# Pemantauan Geologi Amerika Syarikat

Pemantauan Geologi Amerika Syarikat| Seal |
| Official identifier |
| Intisari agensi |
| Dibentuk | 3 Mac 1879 (1879-03-03) |
| Ibu pejabat | Reston, Virginia |
| Kakitangan | 10,000 (2004) |
| Belanjawan tahunan | $971 million (FY2006) |
| Eksekutif agensi | * Mark Myers, Director
 |
| Agensi induk | Department of the Interior |
| Laman sesawang | www.usgs.gov |

**Pemantauan Geologi Amerika Syarikat** atau di dalam bahasa Inggeris **United States Geological Survey** (**USGS**) merupakan agensi saintifik kerajaan Amerika Syarikat. Saintis-saintis USGS mempelajari landskap Amerika Syarikat, sumber semulajadi , dan bencana alam yang membahayakannya. Organisasi ini mempunyai empat disiplin sains yang besar, melibatkan biologi, geografi, geologi, dan hidrologi. USGS adalah merupakan sebuah organisasi pencari fakta dengan tidak terikat dengan apa-apa undang-undang.

## Senarai pengarah

|  |
| --- |
| * 1879–1881 Clarence King
* 1881–1894 John Wesley Powell
* 1894–1907 Charles Doolittle Walcott
* 1907–1930 George Otis Smith
* 1930–1943 Walter Curran Mendenhall
* 1943–1956 William Embry Wrather
* 1956–1965 Thomas Brennan Nolan
* 1965–1971 William Thomas Pecora
* 1971–1978 Vincent Ellis McKelvey
* 1978–1981 Henry William Menard
* 1981–1993 Dallas Lynn Peck
* 1994–1997 Gordon P. Eaton
* 1998–2005 Charles G. Groat
* 2006-present Mark Myers
 |

## Lihat juga

* Geographic Names Information System
* Volcano Disaster Assistance Program
* Timeline of environmental events
* Maps of the United States
* British Geological Survey
* Saudi Geological Survey
* Core research center

## Notakaki

## Rujukan

* Eilperin, Juliet (December 14, 2006). "USGS Scientists Object To Stricter Review Rules". The Washington Post. Dicapai pada 2007-12-27.
* Erickson, Jim (December 14, 2006). "USGS to review scientists' studies prior to publication". Rocky Mountain News. Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada 2008-01-08. Dicapai pada 2007-12-27.
* Heilprin, John (December 13, 2006). "USGS scientists worry about being muzzled". Associated Press. Dicapai pada 2007-12-27.
* Lubick, Naomi (February 7, 2007). "Heavier peer review policy for USGS". Environmental Science & Technology. Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada 2008-01-07. Dicapai pada 2007-12-27.
* "500.5 - News Release and Media Relations Policy". U.S. Geological Survey. August 19, 2002. Dicapai pada 2007-12-27.
* "502.4 - Fundamental Science Practices: Review, Approval, and Release of Information Products". U.S. Geological Survey. September 20, 2006. Dicapai pada 2007-12-27.

## Pautan luar

USGS sites
* USGS official site
* Major USGS Discipline sites: Water, Geology, Geography Diarkibkan 2006-12-29 di Wayback Machine, Biology Diarkibkan 2010-11-12 di Wayback Machine
* USGS science programs Diarkibkan 2007-01-06 di Wayback Machine
* Science Topics (thematic directory)
* Science in Your Backyard Diarkibkan 2006-12-01 di Wayback Machine (State index)
* USGS Natural Hazards Gateway
* USGS Circular 1050 (History of the USGS)
* USGS Geomagnetism Program
* Earthquake Hazards Program (current and historical earthquake information)
* Subscribe to automated earthquake messages Diarkibkan 2008-01-11 di Wayback Machine
* Volcano Information
* USGS Realtime Streamflow Information
* USGS Water Data for the Nation

Non-USGS related sites
* The Libre Map Project Diarkibkan 2006-06-18 di Wayback Machine offers free, high-quality USGS DRG maps in TIFF format along with world files for use with your GIS software
* TerraServer-USA Diarkibkan 2007-01-03 di Wayback Machine and Acme host USGS topographic maps (and aerial photos on TerraServer-USA); Maptech Diarkibkan 2003-01-04 di Wayback Machine hosts historical USGS topos in the northeast U.S.