Advanced Research Computing (ARC)
Training, consulting, and access to high performance computing systems.
Training, consulting, and access to high performance computing systems.
Biogeographic Science
Focusing on a landscape-level understanding of terrestrial, aquatic and marine species & ecosystems, through data integration and visualization.
Focusing on a landscape-level understanding of terrestrial, aquatic and marine species & ecosystems, through data integration and visualization.
Community for Data Integration (CDI)
A dynamic community of practice working together to grow USGS knowledge and capacity in scientific data and information management and integration.
A dynamic community of practice working together to grow USGS knowledge and capacity in scientific data and information management and integration.
Geological Materials Repository (GMR)
The GMR is a centralized USGS repository for scientific working collections. It is home to the Core Research Center, NSF Ice Core Facility, and GMR Scientific Working Collections, and provides collections management training and curation services.
The GMR is a centralized USGS repository for scientific working collections. It is home to the Core Research Center, NSF Ice Core Facility, and GMR Scientific Working Collections, and provides collections management training and curation services.
John Wesley Powell Center (JWPC) for Analysis and Synthesis
Offering the opportunity for emergent knowledge in Earth system science through collaborative analysis and synthesis.
Offering the opportunity for emergent knowledge in Earth system science through collaborative analysis and synthesis.
National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP)
Preserving and cataloging the Nation’s geoscience collections (samples, logs, maps, data) in ReSciColl for discovery, access and reuse in new research.
Preserving and cataloging the Nation’s geoscience collections (samples, logs, maps, data) in ReSciColl for discovery, access and reuse in new research.
Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program
SAS emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach through application of its tools, expertise, and strategic partnerships to provide the long-term management and public distribution of scientific resources reused by researchers.
SAS emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach through application of its tools, expertise, and strategic partnerships to provide the long-term management and public distribution of scientific resources reused by researchers.
Science Data Management (SDM)
SDM leads Bureau-wide science data management by providing and building community around enterprise tools and services that align with the USGS Science Data Lifecycle to ensure scientific data are fully described, preserved, and publicly accessible.
SDM leads Bureau-wide science data management by providing and building community around enterprise tools and services that align with the USGS Science Data Lifecycle to ensure scientific data are fully described, preserved, and publicly accessible.
USGS Library
Established in 1879 to build and organize a collection of scientific materials in the earth sciences, the U.S. Geological Survey Library is now one of the largest geosciences libraries in the world.
Established in 1879 to build and organize a collection of scientific materials in the earth sciences, the U.S. Geological Survey Library is now one of the largest geosciences libraries in the world.
Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program
The Science Synthesis Analysis, and Research (SSAR) Program provides analysis and synthesis of scientific data and information, interdisciplinary research to improve understanding of Earth system changes, and preservation of scientific data and samples and library collections.
News
Jennifer Lacey Selected as Associate Director for Core Science Systems Mission Area
Jennifer Lacey Selected as Associate Director for Core Science Systems Mission Area
First USGS Supercomputer Decommissioning makes way for Successors
First USGS Supercomputer Decommissioning makes way for Successors
Publications
Turning trash into treasure: Leveraging discarded filters for national-scale aquatic eDNA biomonitoring Turning trash into treasure: Leveraging discarded filters for national-scale aquatic eDNA biomonitoring
Monitoring biodiversity changes over large spatiotemporal scales is critical for effective ecosystem conservation and management. This study investigates the potential of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding to enhance national-scale biomonitoring of freshwater diversity by leveraging discarded filters associated with routine water quality sampling from the U.S. Geological Survey's...
Sparse genetic data limit biodiversity assessments in protected areas globally Sparse genetic data limit biodiversity assessments in protected areas globally
Global conservation targets include protecting genetic diversity within species. Yet few studies have assessed whether protected areas (PAs) include genetically diverse populations across species globally. A first step is understanding the availability of population genetic data that could be used in these assessments. We surveyed georeferenced population-level nuclear (as opposed to...
A metadata checklist and data formatting guidelines to make eDNA FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) A metadata checklist and data formatting guidelines to make eDNA FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable)
The success of environmental DNA (eDNA) approaches for species detection has revolutionized biodiversity monitoring and distribution mapping. Targeted eDNA amplification approaches, such as quantitative PCR, have improved our understanding of species distribution, and metabarcoding-based approaches have enabled biodiversity assessment at unprecedented scales and taxonomic resolution...