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Does anyone know what is wrong with the USGS National Map website (https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/) or how long until it is back up again? I tried checking Earth Explorer and it is also down.
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USGS website not working
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It's not working for me either. You cannot select a data set. It's Sunday. Probably no one monitoring the website.
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Tom, the map loads fine... It's the data sets that won't kick in where we can get elevation data, waterbodies, ortho scenery, and so on. Hopefully Dick is right and it's just a temporary issue. Too bad it happens on the one day this month I have to work on anything, but that's how it goes!
Hi Chris:
It seems all USGS-related file servers behind web portals are having 'issues' at this time, as are some older NOAA servers.
You may wish to try exploring direct downloads via 'educated guesses' to derive URLs for USGS HTTP / FTP online file repositories; these may still work even if the web portal is down.
FYI: These are where the server web portals retrieve the files we download via their 'front end' web portal GUIs:
www.fsdeveloper.com
ftp://rockyftp.cr.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/13/TIFF/
Some additional example URLs:
www.sciencebase.gov
Hope this might help further enhance your GIS source data access options.
GaryGB
It seems all USGS-related file servers behind web portals are having 'issues' at this time, as are some older NOAA servers.
You may wish to try exploring direct downloads via 'educated guesses' to derive URLs for USGS HTTP / FTP online file repositories; these may still work even if the web portal is down.
FYI: These are where the server web portals retrieve the files we download via their 'front end' web portal GUIs:
GIS Data Sources
Here's an app that will take a TXT file from SBuilderX, and build a geojson file for import use with the HOT export tool website or for use with any GIS program. Drag'n'drop the file ending in the extension .TXT or .txt and containing lines that contain the coordinates like so...
www.fsdeveloper.com
ftp://rockyftp.cr.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/13/TIFF/
Some additional example URLs:
1 meter Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) - USGS National Map 3DEP Downloadable Data Collection
This is a tiled collection of the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and is one meter resolution.The 3DEP data holdings serve as the elevation layer of The National Map, and provide foundational elevation information for earth science studies and mapping applications in the United States. Scientists...
www.sciencebase.gov
Hope this might help further enhance your GIS source data access options.
GaryGB
Hi Chris:
I replied to the post above in your thread ...here:
USGS Tile Servers for SBX?
I see where you can add tile servers to SBuilderX for ortho imagery, but I can't figure out how/where to do it. Google tiles are great, but I would prefer public domain imagery if at all possible so I can add golf courses to my scenery. It appears that the USGS server has the required specs to...
GaryGB