Mark W. Carter 2018 Piedmont and Blue Ridge Working Group Arthur J. Merschat 2022 <p>The National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program is publishing a strategic plan titled “Renewing the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program as the Nation’s Authoritative Source for Modern Geologic Knowledge.” The plan provides a vision, mission, and goals for the program for the years 2020–30:</p><ul><li>Vision: create an integrated, three-dimensional, digital geologic map of the United States.</li><li>Mission: characterize, interpret, and disseminate a national geologic framework model of the Earth through geologic mapping.</li><li>Goal: focus on geological mapping as a core function of the U.S. Geological Survey within the long-term vision of adequately mapping the Nation’s geologic framework in three dimensions.</li></ul> application/pdf 10.3133/ofr20221050 en U.S. Geological Survey Implementation plan of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program strategy — Appalachian Piedmont and Blue Ridge Provinces reports