3-D mapping of the conterminous U.S. within the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program: Progress and future prospects
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Cooperative Mapping Program (NCGMP) is bringing together subsurface and three-dimensional information at multiple scales for the conterminous United States from data produced throughout the USGS and by federal and state partners. Components of this work include data inventory and catalog development, data integration and database development, and construction of subregional and basin-scale three-dimensional (3-D) geologic models. At small scales, the NCGMP is compiling subsurface data to create a limited number of subsurface layers that map the majority of the lower 48 States. At larger scales, 3-D models of stratigraphic units are intended to be the subsurface analog and extension of the surface geologic maps made within the Program. The Mapping Program is developing methods of storing, visualizing, and distributing 3-D models and subsurface data from multiple sources in easily shareable, queryable, non-proprietary format(s). We report on progress in 3-D mapping of the conterminous U.S. and on future prospects.
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Sweetkind, D., 2024, 3-D mapping of the conterminous U.S. within the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program: Progress and future prospects, in Three-dimensional geological mapping: Workshop extended abstracts; Geological Society of America annual meeting, Anaheim, CA, September 20-21, 2024, p. 81-85.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | 3-D mapping of the conterminous U.S. within the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program: Progress and future prospects |
| Year Published | 2024 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Three-dimensional geological mapping: Workshop extended abstracts; Geological Society of America annual meeting |
| First page | 81 |
| Last page | 85 |
| Conference Title | Three-Dimensional Geological Mapping: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting |
| Conference Location | Anaheim, CA |
| Conference Date | September 20-21, 2024 |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | conterminous United States |