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The National Map partnership network cultivates and maintains long-term relationships with
partners and develops agreements for The National Map and other initiatives that support USGS
science. Partnerships are the foundation The National Map because they leverage funding across
organizations to provide significant cost savings, reduce redundancy in geospatial data acquisition and
stewardship, and ensure availability of common base data to a broad range of users and applications.
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Historic Topographic Map Collection Now Available for Virginia
The USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection is now available for Virginia. All the historical topographic maps for Virginia are available for free download...
January 19, 2012
USTopo
The USGS has recently completed the initial production of US Topo products in Virginia. These products incorporate data layers...
January 19, 2012
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) LiDAR 2011
The spring 2011 flying season saw LiDAR data collected over 1000 square miles in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. The acquisition covers portions of Shenandoah, Rockingham and Augusta counties.
January 19, 2012
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Fiscal Year 2012 Highlights
Agreements
Elevation
- USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center (GHSC), USGS National Geospatial Program (NGP) Multi Hazard Initiative, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (VA DMME) - Partnership to acquire over 270 square miles of lidar over Louisa County to support studies of the cause and impacts of the magnitude 5.8 August 23, 2011, earthquake centered near Mineral, Virginia.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service - Partnership to acquire over 3,942 square miles of lidar over areas in FEMA Region 3 (Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia) to support multiple studies including flood analysis and response, vegetation mapping, structures mapping, land use planning, and habitat modeling by providing data for analysis.
Imagery
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency -
- - Partnership to acquire over 530 square miles of high-resolution imagery over Richmond to support community planning, emergency response, and science, environmental, and mapping user communities.
Other Activities
- Science Support - Assisted USGS biology, geology, and water scientists in obtaining imagery, elevation, and other geospatial data.
- 3D Elevation Program Inventory - Validated information on known datasets and documented new datasets to update the national inventory of high-resolution elevation data - http://www.csc.noaa.gov/inventory/.
- Outreach - Conducted and coordinated National Geospatial Program outreach activities by attending a range of meetings, participating in conferences, and coordinating trainings and workshops to support the geospatial community in the State.
- Emergency Response - Liaisons provide general geospatial data discovery and acquisition assistance during emergencies as those events occur throughout the fiscal year.
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