U.S. Geological Survey
The USGS has several social media presences*. The sites listed below are those that are considered official USGS presences. Any site found that is not listed is considered a non-USGS presence.
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| USGS News: Everything We've Got This is every single news item we post. If you want it all, here it is. One-way only. |
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| USGS News: Biology News about ecosystems, plants, animals, and wildlife health. One-way only. |
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| USGS News: Climate Change News about global warming, carbon storage, and sea level rise. One-way only. |
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| USGS News: Data, Tools and Technology News about new data sets, websites, hardware and software advancements, etc. One-way only. |
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| USGS News: Energy and Minerals News about energy and minerals. One-way only. |
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| USGS News: Environmental Health News about contaminants, and toxics. One-way only. |
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| USGS News: Mapping News about topographic maps, The National Map, remote sensing, geography, and GIS. One-way only. |
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| USGS News: Natural Hazards News about earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes, etc. One-way only. |
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| USGS News: Planetary Science News about astrogeology, geomagnetism, etc. One-way only. |
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| USGS News: Water News about floods, droughts, water quality, and oceans. One-way only. |
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| USGS Live Live-tweeting only |
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| USGS Store Products created and distributed by USGS Store to promote natural sciences and outdoorsmanship. |
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| Libraries Provides support for scientific research in earth and natural sciences. |
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| Climate Change and Land Use | ||||||||
| Land Cover Institute The USGS Land Cover Institute (LCI) is a focal point for advancing the science, knowledge, and application of land use and land cover information. |
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| Land Cover Analysis Tool Updates made to the Land Cover Analysis Tool (LCAT) which is used to access the USGS's National Land Cover Database. |
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| Arctic This feed follows the USGS scientific team on the USCG Healy in the Arctic Ocean from Aug 15 to Sept 28, 2011. |
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| Spectacled Eiders Providing near real-time information from the USGS Spectacled Eider satellite telemetry project. |
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| Aquatic Life Explore the science of aquatic life without getting your feet wet. USGS research findings, news, and the general science of life in the nation’s waterscapes. |
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| Wetlands Follow USGS as we explore the science of wetlands: the unsung heroes of the world's ecosystems! |
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| DISCOVRE Researching the biology, ecology, and connectivity of deep-sea coral environments to provide the science necessary for their effective conservation and management. |
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| Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory Designs and develops large and small scale surveys for native bees. Identifies tools and keys for native bee species. |
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| Energy News and information related to energy resources (coal, oil, natural gas, geothermal) and assessments from the USGS |
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| Mining USGS mining-related science and activities. |
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| Mercury in the Environment | ||||||||
| Silverlake Nutrient Study Information, news, and observations from the USGS Silver Lake nutrient study. |
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| The National Map News and information related to The National Map, the National Geospatial Program and general geospatial issues. |
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| The National Map Research Project A research project about the usability of geographic information in support of USGS's The National Map |
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| National Hydrography Dataset The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is the surface water component of The National Map. |
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| National Atlas Delivers products and services that make it easier to find, get, and use authoritative maps, geographic information, and data about America. |
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| Landsat The Landsat operational mission, future missions, and the Landsat Science Team are co-managed by USGS and NASA. |
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| Publications The Publications Warehouse provides access to recent and historic publications written by USGS scientists. |
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| Big Quakes USGS earthquake alerts for M 5.5 and higher. |
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| Tweet Earthquake Dispatch USGS Twitter Earthquake Dispatch (TED): Distributes notifications for earthquakes worldwide with magnitudes of 5.5 and above. |
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| Hazards Data Distribution Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS) provides access to aerial and satellite imagery for emergency response. |
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| Powell Center The Powell Center supports collaborative research to explore complex earth system and natural resource questions. |
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| ScienceBase An open-source project creating data and information cataloging capabilities for scientists. |
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| Geo Data Portal Product updates related to the Geo Data Portal data mapping application. |
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| Colorado USGS sciences related events happening in Colorado. A forum for sharing outdoor experiences in Colorado and learning about our world! |
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* This page uses various logos from the social media services that USGS delivers content through. The use of the USGS's efforts are not endorsed or certified by the various services or their parent companies. All logos and trademarks displayed on this page are property of their respective companies. The services used are not endorsed by the U.S. Geological Survey or any other Federal Government agency.
* DOI and USGS link policies apply.
RSS and Data FeedsThe USGS provides a variety of RSS, CAP, MediaRSS, KMZ, and other feeds and data content.
View USGS catalogs on Data.gov
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Page Last Modified: Wednesday, February 13, 2013
