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  1. The Cooperative National Geologic Map [USGS, USA]
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    ngmdb.usgs.gov/nationalgeology/ <-- shared US web map / data portal
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    usgs.gov/programs/national-coo <-- share overview, USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
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    ngmdb.usgs.gov/ <-- shared National Geologic Map Database
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    stategeologists.org/ <-- shared home of the Association of American State Geologists
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    usgs.gov/news/national-news-re <-- shared USGS technical news release
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    fox6now.com/news/new-usgs-map- <-- shared media video
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    H/T @kari Stockdale | Emergency Spill Responder in Upstate NY || @wayne R. Belcher, PhD, RG (OR) | Hydrogeologist
    “Our Nation's geology informs decisions about resource management, critical mineral assessment, water quality modeling, infrastructure development, and risks posed by natural hazards. The geologic layers were compiled using a standardized process, funded by the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program [2nd link above]. For more site-specific information, refer to the detailed geologic maps, and resources available in the National Geologic Map Database [3rd link above] and from the Association of American State Geologists [4th link above]…”

    @USGS | @Association of American State Geologists

  2. The Cooperative National Geologic Map [USGS, USA]
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    ngmdb.usgs.gov/nationalgeology/ <-- shared US web map / data portal
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    usgs.gov/programs/national-coo <-- share overview, USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
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    ngmdb.usgs.gov/ <-- shared National Geologic Map Database
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    stategeologists.org/ <-- shared home of the Association of American State Geologists
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    usgs.gov/news/national-news-re <-- shared USGS technical news release
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    fox6now.com/news/new-usgs-map- <-- shared #publicscience media video
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    H/T @kari Stockdale | Emergency Spill Responder in Upstate NY || @wayne R. Belcher, PhD, RG (OR) | Hydrogeologist
    “Our Nation's geology informs decisions about resource management, critical mineral assessment, water quality modeling, infrastructure development, and risks posed by natural hazards. The geologic layers were compiled using a standardized process, funded by the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program [2nd link above]. For more site-specific information, refer to the detailed geologic maps, and resources available in the National Geologic Map Database [3rd link above] and from the Association of American State Geologists [4th link above]…”
    #CooperativeNationalGeologicMap #geology #GeologyMapsMonday #opendata #USA #publicscience #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #resourcemanagement #criticalminerals #waterquality #model #modeling #infrastructure #development #risk #usecase #hazard #naturalhazard #NationalGeologicMapDatabase #GIS #spatial #mapping #Nation
    @USGS | @Association of American State Geologists

  3. The Cooperative National Geologic Map [USGS, USA]
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    ngmdb.usgs.gov/nationalgeology/ <-- shared US web map / data portal
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    usgs.gov/programs/national-coo <-- share overview, USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
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    ngmdb.usgs.gov/ <-- shared National Geologic Map Database
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    stategeologists.org/ <-- shared home of the Association of American State Geologists
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    usgs.gov/news/national-news-re <-- shared USGS technical news release
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    fox6now.com/news/new-usgs-map- <-- shared #publicscience media video
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    H/T @kari Stockdale | Emergency Spill Responder in Upstate NY || @wayne R. Belcher, PhD, RG (OR) | Hydrogeologist
    “Our Nation's geology informs decisions about resource management, critical mineral assessment, water quality modeling, infrastructure development, and risks posed by natural hazards. The geologic layers were compiled using a standardized process, funded by the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program [2nd link above]. For more site-specific information, refer to the detailed geologic maps, and resources available in the National Geologic Map Database [3rd link above] and from the Association of American State Geologists [4th link above]…”
    #CooperativeNationalGeologicMap #geology #GeologyMapsMonday #opendata #USA #publicscience #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #resourcemanagement #criticalminerals #waterquality #model #modeling #infrastructure #development #risk #usecase #hazard #naturalhazard #NationalGeologicMapDatabase #GIS #spatial #mapping #Nation
    @USGS | @Association of American State Geologists

  4. The Cooperative National Geologic Map [USGS, USA]
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    ngmdb.usgs.gov/nationalgeology/ <-- shared US web map / data portal
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    usgs.gov/programs/national-coo <-- share overview, USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
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    ngmdb.usgs.gov/ <-- shared National Geologic Map Database
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    stategeologists.org/ <-- shared home of the Association of American State Geologists
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    usgs.gov/news/national-news-re <-- shared USGS technical news release
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    fox6now.com/news/new-usgs-map- <-- shared #publicscience media video
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    H/T @kari Stockdale | Emergency Spill Responder in Upstate NY || @wayne R. Belcher, PhD, RG (OR) | Hydrogeologist
    “Our Nation's geology informs decisions about resource management, critical mineral assessment, water quality modeling, infrastructure development, and risks posed by natural hazards. The geologic layers were compiled using a standardized process, funded by the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program [2nd link above]. For more site-specific information, refer to the detailed geologic maps, and resources available in the National Geologic Map Database [3rd link above] and from the Association of American State Geologists [4th link above]…”
    #CooperativeNationalGeologicMap #geology #GeologyMapsMonday #opendata #USA #publicscience #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #resourcemanagement #criticalminerals #waterquality #model #modeling #infrastructure #development #risk #usecase #hazard #naturalhazard #NationalGeologicMapDatabase #GIS #spatial #mapping #Nation
    @USGS | @Association of American State Geologists

  5. The Cooperative National Geologic Map [USGS, USA]
    --
    ngmdb.usgs.gov/nationalgeology/ <-- shared US web map / data portal
    --
    usgs.gov/programs/national-coo <-- share overview, USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
    --
    ngmdb.usgs.gov/ <-- shared National Geologic Map Database
    --
    stategeologists.org/ <-- shared home of the Association of American State Geologists
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    usgs.gov/news/national-news-re <-- shared USGS technical news release
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    fox6now.com/news/new-usgs-map- <-- shared #publicscience media video
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    H/T @kari Stockdale | Emergency Spill Responder in Upstate NY || @wayne R. Belcher, PhD, RG (OR) | Hydrogeologist
    “Our Nation's geology informs decisions about resource management, critical mineral assessment, water quality modeling, infrastructure development, and risks posed by natural hazards. The geologic layers were compiled using a standardized process, funded by the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program [2nd link above]. For more site-specific information, refer to the detailed geologic maps, and resources available in the National Geologic Map Database [3rd link above] and from the Association of American State Geologists [4th link above]…”
    #CooperativeNationalGeologicMap #geology #GeologyMapsMonday #opendata #USA #publicscience #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #resourcemanagement #criticalminerals #waterquality #model #modeling #infrastructure #development #risk #usecase #hazard #naturalhazard #NationalGeologicMapDatabase #GIS #spatial #mapping #Nation
    @USGS | @Association of American State Geologists

  6. Scientific Reports: How to detect information voids using longitudinal data from social media and web searches. “The model of the attention economy, where content producers compete for the attention of users, relies on two key forces: information supply and demand. This study leverages the feedback loop between these forces to develop a method for detecting and quantifying information voids, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/13/scientific-reports-how-to-detect-information-voids-using-longitudinal-data-from-social-media-and-web-searches/
  7. Scientific Reports: How to detect information voids using longitudinal data from social media and web searches. “The model of the attention economy, where content producers compete for the attention of users, relies on two key forces: information supply and demand. This study leverages the feedback loop between these forces to develop a method for detecting and quantifying information voids, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/13/scientific-reports-how-to-detect-information-voids-using-longitudinal-data-from-social-media-and-web-searches/
  8. Scientific Reports: How to detect information voids using longitudinal data from social media and web searches. “The model of the attention economy, where content producers compete for the attention of users, relies on two key forces: information supply and demand. This study leverages the feedback loop between these forces to develop a method for detecting and quantifying information voids, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/13/scientific-reports-how-to-detect-information-voids-using-longitudinal-data-from-social-media-and-web-searches/
  9. Scientific Reports: How to detect information voids using longitudinal data from social media and web searches. “The model of the attention economy, where content producers compete for the attention of users, relies on two key forces: information supply and demand. This study leverages the feedback loop between these forces to develop a method for detecting and quantifying information voids, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/13/scientific-reports-how-to-detect-information-voids-using-longitudinal-data-from-social-media-and-web-searches/
  10. Scientific Reports: How to detect information voids using longitudinal data from social media and web searches. “The model of the attention economy, where content producers compete for the attention of users, relies on two key forces: information supply and demand. This study leverages the feedback loop between these forces to develop a method for detecting and quantifying information voids, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/13/scientific-reports-how-to-detect-information-voids-using-longitudinal-data-from-social-media-and-web-searches/
  11. New York Times: Where U.S. Government Data Is Disappearing. This link goes to a gift article. “Ordinarily, much federal data is the domain of a niche network of wonks. When a federal report goes missing or loses key information, think tanks, advocacy organizations and researchers may sound the alarm, but the broader public might never know. But the sprawling federal data apparatus has an even […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/23/new-york-times-where-u-s-government-data-is-disappearing/
  12. If Acts Happened Today, Would We Call It Communism?

    For many, "communism" has become less a political philosophy and more a conversation stopper. But is every effort to use our shared resources to care for the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable really communism? This article examines the difference between political labels and biblical principles, comparing the teachings of the early Church with today's political rhetoric.

    polymathchristian.wordpress.co

  13. Environment Auckland [New Zealand] Data Portal [incl. spatial]
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    environmentauckland.org.nz/Data <-- shared link to data portal
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    ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.go <-- shared 2025 report link
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    coastalmonitoringac.netlify.ap <-- shared Auckland Council Beach Monitoring Program page
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    [ancetodal: a VERY long time ago I was an intern Engineering Geologist at the Auckland Council, although it was ARC back then 😊 ]
    H/T @David Wright | Senior Field Hydrologist, Hydrology And Data Management Team
    “This portal contains primary data from Auckland Council’s State of the Environment monitoring programmes.
    Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland Council's Environmental Evaluation and Monitoring Unit carries out environmental monitoring across the region. [They] have been collecting information about Auckland’s environment for more than 30 years and have more than 1,000 monitoring sites across the region. [Their] comprehensive monitoring programmes build a picture of the health of Auckland’s environment, track changes and identify issues...”
    #opendata #Auckland #NewZealand #GIS #spatial #mapping #dataportal #localgovernment #publicservice #publicgood #ratepayers #StateoftheEnvironment #monitoringprogrammes #environment #water #hydrology #waterquality #waterresources #intergration #environmentalmonitoring #airquality #coast #coastal #development #construction #engineering #sediment #biology #biodiversity #ecology #habitat #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #estuary #river #stream #marine #mitigation #identification
    @Auckland Council

  14. Reuters: Meta faces New Mexico trial that could force changes to Facebook, other platforms. “The case, which will be tried before a judge in Santa Fe, stems from ‌a lawsuit filed by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, a Democrat, accusing the social media giant of designing its products to addict young users and failing to protect ‌children from sexual exploitation on its platforms.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/02/reuters-meta-faces-new-mexico-trial-that-could-force-changes-to-facebook-other-platforms/
  15. A quotation from John Adams

    Virtue and Simplicity of Manners, are indispensably necessary in a Republic, among all orders and Degrees of Men. But there is So much Rascallity, so much Venality and Corruption, so much Avarice and Ambition, such a Rage for Profit and Commerce among all Ranks and Degrees of Men even in America, that I sometimes doubt whether there is public Virtue enough to support a Republic.

    John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
    Letter (1776-01-08) to Mercy Otis Warren

    More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/12527/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #ambition #America #avarice #class #corruption #democracy #dishonesty #greed #humancondition #humannature #manners #profit #publicgood #publicvirtue #rank #republic #selfishness #virtue

  16. USGS topoBuilder Milestone of 1 Million Maps Delivered
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    usgs.gov/programs/national-geo <-- USGS topoBuilder Open Source / Open Data creation page, make your own custom USGS ‘topo map’!
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    “Each year, [the #USGS has] seen steady growth in map requests, underscoring the public’s trust and appreciation for these innovative products.
    This [USGS topoBuilder Milestone of 1 Million Maps Delivered] is a testament to the dedication and expertise of colleagues across the National Geospatial Program and the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center. The success of topoBuilder is built on the collective efforts behind The National Map...
    [The USGS] has modernized and advanced #topographic mapping…”
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #NGP #NGTOC #usecase #fedscience #fedservive #topomap #ondemand #custom #USGS #topobuilder #opendata #publicservice #publicgood #milestone #TNM #NationalMap #free #recreation #usecase #agriculture #hiking
    @USGS

  17. 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

  18. TidBITS: Why TidBITS Will No Longer Post to X/Twitter or Facebook. “What began as digital dysfunction has metastasized into tangible societal harm. Thus, this article marks our final post to X/Twitter and Facebook. I can no longer ethically provide material support to platforms whose leadership so actively undermines civil society. The TidBITS accounts will remain, but they will stand silent, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/26/tidbits-why-tidbits-will-no-longer-post-to-x-twitter-or-facebook/