USGS

This Detailed Map Shows 119 Years of Earthquakes

Caitlin Dempsey

The USGS has released a highly detailed and updated map of seismicity from 1900 to 2018.

New Report Values Economic Benefits of Landsat Archive at $3.45 billion

Caitlin Dempsey

A newly released report from the USGS has estimated the 2017 domestic and international economic benefits of Landsat imagery  to be $3.45 billion.  

Online Landslide Inventory Mapping Tool

Caitlin Dempsey

The USGS has launched an online web map that compiles existing United States landslide data into a searchable tool called the U.S. Landslide Inventory Map.

Changes to the National Land Cover Database

Mark Altaweel

The National Land Cover Database is a GIS dataset that is seen as critical for monitoring the impact of fires, particularly increased wildfires in the West, general health of ecosystems, biodiversity monitoring, and increasing effects of climate change on land cover.

The USGS Landsat Analysis Ready Data (ARD) Program

Mark Altaweel

Landsat data, referenced with WGS84 and provided as GeoTIFF, can be accessed from EarthExplorer for the contiguous US, Alaska, and Hawaii.