USGS national surveys and analysis projects: Preliminary compilation of integrated geological datasets for the United States: A section in Digital mapping techniques '06 - Workshop proceedings
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Abstract
The growth in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has highlighted the need for regional and national digital geologic maps attributed with age and rock type information. Such spatial data can be conveniently used to generate derivative maps for purposes that include mineral-resource assessment, metallogenic studies, tectonic studies, human health and environmental research.
In 1997, the United States Geological Survey’s Mineral Resources Program initiated an effort to develop national digital databases for use in mineral resource and environmental assessments. One primary activity of this effort was to compile a national digital geologic map database, utilizing state geologic maps, to support mineral resource studies in the range of 1:250,000- to 1:1,000,000-scale. Over the course of the past decade, state databases were prepared using a common standard for the database structure, fields, attributes, and data dictionaries. As of late 2006, standardized geological map databases for all conterminous (CONUS) states have been available on-line as USGS Open-File Reports. For Alaska and Hawaii, new state maps are being prepared, and the preliminary work for Alaska is being released as a series of 1:500,000-scale regional compilations. See below for a list of all published databases.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | USGS national surveys and analysis projects: Preliminary compilation of integrated geological datasets for the United States: A section in Digital mapping techniques '06 - Workshop proceedings |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2007-1285 |
| DOI | 10.3133/70180392 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Alaska Science Center, Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey National Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Digital mapping techniques '06 - Workshop proceedings (Open-File Report 2007-1285) |
| First page | 203 |
| Last page | 207 |
| Conference Title | Digital mapping techniques '06 |
| Conference Location | Columbus, OH |
| Conference Date | June 11-14, 2006 |
| Country | United States |
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