The National Park Service social media crew is ALWAYS on top of their game...
Engagement with humour and images - and some science/background behind it!
#fedscience #fedservice #engagement #socialmedia #success #consistency #publicgood #NPS #NationalParkService
@NatlParkService | @NationalParkService

The United States Magnetotelluric Array And The National Impedance Map
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024RG000850 <-- shared paper
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https://eos.org/features/magnetic-storms-induction-hazards <-- shared ‘overview’ EOS 2014 technical article
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2025.1742847 <-- shared technical editorial
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spaceweather #US #magnetotelluric #stations #monitoring #network #array #USMTArray #opendata #instrumentation #qualitycontrol #dataprocessing #archiving #electricalconductivity #3D #model #modeling #geology #geomagnetism #crust #mantle #CONUS #visualisation #geomagnetic #infrastructure #electricity #electricalgrid #utilities #publicgood #fedscience #fedservice #risk #hazard #mitigation #impacts #geothermal #mineralresources #exploration #magneticstorm #geoelectrichazard #earthscience #NationalImpedanceMap #conductivity #research

Happy US Public Service Recognition Week!
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https://2026.ourpublicservice.org/public-service-recognition-week
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To every #publicservant that contributes to the #public’s #wellbeing and #prosperity, at every level of #government - be that #industry, #science, #agriculture, #fisheries, #ecology, #naturalresources, #environmental, #qualityoflife, #publicsafety, #publichealth, #wastedisposal, #waterresources, #foodsecurity, #planning, #policy, and SO much more…
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“Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) 2026 takes place May 3–9, celebrating federal, state, county, local, and tribal government employees who strengthen communities. It honors dedicated professionals—from first responders and teachers to public administrators—who provide essential services…”
#publicservice #publicgood #fedservice #opendata #taxpayervalue #publicsupport #farming #GIS #spatial #mapping #nation #national #USA

Influence Of Modeling Assumptions On Pedestrian Evacuation Success For Non-Eruptive Lahar Hazards At Mount Rainier, Washington
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106132 <-- shared paper
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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/697ba3e5b66b0197c3043d2f <-- shared, related open data source
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[I still remember working on and being fascinated by lahars being an engineering geologist in Washington State (and from my time studying in New Zealand), although (of course) not to this level of detail/focus]
#volcano #lahar #evacuation #exposure #model #modeling #engineeringeology #risk #hazard #naturalhazard #MountRainer #Washington #USA #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #emergencymanagement #GIS #spatial #mapping #publicsafety #hazardzone #vulcanism #downstream #debrisflow #massmovement #monitoring #detection #geostatistics #demographics #atrisk #fedscience #publicgood #fedservice #opendata
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Subduction Retrieval [XKCD]
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https://xkcd.com/3218/
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“PSA: Please stay out of the Pacific Ocean today. Someone lost their wedding ring in a subduction zone and USGS is pulling the plate back up to retrieve it…
Aww, the oceanic crust and the continental crust are getting married!...”
#PSA #geology #platetectonics #subduction #margins #XKCD #fedservice #publicservice #RingOfFire #weddingring #humor #humour #PacificOcean
#USGS #XKCD

Why Does The USGS Use The Spelling "Gage" Instead Of "Gauge"?
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https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-does-usgs-use-spelling-gage-instead-gauge <-- shared technical post
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https://labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visualizations/gages-through-the-ages/index.html <-- shared link, “[USGS] Gages Through the Ages - How the history of streamgaging reflects the evolving water needs of the nation”
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“[1888 graduate student Frederick Haynes] Newell is purported to be the person responsible for the adoption of the USGS spelling of “gage” instead of “gauge”. Around 1892, Newell reasoned that “gage” was the proper Saxon spelling before the Norman influence added a 'u'…”
#water #hydrography #history #stream #gage #gauge #surfacewater #streamgage #network #Nation #flow #waterresources #mapping #spatial #waterflow #watersecurity #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #opendata #monitoring
#USGS

Aquatic Reflectance Derived From Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imager Data For Inland Waters In The Conterminous United States
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https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.70112 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.124432 <-- shared ‘related’ paper
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🚨 🛰️
#GIS #spatial #mapping #fedscience #openscience #publicgood #fedservice #water #hydrography #hydrology #remotesensing #satellite #sentinel #spatialanalysis #usecase #surfacereflectance #waterquality #waterresources #spatiotemporal #change #aquatic #ecosystems #earthobservation #atmospheric #correction #inlandwater #freshwater #turbidity #opendata
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Mapping What Matters - How the USGS delivers actionable geospatial information to address Federal priorities and support CBP Goals
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https://gis.chesapeakebay.net/gsat/priorities/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.chesapeakebay.net/files/documents/CBWA-2025-IV-Final-Facing.pdf <-- shared Revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement
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https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/travel/chesapeake-bay-maryland-natural-treasure-inspires-how-we-eat-play-live/ <-- shared technical media article – “The Wonder Of The Bay”
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #USGS #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #GeospatialScienceandApplicationsTeam #GSAT #ChesapeakeBay #USA #partnership #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #watershed #water #hydrology #conservation #restoration #planning #polict #management #StrategicPlan #usecase
#USGS

A ‘Waylaid' Teaching Diorama – USGS “Geology For Land Use”
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For about 3 years, this gorgeous diorama has ‘just’ been sitting in a corner of a (common) hallway.
I can’t help but wonder its history:
• What prompted its creation?
• Who was the artisan (truly!) that created it and used those components and focus?
• When was it created? (late 1960s as an educated guess????)
• Why was it seen as useful / in what setting? (as I am sure it was)
• How was it funded?
(never mind that I want to claim it for my office, space notwithstanding…)
#geology #landuse #trainingaid #education #diorama #oldschool #fedscience #fedservice #education #technical #professional #spatial #landform #geomorphology #usecase #appliedscience #geoscience #USGS
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Good To Be (Back) At #GeoWeek
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https://www.geo-week.com/
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Volunteering at the #USGS booth, meeting & re-meeting fellow spatial professionals, seeing all the sweet hardware, and more...
(moving next year, so taking advantage of it being local to me...)
#GIS #spatial #mapping #conference #Denver #professional #hardware #professional #NGTOC #3DHP #3DEP #opendata #fedscience #fedservice
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