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We provide science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods; the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on; the health of our ecosystems and environment; and the impacts of climate and land-use change.
Who We Are | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Lead the Nation in 21st-century integrated research, assessments, and prediction of natural resources and processes to meet society’s needs. The USGS monitors, analyzes, and predicts current and evolving Earth-system interactions and delivers actionable information at scales and timeframes relevant to decision makers.
United States Geological Survey - Wikipedia
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.
Latest Earthquakes
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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - USAGov
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the nation's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency. It collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding of natural resource conditions, issues, and problems.
EarthExplorer
Query and order satellite images, aerial photographs, and cartographic products through the U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Geological Survey Map Viewer
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About Us | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
We provide science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods, the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on, the health of our ecosystems and environment, and the impacts of climate and land-use change.
Get Maps - USGS Topoview
The US Topo series is a latest generation of topographic maps modeled on the USGS historical 7.5-minute series (created from 1947-1992). Like the historical topographic mapping collection, we've added a variety of file formats previously unavailable for the US Topo series, including GeoTIFF and KMZ.
Topographic Maps | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been the primary civilian mapping agency of the United States since 1879. Some of the most well-known USGS maps are the 1:24,000-scale topographic maps, also called 7.5-minute quadrangles.