US Geological Survey

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:USGS
gptkbp:budget $1.7 billion (2023)
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:NASA
gptkb:NOAA
universities
state geological surveys
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:David_Applegate
gptkbp:employs gptkb:engineer
gptkb:scientist
technicians
gptkbp:focus biology
geography
geology
hydrology
gptkbp:founded 1879
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Clarence_King
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Reston,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US Geological Survey
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:logo USGS logo.svg
gptkbp:mission study landscape, natural resources, and natural hazards of the United States
gptkbp:motto Science for a changing world
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees 8,000 (approximate)
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Cascades_Volcano_Observatory
gptkb:National_Geospatial_Program
gptkb:Earth_Resources_Observation_and_Science_Center
gptkb:National_Earthquake_Information_Center
gptkb:National_Water_Information_System
gptkb:Landsat_program
gptkb:Yellowstone_Volcano_Observatory
gptkb:Alaska_Science_Center
gptkb:Patuxent_Wildlife_Research_Center
gptkb:Western_Ecological_Research_Center
gptkb:Woods_Hole_Coastal_and_Marine_Science_Center
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Department_of_the_Interior
gptkbp:produces topographic maps
biological data
earthquake data
mineral resources data
water data
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:USGS_Circulars
gptkb:USGS_Fact_Sheets
gptkb:USGS_Open-File_Reports
gptkb:USGS_Professional_Papers
gptkb:USGS_Scientific_Investigations_Reports
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:website https://www.usgs.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NSF_National_Ecological_Observatory_Network
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4