:55 EDT

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with Spot Image Corporation, has begun to distribute, over the Internet, SPOT (Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre) satellite data collected over parts of North America between 1986 and 1998.

North American Raptors Susceptible to Avian Influenza

OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 9:32:03 EDT

American kestrels are extremely susceptible to highly pathogenic avian influenza, indicating that other endangered and threatened raptors may also be at risk if the virus reaches North America.