United States Geological Survey YearbookU.S. Geological Survey, 1991 - Geology |
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... report or map . Until the last decade , geologic mapping and map compilation employed cumbersome tools and laborious techniques . GIS has changed that . In the USGS , GIS is now used widely to study and depict earth- quake hazards in ...
... report or map . Until the last decade , geologic mapping and map compilation employed cumbersome tools and laborious techniques . GIS has changed that . In the USGS , GIS is now used widely to study and depict earth- quake hazards in ...
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... reports aggregate exist- ing data from USGS and other Federal and State data bases . Because the NWS reports are intended for a nontechnical audience , the often - complex data are presented in specially designed formats for that ...
... reports aggregate exist- ing data from USGS and other Federal and State data bases . Because the NWS reports are intended for a nontechnical audience , the often - complex data are presented in specially designed formats for that ...
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... reports has paralleled the implementa- tion of GIS technology within the USGS . The preparation of NWS reports has identified and led to the solution of many GIS prob- lems , such as data accuracy standards , docu- mentation , archiving ...
... reports has paralleled the implementa- tion of GIS technology within the USGS . The preparation of NWS reports has identified and led to the solution of many GIS prob- lems , such as data accuracy standards , docu- mentation , archiving ...
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... reports , maps , and data bases , that provide descriptions and analyses of the water , energy , and mineral resources , the land surface , the underlying geologic structure , and the dynamic processes of the Earth . As the Nation's ...
... reports , maps , and data bases , that provide descriptions and analyses of the water , energy , and mineral resources , the land surface , the underlying geologic structure , and the dynamic processes of the Earth . As the Nation's ...
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... discs . About 130,000 different maps , books , and reports and about 9.5 million aerial and space images are available for purchase . USGS maps are also available from more than 3,000 authorized commercial map dealers nationwide .
... discs . About 130,000 different maps , books , and reports and about 9.5 million aerial and space images are available for purchase . USGS maps are also available from more than 3,000 authorized commercial map dealers nationwide .
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activities Administration Alaska analysis applications aquifer Assessment Assistant atrazine Award Bldg Bureau cartographic data CD-ROM Chief Hydrologist City City of w Clark Air Base coal Commission cooperative Coordination County data base data sets Denver Denver Federal Center deposits diazinon digital data distribution District w Division Chief earth science earthquake energy environment Environmental eruption fiscal year 1991 frame relay funds geographic data geologic map Geologist GIS technology global change ground water ground-water hydrologic Information Systems Interior Kansas Kansas River kilometers Lake land located mainframe Management Menlo Park ment Mineral Resources Mount Pinatubo National Center National Mapping Office percent personnel pesticides Pinatubo Planning processing regional Reston River scientific sediment seismic soil spatial data surface thermal maturity tion Transportation U.S. Geological Survey United users USGS USNSN vitrinite volcano WASC Water Conservation District Water District Water Quality Water Resources