Pemantauan Geologi Amerika Syarikat

Pemantauan Geologi Amerika Syarikat
	Seal
	Official identifier
Intisari agensi
Dibentuk	3 Mac 1879; 145 tahun yang lalu
Ibu pejabat	Reston, Virginia
Kakitangan	10,000 (2004)
Belanjawan tahunan	$971 million (FY2006)
Eksekutif Agensi	Mark Myers, Director;
Agensi induk	Department of the Interior
Laman sesawang	www.usgs.gov

Pemantauan Geologi Amerika Syarikat atau di dalam bahasa Inggeris United States Geological Survey (USGS) merupakan agensi saintifik kerajaan Amerika Syarikat. Saintis-saintis USGS mempelajari landskap Amerika Syarikat, sumber semulajadi , dan bencana alam yang membahayakannya. Organisasi ini mempunyai empat disiplin sains yang besar, melibatkan biologi, geografi, geologi, dan hidrologi. USGS adalah merupakan sebuah organisasi pencari fakta dengan tidak terikat dengan apa-apa undang-undang.

Senarai pengarah

1879–1881 Clarence King
1881–1894 John Wesley Powell
1894–1907 Charles Doolittle Walcott
1907–1930 George Otis Smith
1930–1943 Walter Curran Mendenhall
1943–1956 William Embry Wrather
1956–1965 Thomas Brennan Nolan
1965–1971 William Thomas Pecora
1971–1978 Vincent Ellis McKelvey
1978–1981 Henry William Menard
1981–1993 Dallas Lynn Peck
1994–1997 Gordon P. Eaton
1998–2005 Charles G. Groat
2006-present Mark Myers

Lihat juga

Geographic Names Information System
Volcano Disaster Assistance Program
Timeline of environmental events
Maps of the United States
British Geological Survey
Saudi Geological Survey
Core research center

Notakaki

Rujukan

Eilperin, Juliet (December 14, 2006). "USGS Scientists Object To Stricter Review Rules". The Washington Post. Dicapai pada 2007-12-27.
Erickson, Jim (December 14, 2006). "USGS to review scientists' studies prior to publication". Rocky Mountain News. Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada 2008-01-08. Dicapai pada 2007-12-27.
Heilprin, John (December 13, 2006). "USGS scientists worry about being muzzled". Associated Press. Dicapai pada 2007-12-27.
Lubick, Naomi (February 7, 2007). "Heavier peer review policy for USGS". Environmental Science & Technology. Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada 2008-01-07. Dicapai pada 2007-12-27.
"500.5 - News Release and Media Relations Policy". U.S. Geological Survey. August 19, 2002. Dicapai pada 2007-12-27.
"502.4 - Fundamental Science Practices: Review, Approval, and Release of Information Products". U.S. Geological Survey. September 20, 2006. Dicapai pada 2007-12-27.

Pautan luar

USGS sites

USGS official site
Major USGS Discipline sites: Water, Geology, Geography Diarkibkan 2006-12-29 di Wayback Machine, Biology Diarkibkan 2010-11-12 di Wayback Machine
USGS science programs Diarkibkan 2007-01-06 di Wayback Machine
Science Topics (thematic directory)
Science in Your Backyard Diarkibkan 2006-12-01 di Wayback Machine (State index)
USGS Natural Hazards Gateway
USGS Circular 1050 (History of the USGS)
USGS Geomagnetism Program
Earthquake Hazards Program (current and historical earthquake information)
Subscribe to automated earthquake messages Diarkibkan 2008-01-11 di Wayback Machine
Volcano Information
USGS Realtime Streamflow Information
USGS Water Data for the Nation

Non-USGS related sites

The Libre Map Project Diarkibkan 2006-06-18 di Wayback Machine offers free, high-quality USGS DRG maps in TIFF format along with world files for use with your GIS software
TerraServer-USA Diarkibkan 2007-01-03 di Wayback Machine and Acme host USGS topographic maps (and aerial photos on TerraServer-USA); Maptech Diarkibkan 2003-01-04 di Wayback Machine hosts historical USGS topos in the northeast U.S.

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