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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN class=380033421-26012010><EM>The mission of
the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries is to provide earth
science information and regulation to make Oregon safe and
prosperous.</EM></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN class=380033421-26012010><STRONG>NEWS
RELEASE:</STRONG> January 26, 2010</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri><SPAN class=380033421-26012010><STRONG>New lidar
data series released for Mount Hood</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN class=380033421-26012010><STRONG>Portland,
Oregon: </STRONG>A new geologic digital data series of the Mount Hood area is
being released today by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
(DOGAMI).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN class=380033421-26012010><STRONG>The Lidar
Data Quadrangle Series (LDQ)</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN class=380033421-26012010>This release in
the LDQ series (data only) covers both individual and bundled USGS quadrangles
for the Mount Hood area. This data are part of a data publication series
that will eventually provide complete lidar data for most of the inhabited areas
of the state.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri><SPAN class=380033421-26012010><STRONG>Please
refer to the attached maps for details or go online to see a list of the
USGS quads and data available at: </STRONG><A
href="http://www.oregongeology.org"><STRONG>http://www.oregongeology.org</STRONG></A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P align=left><FONT size=2><FONT face=Calibri><STRONG>Jed Roberts |
Geospatial Data Coordinator</STRONG><BR>Oregon Department of Geology &
Mineral Industries<BR>800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 965<BR>Portland, Oregon
97232-2162<BR>Phone: (971) 673-1546 | Fax: (971) 673-1562<BR>E-mail:
jed.roberts@dogami.state.or.us<BR>Web: </FONT></FONT><A
href="http://www.oregongeology.org/"><FONT size=2
face=Calibri>http://www.oregongeology.org/</FONT></A></P>
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