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The image is based on a photograph of USGS topographer George Stanley Druhot working at Kahekili Leap on the island of Oahu in 1928.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/Eo4R8nU3KUg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/Eo4R8nU3KUg/10_19_2009_ei8Ldp5CBv_10_19_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_ei8Ldp5CBv_10_19_2009_0 Diane Garcia Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST plane table topographer topography topographic survey surveying surveyors http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_ei8Ldp5CBv_10_19_2009_0 Topographer George Stanley Druhot running a level line on oil-shale cliffs north of the Colorado River. The level line was one mile long and climbed 2,000 feet over talus slopes.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/-9BaBLb6on8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/-9BaBLb6on8/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_0 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST topographer topography topographic surveyors survey surveying map plane table level http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_0 Topographer George Stanley Druhot with a plane table and alidade. Recorder R.H. Moore is sitting against the Pierce Arrow in the background. A stadia rod is visible on the second car.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/DCByByzHZgs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/DCByByzHZgs/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_1 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST topographer topography topographic surveyors survey surveying map plane table level car http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_1 Topographer George Stanley Druhot with a plane table and alidade while mapping the Mt. Constance quadrangle on the Olympic Peninsula.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/HTVsbt6FvdU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/HTVsbt6FvdU/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_2 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST topographer topography topographic surveyors survey surveying map plane table level http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_2 Topographer George Stanley Druhot working with a tripod, planetable, and alidade at Kahekili Leap, on the island of Oahu. His two companions are Malcolm Springer and Tai Hai Lau<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/sfHikf1Ns2Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/sfHikf1Ns2Y/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_3 Henry Matsuda Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST topographer topography topographic surveyors survey surveying map plane table level http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_3 R.R. Monbeck on the rim of Haleakala volcano on the island of Maui<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/T95yiHt8PdE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/T95yiHt8PdE/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_4 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST topographer topography topographic surveyors survey surveying map plane table level http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_4 Wind energy facility in the Northeastern United States. An unexpected number of dead bats began appearing beneath industrial-scale wind turbines in North America and Europe during the past 10 years.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/AgZA2FI8zhc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/AgZA2FI8zhc/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_0 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy turbines http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_0 Wind turbines at certain sites in North America each cause dozens of bat fatalities per year.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/Ph3YkFojTlY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/Ph3YkFojTlY/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_1 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy turbines http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_1 Most modern wind turbines are taller than a 30-story building. Field biologist Apple Snider stands at the base of a turbine in New York for scale.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/f9GiQze2-x8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/f9GiQze2-x8/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_2 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy turbines http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_2 This photo shows one of the three 135-ft blades of a turbine before installation. Although the blades of wind turbines appear to move quite slowly to the human eye, blade tips often move at speeds faster than 100 mph.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/-4nLNaXqW8A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/-4nLNaXqW8A/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_3 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy turbines http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_3 A hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) roosting on the branch of a tree. About half of all bat fatalities documented in North America involve hoary bats, a migratory species that roosts in the foliage of trees.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/QRxqOFLpeHU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/QRxqOFLpeHU/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_4 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_4 A hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) found dead beneath a wind turbine, an apparent victim of a blade strike or near-contact barotrauma (lung failure from severe and abrupt pressure change; here, caused by the spinning blades). Prior to the problem of bat fatalities at wind turbines, biologists rarely encountered hoary bats.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/IQxun_4j9Iw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/IQxun_4j9Iw/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_5 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_5 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_5 USGS biologist Paul Cryan examines the carcass of a hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) found beneath a wind turbine. By examining the casualties, biologists hope to learn more about why migratory bats are so susceptible to wind turbines.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/EiPS1Yxc_W0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/EiPS1Yxc_W0/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_6 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_6 Apple Snider Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy personnel scientist http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_6 USGS biologist Paul Cryan. Biologists hope to learn more about the scale and causes of bat fatalities at wind turbines by searching for carcasses of bats beneath turbines and carefully documenting the conditions under which they are found.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/1Ck29Q87Tkc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/1Ck29Q87Tkc/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_7 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_7 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy personnel scientists http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_7 The species of bats that are most susceptible to wind turbines all roost in trees throughout the year, leading some scientists to speculate that they may be visually mistaking wind turbines for trees in which to roost.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/hBoCrXJxr2E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/hBoCrXJxr2E/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_8 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_8 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy turbines http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_8 Some of the larger wind energy facilities in North America are composed of hundreds of wind turbines dispersed across tens of thousands of acres, like this one in Colorado.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/6Xyk--ykdgQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/6Xyk--ykdgQ/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_9 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_9 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy turbines http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_9 USGS biologist Paul Cryan releases a bat carrying a miniature radio transmitter. Researchers are increasingly turning to high-tech methods to try to learn more about the mysterious lives of bats.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/4jrYpNv6ctI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/4jrYpNv6ctI/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_10 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_10 Ernie Valdez Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy personnel scientists http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_10 This Depression-era oil painting was created by USGS field man Hal Shelton in 1940. The painting depicts mapping techniques used in the early days of cartography, including an alidade and stadia rod for determining distances and elevations and a plane-table for sketching contour lines. A USGS benchmark is visible near the top. The straight white lines represent survey transects. Note the "US" marking on the canteen: many of the USGS field supplies were obtained from Army surplus. This 4 ft. x 6 ft. painting is on display in the USGS library in Menlo Park, California.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/DkrrKvse4kE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/DkrrKvse4kE/10_19_2009_jNEq2UThg0_10_19_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_jNEq2UThg0_10_19_2009_0 Terry Carr Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST alidade plane table cartographic map cartography level survey surveying surveyors topographic topography tripod benchmark painting http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_jNEq2UThg0_10_19_2009_0 Southern African Python (Python natalensis). The snake pictured is a representative of a species discussed in the USGS snake risk assessment. This snake was photographed in its native range.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/8BTBSk19u6E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/8BTBSk19u6E/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_0 Graham J. Alexander Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Python EcosystemHealth GiantConstrictors NR2009_10_13 PythonMolurus RiskAssessment SouthFlorida biology invasiveSpecies snakes http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_0 Green anaconda in Brazil. The snake pictured is a representative of a species discussed in the USGS snake risk assessment. This snake was photographed in its native range.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/mb6nVIhb6Aw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/mb6nVIhb6Aw/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_1 Photo � Lutz Dirksen Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Anaconda EcosystemHealth GiantConstrictors NR2009_10_13 PythonMolurus RiskAssessment SouthFlorida biology invasiveSpecies snakes http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_1 Yellow anaconda in Argentina. The snake pictured is a representative of a species discussed in the USGS snake risk assessment. This snake was photographed in its native range.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/h1MITYJMYHg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/h1MITYJMYHg/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_2 Photo � Lutz Dirksen Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Anaconda EcosystemHealth GiantConstrictors NR2009_10_13 PythonMolurus RiskAssessment SouthFlorida biology invasiveSpecies snakes http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_2 Deschauensee�s Anaconda (Eunectes deschauenseei). The snake pictured is a representative of a species discussed in the USGS snake risk assessment. This snake was photographed in its native range.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/Cz9VZWNwcTc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/Cz9VZWNwcTc/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_4 Photo � Lutz Dirksen Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Anaconda EcosystemHealth GiantConstrictors NR2009_10_13 PythonMolurus RiskAssessment SouthFlorida biology invasiveSpecies snakes http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_4 Beni or Bolivian Anaconda (Eunectes beniensis). Photo by Lutz Dirksen, www.anakondas.de. Used with permission.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/zWW0lOYEKcE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/zWW0lOYEKcE/10_16_2009_rVm8PCb55J_10_16_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_rVm8PCb55J_10_16_2009_0 Lutz Dirksen Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST EcosystemHealth GiantConstrictors NR2009_10_13 PythonMolurus RiskAssessment SouthFlorida biology invasiveSpecies snakes http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_rVm8PCb55J_10_16_2009_0 Reticulated python (Broghammerus/Python reticulatus) in Indonesia. Photo �Bjorn Lardner, Colorado State University. Used with permission.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/sTv5lKv5UmQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/sTv5lKv5UmQ/10_16_2009_fka4EQp10W_10_16_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_fka4EQp10W_10_16_2009_0 Bjorn Lardner Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST EcosystemHealth GiantConstrictors NR2009_10_13 PythonMolurus RiskAssessment SouthFlorida biology invasiveSpecies snakes http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_fka4EQp10W_10_16_2009_0 Water flowing from Florida Pioneer Oil Company well near Kissengen Spring, 1932.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/CRiWTLVpvMo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/CRiWTLVpvMo/10_15_2009_tXOb6ED554_10_15_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_15_2009_tXOb6ED554_10_15_2009_0 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST water NR2009_09_30 well http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_15_2009_tXOb6ED554_10_15_2009_0 The Northern African Python ( Python sebae ) occurs naturally in a diverse collection of localities in central Africa. The climate-matched portions of the U.S. include peninsular Florida, extreme south Texas, Puerto Rico (right inset), Hawaii (left inset), and the other island territories (not shown)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/eKMQV13f9EQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/eKMQV13f9EQ/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_0 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST NR2009_10_13 NorthernAfricanPython snakes biology PythonSebae invasiveSpecies GiantConstrictors SouthFlorida EcosystemHealth RiskAssessment http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_0 Researchers implant a radio transmitter in a 16-foot, 155-pound female Burmese python (Python molurus) at the South Florida Research Center, Everglades National Park. Radio-tracking builds understanding of where pythons spend their time and therefore where they can be controlled in practice. Photo courtesy of Lori Oberhofer, National Park Service.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/jKlPVBjAmyM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/jKlPVBjAmyM/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_1 Lori Oberhofer Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST NR2009_10_13 BurmesePython invasiveSpecies snakes biology GiantConstrictors SouthFlorida EcosystemHealth RiskAssessment PythonMolurus http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_1 Burmese python (Python molurus). Photo courtesy of Roy Wood, National Park Service.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/KKlW_f4j4jQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/KKlW_f4j4jQ/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_2 Roy Wood Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST NR2009_10_13 BurmesePython invasiveSpecies snakes biology GiantConstrictors SouthFlorida EcosystemHealth RiskAssessment PythonMolurus http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_2 Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) at a county park in southeastern Miami. Photo courtesy of Mike Rochford, University of Florida. Used with permission.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/7Pr6mSKot1E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/7Pr6mSKot1E/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_3 Mike Rochford Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST NR2009_10_13 BoaConstrictor invasiveSpecies snakes biology GiantConstrictors SouthFlorida EcosystemHealth RiskAssessment http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_3 A female Burmese python (Python molurus) on her nest with eggs. Photo by Jemeema Carrigan, University of Florida. Courtesy of Skip Snow, National Park Service. Used with permission.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/OWr1QDqjZR4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/OWr1QDqjZR4/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_4 Jemeema Carrigan Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST NR2009_10_13 BurmesePython invasiveSpecies snakes biology GiantConstrictors SouthFlorida EcosystemHealth RiskAssessment PythonMolurus http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_4 Yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) specimen captured at Big Cypress National Preserve. Photo courtesy of Skip Snow, National Park Service.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/arSc0XUb8MI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/arSc0XUb8MI/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_5 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_5 Skip Snow Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST NR2009_10_13 YellowAnaconda EunectesNotaeus snakes biology invasiveSpecies GiantConstrictors SouthFlorida EcosystemHealth RiskAssessment http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_5 A Burmese python (Python molurus) peeks over the head of an alligator that holds the python�s body in its mouth in Everglades National Park. Photo courtesy of Lori Oberhofer, National Park Service.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/5YNGBkZ3yRg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/5YNGBkZ3yRg/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_6 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_6 Lori Oberhofer Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST NR2009_10_13 BurmesePython invasiveSpecies snakes biology alligator GiantConstrictors SouthFlorida EcosystemHealth RiskAssessment PythonMolurus http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_6 Skip Snow (National Park Service) measures the length of a captured Burmese python (Python molurus) at the South Florida Research Center, Everglades National Park. Photo courtesy of Lori Oberhofer, NPS.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/xWWAZk4d41I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/xWWAZk4d41I/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_7 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_7 Lori Oberhofer Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST NR2009_10_13 BurmesePython invasiveSpecies snakes biology GiantConstrictors SouthFlorida EcosystemHealth RiskAssessment PythonMolurus http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_7 Scientists from the USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) examine deposits on the lobe of the Drift Glacier with the summit of Mount Redoubt and its steaming lava dome in distance. This photo was taken during the first helicopter flight funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, which went to Mount Redoubt to inspect the new dome and examine deposits from the 2009 eruption. Facing the camera are AVO scientist Michelle Coombs and in front of the helicopter is University of Fairbanks Alaska graduate student Sarah Henton.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/qtzqVkihAyQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/qtzqVkihAyQ/10_09_2009_q74Xp00ONj_10_09_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_09_2009_q74Xp00ONj_10_09_2009_0 Game McGimsey Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST volcanoes Redoubt helicopter hazards DOIRecoveryUSGS ARRA Recovery http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_09_2009_q74Xp00ONj_10_09_2009_0 Performing color separation scribing of the culture separate of a USGS topographic map using a swivel graver.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/uH6xU7tAdyM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/uH6xU7tAdyM/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_0 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST cartographic cartography map swivel topographic topography http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_0 Color separation scribing of the intermediate contours for a USGS topographic map using a freehand scriber.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/EHJuFPqjBDs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/EHJuFPqjBDs/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_1 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST cartographic cartography map topographic topography http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_1 Yutaka Hamamoto working on a Wild A-7 Stereoplanigraph.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/a26C_Q3u2Bc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/a26C_Q3u2Bc/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_2 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST cartographic cartography map stereoscopic topographic topography http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_2 Jay Prendergast adjusts the lens on a Robertson 48-inch, 4.5 ton camera. Installed in 1959, the camera was used for precise scale transformation of mapping separates and composites.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/dy184ChTdaU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/dy184ChTdaU/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_3 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST camera cartographic cartography equipment lens map topography http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_3 Bill Campbell operates an Electrical Survey Net Adjuster (ESNA). The ESNA was used for the adjustment of levels and traverse.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/JAdIIV7x_os" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/JAdIIV7x_os/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_4 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST cartography cartographic equipment map surveying topographic topography http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_4 Map editor Webb Greenup reviews an overlay of the Atwater, CA 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle map.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/FPTaMYfVzjw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/FPTaMYfVzjw/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_5 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_5 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST cartographic cartography map topographic topography http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_5 Working with a small copy camera.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/F9xrSInrawM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/F9xrSInrawM/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_6 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_6 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST camera cartograpy cartographic equipment map http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_6 Wright Todd applies light-sensitive color solution to a base sheet on a photo lab whirler. This method was used for generating color-composite proofing of map separate registration.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/5sh3rb3Rm7s" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/5sh3rb3Rm7s/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_7 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_7 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST cartography cartographic topography topographic map http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_7 Using a swivel graver with a steel straight edge to scribe a road onto the culture plate of a topographic map.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/4i_lh5hJAjk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/4i_lh5hJAjk/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_8 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_8 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST cartography cartographic map swivel topography topographic http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_8 Color separation scribing of the contour plate for a USGS topographic map using a freehand scriber. This handheld stylist was designed to hold a phonograph needle that was sharpened to engrave a .003" scribed line.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/azehBM8k9OE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/azehBM8k9OE/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_9 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_9 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST cartographic cartography map topographic topography http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_9 The application of transparent adhesive-backed type to the culture lettering separate of the Miller Peak, AZ 7.5-minute topographic map.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/x1kXeO8T1-U" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/x1kXeO8T1-U/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_10 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_10 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST cartography cartographic map topography topographic http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_10 Calvin Hazlewood works with a 48-inch Robertson copy camera.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/Uup4MBoajIU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/Uup4MBoajIU/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_11 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_11 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST camera map http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_11 Stereoscopic control point check.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/UzNvE2tIFOQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/UzNvE2tIFOQ/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_12 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_12 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST cartography cartographic map topography topographic http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_12 A USGS map editor plots General Land Office (GLO) data on a Shaw Mountain, Oregon manuscript.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/kEYuC5tFGiI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/kEYuC5tFGiI/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_13 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_13 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST cartography cartographic map topography topographic http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_07_2009_ch8JbnmAYt_10_07_2009_13 Tributary to Snake Creek, near Whitesburg, Georgia, showing a washed out bridge. When bridges such as this one collapse during a flood, it is rarely the pressure of the rushing water against the bridge that causes the bridge to fail. Rather, the rushing water erodes the ground underneath and surrounding the structure that supports the bridge causing the bridge to collapse. Site is 02337500 SNAKE CREEK NEAR WHITESBURG, GA. Carroll County.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/dmpzE8tMgxA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/dmpzE8tMgxA/10_01_2009_fj0Mdp5CCw_10_01_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_01_2009_fj0Mdp5CCw_10_01_2009_0 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST bridge washout roads GAFloodSept09Statewide floods http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_01_2009_fj0Mdp5CCw_10_01_2009_0 Stranded fish at Dover Sink.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/6ITSoCgYjCo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/6ITSoCgYjCo/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_0 Patty Metz Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST fish streamflow water NR2009_09_30 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/09_28_2009_diy3COn00V_09_28_2009_0