Have You Ever Wondered What A New Concrete Stilling Well [stream gauge] Looked Like?
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H/T Roy Socolow, USGS
"While doing research on the USGS stream gaging program for a local presentation, [he] found this beautiful image of a classic stilling well from the Kentucky archives. Intakes and valve stems in perfect condition, hand pump and flush tank ready to fill, no kerosene or funky well water smell, and the clock weights on the Stevens recorder have plenty of travel room. Makes them] think of the good old days climbing down well ladders to “muck out” wells. Many of these “tanks” of instrument shelters still exist with either working intakes or as converted bubble gages. Many others have been decommissioned due to safety issues (falling or confined space hazards). Thanks to the men of the #CCC and #WPA..."
#gage #streamflow #instrumentation #hydrology #measurement #history #waterresources #stillingwell #recording #USGS #fedscience #fedservice
@USGS

NASA-Openscapes - Annual Champions Program - Earthdata And Earthaccess
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https://nasa-openscapes.github.io/champions#champions-program-details <-- shared details and (free) registration
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https://openscapes.org/ <-- shared openscapes home page
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“NASA Openscapes invites you to join [their] annual Champions Program, this year focused on “A welcome to NASA Earthdata and earthaccess”. Come expand your knowledge and use of NASA Earthdata, building on momentum behind the earthaccess python library and workflows in the Cloud.
November 13 & 14, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm PT [link above]…”
#spatial #dataanalysis #opendata #opensource #Openscapes #championship #geeks #nerds #science #earthdata #earthaccess #remotesensing #earthobservation #coding #python #library #NASAearthdata #fedscience #research #community #mentorship #openscience #environmental #earthscience #cloud #EOSDIS #DAACs #technical #skill #communityengagement
@nasa

Even though we are furloughed, the boss arranged a breaking of the bread (no GFE involved); it was a pleasure to see everyone I work with!
#fedservice #fedscience

The Next Landsat - Mission Turning Point? [Landsat Next, descoped mission, etc]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2025.115087 <-- shared paper / commentary
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https://www.fgdc.gov/ngac/meetings/feb-2025/lag-usgs-nli-update-final-version-february-20-2025.pdf <-- shared USGS FY25 Q! Update on Landsat and Sustainable Land Imaging, National Geospatial Advisory Committee
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Https://Www.Natechcorp.Com/_Files/Ugd/Ac01f5_F79deb4d508547c984ccc4a6090c54ab.Pdf <-- shared 2023 report – “Economic Valuation Of Landsat And Landsat Next”
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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14262 <-- 2022 NASA Landsat Next overview video
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #EO #usecase #Landsat #satellite #history #historic #LandsatNext #Design #Userneeds #CurrentStatus #budget #funding #planning #fedscience #fedservice #dataquality #continuity #community #opendata #openscience #observation #requirements #LNext #capability #VSWIR #design #future #longterm #risk #hazard #descoped #restructured #economicbenefit #EconomicValuation #value #valueformoney #USGS #NASA #EROS

Latest #USGS Map-Product Release - 250K Topo OnDemand Topo Products Now Available Through The Topobuilder Application
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/national-geospatial-program/news/regional-view-reliable-data-introducing-usgs-250k-topo <-- USGS product announcement page and topoBuilder custom map construction application access
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“The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has launched the 250K Topo, a new digital map product designed to support regional planning, land and resource management, and emergency response coordination…”
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #USGS #OnDemandTopo #NGP #topoBuilder #OnDemand #250KTopo #Geospatial #TopographicMaps #GIS #MappingInnovation #OpenData #Maps #NGTOC #NGP #custom #opendata #latest #spatialdata #topomap #fedservice #fedscience #publicgood
@USGS

NOAA Supports Sargassum Response In Puerto Rico
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https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-supports-sargassum-response-in-puerto-rico/ <-- shared technical article
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/65792 <-- 2024 NOAA: ‘Nearshore Sargassum Management: Policy Analysis and Agency Gaps Assessment’
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H/T NOAA Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
#HarmfulAlgalBloom #HAB #PuertoRico #USA #coast #coastal #damage #cost #risk #hazard #sargassum #algae #impacts #accumulation #stateofemergency #wildlife #ecosystems #emergency #shoreline #innundation #fisheries #infrastructure #damage #socioeconomic #humanimpacts #habitat #publichealth #fedservice #fedscience
@NOAA @NCCOS

New USGS Map Offers An Interactive Look At The Rocks Beneath Our Feet
The Cooperative National Geologic Map is an interactive tool that builds on both cutting-edge technology and decades of mapping by geoscientists.
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https://eos.org/articles/new-usgs-map-offers-an-interactive-look-at-the-rocks-beneath-our-feet <-- shared EOS-source technical article
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https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/nationalgeology/#lat=37.0000&lng=-97.5000&zoom=5&theme=esurf&symbology=synthesis <-- shared @USGS resource
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[recognising that I posted something similar earlier ~smile~]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #data #fedopendata #fedscience #geologicmap #geology #webmap #geologicdata #energy #minerals #mining #waterresources #hydrology #risk #hazard #landuse #infrastructure #planning #realestate #insurance #rock #sediment #mapunits #compilation #criticalminerals #economicgeology #nation #mobile #fieldwork #interactivewebtool #publicgood #online #state #federal #map #usecase #energy #resources #CooperativeNationalGeologicMap #USGS #mainland #CONUS
@USGS

The U.S. Geological Survey [USGS], The U.S. Department Of Defense [DoD], And The U.S. Intelligence Community [various] - 100 Years Of Mapping And Remote Sensing Collaboration, 1879–1979
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https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/cir1552 <-- link to USGS circular
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #maps #sharing #spatialanalysis #history #military #intelligence #geointelligence #GEOINT #remotesensing #satellite #earthobservation #datasharing #technology #mission #fedservice #fedscience #wholeofgovernment #interactions #sectors #collaboration #interagency #interdepartmental #governmentbranches
@USGS DoD #CIA #FBI

First Ever Images from the Vera Rubin Telescope [Chile]
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https://youtu.be/tu4cpaDZ68g?si=FaeVBYNRYIbEfqiU <-- shared technical video
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https://rubinobservatory.org/ <-- Rubin Observatory home page
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“The Vera C. Rubin telescope has just [mid-2025] released its first images, and they’re spectacular…
On a mountain in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, with its massive 3.2-billion-pixel camera, is capturing images that rival those from the James Webb Space Telescope. Get ready to see some of the most stunning astronomical images ever taken as [they] explore how this groundbreaking project will help us unlock the secrets of the universe. This is just the beginning...”
#verarubin #fedscience #fedservice #Coquimbo #Chile #LegacySurveyofSpaceandTime #LSST #Andes #telescope #remotesensing #image #imagery #astronomy #astronomical #observation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #extraterrestrial #research
@NSF @DOE @SLAC

[USGS] FORT Science In Action – Science In Support Of Invasive Reptile Management In The Greater Everglades
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/fort-collins-science-center/news/fort-science-action-part-7-science-support-invasive <-- shared technical article
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#remotesensing #florida #everglades #restoration #burmese #python #snake constrictor #impacts #invasive #species #reptiles #loss #mammal #tegus #ecosystems #habitat #plants #vertebrate #carnivore #feral #threatened #research #culling #risk #hazard #threat #AI #imagery #UAS #GIS #spatial #mapping #DNA #sampling #surveillance #cost #ecology #damage #trapping #collaboration #scaleable #control #biocontrol #fedscience #fedservice #management #protection #swamp #wetland #grasslands #geomorphology #geomorphometry #water #hydrology #native #species #USGS #NPS
@USGS @NPS