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DEM (USGS) (3746 bytes)
1: ...f [[heightfield]]). It has been superseded by the USGS's own [[SDTS]] format but the format remains popu...
3: ...recisely specified structure, as described in the USGS document "Standards for Digital Elevation Models"
7: The USGS DEM format is a self-contained (single file) set ...
11: ...also come in "old" and "new" flavors, because the USGS added several fields to the A record.

United States Geological Survey (2377 bytes)
2: ...d States government]]. The [[scientist]]s of the USGS study the [[landscape]] of the [[United States]],...
4: ... is the department's sole scientific agency. The USGS employs approximately 10,000 people and is headqu...
6: The USGS is the primary civilian mapping agency in the Uni...
8: The USGS operates the [[National Earthquake Information Ce...
10: The USGS has four major science disciplines, concerning [[...

Digital Raster Graphic (652 bytes)
1: ..._map_example.png|thumb|300px|A small portion of a USGS DRG]]
3: ...hic map]] for use on a computer. DRGs created by USGS are typically scanned at 250 [[dpi]] and saved as...

Jeffrey C. Wynn (474 bytes)
1: ...nd is based in [[Vancouver, WA]], one of the five USGS volcano observatories in the US.

Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network (444 bytes)
1: ... network is funded by the US Geological Survey ([[USGS]]), the [[Department of Energy]], and the State o...
5: *[http://www.usgs.gov/ USGS official site]

Spatial Data Transfer Standard (507 bytes)
5: * [http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/ Official USGS SDTS web site]
6: ** [http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/whatsdts.html USGS: "What is SDTS?"]

Mount Morrison (1495 bytes)
1: According to [http://geonames.usgs.gov USGS GNIS], '''Mount Morrison''' may refer to one of f...
10: <TH>USGS 7.5' Map</TH>
13: <TD>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=263848 ...
21: <TD>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=182161 ...
28: <TD>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=787716 ...

GIS file formats (1220 bytes)
1: ...nly by government mapping agencies (such as the [[USGS]]) or by GIS software developers.
10: *[[USGS DEM]] - US Geo Survey Digital Elevation Model
11: *[[SDTS]] - The USGS' successor to DEM

David A. Johnston (1793 bytes)
1: ...t]] with the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS). He was manning an observation post about 10 km...
5: ...]] in [[Alaska]] before starting working with the USGS.
7: The [http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/NatMonument/PointsInterest/john...
11: ...bituary] on the [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] web site

List of mountains on Mars (1890 bytes)
64: ...//planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/mars/marssysTOC.html USGS: Martian system nomenclature]
65: ...p://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/mars/marsmons.html USGS: Mars nomenclature: mountains (west longitude)]
66: ...p://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/mare/maremons.html USGS: Mars nomenclature: mountains (east longitude)]

Cinder cone (2250 bytes)
3: According to the [http://geonames.usgs.gov USGS GNIS], it is the proper name of 7 cinder cones in...
12: <TH>USGS 7.5' Map</TH>
23: <TD>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=258369 ...
31: <TD>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=258370 ...
39: <TD>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=258371 ...

Bentonite (1224 bytes)
1: [[Image:ImgBentonite.jpg|thumb|250px|Bentonite - USGS]]
7: ...ubcommittees/emr/usgsweb/materials/bentonite.html USGS Info]

Seismic gap (253 bytes)
4: ...rthquake.usgs.gov/image_glossary/seismic_gap.html USGS glossary entry]

Brown Peak (2248 bytes)
1: According to the [http://geonames.usgs.gov/ USGS GNIS], there are 7 [[mountain]]s in the [[United ...
9: <TH>USGS 7.5' Map</TH>
12: <TD>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=1418280...
20: <TD>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=1412676...
28: <TD>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=266486 ...

GTOPO30 (227 bytes)
1: File format, developed by the USGS, for files containing elevation data with a resol...
5: * [http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/gtopo30/gtopo30.asp GTOPO30 Page].

Iowa Great Lakes (805 bytes)
1: ...), and East Okoboji Lake (right). Map courtesy of USGS]]

Bowers Mountains (1013 bytes)
3: ...63. The name was amended to Bowers Mountains upon USGS mapping which showed the group to be a major one ...

NASA World Wind (1605 bytes)
1: ...nning [[Microsoft Windows]]. It overlays NASA and USGS imagery over 3D models of the [[Earth]], and rece...
15: *[[USGS]] imagery

Stream gage (2069 bytes)
1: ...taining records of natural resources. Within the USGS, Water Resources Division carries the responsibil...
3: To establish a stream gage, USGS personnel first choose a site on a stream where t...

Seismogram (362 bytes)
3: ...b|A set of seismograms for an earthquake from the USGS (click to see large version)]]

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