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Good morning Los Angeles Originally shared by USGS Preliminary Mag — M 3.7 - 4km ENE of Carson, California: ShakeMap - VI DYFI? - VTime2015-04-30 14:01:16 UTC2015-04-30 07:01:16 -07:00 at epicenterLocation33.847°N 118.246°WDepth12.27 km (7.62 mi) #earthquake #usgs http://bit.ly/1KxdrNS

Originally shared by USGS Citizen Scientists Submit More Than 100,000 Points: The U.S. Geological Survey’s citizen science project, The National Map Corps, has reached another milestone. In less than two years, the volunteer based project, using “crowd-sourcing” techniques, has gathered more than100,000 “points” from participants. Each points represent a structure or manmade feature on a map that has been verified and updated, and then submitted to support The National Map and US Topo maps. Participants who submit points through the system can receive badges and recognition. http://on.doi.gov/1CCvW11 #USGS   #citizenscience   #citizenscientist   #NationalMapCorps   #volunteer   #maps   #topomap  

Badges we have we do. Originally shared by USGS Crowdsourcing Awards Take to the Air: The National Map Corps (TNMCorps) data volunteers continue to make significant additions to the USGS’s ability to provide accurate mapping information and data to the public. To reward those citizen scientists, TNM Corps has issued virtual badges to those participants that reach certain point (structure data submission) levels. Since a number of contributors have surpassed the current seven badges, the project has moved to develop and announce new badges, this time featuring hot air balloons, carrier pigeons, rockets and bi-planes at 1,000 point increments. Using crowd sourcing techniques, volunteers have verified, corrected, or collected more than 62,000 manmade structures providing data for the National Geospatial Program’s web-based The National Map (TNM) and ultimately US Topo maps.   http://on.doi.gov/1xlmX00 #usgs   #crowdsourcing   #maps   #mapping  

We need to watch this. Originally shared by USGS In a new USGS led study, scientists describe the rapid extent of American bullfrog spread, as well as their preferred habitat along the Yellowstone River near Billings, Montana. The study found that bullfrogs spread both upstream and downstream from 2010 to 2013, and breeding sights almost quadrupled in that same time frame. Scientists also believe bullfrogs were introduced to the system by humans. The study illustrates that bullfrog invasions in western waters can spread rapidly and impact native ecosystems if not managed promptly. For more information, visit http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=4022#.VC1s40FxSSp #frogs #amphibians #invasivespecies #USGS