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  1. Happy US Public Service Recognition Week!
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    2026.ourpublicservice.org/publ
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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

  2. Influence Of Modeling Assumptions On Pedestrian Evacuation Success For Non-Eruptive Lahar Hazards At Mount Rainier, Washington
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.1 <-- shared paper
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    sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6 <-- 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
    @USGS

  3. Influence Of Modeling Assumptions On Pedestrian Evacuation Success For Non-Eruptive Lahar Hazards At Mount Rainier, Washington
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.1 <-- shared paper
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    sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6 <-- 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
    @USGS

  4. Influence Of Modeling Assumptions On Pedestrian Evacuation Success For Non-Eruptive Lahar Hazards At Mount Rainier, Washington
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.1 <-- shared paper
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    sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6 <-- 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
    @USGS

  5. Influence Of Modeling Assumptions On Pedestrian Evacuation Success For Non-Eruptive Lahar Hazards At Mount Rainier, Washington
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.1 <-- shared paper
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    sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6 <-- 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
    @USGS

  6. Influence Of Modeling Assumptions On Pedestrian Evacuation Success For Non-Eruptive Lahar Hazards At Mount Rainier, Washington
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.1 <-- shared paper
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    sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6 <-- 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]

    @USGS

  7. Subduction Retrieval [XKCD]
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    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

  8. Why Does The USGS Use The Spelling "Gage" Instead Of "Gauge"?
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    usgs.gov/faqs/why-does-usgs-us <-- shared technical post
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    labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visual <-- 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

  9. 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
    @USGS

  10. Good To Be (Back) At #GeoWeek
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    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
    @GeoWeeK

  11. FEMA Mobile App [free] [USA]
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    ready.gov/ <-- shared Ready-iness FEMA web site
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    “Download the newly updated FEMA App to get preparedness strategies and real-time weather and emergency alerts…”
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    “Launched in February 2003, Ready is a National public service campaign designed to educate and empower the American people to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies and disasters...
    Ready… ask individuals to do four key things:
    • Stay informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses
    • Make a family emergency plan.
    • Build an emergency supply kit.
    • Get involved in your community by taking action to prepare for emergencies…”
    #risk #hazard #geohazard #flood #fire #winter #extremeweather #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #publicservive #taxpayer #safety # #preparedness #emergencies #disasters #app #phone #hazardreadiness #readiness #free #FEMA
    @FEMA

  12. Fire Event Explorer [NASA]
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    earthdata.nasa.gov/dashboard/t <-- shared NASA mapping resource
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    “This tool visualizes near real-time (NRT) satellite-based fire perimeters, active portions of fire perimeters (fire lines), and active fire pixel detections for the current year.
    Use the bottom panel to select different date ranges or subset fires by size, duration, or intensity. Click on an individual fire to visualize the time series of fire growth every 12 hours and create video outputs in GIF or WebM formats.
    These fire tracking data are from the Fire Event Data Suite (FEDS) algorithm. Find out more:
    • FEDS data source documentation
    • OpenVEDA documentation
    • Earthdata VEDA dashboard..."
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #VEDA #nearrealtime #satellite #remotesensing #fire #wildfire #extremeweather #perimeter #download #detection #monitoring #FireEventExplorer #FEDS #NRT #OpenVEDA #earthdata #VIIRS #landform #opendata #fedscience #fedservice #risk #hazard #infrastructre #NASA
    @nasa

  13. Fire Event Explorer [NASA]
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    earthdata.nasa.gov/dashboard/t <-- shared NASA mapping resource
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    “This tool visualizes near real-time (NRT) satellite-based fire perimeters, active portions of fire perimeters (fire lines), and active fire pixel detections for the current year.
    Use the bottom panel to select different date ranges or subset fires by size, duration, or intensity. Click on an individual fire to visualize the time series of fire growth every 12 hours and create video outputs in GIF or WebM formats.
    These fire tracking data are from the Fire Event Data Suite (FEDS) algorithm. Find out more:
    • FEDS data source documentation
    • OpenVEDA documentation
    • Earthdata VEDA dashboard..."
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #VEDA #nearrealtime #satellite #remotesensing #fire #wildfire #extremeweather #perimeter #download #detection #monitoring #FireEventExplorer #FEDS #NRT #OpenVEDA #earthdata #VIIRS #landform #opendata #fedscience #fedservice #risk #hazard #infrastructre #NASA
    @nasa

  14. Fire Event Explorer [NASA]
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    earthdata.nasa.gov/dashboard/t <-- shared NASA mapping resource
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    “This tool visualizes near real-time (NRT) satellite-based fire perimeters, active portions of fire perimeters (fire lines), and active fire pixel detections for the current year.
    Use the bottom panel to select different date ranges or subset fires by size, duration, or intensity. Click on an individual fire to visualize the time series of fire growth every 12 hours and create video outputs in GIF or WebM formats.
    These fire tracking data are from the Fire Event Data Suite (FEDS) algorithm. Find out more:
    • FEDS data source documentation
    • OpenVEDA documentation
    • Earthdata VEDA dashboard..."
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #VEDA #nearrealtime #satellite #remotesensing #fire #wildfire #extremeweather #perimeter #download #detection #monitoring #FireEventExplorer #FEDS #NRT #OpenVEDA #earthdata #VIIRS #landform #opendata #fedscience #fedservice #risk #hazard #infrastructre #NASA
    @nasa

  15. Fire Event Explorer [NASA]
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    earthdata.nasa.gov/dashboard/t <-- shared NASA mapping resource
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    “This tool visualizes near real-time (NRT) satellite-based fire perimeters, active portions of fire perimeters (fire lines), and active fire pixel detections for the current year.
    Use the bottom panel to select different date ranges or subset fires by size, duration, or intensity. Click on an individual fire to visualize the time series of fire growth every 12 hours and create video outputs in GIF or WebM formats.
    These fire tracking data are from the Fire Event Data Suite (FEDS) algorithm. Find out more:
    • FEDS data source documentation
    • OpenVEDA documentation
    • Earthdata VEDA dashboard..."
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #VEDA #nearrealtime #satellite #remotesensing #fire #wildfire #extremeweather #perimeter #download #detection #monitoring #FireEventExplorer #FEDS #NRT #OpenVEDA #earthdata #VIIRS #landform #opendata #fedscience #fedservice #risk #hazard #infrastructre #NASA
    @nasa

  16. Fire Event Explorer [NASA]
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    earthdata.nasa.gov/dashboard/t <-- shared NASA mapping resource
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    “This tool visualizes near real-time (NRT) satellite-based fire perimeters, active portions of fire perimeters (fire lines), and active fire pixel detections for the current year.
    Use the bottom panel to select different date ranges or subset fires by size, duration, or intensity. Click on an individual fire to visualize the time series of fire growth every 12 hours and create video outputs in GIF or WebM formats.
    These fire tracking data are from the Fire Event Data Suite (FEDS) algorithm. Find out more:
    • FEDS data source documentation
    • OpenVEDA documentation
    • Earthdata VEDA dashboard..."

    @nasa

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. Latest #USGS Map-Product Release - 250K Topo OnDemand Topo Products Now Available Through The Topobuilder Application
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    usgs.gov/programs/national-geo <-- 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