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Coastal Topography Data
January 31, 2012 | USGS

USGS has released a large number of coastal topography data sets for the eastern coast and Gulf of Mexico acquired using lidar technology.


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3.5M Gulf of Mexico Earthquake
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Huge Coal Database Available
January 23, 2012 | USGS
USGS has recently published: "Shallow Coal Exploration Drill-Hole Data—Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,...


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