National Geologic Synthesis
NGS Data Portal
Data repository of individual components of the growing National geologic synthesis
3D Geologic Models of Regions and Provinces
National Stratigraphic Synthesis
Geologic Synthesis Database Development
National Geologic Mapping
Surface (2D) and subsurface (3D) geologic data are critical for resource management, infrastructure design, hazards characterization, and basic earth science research. To meet these needs in a digital landscape, geologic maps must transition from static publications to machine-readable and discoverable digital databases that enable spatial analyses and queries (Shelton and others, 2022). In 2019, Congress directed the NCGMP to implement “Phase Three” of National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB), by “bring[ing] together detailed national, and continental resolution 2D and 3D information produced throughout the USGS and state partners” (House Report 116-100). To further this goal, the NGS Project was created to develop database-centric solutions for aggregating geologic maps and related information at a national scale, and using these systems to deliver national geologic maps, subsurface models, and stratigraphic syntheses.
NGS Tasks
The NGS Project sub tasks
NGS Data Portal
Data repository of individual components of the growing National geologic synthesis
*Link to USGS Open-File Report 2021-1013: Renewing the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program as the Nation’s Authoritative Source for Modern Geologic Knowledge
Sub tasks of the NGS Project
National Geologic Mapping
3D Geologic Models of Regions and Provinces
National Stratigraphic Synthesis
Geologic Synthesis Database Development
Surface (2D) and subsurface (3D) geologic data are critical for resource management, infrastructure design, hazards characterization, and basic earth science research. To meet these needs in a digital landscape, geologic maps must transition from static publications to machine-readable and discoverable digital databases that enable spatial analyses and queries (Shelton and others, 2022). In 2019, Congress directed the NCGMP to implement “Phase Three” of National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB), by “bring[ing] together detailed national, and continental resolution 2D and 3D information produced throughout the USGS and state partners” (House Report 116-100). To further this goal, the NGS Project was created to develop database-centric solutions for aggregating geologic maps and related information at a national scale, and using these systems to deliver national geologic maps, subsurface models, and stratigraphic syntheses.
NGS Tasks
The NGS Project sub tasks
NGS Data Portal
Data repository of individual components of the growing National geologic synthesis
*Link to USGS Open-File Report 2021-1013: Renewing the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program as the Nation’s Authoritative Source for Modern Geologic Knowledge
Sub tasks of the NGS Project