U.S. Geological Survey

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How the US Geological Survey aids the search for critical minerals

The U.S. Geological Survey plans to expand its database of minerals to help with an information gap.

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crowd-sourcing

Agencies crowd-sourcing data under strategy to bring ‘science to the masses’

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An onlooker checks out the heavy surf at the Avalon Fishing Pier in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Whole-of-government: how other agencies respond to Florence, and other natural disasters

FEMA is the most familiar federal player in the drama of disaster response, but other agencies from the Coast Guard to USDA to USGS are pitching in to…

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Matthew Neilson: USGS helps identify misplaced fish

The U.S. Geological Survey offers a new and easier way for people who spot the wrong fish in the wrong place to report it.

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Interior’s USGS turns to the cloud to make its earthquake app into a life-saving platform

Tim Quinn, U.S. Geological Survey associate chief information officer, said the agency has more than 20 applications in the cloud and plans to make self-provisioning a real option.

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