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Automated extraction of hydrographically corrected contours for the conterminous United States: the US Geological Survey US Topo product

Samantha T. ArundelUS Geological Survey, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, Rolla, MO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Philip T. ThiemUS Geological Survey, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, Rolla, MO, USA
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Eric W. ConstanceUS Geological Survey, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, Rolla, MO, USA
Pages 31-55 | Received 10 Mar 2016, Accepted 23 Aug 2016, Published online: 14 Mar 2017

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