Most USGS maps are either 1:24,000, also known as 7 ½ minute maps ... As you hike the altimeter shows the current altitude as your elevation increase or decreases. In order to maintain accurate ...

However, a team of geologists from all over the world have compiled a new geological map containing Zealandia ... bringing ...

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A team of geologists coming from New Zealand, New Caledonia, Australia, the U.S., Denmark and Tasmania compiled a new geological map using a combination of rock samples recovered from the sea and ...

Smith's colourful and sophisticated geological map was based on his astute observation that rock layers (strata) could be identified by the fossils they contain. He noticed that the layers always ...

Tampa is still in the process of recovering from a record-breaking storm surge after it was grazed by Hurricane Helene just ...

Dr. Ben Mirus and Dr. Francis Rengers with the U.S. Geological Survey have been using laser scans and GPS cameras, accurate down to one inch, to map out landslides caused by Helene. They hope ...

Starting this month, low-level flights over much of Missouri will be collecting geological data of the Ozarks. They are ...

A retaining wall in North Fairmount partially collapsed in a landslide earlier this year. A new map showing the risk of landslides nationwide is based on research from a University of Cincinnati ...

Resources found underground are called geological resources ... Take photographs and add descriptions and labels to a map. Remember to make sure you're with an adult when doing your fieldwork.

Read full article: Georgia sheriff says he regrets incident where he called for backup over wrong order at Burger King ... According to USGS, they will deploy these instruments at two specific ...

"This mapping was done at different levels of detail, in order to support various land use and other purposes. As the years passed, the USGS produced new map versions of each area," the survey said.