When Snow Becomes Deadly: How to survive an Avalanche Forecast, Tools, and Training
Every year roughly 100,000 avalanches sweep down mountains across the U.S., damaging everything in their path and killing 28 people on average. In fewer than seven weeks, beginning on Dec. 18, 2020, avalanches took the lives of seven people in the U.S while skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling.We asked Simon Trautman, a national avalanche…
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Explore the GO
Visualizing the Changing American LandscapeOnline App Provides National Landscape Change Time-Lapse Imagery
Interested in how our national landscape changes over time? In February 2021, USDA Forest Service released its expanded online Landscape Change Monitoring System (LCMS), a publicly available dataset…
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Geospatial Office (GO)
Mission: Mapping Our Future Together
The Geospatial Office (GO) provides leadership in geospatial science implementation in the USDA Forest Service by exploring and developing emerging technologies, working with partners to demonstrate their application in land and resource management, providing solutions to…
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Forest Service Communications Sites Map Viewer
Welcome to the Forest Service Communications Sites Map Viewer The purpose of this map viewer is to provide information on communications sites across the United States that are located on National Forest System Lands and that are managed under Special Use Authorizations.The map viewer will provide site-specific communications site information, including the location, site designation, and…
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Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS)
MAFFS Retardant Drop (Videographer David Kosling, U.S. Department of Agriculture) The USDA Forest Service contracts with private companies to provide airtankers to drop fire retardant as part of wildfire suppression efforts. But during periods of high wildfire activity, often there aren’t enough contracted airtankers to meet demands. That’s where Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (…