United States Geological Survey

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federal agency government agency of the United States scientific agency

The United States Geological Survey is a U.S. government scientific agency that studies and monitors natural resources and natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and water resources.

Aliases (9)

U.S. Geological Survey ×16
USGS ×4
Earthquake Hazards Program ×1
National Earthquake Information Center ×1
Party of the U.S. Geological Survey ×1
U.S. Geological Survey (Menlo Park campus) ×1
USGS National Geospatial Program ×1
USGS Store ×1
United States Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency → government agency of the United States → scientific agency →
abbreviation	USGS →
country	United States of America →
employs	administrative staff → engineers → scientists → technicians →
foundedBy	United States Congress →
fundedBy	United States federal budget →
hasMission	to provide reliable scientific information about natural hazards → to provide reliable scientific information about natural resources → to support decision making by policymakers → to support public safety and environmental management →
hasMotto	Science for a changing world →
headquartersLocation	Reston, Virginia → United States →
inception	1879 →
jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States →
monitors	droughts → earthquakes → ecosystems → landslides → streamflow → volcanoes → water resources → wildlife populations →
officialLanguage	English →
operates	Biological Resources Division → Earthquake Hazards Program → National Earthquake Information Center → National Geospatial Program → National Water Information System →
parentOrganization	United States Department of the Interior →
partOf	United States Department of the Interior →
produces	earthquake catalogs → geologic maps → hydrologic data → topographic maps → volcanic activity reports →
studies	biology → geography → geology → hydrology → natural hazards → natural resources →
website	https://www.usgs.gov →

Referenced by (76)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Esmeralda Bank ("U.S. Geological Survey") → Hayward Fault → Horseshoe Lake (Mammoth Lakes, California) → Hot Creek Geological Site → Lassen Peak → Little Glass Mountain → Mauna Loa ("U.S. Geological Survey") → Mauna Loa ("U.S. Geological Survey") → Medicine Lake Volcano → Newberry Volcano → Northeast Rift Zone ("U.S. Geological Survey") → Pagan ("U.S. Geological Survey") → Puʻu ʻŌʻō ("U.S. Geological Survey") → San Andreas Fault → San Jacinto Fault Zone → Southwest Rift Zone ("U.S. Geological Survey") →	monitoredBy
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory → Landsat satellites → USGS California Volcano Observatory → USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory →	operatedBy
Crestview USGS topographic map → Geographic Names Information System → Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names ("U.S. Geological Survey") → USGS Pocasset quadrangle →	publisher
Mount Adams → Mount Baker → Mount Hood →	isMonitoredBy
Geographic Names Information System → National Water Information System → National Water Information System ("USGS") →	operator
Biological Resources Division → USGS California Volcano Observatory → USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory →	parentOrganization
Cascadia Subduction Zone → Mount Mazama → Ogallala Aquifer →	studiedBy
Modified Mercalli intensity scale → Science for a changing world → moment magnitude scale →	usedBy
Berkeley Seismological Laboratory → U.S. Board on Geographic Names →	collaboratesWith
BGN → Domestic Names Committee →	cooperatesWith
Office of Wildland Fire ("U.S. Geological Survey") → Office of Wildland Fire ("U.S. Geological Survey") →	coordinatesWith
Grove Karl Gilbert → Lester Frank Ward →	employer
Geographic Names Information System → National Water Information System →	maintainedBy
Anatahan ("U.S. Geological Survey") → Mount St. Helens →	monitoringAgency
United States Geological Survey ("National Earthquake Information Center") → United States Geological Survey ("Earthquake Hazards Program") →	operates
United States Department of the Interior ("U.S. Geological Survey") → United States Department of the Interior ("U.S. Geological Survey") →	oversees
1906 San Francisco earthquake → 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes →	recordedBy
United States Geological Survey ("USGS") →	abbreviation
USGS topographic maps ("USGS National Geospatial Program") →	areUpdatedBy
USGS topographic maps ("USGS Store") →	availableFrom
USGS Pocasset quadrangle ("USGS") →	cartographicAuthority
USGS Pocasset quadrangle →	creator
Landsat satellites →	dataManagedBy
Terra ("USGS") →	dataUser
Science for a changing world →	describesMissionOf
Mount Arvon ("U.S. Geological Survey") →	elevationRevisedBy
Glacier Peak ("Party of the U.S. Geological Survey") →	firstAscentBy
United States Department of the Interior ("U.S. Geological Survey") →	hasPart
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ("United States Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center") →	hasResearchInstitution
Menlo Park, California ("U.S. Geological Survey (Menlo Park campus)") →	hostsInstitution
Stennis Space Center ("U.S. Geological Survey") →	hostsTenant
Science for a changing world →	officialMottoOf
Long Valley Caldera →	overseenBy
Biological Resources Division →	partOf
USGS topographic maps →	producer
Valley and Ridge Province →	recognizedBy