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The USGS uses every tool available to make accurate and up-to-date maps. This includes boats and binoculars, as well as airplanes, satellites, and lasers!
Mapping has come a long way from the early days of using pencil, paper, and barometers to produce topographic quadrangles! Modern mapping methods use satellites and airborne sensors to acquire data connected to geographic information, forming digital data layers that comprise geospatial information and map products. Mapping products characterize the surface and subsurface, and cover not just land, but also parts of the seafloor. Information is now primarily delivered in digital format (although printouts are available on demand) and available for public use.
USGS is developing new tools and options to help the public access and make use of maps and map data, including topoBuilder, where custom topographic maps are created on demand, and US Topo, where USGS-style topographic maps can be created on demand, where data layers can be turned on and off. USGS is also working on future map delivery methods, such as the U.S. GeoFramework Initiative, an effort to create an integrated, three-dimensional, digital geologic map of the US., with a goal to enable on-demand construction of 2D and 3D geologic maps by 2030. Earth Monitoring, Analyses, and Prediction (EarthMAP) is a framework for how USGS will integrate science, data, current technologies, and the delivery of products in the form of integrated observations and predictions of the current and future state of Earth systems at the scales and timeframes needed to inform decisions.
USGS also produces or contributes to other databases and web applications for viewing geospatial and remotely sensed data. Examples are the
USGS works with other Federal agencies to ensure mapping, geospatial, and other data products meet standards, delivering map products in a consistent format for use by stakeholders and the public.
Using Military Remote Sensing Technology to Support Federal Civil Agency Science: Sunk Cost, Well Spent
By Paul M. Young, Director of the USGS National Civil Applications Center
Using Military Remote Sensing Technology to Support Federal Civil Agency Science: Sunk Cost, Well Spent
By Paul M. Young, Director of the USGS National Civil Applications Center
Using Military Remote Sensing Technology to Support Federal Civil Agency Science: Sunk Cost, Well Spent
By Paul M. Young, Director of the USGS National Civil Applications Center
Using Military Remote Sensing Technology to Support Federal Civil Agency Science: Sunk Cost, Well Spent
By Paul M. Young, Director of the USGS National Civil Applications Center
The USGS uses every tool available to make accurate and up-to-date maps. This includes boats and binoculars, as well as airplanes, satellites, and lasers!
Mapping has come a long way from the early days of using pencil, paper, and barometers to produce topographic quadrangles! Modern mapping methods use satellites and airborne sensors to acquire data connected to geographic information, forming digital data layers that comprise geospatial information and map products. Mapping products characterize the surface and subsurface, and cover not just land, but also parts of the seafloor. Information is now primarily delivered in digital format (although printouts are available on demand) and available for public use.
USGS is developing new tools and options to help the public access and make use of maps and map data, including topoBuilder, where custom topographic maps are created on demand, and US Topo, where USGS-style topographic maps can be created on demand, where data layers can be turned on and off. USGS is also working on future map delivery methods, such as the U.S. GeoFramework Initiative, an effort to create an integrated, three-dimensional, digital geologic map of the US., with a goal to enable on-demand construction of 2D and 3D geologic maps by 2030. Earth Monitoring, Analyses, and Prediction (EarthMAP) is a framework for how USGS will integrate science, data, current technologies, and the delivery of products in the form of integrated observations and predictions of the current and future state of Earth systems at the scales and timeframes needed to inform decisions.
USGS also produces or contributes to other databases and web applications for viewing geospatial and remotely sensed data. Examples are the
USGS works with other Federal agencies to ensure mapping, geospatial, and other data products meet standards, delivering map products in a consistent format for use by stakeholders and the public.
Using Military Remote Sensing Technology to Support Federal Civil Agency Science: Sunk Cost, Well Spent
By Paul M. Young, Director of the USGS National Civil Applications Center
Using Military Remote Sensing Technology to Support Federal Civil Agency Science: Sunk Cost, Well Spent
By Paul M. Young, Director of the USGS National Civil Applications Center
Using Military Remote Sensing Technology to Support Federal Civil Agency Science: Sunk Cost, Well Spent
By Paul M. Young, Director of the USGS National Civil Applications Center
Using Military Remote Sensing Technology to Support Federal Civil Agency Science: Sunk Cost, Well Spent
By Paul M. Young, Director of the USGS National Civil Applications Center