United States Geological Survey

E10600
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.

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All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
United States Geological Survey canonical 150
U.S. Geological Survey 40
USGS 7

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal agency ⓘ
government agency of the United States ⓘ
scientific agency ⓘ
abbreviation United States Geological Survey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Reston, Virginia

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
inception 1879 ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: Federal government of the United States
monitors droughts ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ
ecosystems ⓘ
landslides ⓘ
streamflow ⓘ
volcanoes ⓘ
water resources ⓘ
wildlife populations ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
operates Biological Resources Division ⓘ
United States Geological Survey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Earthquake Hazards Program

United States Geological Survey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Earthquake Information Center

National Geodetic Survey ⓘ
surface form: 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 (215)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1906 San Francisco earthquake → recordedBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
United States Department of the Interior → hasPart → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
San Andreas Fault → monitoredBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Modified Mercalli intensity scale → usedBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
DOI → oversees → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Department of the Interior
this entity surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
Office of Wildland Fire → coordinatesWith → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Board on Geographic Names as having no official standing → collaboratesWith → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
subject surface form: U.S. Board on Geographic Names
United States Geological Survey → abbreviation → United States Geological Survey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: USGS
United States Geological Survey → operates → United States Geological Survey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Earthquake Information Center
United States Geological Survey → operates → United States Geological Survey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Earthquake Hazards Program
Newberry Volcano → monitoredBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Mount St. Helens → monitoringAgency → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Mauna Loa → monitoredBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
Menlo Park, California → hostsInstitution → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Geological Survey (Menlo Park campus)
Medicine Lake Volcano → monitoredBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Stennis Space Center → hostsTenant → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
Valley and Ridge Province → recognizedBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Cascadia Subduction Zone → studiedBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Mount Hood → isMonitoredBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Mount Adams → isMonitoredBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
USGS Pocasset quadrangle → creator → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
USGS Pocasset quadrangle → publisher → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
USGS Pocasset quadrangle → cartographicAuthority → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
this entity surface form: USGS
Lassen Peak → monitoredBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
USDOI → oversees → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Department of the Interior
this entity surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
OWF → coordinatesWith → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
subject surface form: Office of Wildland Fire
this entity surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
Glacier Peak → firstAscentBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Party of the U.S. Geological Survey
Lester Frank Ward → employer → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Domestic Names Committee → cooperatesWith → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Principles, Policies, and Procedures for Domestic Geographic Names → publisher → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
BGN → cooperatesWith → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Mount Baker → isMonitoredBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Geographic Names Information System → operator → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Geographic Names Information System → maintainedBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Geographic Names Information System → publisher → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Crestview USGS topographic map → publisher → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Ogallala Aquifer → studiedBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States → hasResearchInstitution → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Esmeralda Bank → monitoredBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
Long Valley Caldera → overseenBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Berkeley Seismological Laboratory → collaboratesWith → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Pagan → monitoredBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
Mount Arvon → elevationRevisedBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
Hot Creek Geological Site → monitoredBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Grove Karl Gilbert → employer → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
San Jacinto Fault Zone → monitoredBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Anatahan → monitoringAgency → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
Science for a changing world → usedBy → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Science for a changing world → officialMottoOf → United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Science for a changing world → describesMissionOf → United States Geological Survey ⓘ