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Map production milestone is recognized by the USGS	News Item
USGS and Spot Image Corporation Announce Data Agreement	News Item

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Map production milestone is recognized by the USGS

In response to the need for updated topographic maps, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has developed and made available a new national map series called the US Topo. Production of these maps began in earnest in June 2009. In a little over a year, the USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) has published more than 25,000 7.5-minute cells. This equates to more than 2,000 maps per month, or nearly 100 per workday.

USGS and Spot Image Corporation Announce Data Agreement

The U.S. Geological Survey will receive nearly unlimited access to imagery collected by Spot Image satellites over the continental United States under a major data purchase agreement announced today. The mid-resolution earth observation data from SPOT 4 and 5 satellites are similar to imagery acquired by aging U.S. Landsat satellites.