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Use the links to view recent updates to our dataset, systems, and applications. Data availabilities change as frequently as every week, as more data is added to the Geospatial Data Gateway. Planned/scheduled outages are also indicated, for equipment and software upgrades or maintenance. TIP: to search for a specific topic, type Ctrl f and enter a search phrase in the search box.

Date News Headline
26-Feb-24Cropland Data Layer Updates since February, 2023
08-Feb-24Easement updates since October of 2023
07-Feb-24ESRI Institutions Dataset updated since August, 2021
12-Oct-23Easement updates since July of 2023
20-Sep-23WBD updates since September, 2022
14-Aug-23ESRI Datasets updated since August, 2021
20-Jul-231 Meter LIDAR Bare Earth and Hillshade updates since September, 2022
18-Jul-23Easement updates since April of 2023
18-May-23PRISM Precipitation and Temperature 1991-2020 updates are now exclusively in Box
05-May-23The 118th Session of Congressional Districts' Latest Updates since February, 2022
14-Apr-23Easement updates since January of 2023
17-Jan-23Easement updates since October of 2022
01-Dec-22Geology updates since September, 2011
07-Nov-22Census Primary and Secondary Roads updates since July, 2016
04-Nov-22Census Block Groups, Tracts, and Urban Areas updates since July, 2016
03-Nov-22Census TIGER Primary Roads and Streets updates since July, 2016
02-Nov-221 Meter LIDAR Bare Earth and Hillshade updates since September, 2022
26-Oct-22Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Sections and Townships updates since June of 2016
06-Oct-22Easement updates since July of 2022
01-Oct-22NHD updates since November, 2021
20-Sep-221 Meter LIDAR Bare Earth and Hillshade updates since December, 2021
15-Sep-22WBD updates since September, 2021
01-Sep-22PADUS Ownership updates since May, 2020
25-Jul-22Easement updates since April of 2022
06-Jun-22Census TIGER American Indian Lands updated since July 14, 2016
03-Jun-22Census TIGER Blocks update since July 14, 2016
20-May-22Major Land Resource Areas (MLRA) update since September, 2011
10-May-22NRCS County Layer Updates since November, 2016
14-Apr-22Easement updates since January of 2022
15-Mar-22SCA, NRCS Areas, & NRCS Teams updates since 03-Feb-21
11-Mar-22Cropland Data Layer Updates since February 19, 2021
03-Mar-22The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) updates since April, 2017
17-Feb-22GNIS updates since June, 2021
10-Feb-22The 117th Session of Congressional Districts' Latest Updates since February, 2021
18-Jan-22Easement updates since October of 2021
29-Dec-211 Meter LIDAR Bare Earth and Hillshade updates since June, 2021
05-Nov-21NHD updates since November, 2020
18-Oct-21Easement updates since July of 2021
22-Sep-21WBD updates since September, 2020
12-Aug-21ESRI Datasets updated since December, 2019
26-Jul-21Easement updates since April of 2021
28-Jun-21GNIS updates since July, 2020
22-Jun-211 Meter LIDAR Bare Earth and Hillshade updates since January, 2021
21-Apr-21Easement updates since January of 2021
17-Mar-21InterFerometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) high-resolution digital elevation maps for Alaska updated since June 23, 2017
19-Feb-21Cropland Data Layer Updates since April 7, 2020
18-Feb-21The 117th Session of Congressional Districts
03-Feb-21SCA, NRCS Areas, & NRCS Teams updates since 22-Sep-19
02-Feb-21Easement updates since October of 2020
29-Jan-211 Meter and 2 Meter LIDAR Bare Earth and Hillshade updates since June, 2019
09-Nov-20NHD updates since March, 2020
30-Oct-20PADUS Ownership updates since May, 2020
16-Oct-20Easement updates since July of 2020
08-Sep-20WBD updates since September, 2019
10-Aug-20GNIS updates since March, 2020
07-Aug-20gSSURGO Updates since December, 2019
17-Jul-20Easement updates since April of 2020
22-May-20PADUS Ownership updates since May, 2019
30-Apr-20GNIS updates since February, 2020
22-Apr-20Cropland Data Layer Updates since April 16, 2019
17-Apr-20Easement updates since January of 2020
25-Mar-20NED updates since March, 2019
05-Mar-20NHD updates since June, 2019
11-Feb-20GNIS updates since December, 2019
29-Jan-20Easement updates since October of 2019
16-Dec-19GNIS updates since October, 2019
09-Dec-19gSSURGO Updates
04-Dec-19ESRI Datasets updated since December, 2018
08-Nov-19Census updates since July 18, 2017
01-Nov-19The 116th Session of Congressional Districts
30-Oct-19GNIS updates since August, 2019
16-Oct-19Easement updates since July of 2019
26-Sep-19WBD updates since September, 2018
22-Sep-19SCA, NRCS Areas, & NRCS Teams updates since 2-Oct-18
15-Aug-19GNIS updates since April, 2019
29-Jul-191 Meter LIDAR Bare Earth and Hillshade updates since February 26, 2019
11-Jul-19Easements Updates since April of 2019
11-Jun-19NHD updates since 07-Mar-17
09-May-19PADUS Ownership updates since June, 2016
24-Apr-19GNIS updates since November, 2018
23-Apr-19Easements Updates since January, 2019
22-Apr-19Cropland Data Layer updates since 16-April-18
13-Mar-19NED updates since January, 2018
12-Mar-19The 116th Session of Congressional Districts
26-Feb-191 Meter LIDAR Bare Earth and Hillshade updates since August 15, 2018
28-Jan-19gSSURGO Updates
23-Jan-19Easements Updates since November, 2018
27-Nov-18GNIS updates since March 20, 2018
27-Sep-18SCA, NRCS Areas, & NRCS Teams updates since 9-Nov-17
22-Sep-18WBD updates since September, 2017
15-Aug-181 Meter LIDAR Bare Earth and Hillshade updates since June 20, 2018
25-Jul-18Easements Updates since December, 2017
20-Jun-181 Meter LIDAR Bare Earth and Hillshade updates since April 27, 2018
17-May-18SSURGO soils updates since 28-December-17
02-May-18gSSURGO Updates
27-Apr-181 and 2 Meter LIDAR Bare Earth and Hillshade updates since May 16, 2017
20-Apr-18NLCD updates since May 30, 2014
19-Apr-18Cropland Data Layer updates since 12-April-17
20-Mar-18GNIS updates since July 6, 2017
24-Jan-18NED updates since August, 2016
03-Jan-18SSURGO soils updates since 14-Feb-17
09-Nov-17SCA, NRCS Areas, & NRCS Teams updates since 14-Oct-16
03-Nov-17WBD updates since March, 2017
18-Jul-17Census updates since September 9, 2016
06-Jul-17GNIS updates since April 20, 2017
23-Jun-17InterFerometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) high-resolution digital elevation maps updated since June 20, 2017
20-Jun-17InterFerometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) high-resolution digital elevation maps updated since June 6, 2017
06-Jun-17InterFerometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) high-resolution digital elevation maps updated since April, 22, 2014
30-May-17Raster Soil Survey update since April 11, 2017
16-May-171 and 2 Meter LIDAR Bare Earth and Hillshade updates since April, 27, 2017
27-Apr-171 Meter LIDAR Bare Earth and Hillshade updates since November, 2016
20-Apr-17GNIS updates since March 3, 2017
13-Apr-17Cropland Data Layer updates since 18-March-16
11-Apr-17Raster Soil Survey update since June, 2014
06-Apr-17Island Imagery Updates since March 28, 2017
31-Mar-17New NAIP 2016 Seam Lines.
28-Mar-17Island Imagery Updates since November 29, 2016
27-Mar-17NAIP 2015 and 2016 revisions
18-Mar-17New Direct Download option.
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