Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS)

Thank you to all community members who submitted, commented on, or voted for the Statements of Interest! 

The FY18 CDI Funded Projects are posted on the 2018 Projects page. Congratulations to the project teams!

The FY18 CDI Request for Proposals is open. 

The USGS announces the release of the Species of Greatest Conservation Need national database. The SGCN lists are part of the State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) process and identify the species most in need of conservation action in that state or territory. In total, 16,420 species have been included in the SGCN national list.

The Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) is the official inventory of public parks and other protected areas in all U.S. states and territories.

On June 6, 1944, thousands of men rained down from the skies onto the battlegrounds of Normandy. After five grueling years of war that shook the globe, D-Day’s victory swept the Allied nations into a wave of celebration.

Updated national geospatial inventory of public parks and open space lands features greater coverage and accuracy

The USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC) recently completed and launched a new and improved interface, making USGS data more accessible and discoverable for users. The USGS SDC is a searchable public data catalog for more than 7,000 USGS data assets and 20 USGS collections.

Small bees that don’t bother or sting us can remain unstudied despite their abundance.