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Clarence E. Pete Petersen cartoon of a Coast Survey rodman concerned about a bear. A man holding a rod marked with measurements at far the left faces a bear sitting on a rock, while the surveyors in the distance at far right look on. The rodman says, "Yo-o-o-you'll h-h-have t-t-to h-h-hurry... Gulp!!" One surveyor says, "Huh! Looks like a bear, don't it!?!" and the other says "Yeh-Hey! Hold that rod steady!"

Friday Find: The time surveyors crashed a teddy bear’s picnic

November 22, 2024

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National Geodetic Survey

Clarence E. Pete Petersen cartoon of a Coast Survey rodman concerned about a bear. A man holding a rod marked with measurements at far the left faces a bear sitting on a rock, while the surveyors in the distance at far right look on. The rodman says, "Yo-o-o-you'll h-h-have t-t-to h-h-hurry... Gulp!!" One surveyor says, "Huh! Looks like a bear, don't it!?!" and the other says "Yeh-Hey! Hold that rod steady!"

Black and white portrait of Dr. George Washington Carver

The Legacy of Dr. George Washington Carver

February 21, 2024

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Heritage stories

Black and white portrait of Dr. George Washington Carver

Photo of a plaque that reads, "About 600 meters East of this location lies the oldest triangulation station in America, Buttermilk 1833, Buttermilk Hill, This plaque is established as a bicentennial commemoration through the cooperation of: The Rockafeller Family, The Nation Geodetic Survey of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, The Westchester-Putnam Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Incorporated, 1976"

Celebrating National Surveyors Week with Buttermilk

March 18, 2024

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Heritage stories

National Geodetic Survey

Photo of a plaque that reads, "About 600 meters East of this location lies the oldest triangulation station in America, Buttermilk 1833, Buttermilk Hill, This plaque is established as a bicentennial commemoration through the cooperation of: The Rockafeller Family, The Nation Geodetic Survey of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, The Westchester-Putnam Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Incorporated, 1976"

Photo showing Iconic Reefs field team member Cate Gelston, co-lead scientist on the assessment cruise, retrieves a transect tape after completing an outplanted coral health assessment survey. Credit: Ben Edmonds, NOAA.

Researchers assess Florida Keys coral health following marine heat wave

February 15, 2024

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Photo showing Iconic Reefs field team member Cate Gelston, co-lead scientist on the assessment cruise, retrieves a transect tape after completing an outplanted coral health assessment survey. Credit: Ben Edmonds, NOAA.

A painting of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Pathfinder on the water.

Friday Find: Antonio Jacobsen’s Pathfinder painting

June 23, 2023

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Marine & Aviation

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A painting of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Pathfinder on the water.

Dr. Courtney Couch prepares to take digital photographs of the reef surface in the shallows off Swains Island in the South Pacific.

5 facts about NOAA’s 2023 Pacific survey mission

June 29, 2023

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ocean acidification

habitat restoration

Dr. Courtney Couch prepares to take digital photographs of the reef surface in the shallows off Swains Island in the South Pacific.

Thin sections of portraits of Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Banneker, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Eunice Newton Foote lined up next to each other.

5 citizen scientists of the 18th and 19th centuries

April 19, 2023

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Heritage stories

Heritage stories

greenhouse gases

citizen science

Thin sections of portraits of Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Banneker, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Eunice Newton Foote lined up next to each other.

An etched copper plate used for printing maps and charts in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This one is of Anacapa Island and was etched by American artist James McNeill Whistler. It features an overhead view of the island, as well a a side view of the coast, to which he added several birds flying overhead. The image on the plate is depicted backwards for use with a printing press. The artists had to use a mirror to etch the map from a reference sketch.

Friday Find: Doodles from famous artist's time at NOAA's Coast Survey

April 14, 2023

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nautical charts and maps

An etched copper plate used for printing maps and charts in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This one is of Anacapa Island and was etched by American artist James McNeill Whistler. It features an overhead view of the island, as well a a side view of the coast, to which he added several birds flying overhead. The image on the plate is depicted backwards for use with a printing press. The artists had to use a mirror to etch the map from a reference sketch.

Discoverer will have the ability to deploy remotely operated vehicles like this one to explore the ocean.

NOAA requests proposals for design and construction of new ocean survey ships

May 19, 2022

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Marine & Aviation

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Discoverer will have the ability to deploy remotely operated vehicles like this one to explore the ocean.

Right whale.

Discovery of juvenile right whale signals signs of hope for species

December 7, 2021

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Right whale.

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