Web Tools

USGS web services, applications, and data portals in support of Earth MRI are listed below. These are updated with data collected and published under Earth MRI as they become available.

November 10, 2022

Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data Access Tool

Interactive maps and downloadable data for regional and global analysis.

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)

November 10, 2021

Airborne Geophysical Survey Inventory of the US Interactive Application

This is a web application providing interactive search, query, and download of the Airborne Geophysical Survey Inventory of the Conterminous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico (Johnson and others, 2019).

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)

May 1, 2020

Earth MRI Acquisitions Map

Earth MRI began in 2019 and is a partnership between the USGS and State Geological Surveys to acquire new geologic maps, geophysical surveys, and LiDAR data to better understand the fundamental geologic framework of areas across the Nation with potential for hosting critical mineral resources.

Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)

June 10, 2019

Geologic Map Catalog

Provides access to more than 100,000 geologic maps and other types of geoscience reports and data published from the early 1800s to the present day, by the USGS, the State Geological Surveys, and hundreds of other organizations.

National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)