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Category : Mission statements
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Strategic Plan for the National Mapping Division of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: Weaving a National Map
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309168554
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Weaving a National Map draws on contributions to a September 2002 workshop and the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) "vision" document for The National Map, envisioned by the USGS as a database providing "public domain core geographic data about the United States and its territories that other agencies can extend, enhance, and reference as they concentrate on maintaining other data that are unique to their needs." The demand for up-to-date information in real time for public welfare and safety informs this need to update an aging paper map series that is, on average, 23 years old. The NRC report describes how The National Map initiative would gain from improved definition so that the unprecedented number of partners needed for success will become energized to participate. The challenges faced by USGS in implementing The National Map are more organizational than technical. To succeed, the USGS will need to continue to learn from challenges encountered in its ongoing pilot studies as well as from other federal-led programs that have partnered with multiple sectors.
Advancing Strategic Science
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030926460X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Science is increasingly driven by data, and spatial data underpin the science directions laid out in the 2007 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Strategy. A robust framework of spatial data, metadata, tools, and a user community that is interactively connected to use spatial data in an efficient and flexible way-known as a spatial data infrastructure (SDI)-must be available for scientists and managers to find, use, and share spatial data both within and beyond the USGS. Over the last decade, the USGS has conducted breakthrough research that has overcome some of the challenges associated with implementing a large SDI. Advancing Strategic Science: A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey is intended to ground those efforts by providing a practical roadmap to full implementation of an SDI to enable the USGS to conduct strategic science.
Cartography at the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.). National Mapping DivisionPublisher:
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Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A Strategy for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure
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Category : Geographic information systems
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Future Roles and Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309072646
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has adapted to the changing political, economic, and technical state of the nation and the world since it was established in the late nineteenth century. Over a period of more than 120 years, the USGS has evolved from a small group of scientists who collected data and provided guidance on how to parcel, manage, and use the public lands of the West to an agency comprised of thousands of scientists who conduct research and assessment activities on complex scientific issues at scales ranging from the local to the global. The USGS will no doubt continue to evolve and adapt to meet changing national needs. In fact, the recent integration of the National Biological Service and parts of the U.S. Bureau of Mines into the USGS presents an ideal opportunity to examine the agency's vision, mission, role, and scientific opportunities as the organization begins the early years of the twenty-first century. The USGS recognized the need to adapt to changing demands when it asked the National Research Council (NRC) to undertake this study. The NRC formed a multidisciplinary committee of 16 experts to address issues related to the future roles, challenges, and opportunities of the agency.
National Geologic Mapping Program
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Geological mapping
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Cartography at the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.). National Mapping DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
National Mapping Program
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 23
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