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Welcome to the International Programs Web SiteClick on an image to view a larger version and to learn more. |
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Programs |
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Pohnpei Micronesian Kingfisher after being fitted with a radio telemetry transmitter. Along with the other members of the study population, this individual provided vital information about the behavioral ecology of this endangered species. | |
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USGS has a long tradition of scientific monitoring, assessment, and research in the polar regions. USGS participation in the International Polar Year allows the Survey to celebrate this enduring tradition with the rest of the global polar research community and to renew our commitment to polar science at a time when the eyes of the world are focused on the extraordinary changes being manifest at this time in these regions. |
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USGS coordinates Antarctic mapping, geodetic, atlas and Antarctic Resource Center activities with the international Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) under the the terms of the National Academy of Sciences - Polar Research Board and the US Antarctic Program. | |
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A joint project with the Wildlife Trust and the Belize Coastal Zone Management Authority on manatees. Since 1997 manatees have been caught and tagged in the region of Belize. This image shows local schoolchildren learning about the manatees. | |
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Research and management programs focused on the giant tortoises endemic to the Galapagos Islands involves a truly international collaboration. Here staff from the USGS, University of New Mexico, Charles Darwin Research Station and Galapagos National Park use a special pulley system to lift and weigh a female giant tortoise on the slopes of Alcedo Volcano in a sparsely forested area on Isabela, the largest island in Galapagos. | |
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Remote sensing and GIs are evolving technologies that are important to future USGS programs which can benefit from broad applications and cooperative exchange of information. Partly as a result of the Protocol, China is now a key collaborator with USGS in international mapping and data standards activities. | |
Other Activities |
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II. International Symposium of Blacksea Region The Geolocical Survey of Turkey is organizing the II. International Symposium of Blacksea Region. You can find more information about the symposium at: www.mta.gov.tr/isgb |
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33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway, August 5-14, 2008
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Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS) |
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The International Hydrological Programme (IHP) |
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