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	<title>Google Earth Library &#187; USGS</title>
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	<description>Interesting Things to do With Google Earth</description>
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		<title>Chile Earthquake Maps</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/chile-earthquake-maps.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/chile-earthquake-maps.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/?p=1444</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, February 27 at 6:34:14 UTC, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake occurred near Maule, Chile.  News is just starting to come in so not sure how much damage there will be from this earthquake.
I will start working on a collection of map and earthquake data overlays for Google Earth.  I will continue to add [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti Earthquake Maps and Data</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/haiti-earthquake.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/haiti-earthquake.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earth Sciences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haiti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 4:53 PM, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck near Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Relief agencies and scientific agencies from all over the world have been compiling maps and other data to aid in relief efforts. Over the last several days I&#8217;ve been trying to help compile maps and other GIS data into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Geologic Maps</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/california-geologic-maps.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/california-geologic-maps.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Earth Sciences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This collection contains 28 1&#215;2 degree geologic maps covering the entire state of California.
The 1:250,000 scale maps were produced in the 1960s and 1970s by the USGS and State of California Division of Mines and Geology.







Credits
Google Earth Library
California Geological Survey 





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	State Geologic Maps Compilation
	Sea Floor Off San Diego, California
	Geologic Map of the United States
	World [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TerraLook Archive</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/terralook-archive.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/terralook-archive.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landsat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Satellite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/terralook-archive.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The TerraLook Archive contains 1,000’s of satellite images from the Terra and Landsat satellites. Many of the images covering environmentally sensitive areas (South American rainforests, etc.) throughout the Earth have been converted for viewing in Google Earth by Dr. Mark Mulligan of King&#8217;s College London.&#160; The images in this collection date from 1972 to 2006.
Simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USGS Topographic Map Update</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/usgs-topo-map-update.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/usgs-topo-map-update.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Topographic Maps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like a lot of people are using the Google Earth USGS Topographic maps.  Couple updates that I thought I’d pass on.
First of all, I recompiled the index to be much easier to use.  You no longer have to navigate through two index levels.  Now, simply zoom down and the index will appear automatically as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Research Historical Aerial Photographs</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/research-historical-aerials.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/research-historical-aerials.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EarthExplorer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/?p=885</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although this isn&#8217;t directly related to Google Earth, I thought there might be some people interested in researching old aerial photographs that aren&#8217;t available in Google Earth.  I&#8217;ve put together some instructions on how to do this research yourself.
We will be using the EarthExplorer website created by the USGS, which has  historical aerial photographs covering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USGS Topographic Map Overlay</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/ng-topo.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/ng-topo.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Topographic Maps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Geographic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Topographic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/?p=849</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This overlay contains seamless topographic/land cover data for the entire Earth and a USGS Topographic Map overlay for the entire US, including Alaska and Hawaii.

The 1:250,000 scale USGS Topo Maps are from i-cubed eTOPO. 
The remaining USGS Topographic Maps for the US are&#160; are from the National Geographic TOPO! program. 
The global land cover imagery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Floor Off San Diego, California</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/san-diego-sea-floor.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/san-diego-sea-floor.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lakes, Streams and Oceans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bathymetric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/?p=824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A detailed map showing over 600 square miles of ocean floor off the coast of San Diego California. The map was created by the USGS from multi-beam bathymetric data. Several major physiographic features and depth contour lines are shown. In addition, there are several placemarks which include a detailed view and description of various features.
Refer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USGS Earthquake Shake Maps</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/earthquake-shakemap.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/earthquake-shakemap.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 16:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/?p=632</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[USGS ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes throughout the world. The maps show the epicenter of the earthquake and are color coded to show relative ground motion.
Individual maps are created for each earthquake event. Unfortunately, the maps must be accessed via their website. But I have created a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USGS Earthquake Hazards Program</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/usgs-earthquake-hazards-program.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/usgs-earthquake-hazards-program.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 17:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earth Sciences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/?p=523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program has compiled a database of earthquake faults in the United States which are believed to be the sources of earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 6 during the past 1,600,000 years. Detailed descriptions of many of the faults is provided via an online database linked to the fault lines in Google [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Geologic Maps Compilation</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/state-geologic-maps-compilation.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/state-geologic-maps-compilation.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 05:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earth Sciences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/?p=517</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Highly detailed digital geologic maps of the US states (not including Alaska and Hawaii) with consistent descriptions (lithology, age, etc) from state to state. The original geologic data was from various sources and compiled by the USGS into KML format.
Click on a polygon to bring up information about that geologic unit. From there you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Mineral Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/world-mineral-resources.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/world-mineral-resources.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earth Sciences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Worldwide]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/?p=416</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mineral Resources Data System was compiled by the USGS and describes metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources throughout the world. Included are deposit name, location, commodity, deposit description, geologic characteristics, production, reserves, resources, and references for each location. The dataset includes information on over 300,000 locations throughout the Earth.
These are large files and may take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USGS Topographic Maps For Google Earth</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/usgs-topographic-maps.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/usgs-topographic-maps.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Topographic Maps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DRG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/?p=360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
	Related posts
	
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		<title>USGS Topographic Maps</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/usgs-topographic-maps.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/usgs-topographic-maps.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/?page_id=349</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[USGS Topographic maps provide detailed information such as land use, feature names, the locations of natural features, and topographic elevation contours.  There are over 50,000 7.5-minute topo maps covering the entire United States (except Alaska, which is covered in a larger scale). The topographic maps come in a variety of scales, with the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USGS Streamflow Gages</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/usgs-streamflow-gages.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/usgs-streamflow-gages.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lakes, Streams and Oceans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Time Monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Streamflow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/streamflow-gages.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Real time stream monitoring gage data for the United States with data provided by the USGS.   Simply click on a placemark to bring up data for that location.  The data available varies by site, but typically includes parameters such as Discharge Volume and Stream Height.
This is a very large data file that might take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA)</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/lima.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/lima.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antarctica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landsat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NASA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WMS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/lima.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[High resolution satellite imagery of Antarctica brought to Google Earth via WMS.  Collection includes several different overlays including Color IR and Natural Color at different contrast levels.  Also includes some other misc. Antarctica data, such as Glacier names, RadarSat DEM, MOA Satellite overlays, etc.
I did not create any of this data.  I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Salt Lake Bathymetric Map</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/salt-lake-bathymetry.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/salt-lake-bathymetry.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lakes, Streams and Oceans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bathymetric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Salt Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utah]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bathymetric maps of the Great Salt Lake in Utah produced by Robert L. Baskin and David V. Allen, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources from bathymetric data collected between 2002 and 2006.
  



 



KML Content         [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geologic Map of the United States</title>
		<link>http://www.gelib.com/geologic-map-united-states.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.gelib.com/geologic-map-united-states.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>topomatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Earth Sciences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gelib.com/geologic-map-of-the-united-states.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 1:2,500,000 scale Geologic Map for the United States produced by the USGS (King, Beikman and Edmonston) dated 1974. It does not include AK or HI.
This is based on a 77 meg JPG produced by the USGS. The Google Earth version retains the quality and resolution of the original.
Text version of the legend
GIF version of [...]]]></description>
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