Selection of colors and patterns for geologic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey
Techniques and Methods
11-B1
Modified and updated from USGS Technical Standards Paper No. 9.03.1, September 30, 1971
By: Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
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Abstract
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) color and pattern standards and conventions for geologic maps have evolved since the USGS published its first set of standards in 1881. Since that time, USGS personnel have continuously updated and revised the standards in response to the need to show increasingly complex geologic map data and in response to changing technology. The color and pattern standards and conventions contained in this book enable geologists, cartographers, and editors to produce geologic maps that have consistent geologic-age color schemes and patterns. Such consistency enables geologists and other users of geologic maps to obtain a wealth of geologic information at a glance and to produce maps that can easily be used and compared to other published maps that follow the color and pattern standards and conventions.
Suggested Citation
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Selection of colors and patterns for geologic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey (Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods 11-B1, 19 p.; 1 plate, https://doi.org/10.3133/tm11B1.
ISSN: 2328-7055 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Selection of colors and patterns for geologic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey |
| Series title | Techniques and Methods |
| Series number | 11-B1 |
| DOI | 10.3133/tm11B1 |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | 19 p.; 1 plate |