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Geological Survey Circular 817

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Suggestions for improving the usefulness of any future 

editions of this circular and suggestions as to other 

organizations whose data bases and systems could or should be 

included will be appreciated. Write:

Office of the Data Administrator 

U.S. Geological Survey 

806 National Center 

Reston, VA 22092
Scientific and Technical, Spatial, and 

Bibliographic Data Bases and Systems 

of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1983

Including Other Federal Agencies 

Revised Edition

Compiled by the Office of the Data Administrator 

Geological Survey Circular 817

Prepared with the cooperation of 

the Bureau of Land Management and 

the Minerals Management Service
United States Department of the Interior

WILLIAM P. CLARK, Secretary

Geological Survey

Dallas L. Peck, Director

Free on application to Distribution Branch, Text Products Section, 

U. S. Geological Survey, 604 South Pickett Street, Alexandria, VA 22304
CONTENTS

Introduction 1-1 

Acknowledgments 1-8

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Geologic Division 2-1 

Information Systems Division 2-146 

National Mapping Division 2-151 

Water Resources Division 2-193 

Bureau of Land Management 2-283 

Minerals Management Service 2-290

Systems 3-1 

Geologic Division 3-1 

Information Systems Division 3-17 

National Mapping Division 3-19 

Water Resources Division 3-30 

Bureau of Land Management 3-37 

Minerals Management Service 3-41

Indexes A-1 

Titles A-1 

Acronyms B-l 

Contact persons C-l 

Keywords D-l

III

Scientific and Technical, Spatial, and Bibliographic 

Data Bases and Systems of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1983

Including Other Federal Agencies

Compiled by the Office of the Data Administrator

INTRODUCTION

Geological Survey Circular 817 was originally produced in 

1979. It was the result of a comprehensive inventory of the 

machine-readable scientific and technical, spatial, and 

bibliographic data bases of the U.S. Geological Survey.

This revised circular is a completely updated version of the 

original document. In addition to data bases, the revision 

contains information on automated systems as well. Also 

included are some data bases and systems from the Bureau of 

Land Management and the Minerals Management Service. More 

material will soon be added to our files from these agencies 

as well as others. The data bases and systems described are 

either currently in operation or are under development and are 

or will be systematically maintained and used.

The production of this circular is one of a series of steps 

planned by the Data Administrator to establish a coherent 

long-range approach to the management of earth-science data 

sources at the Survey. The circular can also provide some 

benefits to the entire earth science community by:

o Aiding in the diffusion of knowledge among members of the 

earth science community.

o Enabling easier exchange of technical data and information 

among researchers.

o Increasing awareness about who is doing what in the 

community of earth scientists.

o Providing exposure to the range of earth science data 

available and quickly bringing researchers in contact with 

the information source desired.

The information contained in this circular is available by 

means of an interactive storage and retrieval computer system 

for browsing, querying, searching, and analysis. The computer 

system, the Earth Science Information System (ESIS), is a

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comprehensive data management facility designed to support the 

coordination, integration, and standardization of data within 

the Survey. ESIS maintains a central and uniform repository 

of detailed information about the earth-science data bases and 

systems contained in this circular as well as information on 

associated data elements. The online retrieval capabilities 

of ESIS provide powerful keyword search techniques with an 

option for linking two or more keywords for Boolean logic 

searches. Available predefined and ad hoc retrievals provide 

both sophistication and versatility in a user-friendly 

environment. ESIS is completely menu driven with prompt and 

help statements, so that even first-time users can 

successfully conduct a terminal session. The ESIS files 

contain up-to-date information, and the user obtains a 

customized printout of the search results.

This circular will be updated periodically from the data 

contained in ESIS. Current plans call for expanding the scope 

of ESIS to include information on data bases and systems from 

other organizations and Federal agencies concerned with the 

earth sciences. The resulting directory should prove to be an 

extremely valuable tool and information source. Further, 

consideration is being given to establishing an earth science 

data depository for pertinent, actual data from many of the 

referenced data bases.

The data bases are described by the following categories of 

information provided by the responsible persons:

DATA BASE NAME. A short descriptive name or title that 

identifies the data base.

ACRONYM. An acronym of the data base name or a short name or 

an abbreviation of the data base name.

DATA BASE TYPE. An indication of the type of data in the data 

base either spatial, scientific and technical, 

bibliographic, or mission support.

DATA STRUCTURE. The logical structure of the data base 

records.

CONTACT PERSON. The name of the person who is knowledgeable 

about this data base.

CONTACT ADDRESS. The address of the contact person; post 

office box number and (or) mail stop number; city; state; 

and zip code.

CONTACT TELEPHONE. The telephone number(s) of the contact 

person.

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SPATIAL DATA TYPES. A descriptive term such as point, line, 

polygon, grid, or other term that identifies the type of 

spatial data in the data base.

COORDINATE SYSTEM. The identification of the coordinate 

system(s) used in spatial data bases.

TIME SPAN OF DATA COLLECTED. The period of time during which 

data collection took place.

STATUS OF DATA BASE. An indication of the present status of 

the data base either operational, under development, or 

under modification.

USERS. The known or intended individual or organizational 

users of the data in the data base or recipients of 

information products of the data base.

AVAILABILITY FOR USE/ACCESS. An indication of the 

availability or accessibility of the data base.

ACCESS METHOD. The method used to access the data base 

online, batch, and so forth.

OUTPUT MEDIA. The medium (media) used for output of 

information products of the data base printout, magnetic 

tape, and so forth.

STORAGE MEDIA. The medium (media) on which the data base 

resides or is stored.

SIZE OF DATA BASE. An indication of the size of the data base 

in terms of approximate number of logical records and bytes 

per record and the predicted yearly growth, indicated by a 

percentage of current data-base size.

COMPUTER MAKES AND MODELS. The make(s) and model(s) of the 

computer(s) on which the data base resides or will reside.

COMPUTER LOCATIONS. The location(s) of the computer(s) on 

which the data base resides or will reside.

LANGUAGES. The software language(s) used to develop and (or) 

access the data base.

DBMS. The data base management system(s) used to develop 

and (or) access the data base.

SUBJECT COVERAGE. The general subject coverage of the data in 

the data base.

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GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE. A general description of the 

geographical areas covered or represented by data in the 

data base.

SOURCES OF DATA. The internal or external individual or 

organizational source of the data in the data base.

SYSTEMS THAT ACCESS DATA BASE. The name of the computer 

system that uses or accesses the data base or file.

DOCUMENTATION. A bibliographic citation of documentation 

available, a reference concerning the data base, or an 

indication that no documentation is available.

KEYWORDS. Keywords or descriptors used to describe the data 

in the data base.

DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION. A brief description of the data base.

COMMENTS. General comments concerning the data base or 

amplifying information from any of the above categories.

The systems are described by the following categories of 

information:

SYSTEM NAME. Common name of system.

ACRONYM. An acronym of the system name or a short name or an 

abbreviation of the system name.

APPLICATION CATEGORY. Type of application that this system 

represents.

CONTACT PERSON. The name of the person who is knowledgeable 

about this system.

CONTACT ADDRESS. The address of the contact person; post 

office box number and (or) mail stop number; city; state; 

and zip code.

TELEPHONE. Telephone number(s) of the contact person.

DATA BASES ACCESSED. Data bases that are utilized by or are 

an inherent part of the system.

DATE IMPLEMENTED. Date on which this system was implemented.

LAST MODIFIED. Date on which the last major modification or 

enhancement to the system was completed.

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EXPECTED APPLICATION LIFE. The year that the system is 

expected to be discontinued or replaced.

APPLICATION STATUS. The current status of the system.

ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS. An estimate of the total costs of 

running this system for 1 year, including computer time, 

disk storage, tape rental, terminal rental, and interactive 

terminal costs.

AVAILABILITY FOR USE/ACCESS. An indication of the availability or accessibility of the system.

ACCESS METHODS. The method used to access the system 

online, batch, and so forth.

USERS. The known or intended individual or organizational 

users of the system or recipients of information products 

of the system.

FREQUENCY OF INPUT. The frequency with which data are entered 

into the system.

FREQUENCY OF OUTPUT. The frequency with which data are 

regularly output from the system.

COMPUTER MAKES AND MODELS. The make(s) and model(s) of the 

computers(s) on which the system resides or will reside.

COMPUTER LOCATIONS. The location(s) of the computer(s) on 

which the system resides or will reside.

LANGUAGES. The software language(s) used to develop and (or) 

access the system.

OUTPUT MEDIA. The medium (media) used for output of 

information products of the system printout, magnetic 

tape, and so forth.

INPUT MEDIA. The medium (media) used to enter data into the 

system.

INPUT LOCATIONS. Geographic location(s) of the system's input 

devices.

RELATED SYSTEMS. Other systems that are routinely linked or 

interfaced with this system.

DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION. A brief description of the system.

COMMENTS. General comments concerning the system or 

amplifying information from any of the above categories.

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INDEXES

TITLE INDEX. Listed alphabetically by data base and system 

name.

ACRONYM INDEX. Listed alphabetically by data base and system 

acronym. In some cases, the listed acronym is not truly an 

acronym but a short title or abbreviation of the data base 

or system name.

CONTACT PERSON INDEX. Listed alphabetically by last name of 

contact person.

KEYWORD INDEX. Listed alphabetically by keyword. Keywords 

are index terms automatically extracted by ESIS from 

text fields in the data-base and system descriptions 

provided by the responsible persons. There is no direct 

correlation between words in the keyword index and words in 

the keyword field of the data-base record. Also, the 

keyword index includes geographic coverage terms that refer 

to specific (state, county, and so forth) or regional 

coverage of the data base.

All page numbers in the indexes indicate the page on which the 

referenced item can be found. Page numbers beginning with 

"2-" are data-base references; those beginning with "3-" are 

system references.

DEFINITIONS

This circular uses the following definitions both for 

categorizing and as criteria for inclusion of material:

FILE. A file is a collection of data representing all 

occurrences of a given type of record for a particular 

application. A file must be machine readable. In this 

circular, files are included in the data base section and are 

not distinguished from data bases.

DATA BASE. A data base is a collection of interrelated data 

stored for ready access by a number of applications; the data 

are stored so that their independence from programs that use 

the data is emphasized. A data base may or may not utilize a 

data base management system (DBMS). The bulk of the 

information in this circular concerns data bases.

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SYSTEM. A system is the collection of programs or necessary 

software for retrieving, storing, and maintaining information 

in one or more data bases. The software may be specifically 

developed to address the needs of the system or may be 

generalized DBMS software.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I wish to express my appreciation to the many contact persons 

in the U.S. Geological Survey's divisions, the Minerals 

Management Service, and the Bureau of Land Management for 

their extensive support and cooperation in compiling this 

inventory and providing data input to the Earth Science 

Information System (ESIS). More particularly, I wish to thank 

the members of the staff in the Office of the Data 

Administrator, Thomas E. Ciciarelli and Diane Weixler, for 

their long hours of work, without which this document could 

not have been produced nor ESIS maintained.

T. M. Albert

Data Administrator

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

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Data Base Name: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media: 

Storage Media: 

Growth Rate: 

Subject Coverage:

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEYS 

SPATIAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL 

GODSON, RICHARD H. 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER 

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225 

(303) 234-2623 (FTS) 234-2623 

LINE

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 

1968 - 1983 

OPERATIONAL

GEOPHYSICISTS AND GEOLOGISTS BOTH 

INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE USGS 

UNLIMITED 

MAGNETIC TAPE 

MAGNETIC TAPE 

5 PERCENT PER YEAR 

AEROMAGNETIC READINGS TAKEN FROM 

VARIOUS SURVEYS 

Geographical Coverage:

US; VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN ALL 50 STATES 

Sources of Data:

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEYS FLOWN IN-HOUSE AND (PRIMARILY) UNDER

CONTRACT TO THE USGS 

Documentation:

FORMAT OF TAPE SENT WITH TAPE 

Keywords:

AEROMAGNETIC; MAGNETIC; AIRBORNE SURVEY 

Definition/Description:

READINGS TAKEN FROM AIRCRAFT ALONG FLIGHT LINE.

AEROMAGNETIC VALUES, BAROMETRIC ALTITUDE, AIRCRAFT COURSE,

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, SAMPLE NUMBER. FORMAT VARIES FROM

TAPE TO TAPE. STANDARDIZED SINCE 1978. 

Comments:

TAPES REPRESENT INDIVIDUAL SURVEYS. MANUAL STATE INDEXES

DETERMINE LOCATIONS SURVEY. CONTERMINOUS US MINERALS

ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

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Data Base Name: AFTERSHOCK STUDIES 

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL 

Structure: SORTED SEQUENTIAL 

Contact Person: LANGER, CHARLES 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER 

MS 966

DENVER, CO 80225 

(303) 234-5091 (FTS) 234-5091 

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 

1974 - PRESENT 

OPERATIONAL

USGS BRANCH OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY 

AND TECTONICS 

UNLIMITED 

BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; 

PUBLICATION 

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK 

34,500,000 BYTES 

VAX 11/780 

GOLDEN, CO 

FORTRAN

AFTERSHOCK DATA COLLECTED FROM 

TEMPORARY SEISMIC NETWORKS AFTER 

MAJOR EARTHQUAKES 

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; SPECIFIC EARTHQUAKE SITES 

Sources of Data:

TEMPORARY SEISMIC NETWORKS SET UP FOR AFTERSHOCK STUDIES 

Documentation:

REPORTS PUBLISHED ON EACH DATA COLLECTION EFFORT 

Keywords:

EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC; TEMPORARY SEISMIC NETWORK; 

MICROSEISMICITY; AFTERSHOCK 

Definition/Description:

AFTERSHOCK STUDIES ARE CONDUCTED WORLDWIDE BY SETTING UP 

TEMPORARY SEISMIC NETWORKS ALONG EARTHQUAKE-CAUSING 

FAULTS. SUMMARY DATA OF THESE STUDIES ARE MAINTAINED 

SEPARATELY FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKES: 

GUATEMALA, FEBRUARY 4, 1976, PERU, OCTOBER 3, 1974, 

POCATELLO VALLEY, IDAHO, UTAH, MARCH 28, 1975, GREECE, 

JUNE 20, 1978 ARGENTINA, NOVEMBER 23, 1977, UINTA BASIN, 

UTAH, SEPTEMBER 30, 1977.

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Comments:

THE INDIVIDUAL TAPES ARE ESSENTIALLY UNRELATED FILES. ALL 

ARE CONSIDERED AS A DATA BASE BECAUSE OF THE COMMONALITY 

OF THE SUBJECT MATTER AND THE MANNER OF PROCESSING.

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

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AGE PROFILE DATA

DSDMAS

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

31,640 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

AGE PROFILE DATA WITH COORDINATES

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT; GEOLOGIC AGE 

De f i n i t i on/Desc r ipt i on:

DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT - AGE PROFILE DATA WITH

COORDINATES

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Data Base Name: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System;

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

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ALASKA SEISMIC STUDIES

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

LAHR, JOHN

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MS 77

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 X 2510 (FTS) 467-2510

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1979 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

LOCAL USERS - GEOLOGISTS,

SEISMOLOGISTS; STATE OF ALASKA;

CORPS OF ENGINEERS; NATIONAL

GEOPHYSICAL DATA CENTER; TSUNAMI

WARNING CENTER

UNLIMITED

BATCH

PUBLICATION; MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE; PUNCHED CARD

104 BYTES

50 f 000,000 BYTES

15 PERCENT PER YEAR

VAX

MENLO PARK, CA

FORTRAN

NONE

SEISMIC DATA FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL

ALASKA COLLECTED BY HIGH-GAIN

SENSORS

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA 

Sources of Data:

50 HIGH-GAIN DETECTORS, UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA 

Documentation:

CATALOGS PUBLISHED QUARTERLY EXPLAINING METHODOLOGY

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Keywords:

EARTHQUAKE; ALASKA; DEVELOCORDER; TELEMETRY

Definition/Description:

CARD IMAGE RECORDS OF EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY IN SOUTH-CENTRAL 

ALASKA. THESE ARE DEVELOPED FROM SEISMIC DATA TELEMETERED 

CONTINUOUSLY FROM FIELD INSTRUMENTS TO A CENTRAL SITE AT 

THE NOAA ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WHERE A TELEDYNE 

GEOTECH DEVELOCORDER PRODUCES FILMS THAT ARE SHIPPED TO 

MENLO PARK, READ, AND HAND DIGITIZED INTO CARD IMAGE 

FORMATS GIVING P-AND S-PHASE VALUES. THE CARDS PROVIDE 

FULL EARTHQUAKE LOCATION, DURATION, AND INTENSITY 

INFORMATION.

Comments:

DIGITIZED DATA DERIVED FROM DEVELOCORDER TAPES. THIS IS 

THE PRIMARY DATA SOURCE STORED IN PHASE FILES.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

ALASKAN AEROMAGNETIC DATA BASE

ALASKA MAG

SPATIAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

ELIASON, PATRICIA T.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

2255 N. GEMINI DRIVE

FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001

(601) 779-3311 EXT 1312 (FTS) 261-1312

LINE

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1979 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

CONGRESSONAL CONSERVATION

COMMITTEE; PRIVATE INDUSTRY;

BRANCH OF OIL AND GAS IN GEOLOGIC

DIVISION OF USGS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

DISK

10,480,000 BYTES

0 PERCENT PER YEAR

PDP-11/45

FLAGSTAFF, AZ

FORTRAN; ASSEMBLER

LOW-ALTITUDE AEROMAGNETIC DATA OF

POSITIONS OF ALASKA

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US; ALASKAN OIL AND GAS FIELDS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

AREAS 

Sources of Data:

AEROMAGNETIC INSTRUMENT READINGS TAKEN DURING FLIGHTS OVER

ALASKA 

Documentation:

INDEX MAP OF ALL FLIGHT LINES. OPEN-FILE REPORTS AND

PROFESSIONAL PAPERS ON THE DATA. 

Keywords:

AEROMAGNETIC; FLIGHT LINE; OIL FIELD; GAS FIELD;

CONSERVATION AREA 

Definition/Description:

LOW-ALTITUDE AEROMAGNETIC FLIGHT LINE SURVEY IN ALASKA.

CONTAINS TOTAL FIELD READINGS, GRADIENT INFORMATION, AND

REDUCED AND CORRECTED DATA. FLIGHTS WERE MADE OVER OIL

FIELDS, GAS FIELDS, AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREAS.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

CAC03, CARBON AND NITROGEN

MAS400

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

24,848 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

CAC03, CARBON AND NITROGEN

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; SEDIMENT GEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; NITROGEN;

CAC03 

Definition/Description:

CAC03, CARBON AND NITROGEN CONTENT. THIS FILE GIVES THOSE

CONSTITUENTS OF ORGANIC ORIGIN IN THE SAMPLES.

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Data Base Name

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

CARBONATE FRACTION COMPOSITION

MAS310

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

29,716 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

CARBONATE FRACTION COMPOSITION
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; SEDIMENT COMPOSITION; CARBONATE

COMPOSITION 

Definition/Description:

CARBONATE FRACTION COMPOSITION (NEW JERSEY TO KEY WEST).

THIS FILE GIVES THE COMPOSITION OF THE CALCIUM CARBONATE

COMPONENTS WITHIN THE TOTAL SAND AND GRAVEL FRACTION

(0.062MM). THE AMOUNT OF EACH COMPONENT WAS DETERMINED BY

POINT COUNTS UNDER EITHER THE BINOCULAR OR THE

PETROGRAPHIC MICROSCOPE.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

CHEMICAL ANALYSES

ANLMAS

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

7,557 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

ANALYTICAL CHEMICAL DATA

2 -
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage: 

REGIONAL US

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM

Keywords:

ANALYTICAL; CHEMICAL DATA

Definition/Description:

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT (ANALYTICAL, CHEMICAL 

DATA). MAJOR ELEMENT DETERMINATIONS WERE DIVIDED INTO TWO 

GENERAL GROUPS: CONCENTRATIONS OF SI02, TI02, AL203 , FE203 

(TOTAL), CAO, MGO, K20, P205, AND MN02 (TOTAL) WERE 

DETERMINED BY X-RAY FLUORESCENCE IN WOODS HOLE, MA., 

PRELIMINARY FUSION WITH LITHIUM BORATE ACCORDING TO THE 

METHOD OF H.J. ROSE AND OTHERS (APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY, 

V.17, NO. 4, P. 81-85). A DIANO XRD 8000 UNIT WAS USED TO 

ANALYZE PRESSED PULVERIZED BEADS, ALONG WITH SYNTHETIC AND 

NATURAL ROCK STANDARDS. ADDITIONALLY, CONCENTRATIONS OF 

FEO, H20+, H20-, TOTAL S, CL, AND F WERE DETERMINED BY 

STANDARD METHODS IN THE RESTON, VA., ANALYTICAL 

LABORATORIES OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BY N. SKINNER, 

Z.A. HAMLIN, AND J. REID UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF F. BROWN. 

NA20 AND MGO ANALYSES WERE PERFORMED BY E. CAMPBELL AND P. 

ARUSCAVAGE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF F.O. SIMON. F.J. 

FLANAGAN SERVED AS LIAISON AMONG THE USER AND ANALYTICAL 

GROUPS. THE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS OF NA20 AND 

MGO WERE CORRECTED BY A CONSTANT FACTOR, BASED IN PART ON 

RESTON'S ANALYSES OF DUPLICATE SAMPLES. FOR THE MANY 

SEDIMENT SAMPLES CONTAINING SULFIDE SULFUR, THE FERROUS 

IRON (FEO) RESULTS MAY BE QUESTIONABLE. ALL VALUES ARE IN 

WEIGHT PERCENT.

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Data Base Name: ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

CHEMICAL ANALYSES, MAJOR ELEMENTS

Acronym: MAS700

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

Structure: RELATIONAL

Contact Person: BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY 

QUISSETT CAMPUS 

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Telephone: (617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: USGS GEOLOGISTS

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Access Method: INTERACTIVE

Output Media: INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

No. of Records: 3,427 RECORDS

Computer Makes and Models: HP 1000

Computer Locations: WOODS HOLE, MA

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: CHEMICAL ANALYSES, MAJOR ELEMENTS

Geographical Coverage: 

REGIONAL US

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR ELEMENT

Definition/Description:

THIS FILE CONTAINS CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF THE MAJOR ELEMENTS 

OF SELECTED SAMPLES. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE FROM THE 

BLAKE PLATEAU, THE SAMPLES WERE SELECTED TO ILLUSTRATE THE 

COMPOSITION OF RIVERBORNE SEDIMENT AND SEA-BOTTOM SEDIMENT 

REPRESENTING TRAVERSES ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL SHELF. MINUS 

SIGNS THAT PRECEDE VALUES INDICATE THAT THE AMOUNT 

DETECTED IS LESS THAN THE VALUE SHOWN.

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Data Base Name: ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

CHEMICAL ANALYSES, TRACE ELEMENTS

Acronym: MAS710

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

Structure: RELATIONAL

Contact Person: BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY 

QUISSETT CAMPUS 

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

Telephone: (617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: USGS GEOLOGISTS

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Access Method: INTERACTIVE

Output Media: INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK 

No. of Records: 2,030 RECORDS 

Computer Makes and Models: HP 1000 

Computer Locations: WOODS HOLE, MA 

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: CHEMICAL ANALYSES, TRACE ELEMENTS 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES. 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT 

Definition/Description:

THIS FILE CONTAINS CHEMICAL ANALYSES FOR TRACE ELEMENTS IN

THE SAMPLES SELECTED. THE TRACE ELEMENT DETERMINATIONS

WERE MADE ON THE SAME PELLET USED FOR THE MAJOR ELEMENT

DETERMINATIONS IN MAS?00.

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Data Base Name: ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

CRUISE AND STATION POSITION DATA

Acronym: MAS100

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

Structure: RELATIONAL

Contact Person: BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY 

QUISSETT CAMPUS 

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

Telephone: (617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: USGS GEOLOGISTS

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DATA BASES

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

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MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

72,454 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

CRUISE AND STATION POSITION DATA

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REGIONAL US 

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DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; SAMPLE SITES 

Definition/Description:

CRUISE AND STATION POSITION DATA. THIS FILE CONTAINS THE

CRUISE NUMBER, DATE, TIME, POSITION AND DEPTH OF WATER AT

THE STATION.

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ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

MASCFD

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUBE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Computer Makes and Models: HP 1000

Computer Locations: WOODS HOLE, MA

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; SEDIMENT FREQUENCY ANALYSIS 

Definition/Description:

CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS.

THIS FILE CONTAINS THE WEIGHT PERCENT OF MATERIAL

CONTAINED IN EACH SIZE GRADE EXPRESSED IN PHI UNITS.

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ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

EQUIPMENT AND SEDIMENT DESCRIPTION

MAS110

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

30,928 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

EQUIPMENT AND SEDIMENT DESCRIPTION

2-13
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; SAMPLING EQUIPMENT; SEDIMENT SAMPLE 

Definition/Description:

EQUIPMENT AND SEDIMENT DESCRIPTIONS. THIS FILE CONTAINS

INFORMATION ON THE EQUIPMENT USED AT THE STATION AND THE

SHIPBOARD DESCRIPTION OF THE LITHOLOGY OF THE SEDIMENT.

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ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

GEOTECHNICAL DATA

TECMAS

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

9,545 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE OF THE

EASTERN UNITED STATES.

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SLOPE AND SHELF 

Sources of Data:

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 81-239, 1981,

LAWRENCE J. POPPE, ED. 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; GEOTECHNICAL 

De f i n i t i on/Desc r i pt i on:

GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSES OF CORES FROM SITES WIDELY

DISTRIBUTED ALONG THE CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE OF THE

EASTERN UNITED STATES FOR THE AMCOR (ATLANTIC MARGIN

CORING) PROJECT

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ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

GERMAN SEISMIC DATA-1

BGR1MA

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

47,028 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage: 

REGIONAL US

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM

Keywords:

EASTERN MARGIN; SEISMICITY

Definition/Description:

GERMAN SEISMIC VELOCITY DATA. LINES 201-203 BGR1MA 

THROUGH BGR4MA CONTAIN VELOCITY SUMMARIES DIGITIZED FROM 

USGS-BGR SEISMIC LINES 79-201 TO 79-221, WHICH WERE 

COLLECTED IN 1979 ABOARD THE R/V EXPLORA BY USING A 

48-CHANNEL SEISMIC STREAMER (50 M PER CHANNEL) AND A TUNED 

AIRGUN ARRAY. THE SURVEY AREA WAS THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 

SHELF, SLOPE, AND UPPER RISE OFF THE COAST FROM VIRGINIA 

TO GEORGES BANK. THE VELOCITY SUMMARIES ARE THE 

CONTRACTOR'S (PRAKLA - SEISMOS) INTERPRETATION AND WERE 

MADE APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3.6 KM ALONG EACH LINE. THE 

VELOCITY VALUES (RMS AND INTERVAL IN METERS PER SECOND) 

ARE DIGITIZED AT 17 HORIZONS FROM THE SEA FLOOR TO A DEPTH 

OF 10,000 MS FOR EACH VELOCITY ANALYSIS. THE TOTAL LENGTH 

OF ALL THE BGR LINES IS 4750 KM, AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 

VELOCITY SUMMARIES (ASSUMING 3.6 KM SPACING) ON THE TAPE 

SHOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 1300. VARIABLES LID AND SHOTPT 

INDICATE LINE NUMBER AND SHOT POINT (50 M) FOR REFERENCE 

TO NAVIGATIONAL LOCATION DATA. SID (SEQUENCE IDENTIFIER 

NUMBER) REFERS TO A REFLECTOR NUMBER, WHICH IS THEN 

FOLLOWED BY AN APPROPRIATE REFLECTION TIME (MS), RMS 

VELOCITY (M/S), AND INTERVAL VELOCITY (M/S). UP TO 17 SID 

VALUES ARE GIVEN FOR EACH SHOT POINT. SOME LINES MAY HAVE 

UP TO 200 VELOCITY SUMMARIES.

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Data Base Name: ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

GERMAN SEISMIC DATA-2

Acronym: BGR2MA

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

Structure: RELATIONAL

Contact Person: BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY 

QUISSETT CAMPUS 

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

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DATA BASES

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(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

47,028 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

EASTERN MARGIN; SEISMICITY 

Definition/Description:

GERMAN SEISMIC DATA

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ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

GERMAN SEISMIC DATA-3

BGR3MA

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

2-17
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

47,634 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

EASTERN MARGIN; SEISMICITY 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

GERMAN SEISMIC DATA

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ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

GERMAN SEISMIC DATA-4

BGR4MA

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

20,094 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

EASTERN MARGIN; SEISMICITY 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r ipt i on:

GERMAN SEISMIC DATA

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REGIONAL US

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

GRAVEL, SAND, SILT, AND CLAY

MAS210

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

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MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

37,980 RECORDS

HP 1000

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GRAVEL, SAND, SILT, AND CLAY

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; SEDIMENT TEXTURE 

Definition/Description:

GRAVEL, SAND, SILT, AND CLAY DISTRIBUTION. THIS FILE GIVES

THE WEIGHT PERCENT OF MATERIAL IN THE GRAVEL, SAND, SILT,

AND CLAY FRACTIONS OF THE SAMPLES.

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REGIONAL US

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

HEAVY MINERAL ANALYSIS

MAS560

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

13,672 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

HEAVY MINERAL ANALYSIS

2-20
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; HEAVY MINERALS

Definition/Description:

HEAVY MINERAL ANALYSES. THIS FILE CONTAINS ANALYSES OF 

THE HEAVY MINERAL FRACTION OF SELECTED SAMPLES FROM THE 

NORTH SHEET, SOUTHERN NOVA SCOTIA TO NORTHERN NEW JERSEY 

THE METHODS OF SAMPLE PREPARATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE 

RESULTS ARE GIVEN BY D.A. ROSS (GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

PROFESSIONAL PAPER 529-G).

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ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

MINERALS IN CLAY FRACTION

MAS505

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

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MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

10,396 RECORDS

HP 1000

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MINERALS IN CLAY FRACTION

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN? CLAY MINERALOGY 

Definition/Description:

MINERALS IN CLAY FRACTION. THIS FILE CONTAINS ESTIMATES OF

THE AMOUNTS OF MINERALS IN THE CLAY FRACTION (LESS THAN 2

MM) OF SELECTED SAMPLES. VISUAL ESTIMATES OF THE RELATIVE

AMOUNTS OF THE VARIOUS MINERALS PRESENT ARE LISTED TO THE

NEAREST 10 PERCENT.

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ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

NOMINAL AND MAXIMUM DEPTHS

MASDEP

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL? SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE? DISK

13,632 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

NOMINAL AND MAXIMUM DEPTHS

2-22
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; MARINE SAMPLE DEPTHS 

Definition/Description:

DATA COLLECTION FROM U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND DEEP SEA

VENTURES CONCERNING MANGANESE NODULES AND PHOSPHATE

COLLECTION ON THE BLAKE PLATEAU.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

SAND FRACTION COMPOSITION

MAS300

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

7,272 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

SAND FRACTION COMPOSITION

2-23
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage: 

REGIONAL US

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; SEDIMENT COMPOSITION; SAND COMPOSITION

Definition/Description:

SAND FRACTION COMPOSITION (NOVA SCOTIA TO NEW JERSEY). 

COMPOSITION OF THE SAND FRACTION (0.062-2.OMM) IN PERCENT 

BY WEIGHT OF ROCK FRAGMENTS, QUARTZ AND FELDSPAR, DARK 

MINERALS, GLAUCONITE, MICA, FORAMINIFERA, AND SHELL 

MATERIAL. THESE WEIGHTS WERE ESTIMATED BY EXAMINATION 

WITH A BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE. TRACES OF ANY COMPONENTS ARE 

ARBITRARILY ASSIGNED VALUES OF 0.1 PERCENT. QUANTITIES 

LESS THAN 1 PERCENT BUT MORE THAN TRACES ARE ASSIGNED 

VALUES OF 0.5 PERCENT.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

SAND FRACTION 125-250 MM

MAS320

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE? DISK

10,727 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

2-24
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Subject Coverage: SAND FRACTION 125-250 MM 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; SEDIMENT TEXTURE 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

SAND FRACTION 125-250 MM, NONCARBONATE FRACTION (NEW

JERSEY TO KEY WEST). THIS FILE GIVES THE COMPOSITION OF

THE NONCARBONATE PART OF 125- TO 250-MM SAND FRACTIONS.

THE AMOUNTS OF EACH TYPE OF MATERIAL IN PERCENT WERE

DETERMINED BY POINT COUNTS UNDER THE BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE.

***********

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Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE ANALYSES

MAS250

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

38,551 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE ANALYSES

2-25
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; SEDIMENT TEXTURE 

Definition/Description:

SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE PARAMETERS CODE LINE 250 GIVES THE

SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE PARAMETERS OF THE SAMPLES. THESE

PARAMETERS WERE CALCULATED FROM THE DATA BY A COMPUTER

PROGRAM.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

TEXTUAL DATA

MASTEX

SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

204 RECORDS

103 BYTES

21,012 BYTES

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

GRASP

SEE DATA BASE DESCRIPTION

2-26
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE 

Sources of Data:

SURVEY GEOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 

Documentation:

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 81-239, 1981,

LAWRENCE J. POPPE, ED. 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF; ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SLOPE 

Definition/Description:

TEXTUAL DATA ANALYSES OF CORES FROM SITES WIDELY

DISTRIBUTED ALONG THE CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE OF THE

EASTERN UNITED STATES FOR THE AMCOR (ATLANTIC MARGIN

CORING) PROJECT 

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1976.

***********

Data Base Name:

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

TRACE ELEMENTS ANALYSIS

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

4,932 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

TRACE ELEMENTS ANALYSES

2-27
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage: 

REGIONAL US

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; TRACE ELEMENT; MARINE GEOCHEMISTRY

Definition/Description:

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (TRACE 

ELEMENTS). MN, ZN, LI, AND RB WERE DETERMINED BY FLAME 

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY, PB, CD, AS, AND AG WERE 

DETERMINED BY GRAPHITE FURNACE ATOMIC ABSORPTION 

SPECTROSCOPY BY E. CAMPBELL AND P. ARUSCAVAGE. THESE 

ANALYSTS DETERMINED W AND MO CONCENTRATIONS 

SPECTROPHOTOMETRICALLY. B, CO, CR, CU, LA, NI, V, AND ZR 

WERE DETERMINED BY QUANTITATIVE EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY BY 

E. SILK, C. ANNELL, AND D.W. GOLIGHTLY IN THE RESTON, VA., 

LABORATORIES OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. URANIUM AND 

THORIUM ANALYSES WERE PERFORMED BY H.T. MILLARD, C. MCFEE, 

AND C. BLISS IN THE USGS DENVER LABORATORIES. HOWEVER, A 

SUBSEQUENT CHECK SHOWED DISCREPANCIES IN SOME THORIUM 

DATA, AND THE VALUES SHOWN HERE MAY BE UNRELIABLE. "L" 

FOLLOWING A VALUE MEANS "LESS THAN." VALUES ARE IN PARTS 

PER MILLION.

***********

Data Base Name: ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT -

X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSES

Acronym: MAS500

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

Structure: RELATIONAL

Contact Person: BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY 

QUISSETT CAMPUS 

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

Telephone: (617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: USGS GEOLOGISTS

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Access Method: INTERACTIVE

2-28
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Output Media: INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK 

No. of Records: 44,781 RECORDS 

Computer Makes and Models: HP 1000 

Computer Locations: WOODS HOLE, MA 

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 

Definition/Description:

X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS (BULK SAMPLES 2 MM). THIS FILE

CONTAINS THE WEIGHT PERCENT OF MINERALS DETECTED BY X-RAY

POWDER DIFFRACTION ANALYSES OF THE BULK FRACTION LESS THAN

2 MM IN DIAMETER.

***********

Data Base Name: ATLANTIC OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

SEISMIC DATA

Acronym: AOCSSRD

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: TAYLOR, DAVID J.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

OIL AND GAS BRANCH 

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER 

DENVER, CO 80225

Telephone: (303) 234-5008 (FTS) 234-5008

Spatial Data Type: GRID

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Time Span: 1970 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: USGS, OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE

GEOLOGY, OIL AND GAS BRANCH; OIL 

COMPANIES; UNIVERSITIES

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

Computer Makes and Models: PHOENIX I

2-29
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

DENVER, CO 

FORTRAN IV 

REGIONAL SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage: 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; OFFSHORE EAST COAST OF UNITED STATES 

Sources of Data:

USGS MARINE GEOLOGISTS 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF; COMMON DEPTH POINT;

HYDROCARBON; SEISMIC REFLECTION 

Definition/Description:

THE DATA BASE INCLUDES A REGIONAL GRID OF COMMON DEPTH

POINT (CDP) SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA COVERING THE OFFSHORE

EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES.

***********

Data Base Name:

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

AVERAGE TOPOGRAPHIC ELEVATIONS IN

CALIFORNIA AND ADJACENT REGIONS

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

OLIVER, HOWARD

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MS 89

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 X 2255 (FTS) 467-2255

GRID

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

SCIENTISTS MAKING ENVIRONMENTAL

AND GRAVITY STUDIES

UNLIMITED

BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

250,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

20,000,000 BYTES

0 PERCENT PER YEAR

FORTRAN

AVERAGE ELEVATION OF 1 X 1- AND 3

X 3-MINUTE COMPARTMENTS IN

CALIFORNIA AND VICINITY

2-30
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage: 

US STATE; CALIFORNIA

Sources of Data:

VISUAL OBSERVATION OF TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS

Documentation:

NTIS DOCUMENT PB-219 795, DESCRIPTION OF MAGNETIC TAPE 

CONTAINING AVERAGE ELEVATIONS OF TOPOGRAPHY IN CALIFORNIA 

AND ADJACENT REGIONS FOR AREAS OF 1 X 1- AND 3 X 3-MINUTES

Keywords:

ELEVATION GRAVITY CORRECTIONS; GRAVITY CORRECTIONS; 

TERRAIN; TOPOGRAPHY

Definition/Description:

AVERAGE ELEVATIONS OF ABOUT 199,000 1X1- AND 51,000 3 X 

3-MINUTE "COMPARTMENTS" IN CALIFORNIA AND VICINITY ARE 

RECORDED ON A MAGNETIC TAPE. THE 1 X 1-MINUTE COVERAGE 

EXTENDS ABOUT 15 MI AND THE 3 X 3-MINUTE ABOUT 100 MI IN 

ALL DIRECTIONS BEYOND THE CALIFORNIA BOUNDARY. THIS 

DIGITAL MODEL IS ADEQUATE TO COMPUTE TERRAIN CORRECTIONS 

TO GRAVITY DATA ANYWHERE IN CALIFORNIA AT A DISTANCE OF 

ABOUT 1.5 TO 100 MI FROM EACH GRAVITY STATION AND MAY BE 

USEFUL FOR OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES. 

THE 1 X 1-MINUTE DIGITAL USES A FORTRAN PROGRAM, WHICH IS 

INCLUDED.

Comments:

MAGNETIC TAPE AVAILABLE FROM NTIS AS PB-219 794

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Acronym:

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Address:

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B&F NAVIGATION - GEORGES BANK

MADATA

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

2-31
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

No. of Records: 10,304 RECORDS

Computer Makes and Models: HP 1000

Computer Locations: WOODS HOLE, MA

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: GRAB SAMPLE LOCATIONS

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

GEORGES BANK; MARINE GEOCHEMISTRY; OCEAN SEDIMENT 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

THIS DATA SET LISTS POSITIONS OF STATIONS OCCUPIED BY THE

FIRST SAMPLING CRUISE OF THE GEORGES BANK MONITORING

PROGRAM.

***********

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Acronym:

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Address:

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Users:

Availability for Use/Access

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Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

BALTIMORE CANYON MINERALOGY

MASTER

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

969 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

MINERALOGY X-RAY

2-32
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

BALTIMORE CANYON; MINERALOGY; X-RAY 

Definition/Description:

BALTIMORE CANYON/MID-ATL AUG-SEP 79 ENVIRONMENTAL SLOPE

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

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Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage: 

Geographical Coverage: 

REGIONAL US

02543 

iFTS) 837-4180

***********

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES (CITATN)

CITATN

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL r JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA

(617) 548-8700

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

5,360 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

FULL CITATION

2-33
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

MARINE GEOLOGY; BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Definition/Description:

CONTAINS A FULL TEXT OF EACH PUBLICATION CITATION AUTHORED

BY A MEMBER OF THE BRANCH OR PAID FOR BY BRANCH MONEY.

ALSO PERMITS STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR VARIOUS REPORTS

ON OUTPUT AND STATUS.

***********

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Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

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Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage: 

Geographical Coverage: 

REGIONAL US

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES (SEARCH)

SEARCH

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 . (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

20,397 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

BRANCH PUBLICATIONS

2-34
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

MARINE GEOLOGY; BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Definition/Description:

PROVIDES FOR SEARCH OF BRANCH PUBLICATIONS BY ANY OF THE

VARIABLES TO ALLOW, IF NECESSARY, FOR LINKAGE WITH CITATN

FILES AND FULL REFERENCE TITLE AND INFORMATION

***********

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Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage: 

Geographical Coverage: 

REGIONAL US

BOSTON HARBOR GEOCHEMISTRY DATA

MASK

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

2,725 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

GEOCHEMISTRY DATA

2-35
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

BOSTON HARBOR; GEOCHEMISTRY; BOSTON 

Definition/Description:

BOSTON HARBOR - OFFSHORE GEOCHEMISTRY PROJECT 1977-1978.

THIS DATA SET CONTAINS TRACE METAL CONCENTRATIONS OF

BOSTON HARBOR SEDIMENT FROM BOTH CORES AND SURFICIAL GRAB

SAMPLES.

***********

Data Base Name:

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access:

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

BIBLIOGRAPHY; PUBLICATIONS

BRANCH OF PETROPHYSICS AND REMOTE

SENSING BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA BASE

BIBLIOGRAPHIC

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

OLHOEFT, GARY

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5390 (FTS) 234-5390

1975 - 1983

OPERATIONAL

MEMBERS OF THE BRANCH OF GEOPHYSICS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

LINE PRINTER, OPEN-FILE REPORTS

DISK

500,000 BYTES

HP 9845

GOLDEN, CO

BASIC, ASSEMBLY

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

2-36
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ALL PUBLICATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS 

OF THE BRANCH OF GEOPHYSICS, GEOLOGIC DIVISION

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

US; ALL STATES CONTAINING COAL 

Sources of Data:

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COMPUTER TAPE 

Documentation:

NCRDS USER'S GUIDE 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM 

Keywords:

COAL; RESERVE BASE

BUREAU OF MINES SUMMARY RESERVE

BASE AND AVERAGE ANALYSIS

BMRESBAS

SPATIAL

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

CARTER, M. DEVEREUX

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

956 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-7464 (FTS) 928-7464

COUNTY BASIS

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1900 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS; DEPARTMENT OF THE

INTERIOR, OFFICE OF POLICY ANALYSIS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV

COAL RESERVE BASE OF THE US

2-37
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Definition/Description:

ESTIMATES OF COAL RESERVE BASE ON A COUNTY BASIS 

HAVE NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY USGS.

DATA

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type; 

Coordinate System; 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

CALIFORNIA REGIONAL GRAVITY DATA

GRAVITY DATA

SPATIAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

SNYDER, DAVID B.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MS 89

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 EXT 2784 (FTS) 467-2784

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

GEOPHYSICS BRANCH IN THE GEOLOGIC

DIVISION OF THE USGS;

UNIVERSITIES; CALIFORNIA DIVISION

OF MINES AND GEOLOGY; PRIVATE

INDUSTRY

UNLIMITED

BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC

TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

67,000 RECORDS

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN; PL/1

GRAVITY DATA FOR THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA 

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; CALIFORNIA 

Sources of Data:

GRAVITY FIELD MEASUREMENTS FROM 64,000 GRAVITY STATIONS IN 

CALIFORNIA 

Documentation:

DESCRIPTION OF MAGNETIC TAPE CONTAINING THE PRINCIPAL 

FACTS OF 64,402 GRAVITY STATIONS IN THE STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA BY DAVID B. SNYDER, CARTER W. ROBERTS, RICHARD 

W. SALTUS, AND ROBERT F. SIKORA

2-38
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Keywords:

OBSERVED GRAVITY; REDUCED GRAVITY; GRAVITY ANOMALIES; 

GRAVITY REDUCTIONS

Definition/Description:

THE PRINCIPAL FACTS FOR ABOUT 64,000 GRAVITY STATIONS 

WITHIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARE CONTAINED ON THIS 

9-TRACK MAGNETIC TAPE. TAPE BLOCKSIZE IS 8000, AND LOGICAL 

RECORD LENGTHS ARE 80 ASCII CHARACTERS WRITTEN AT 1600 BPI 

DENSITY. THE TAPE CONTAINS A LEADING EXPLANATORY FILE 

FOLLOWED BY 28 DATA FILES ARRANGED BY 1- AND 2-DEGREE 

SHEETS. THE GRAVITY DATUM IS THAT OF G.P. WOOLLARD AND 

J.C. ROSE (INTERNATIONAL GRAVITY MEASUREMENTS, UNIVERSITY 

OF WISCONSIN GEOPHYSICAL AND POLAR RESEARCH CENTER, 1963) 

AS USED BY R.H. CHAPMAN (CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND 

GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT 90, 1966). THE INTERNATIONAL 

GRAVITY FORMULA OF 1930 IS USED. AIRY-HEISKANEN ISOSTATIC 

ANOMALIES ARE INCLUDED, COMPUTED FOR AN AVERAGE CRUSTAL 

THICKNESS OF 25 KM, A DENSITY OF TOPOGRAPHY OF 2.67 G/CM3, 

AND A LOWER CRUST-UPPER MANTLE DENSITY OF 0.4 G/CM3. ALSO 

INCLUDED ARE COMPLETE BOUGUER ANOMALIES REDUCED AT A 

DENSITY OF 2.67 G/CM3. TERRAIN CORRECTIONS EXTEND TO 166.7 

KM FROM EACH STATION. THE DATA FROM SEVERAL SOURCES ARE 

CORRECT TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES AND RESOURCES BUT MAY 

STILL CONTAIN DISCREPANCIES UNKNOWN TO THE AUTHORS.

Comments:

A COPY OF THE TAPE IS AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL 

TECHNICAL INFORMATIOIN SERVICE (NTIS).

***********

Data Base Name: CARBON CONTENT ANALYSES

Acronym: CARBON

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: BAILEY, NORMAN G.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY 

QUISSETT CAMPUS 

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

Telephone: (617) 548-8700 EXT 175 (FTS) 837-4175

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Data Base Status: UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Users: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA 

CENTER/EDS/NOAA; U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY, BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE 

GEOLOGY

2-39
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK 

No. of Records: 40 RECORDS 

Computer Makes and Models: HP 1000 

Computer Locations: WOODS HOLE, MA 

Languages: HP21MX RTE-4 SYSTEM; FILE MANAGER

AND EDITOR PROGRAMS 

DBMS: GRASP 

Subject Coverage: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

INFORMATION 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; US EAST COAST--CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE 

Sources of Data:

USGS SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS, SAMPLES COLLECTED AT SEA

DURING SCIENTIFIC CRUISES 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

CLAY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; MARINE GEOLOGY 

Definition/Description:

CONTAINS NINE FIELDS PLUS A KEY FIELD TO ENABLE LINKAGE TO

A SAMPLE COLLECTION INFORMATION DATA SET CALLED STA004.

THE DATA ARE COMPUTERIZED TO ENABLE TRANSMITTAL IN

MACHINE-READABLE FORM TO THE NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA

CENTER (NGDC) IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE USGS/NOAA DATA

ARCHIVING AGREEMENTS. 

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1975.

***********

Data Base Name: CARBON 14 DATES

Acronym: CDATES

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: BAILEY, NORMAN G.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY 

QUISSETT CAMPUS 

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

Telephone: (617) 548-8700 EXT 175 (FTS) 837-4175

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Data Base Status: UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Users: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA

2-40
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

CENTER/EDS/NOAA? U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY, BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE 

GEOLOGY

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED 

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK 

No. of Records: 19 RECORDS 

Computer Makes and Models: HP 1000 

Computer Locations: WOODS HOLE, MA 

Languages: HP21MX RTE-4 SYSTEM; FILE MANAGER

AND EDITOR PROGRAMS

DBMS: GRASP 

Subject Coverage: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

INFORMATION 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; US EAST COAST CONTINENTAL SLOPE AND SHELF 

Sources of Data:

USGS SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS, SAMPLES COLLECTED AT SEA

DURING SCIENTIFIC CRUISES 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

CARBON; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; MARINE

GEOLOGY 

Definition/Description:

CONTAINS EIGHT FIELDS PLUS A KEY FIELD TO ENABLE LINKAGE

TO A SAMPLE COLLECTION DATA SET CALLED STA004 

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1975.

***********

Data Base Name: CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MICROEARTHQUAKE

NETWORK

Acronym: CALNET 

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL 

Structure: SORTED SEQUENTIAL 

Contact Person: LESTER, F. W. 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

Telephone: (415) 323-8111 EXT 2149 (FTS) 467-2149 

Spatial Data Type: POINT 

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 

Time Span: 1969 - PRESENT 

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

2-41
Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

GEOPHYSICISTS AND SEISMOLOGISTS IN

THE GEOLOGIC DIVISION; PUBLISHED

REPORTS USED BY UNIVERSITIES,

COLLEGES AND GEOPHYSICISTS OF

OTHER US AGENCIES AND FOREIGN

GOVERNMENTS

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

800,000 RECORDS

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

PDP-11/70

MENLO PARK, CA

FORTRAN

NONE

MICROEARTHQUAKES OF CENTRAL

CALIFORNIA

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; COASTAL RANGES OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, PRIMARILY 

THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT SYSTEM

Sources of Data:

SEISMOGRAPH STATIONS OF THE USGS, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF 

TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, AND CALIFORNIA 

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

Documentation:

OPEN-FILE REPORTS OF THE DATA ARE PUBLISHED FOR EVERY 

QUARTER UP THROUGH 1977. COMPUTER TAPES FOR DATA UP 

THROUGH 1977 ARE AVAILABLE FROM NOAA IN BOULDER, CO.

Keywords:

EARTHQUAKE; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; CALIFORNIA; EPICENTER; 

HYPOCENTER; SEISMOLOGY

Definition/Description:

FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS FOR THE SMALL EARTHQUAKES THAT 

OCCUR DAILY IN THE COAST RANGES OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. 

THE FOLLOWING DATA ARE GIVEN FOR EACH EVENT: TIME, 

EPICENTER IN LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, DEPTH, MAGNITUDE, 

NUMBER OF P AND S ARRIVALS, GAP, DISTANCE TO NEAREST 

STATION, RMS ERROR OF TIME RESIDUALS, STANDARD ERROR OF 

EPICENTER, STANDARD ERROR OF DEPTH, SOLUTION QUALITY OF 

HYPOCENTER, AND QUADRANGLE NAME.

2-42
GEOLOGIC BIVI SION 

BATA BASES

***********

Bata Base Name:

Acronym: 

BB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Bata Type

Coordinate System

Time Span:

Bata Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in BB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

CHEMICAL ANALYSES ON MAJOR, MINOR,

ANB TRACE ELEMENTS IN U.S. COAL

BEBS

USCHEM

SPATIAL

UNSORTEB SEQUENTIAL

CARTER, M. BEVEREUX

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC BIVISION

956 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-7464 (FTS) 928-7464

POINT

LATITUBE/LONGITUBE

1974 - PRESENT

BAILY UPDATE

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, OFFICE

OF POLICY ANALYSIS; STATE

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; US ARMY CORPS

OF ENGINEERS; USGS GEOLOGISTS;

PRIVATE COMPANIES; OTHER FEDERAL

AGENCIES

UNLIMITEB

INTERACTIVE ANB BATCH

INTERACTIVE ACCESS

BISK

8,000 RECORDS

512 BYTES

4,096,000 BYTES

05 PERCENT PER YEAR

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV; PL/1

COAL GEOCHEMISTRY

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; ALL COAL-BEARING STATES IN THE UNITED STATES 

Sources of Data:

USGS GEOLOGISTS AND LABORATORIES, USBM AND DOE

LABORATORIES, STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGISTS 

Documentation:

NCRDS USER'S GUIDE

2-43
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM

Keywords:

COAL; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MAJOR ELEMENT; MINOR ELEMENT; 

TRACE ELEMENT

Definition/Description:

THE DATA BASE MAINTAINS MAJOR, MINOR, AND TRACE ELEMENT 

ANALYSES ON COAL BEDS ANALYZED BY USGS LABORATORIES. 

STANDARD BUREAU OF MINES ANALYSES ARE INCLUDED FOR MANY 

SAMPLES. DATA ARE LOCATED BY LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE 

COORDINATES. DATA ELEMENTS INCLUDE STATE, COUNTY, COAL 

FIELD, GEOLOGIC AGE AND FORMATION, RANK, THICKNESS OF 

COAL, THICKNESS OF OVERBURDEN, AND RELIABILITY OF DATA. 

THIS DATA BASE IS PART OF A CONTINUING USGS COAL 

GEOCHEMICAL PROGRAM. ANALYSES ON COAL AND RELATED ROCKS 

WILL BE ADDED TO THE FILE AS THEY ARE REPORTED.

Comments:

DATA TAPE AVAILABLE FROM THE NGDC IN BOULDER, CO

***********

Data Base Name:

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED

STATES

MISSION SUPPORT

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

LIPIN, BRUCE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

954 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-7356 (FTS) 928-7356

POINT

UTM NORTHINGS AND EASTINGS

1800 - 1982

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

USGS GEOLOGISTS

NOT AVAILABLE

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

DISK

700 RECORDS

0 PERCENT PER YEAR

INTERTEC DATA SYSTEMS SUPERBRAIN

RESTON, VA

SUBSET OF GRASP

NONE

CHROMITE DEPOSITS

2-44
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US; ALL US STATES THAT HAVE CHROMITE DEPOSITS 

Sources of Data:

BUREAU OF MINES PUBLISHED DATA 

Documentation:

NONE AT PRESENT TIME 

Keywords:

CHROMITE 

Definition/Description:

GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION ON CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED

STATES, INCLUDING TOTAL PRODUCTION AND RESOURCES CURRENTLY

THERE 

Comments:

TO BE OPERATIONAL BY THE END OF 1983

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

***********

CHROMIUM RESOURCES OF THE WORLD

CHROMIUM

MISSION SUPPORT

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

LI PIN, BRUCE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

954 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-7356 (FTS) 928-7356

COUNTRY

1901 - 1975

OPERATIONAL

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

DISK

1,200 RECORDS

0 PERCENT PER YEAR

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

GRASP

NONE

CHROMIUM AND CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF

COUNTRIES

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; CHROMIUM DEPOSITS AND CHROMITE PRODUCTION BY 

COUNTRY

2-45
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

BUREAU OF MINES PUBLICATIONS, BRITISH OVERSEAS GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY PUBLICATIONS 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

CHROMIUM DEPOSITS AND CHROMITE PRODUCTION FOR VARIOUS

COUNTRIES FOR THE YEARS 1901 TO 1975. EACH YEAR IS A

SEPERATE RECORD.

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

CLAY MINERALOGY ANALYSES

CLAYMI

SPATIAL

BAILEY, NORMAN G.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 EXT 175 (FTS) 837-4175

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA

CENTER/EDS/NOAA; U.S. GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY, BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE

GEOLOGY

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

34 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

HP21MX RTE-4 SYSTEM; FILE MANAGER

AND EDITOR PROGRAMS

GRASP

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

INFORMATION

REGIONAL US; US EAST COAST--CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE

2-46
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

USGS SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS, SAMPLES COLLECTED AT SEA

DURING SCIENTIFIC CRUISES 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

CLAY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; MARINE GEOLOGY 

De f i n i t i on /De sc r i pt i on:

CONTAINS 14 FIELDS PLUS A KEY FIELD TO ENABLE LINKAGE TO A

SAMPLE COLLECTION DATA SET CALLED STA004 

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1975.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Storage Media:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS :

Subject Coverage:

CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS BY

ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS

ELECTROMAGNETIC

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

FISCHKNECHT, FRANK

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-4304 (FTS) 234-4304

LINE

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1980 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

HANDS-ON USERS ARE MEMBERS OF THE

BRANCH OF GEOPHYSICS, USGS; END

RESULTS GO TO OTHER USGS

GEOLOGISTS; GEOPHYSICISTS

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

4,000,000 BYTES

HP 85; VAX 11/780; HP 21 MX

GOLDEN, CO

BASIC; FORTRAN

NONE

ELECTROMAGNETIC READINGS

2-47
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US; VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE US

Sources of Data:

FIELD MEASUREMENTS

Documentation:

SIX REPORTS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PRODUCTION

Keywords:

ELECTROMAGNETIC; EARTH CONDUCTIVITY; NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; 

MEDICINE LAKE HIGHLANDS; HAWAII; OAHU; ARIZONA STRIP; 

SOUTHEAST NEVADA; NORTHERN MAINE; NEVADA TEST SITE; DRY 

LAKE VALLEY; COAL VALLEY

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

DATA RECORDED ARE ELECTROMAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS OF EARTH 

RESISTIVITY OR CONDUCTIVITY. DATA ARE COLLECTED FOR 

VARIOUS REASONS (I.E., TECHNIQUE DEVELOPMENT AND 

VALIDATION, GEOLOGIC RESEARCH). SOME DATA ARE COLLECTED 

FROM AIRBORNE COLLECTORS, BUT MOST ARE GROUND DATA.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

CONTERMINOUS U.S. TERRAIN DIGITAL

DATA BASE

DIGITAL TERRAIN

SPATIAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

SWEENY, RONALD

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5526 (FTS) 234-5526

GRID

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1965 - 1978

OPERATIONAL

GEOPHYSICISTS WORKING WITH FIELD

GEOLOGISTS POTENTIALLY INTERESTED

IN GEOMORPHOLOGY

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC TAPE

DISK

46,000,000 BYTES

0 PERCENT PER YEAR

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

2-48
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

PL/1; FORTRAN

DIGITAL ELEVATION VALUES FOR THE

ENTIRE CONTERMINOUS US

Geographical Coverage:

US; CONTERMINOUS 48 STATES

Sources of Data:

NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC 

COMPATIBILITY ANALYSIS CENTER (ECAC) FROM DMA

Documentation:

NONE. IT IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER SYSTEMS.

Keywords:

DIGITAL ELEVATION; TERRAIN; ELEVATION; TOPOGRAPHY

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

TERRAIN ELEVATION DATA IN 30-S, 1-MIN, AND 3-MIN AVERAGE 

VALUES. CONTAINS VALUES FOR THE ENTIRE CONTERMINOUS US. 

DATA CONTAINED IN THREE SEPARATE FILES. EACH QUADRANGLE 

CONTAINS MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM VALUES AS HEADER INFORMATION.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

CONTINENTAL SLOPE - BATHYMETRY

DATA

MAPMAS

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

12,436 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

BATHYMETRIC DATA

2-49
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage: 

REGIONAL US

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM

Keywords:

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; BATHYMETRY

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

CONTINENTAL SLOPE - BATHYMETRY DATA. BATHYMETRY OF AREA 

BETWEEN LINDENKOHL AND SOUTH TOMS CANYONS, OFFSHORE NEW 

JERSEY. DIGITIZED AT 0.5-MIN INTERVALS (60-120 M) ALONG 

3.5-KHZ PROFILES. LINE SPACING ABOUT 0.5 MI. SHIPS WERE 

R/V JAMES GILLIS (CRUISE 7903-4) AND R/V COLUMBUS ISELIN 

(7807-1).

***********

Data Base Name: CRUISE ADMINISTRATIVE DATA

Acronym: ADMIN/CRUIS

DB Type: BIBLIOGRAPHIC

Structure: NETWORK

Contact Person: BAILEY, NORMAN G.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY 

QUISSETT CAMPUS 

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

Telephone: (617) 548-8700 EXT 175 (FTS) 837-4175

Time Span: 1971 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

No. of Records: 139 RECORDS

Computer Makes and Models: HP 1000

Computer Locations: WOODS HOLE, MA

DBMS: IMAGE

Subject Coverage: BRANCH CRUISE INFORMATION

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; US EAST COAST CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE

2-50
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

USGS SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS, DATA GLEANED FROM CRUISE

REPORTS WRITTEN BY "CHIEF SCIENTISTS" 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; MARINE GEOLOGY;

MARINE GEOPHYSICS; OCEANOGRAPHY 

Definition/Description:

THE CRUISE ADMINISTRATIVE DATA BASE CONTAINS 86 FIELDS OF

INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SCIENTIFIC CRUISES OF THE

BRANCH. 

Comments:

DATA CAN BE ACCESSED ONLY BY IMAGE PACKAGE SOFTWARE.

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DATA ACQUISITION AND FLOW

EQUIPMENT

DAFE

MISSION SUPPORT

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

STEELE, WILLIAM C.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MS 79

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 EXT 2073 (FTS) 467-2073

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1976 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

ADMINISTRATORS IN RESTON AND

WASHINGTON, D.C.

LIMITED

BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

600,000 BYTES

20 PERCENT PER YEAR

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN

NONE

FULL LOG OF PACIFIC AND ARCTIC

CRUISES

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; PACIFIC AND ARCTIC OCEANS 

Sources of Data:

FORMS FILLED IN ONBOARD SHIP AND KEY PUNCHED BY HAND 

Documentation:

USER'S GUIDE - USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-288 

Keywords:

CRUISE DATA; PACIFIC-ARTIC CRUISE 

Definition/Description:

KEEPS TRACK OF DATA COLLECTED ON USGS PACIFIC-ARCTIC

MARINE GEOLOGY CRUISES. DOES NOT TRACK PROCESSING OF DATA.

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Availability for Use/Access:

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Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR

DEEP SEA DRILLING AGE PROFILE

MASAGE

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

26,208 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

AGE PROFILE DATA

USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES

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DATA BASES

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM

Keywords:

DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT; GEOLOGIC AGE

Definition/Description:

DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT (DSDP) AUXILIARY/AGE PROFILE 

LEGS 1-75. THE AGE PROFILE PRESENTS AGE ASSIGNMENTS FOR 

EACH DSDP HOLE AS DETERMINED BY INVESTIGATORS. AGE CODE 

VARIABLE IS A DICTIONARY OF THE NUMERIC AGE CODES, AGE 

NAMES, AND ABBREVIATIONS USED BY DSDP. THE DATA HAVE BEEN 

SELECTED FROM ONE OF THREE SOURCES: THE INITIAL REPORTS 

(IR, THE BLUE BOOKS), THE INITIAL CORE DESCRIPTION (ICD), 

OR THE HOLE SUMMARIES (SITESUM, SHIPBOARD REPORTS).

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DIGITAL SONAR

MISSION SUPPORT

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

CHAVEZ, PAT

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

2255 N. GEMINI DRIVE

FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001

(602) 527-7221 (FTS) 765-7221

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1980 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

USGS MARINE GEOLOGISTS

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

300,000,000 BYTES

DEC PDP-11/45

FLAGSTAFF, AZ

FORTRAN

DIGITIZED SONAR IMAGERY OF THE

GULF COAST AND ATLANTIC COAST OF

THE UNITED STATES

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COAST AND GULF COAST 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED ON CRUISES, EITHER DIGITIZED ANALOG OR

DIRECT DIGITAL 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

SONAR; BALTIMORE CANYON; GLORIA; CORPUS CHRISTI; GEORGES

BANK; ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SLOPE; GULF COAST; MISSISSIPPI

DELTA; BATHYMETRY; GULF OF MEXICO 

Definition/Description:

DIGITIZED SONAR DATA COVERING LIMITED AREAS ON THE EASTERN

UNITED STATES INCLUDING THE GULF COAST AND ATLANTIC COAST.

DATA TO BE USED FOR UNDERSEA TOPOGRAPHY. 

Comments:

THIS SYSTEM WILL EVENTUALLY BE TRANSFERRED TO MULTICS.

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Acronym: 

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DIRECT CURRENT SCHLUMBERGER

VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDINGS

ELECTRICAL SOUNDINGS

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

ZOHDY, ADEL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5465 (FTS) 234-5465

FIELD

APPROXIMATED

1965 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION FOR

GROUNDWATER WORK

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

HP 9845

GOLDEN, CO

BASIC

ELECTRICAL SOUNDINGS OF OBSERVED

RESISTIVITY

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage: 

US

Sources of Data:

FIELD MEASUREMENTS MADE BY USGS TO SOLVE A PARTICULAR 

PROBLEM

Documentat ion:

APPROXIMATELY 25 OPEN-FILE REPORTS

Keywords:

ELECTRICAL SOUNDINGS; SCHLUMBERGER; SOUNDINGS; VERTICAL 

ELECTRICAL SOUNDINGS; GEOTHERMAL STUDIES

Definition/Description:

SUCCESIVE READINGS OF APPARENT RESISTIVITY BETWEEN 

ELECTRODES ARE TAKEN. ELECTRODES ARE MOVED APART AT 

LOGARITHMICALLY INCREASING DISTANCES. OBSERVED RESULTS 

ARE COMPARED WITH CALCULATED RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONS 

PROVIDED.

Comments:

EACH STUDY IS DONE INDIVIDUALLY. RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED 

EITHER AS AN OPEN-FILE REPORT OR AS AN INTERNAL USGS 

REPORT. TAPES CONTAINING RAW AND/OR PROCESSED DATA ARE 

SOMETIMES RETAINED, SOMETIMES DESTROYED.

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EASTERN UNITED STATES EARTHQUAKE

DATA

MASQUA

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

21,888 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

2-55
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DATA BASES

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

FORTRAN

EASTERN UNITED STATES EARTHQUAKE 

DATA 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

EASTERN UNITED STATES; EARTHQUAKE 

Definition/Description:

EASTERN UNITED STATES EARTHQUAKE DATA, EAST OF LONGITUDE

94 DEGREES

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ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES BIBLIOGRAPHY

BIBLIOGRAPHIC

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

OLHOEFT, GARY

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5390 (FTS) 234-5390

UNDER MODIFICATION

NOT AVAILABLE

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

4,000 RECORDS

512 BYTES

2,048,000 BYTES

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

HP 9845

GOLDEN, CO

BASIC; ASSEMBLY

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ELECTRICAL

PROPERTIES OF ROCKS AND MINERALS

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE 

Keywords:

BIBLIOGRAPHY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ROCK; MINERALS 

Definition/Description:

WORLDWIDE REFERENCES ON ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS AND MINERALS

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DB Type:

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ELECTROCHEMICAL DATA SET ON PURE

MINERAL SPECIMENS

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

RELATIONAL

OLHOEFT, GARY

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5390 (FTS) 234-5390

1981 - PRESENT '

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

GEOPHYSICISTS; GEOCHEMISTS; GARY

OLHOEFT

NOT AVAILABLE

INTERACTIVE

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

1,500,000 BYTES

100 PERCENT PER YEAR

HP 9845

GOLDEN, CO

BASIC, ASSEMBLY

NONE

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF PURE

PETROPHYSICS

MINERALS 

Keywords:

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES? PURE MINERALS;

LABORATORY; FREQUENCY DEPENDENT 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF PURE MINERALS

FROM ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS IN THE PETROPHYSICS

LABORATORY

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DATA BASES

Comments:

CURRENTLY 12 MINERALS. SYSTEM IS UNDER MODIFICATION TO 

HANDLE EXPLOSIVE INCREASE IN DATA. EXPECTED TO GROW TO 

800 MINERALS.

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Subject Coverage:

GEOLOGIC MAP DATA

GEOMAPFIL

BIBLIOGRAPHIC

VAN DRIEL, J. NICHOLAS

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

911 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6034 (FTS) 928-6034

GRID

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1930 - 1978

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS; GENERAL PUBLIC

LIMITED

BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

200,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

HIS MULTICS; DEC

MENLO PARK, CA; RESTON, VA;

FLAGSTAFF, AZ

MAPS ARE IDENTIFIED BY PUBLICATION

SERIES AND NUMBER, YEAR OF

PUBLICATION, SCALE, AND LOCATION.

THE STANDARD 7.5-MIN QUADRANGLE IS

THE SAMPLE CELL. MAPS COVERING

MORE THAN ONE 7.5-MIN QUADRANGLE

ARE SUBDIVIDED INTO 7.5-MIN SAMPLE

CELLS. MAPS ARE IDENTIFIED AS

GEOLOGIC, ENGINEERING,

HYDROGEOLOGIC, PHOTOGEOLOGIC, AND

SURFICIAL. THOSE WITH TOPOGRAPHIC

BASES ARE IDENTIFIED. ELEVATIONS

AT THE CENTER OF QUADRANGLES ARE

RECORDED. IF THE AUTHOR MAPPED DIP

AND STRIKE, DIP IS RECORDED AND

STRIKE IS MEASURED FROM THE MAP

SYMBOL AND RECORDED. THE MAPS,

THEIR EXPLANATIONS, AND PLATES ARE

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DATA BASES

SCANNED FOR GEOLOGIC AND MANMADE 

FEATURES, MAP DISPLAY TECHNIQUES 

USED, SELECTED ROCK TYPES AND 

MINERAL DEPOSITS, THE DOMINANT 

ROCK TYPE MAPPED WITHIN 7.5-MIN 

SAMPLE AREAS, THE NUMBER OF COAL 

BEDS MAPPED WITHIN A QUADRANGLE, 

AND THE AGE OF THE YOUNGEST UNIT 

CUT BY A FAULT IN EACH QUADRANGLE 

Geographical Coverage:

US; THE CONTERMINOUS 48 STATES AND ALASKA 

Sources of Data:

GEOLOGIC MAPS OF THE US, PUBLISHED AFTER 1929, BY THE USGS 

OR STATE GEOLOGIC SURVEYS, AT SCALES BETWEEN AND INCLUDING 

1:24,000 AND 1:250,000. 

Keywords:

GEOLOGIC FEATURES? MANMADE FEATURES; COMMODITY; GEOLOGIC 

DATA; HISTORY; MAPPING; MAP; HAZARD; MINERAL DEPOSIT; 

LITHOLOGY; PETROLOGY; SUBSURFACE DATA 

Definition/Description:

THE DATA FILE SERVES AS A CATALOG FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF 

MANY TYPES OF DATA COMMONLY SHOWN ON GEOLOGIC MAPS. 

QUERI, A DATA RETRIEVAL AND REPORT GENERATION PACKAGE 

DEVELOPED FOR THE MULTICS SYSTEM, IS USED TO GENERATE 

TABULATED LISTS AS WELL AS GRAPHIC REPORTS IN THE FORM OF 

LINE GRAPHS, BAR CHARTS, PIE CHARTS, OR MAPS. CATEGORIES 

OF DATA INCLUDE GEOLOGIC FEATURES (80), MANMADE FEATURES 

(INCLUDING MINING OPERATIONS BY COMMODITY (165)), MAPPING 

OR MAP DISPLAY TECHNIQUES (40), THE OCCURRENCE OF SELECTED 

TYPES OF ROCK AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (25), AND THE DOMINANT 

ROCK TYPE (>1000) MAPPED WITHIN 7.5-MIN SAMPLE AREAS. THE 

FLAGSTAFF IMAGE PROCESSING LABORATORY PRODUCES VERY HIGH 

QUALITY COLOR MAP DISPLAYS AND ALSO BLACK-AND-WHITE 

PRODUCTS. MAP PRODUCTS CAN BE PHOTOREPRODUCED IN COLOR OR 

BLACK AND WHITE. SCALES OF THE PRODUCTS CAN RANGE FROM 

1:2,500,000 TO 1:20,000,000. COMPUTER-GENERATED 

INDEX-TYPE MAPS CAN BE PRODUCED ON SEVERAL PROJECTIONS FOR 

ANY ONE OF THE ENCODED ITEMS OR COMBINATIONS OF ITEMS. 

THE MAP PRODUCTS ARE PUBLICATION QUALITY. COLORS, 

PATTERNS, PROJECTIONS, SCALE, AND THE INFORMATION 

DISPLAYED CAN BE SELECTED BY THE REQUESTOR TO SUIT A 

PARTICULAR NEED. MAPS ARE IDENTIFIED BY PUBLISHING AGENCY 

OR SOCIETY, PUBLICATION SERIES AND NUMBER, YEAR OF 

PUBLICATION, SCALE, AND LOCATION (BY COORDINATES OF 

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE). MAPS COVERING MORE THAN ONE 

STANDARD 7.5-MIN QUADRANGLE IN AREA ARE SUBDIVIDED INTO 

7.5-MIN "SAMPLE CELLS." MAPS ARE READ FOR THE PRESENCE OF 

GEOLOGIC AND MANMADE FEATURES, THE MAP DI-SPLAY TECHNIQUES 

USED, THE SPECIAL ROCK TYPES, AND THE DOMINANT ROCK TYPE.

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DATA BASES

MANY, BUT NOT ALL, OF THE ENCODED ITEMS ARE REFERENCED BY 

THE 7.5-MIN QUADRANGLE AREA IN WHICH THEY WERE MAPPED. 

OTHERS ARE REFERENCED ONLY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE 

OVERALL MAP AREAS. 

Comments:

TO DATE, THE DATA FILE HAS BEEN USED TO (1) IDENTIFY THE 

MAPS PUBLISHED FOR A PARTICULAR AREA OF THE COUNTRY, (2) 

LOCATE GEOLOGIC AND MANMADE FEATURES IDENTIFIED ON MAPS, 

(3) IDENTIFY MAPS THAT DISPLAY GEOLOGIC INFORMATION BY 

USING A PARTICULAR MAPPING TECHNIQUE, SUCH AS CROSS 

SECTIONS, ISOPACHS, GEOPHYSICAL PROFILES, SUBSURFACE 

CONTOURS, AND MANY OTHERS, (4) LOCATE THE 7.5-MIN 

QUADRANGLES WHERE A PARTICULAR LITHOLOGY IS THE MOST 

EXTENSIVE UNIT MAPPED, (5) LOCATE THE 7.5-MIN QUADRANGLES 

WHERE UNITS OF A PARTICULAR GEOLOGIC AGE ARE THE MOST 

EXTENSIVE UNIT MAPPED, (6) IDENTIFY MAPS PUBLISHED AT A 

SPECIFIC SCALE, (7) IDENTIFY MAPS PUBLISHED IN A SELECTED 

YEAR. THERE ARE POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF THESE DATA FOR 

GEOLOGISTS WITHIN THE USGS AND THOSE OUTSIDE IN 

UNIVERSITIES, INDUSTRY, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 

THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE INDIVIDUAL 

PROBLEM. POTENTIAL USES COULD BE IN THE AREAS OF GEOLOGIC 

HAZARDS AND ENGINEERING GEOLOGY, RESOURCE INVENTORY, 

LEGISLATIVE DECISIONMAKING, LIBRARY REFERENCE FOR 

RESEARCH, REGIONAL TOPICAL MAPS, AND SO ON.

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Data Base Name: GEOLOGIC NAMES

Acronym: GEONAMES

DB Type: BIBLIOGRAPHIC

Structure: SORTED SEQUENTIAL

Contact Person: LUTTRELL, GWENDOLYN W.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS 

902 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6511 (FTS) 928-6511

Coordinate System: STATE GRID-DIVIDED INTO NINE PARTS

ACCORDING TO MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM 

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

Time Span: 1800 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGIC

DIVISION, OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC 

PUBLICATIONS; GEOLOGISTS

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

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DATA BASES

Access Method: INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION; INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; 

MAGNETIC TAPE

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

No. of Records: 27,000 RECORDS

Bytes per Record: 80 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 2,160,000 BYTES

Growth Rate: 05 PERCENT PER YEAR

Computer Makes and Models: HIS MULTICS

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: FORTRAN

DBMS: NONE

Subject Coverage: GEOLOGIC NAMES OF THE UNITED STATES

Geographical Coverage:

US; US AND ALL US POSSESSIONS

Sources of Data:

PUBLICATIONS, USGS CARD FILES

Documentation:

USGS BULLETINS 896, 1056-A, 1200, 1350, 1520, 1535

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC NAMES OF THE UNITED STATES

Keywords:

GEOLOGIC NAME; STATE; STRATIGRAPHIC NAME; GEOLOGIC AGE; 

LITHOLOGY; TYPE LOCALITY; ROCK FORMATION

Definition/Description:

THE ROCK STRATIGRAPHIC NAMES IN GOOD USAGE IN THE UNITED 

STATES HAVE BEEN CODED BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN 

ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD STRATIGRAPHIC CODE ADOPTED BY 

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS. EACH 

CONTAINS THE STATE IN WHICH THE UNIT OCCURS, ITS GEOLOGIC 

AGE, A FOUR-LETTER MNEMONIC CODE OF THE NAME, A TWO-DIGIT 

SEQUENCE NUMBER TO HELP IDENTIFY THAT RECORD, THE GEOLOGIC 

NAME OF THE UNIT (INCLUDING A RANK OR LITHOLOGY TERM), 

LITHOLOGY, THICKNESS, COLOR, TYPE LOCALITY, AND REFERENCE.

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Data Base Name: GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

Acronym: GEOTHERM

DB Type: SPATIAL

Structure: UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

Contact Person: RAPPORT, AMY

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF RESOURCE ANALYSIS

MS 84

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

2-61
Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System:

Time Span: 

Users:

(FTS) 467-2906

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models

Computer Locations:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 EXT 2906

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; UTM NORTHINGS

AND EASTINGS; TOWNSHIP, RANGE;

STATE COORDINATE

1974 - 1978

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; NATIONAL

OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

ADMINISTRATION; STATE GEOLOGISTS

(CALIFORNIA, IDAHO); COMMERCIAL

(EXXON, UNION OIL)

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; PUBLICATION; PUNCHED

CARDS

TAPE

10,000 RECORDS

500 BYTES

5,000,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

GIPSY

GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES INFORMATION,

WELLS, SPRINGS

Geographical Coverage:

US; BEYOND CALIFORNIA PRIMARILY SPOTTY COVERAGE OF REST OF 

US DUE TO REPORTING CRITERIA

Sources of Data:

USGS GEOLOGISTS OR TECHNICIANS, GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS OF 

STATES, AND PUBLISHED LITERATURE.

Documentation:

MARINER, R.H., BROOK, C.A., SWANSON, J.R., AND MABEY, 

D.R., 1978, SELECTED DATA FOR HYDROTHERMAL CONVECTION 

SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH ESTIMATED TEMPERATURES 

90 DEGREES C: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 

78-858, 460 P.

Keywords:

ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL; HOT SPRINGS; HYDROTHERMAL; RESOURCES; 

WATER; WELL

Definition/Description:

GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES IS AN OPERATIONAL DATA BASE 

CONTAINING GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES INFORMATION. THERE ARE 

THREE FILES COVERING GEOTHERMAL FIELDS, WELLS, AND POINT 

SOURCES OF WARM WATER IN THE UNITED STATES AND SOME OTHER 

COUNTRIES. INFORMATION ON LOCALITY, GEOLOGY, AND PHYSICAL 

AND. CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WATERS IS STORED IN 

THE SYSTEM. GEOTHERM USES THE DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL

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DATA BASES

SYSTEM CALLED GIPSY. RETRIEVALS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS 

TIME BY WRITTEN REQUEST. 

Comments:

ARCHIVED TO TAPE ON OCTOBER 1, 1982. TAPE COPY OF FILE 

AVAILABLE FROM NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE 

(NTIS).

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Acronym: 

DB Type: 

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Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

GRAIN SIZE ANALYSES

GRSIZE

SPATIAL

BAILEY, NORMAN G.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 EXT 175 (FTS) 837-4175

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1975 - 1978

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA

CENTER/EDS/NOAA; U.S. GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY, BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE

GEOLOGY

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

770 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

HP21MX RTE-4 SYSTEM; FILE MANAGER

AND EDITOR PROGRAMS

GRASP

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

INFORMATION

REGIONAL US; US EAST COAST CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE

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DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

USGS SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS, SAMPLES COLLECTED AT SEA 

DURING SCIENTIFIC CRUISES

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; GRAIN SIZE; MARINE 

GEOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY

Definition/Description:

THE GRSIZE DATA SET CONTAINS 21 FIELDS PLUS A KEY FIELD 

THAT ENABLES LINKING TO A SAMPLE COLLECTION DATA SET 

CALLED STA004. THE DATA HAVE BEEN FORMATTED AND ENTERED 

INTO COMPUTER STORAGE TO GET THE DATA IN MACHINE-READABLE 

FORM TO TRANSMIT TO THE NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA CENTER 

(NGDC), EDS, NOAA IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE USGS/NOAA DATA 

ARCHIVING AGREEMENTS.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

GRASP USER INDEX

MASUSE

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

555 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

INFORMATION CONCERNING ALL GRASP

FILES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO USERS

2-64
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

GRASP; DATA BASE INDEX 

Definition/Description:

MASTER INDEX OF ALL DATA FILES CURRENTLY IN GRASP ON BOTH

THE HEWLETT PACKARD AND MULTICS SYSTEMS

***********

Data Base Name:

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access:

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF HAWAII

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

DIGITAL SEISMOGRAM ARCHIVE

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

ENGLISH, THOMAS T.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

P.O. BOX 51

HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, HI 96718

(808) 967-7328

1979 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

18,675 RECORDS

390,000 BYTES

7,300,000,000 BYTES

25 PERCENT PER YEAR

DATA GENERAL ECLIPSE S200

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

FORTRAN 5

DIGITAL SEISMOGRAMS

AND ENVIRONS

65
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

MONITORING 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM 

Keywords:

EARTHQUAKE; SEISMOGRAM; SEISMIC; SEISMOLOGY 

Definition/Description:

A COLLECTION OF DIGITIZED SEISMIC TRACES WHICH REPRESENT

MOST OF THE EARTHQUAKES WHICH ARE SELECTED FOR DETAILED

LOCATION AND ANALYSIS.

***********

Data Base Name:

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

EARTHQUAKE LOCATION DATA BASE

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

ENGLISH, THOMAS T.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

P.O. BOX 51

HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, HI 96718

(808) 967-7328

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1956 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; ACADEMIC

COMMUNITY

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; GRAPHICS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

120,000 RECORDS

90 BYTES

10,800,000 BYTES

4 PERCENT PER YEAR

DATA GENERAL ECLIPSE S200

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

FORTRAN 5

EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER LOCATIONS,

MAGNITUDES, AND ERROR PARAMETERS

2-66
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BATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF HAWAII ANB ENVIRONS 

Sources of Data:

MONITORING 

Bocumentation:

KLEIN, F.W., 1978, HYPOCENTER LOCATION PROGRAM

HYPOINVERSE, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-694 

Systems Which Access Bata Base:

SEISMIC BATA PROCESSING SYSTEM 

Keywords:

EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC; SEISMOLOGY; HYPOCENTER 

De f i n i t i on/Desc r i pt i on:

A COLLECTION OF EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER LOCATION SUMMARY

RECORBS

***********

Bata Base Name: 

Acronym: 

BB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Bata Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

HYBROCARBONS

HYCARB

SPATIAL

BAILEY, NORMAN G.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC BIVISION

BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOOBS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 EXT 175 (FTS) 837-4175

POINT

LATITUBE/LONGITUBE

1975 - 1978

UNBER DEVELOPMENT

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA

CENTER/EDS/NOAA; U.S. GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY, BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE

GEOLOGY

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

143 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

HP21MX RTE-4 SYSTEM; FILE MANAGER

AND EDITOR PROGRAMS

GRASP

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

INFORMATION

2-67
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; US EAST COAST CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE

Sources of Data:

USGS SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS, SAMPLES COLLECTED AT SEA 

DURING SCIENTIFIC CRUISES

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; HYDROCARBONS; MARINE 

GEOLOGY

Definition/Description:

CONTAINS 15 FIELDS PLUS A KEY FIELD TO ENABLE LINKAGE'TO A 

SAMPLE COLLECTION INFORMATION DATA SET CALLED STA004. THE 

DATA ARE COMPUTERIZED TO ENABLE TRANSMITTAL IN 

MACHINE-READABLE FORM TO THE NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA 

CENTER (NGDC) IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE USGS/NOAA DATA 

ARCHIVING AGREEMENTS.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

HYPOCENTER DATA FILE

HDF

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

ENGDAHL, ERIC R.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 967

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-3994 (FTS) 234-3994

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

PRIVATE INDUSTRY; STATE

GOVERNMENTS; UNIVERSITIES

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; PUBLICATION

DISK

300,000 RECORDS

99 BYTES

VAX, POP 11/70

GOLDEN, CO

RATFOR

NONE

EARTHQUAKE SEISMIC DATA (CONTAINS

2-68
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

LOCATION AND OTHER DATA ON ALL 

EARTHQUAKES)

Geographical Coverage: 

WORLDWIDE

Sources of Data:

MONITORING STATIONS COLLECTING SEISMIC DATA FROM 

APPROXIMATELY 2700 STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. INFORMATION 

IS PROCESSED TO DETERMINE THE HYPOCENTER AND MAGNITUDE OF 

EACH EARTHQUAKE.

Documentation:

DESCRIPTION AND EXPLANATION OF FILE AND OUTPUT

Keywords:

EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC DATA; HYPOCENTER

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

THIS DATA BASE IS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVED FILE OF LOCATED 

EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTERS PUBLISHED BY SEDAS AND ITS 

PREDECESSORS FROM APPROXIMATELY 3000 B.C. TO THE PRESENT. 

THE MAJORITY OF THE DATA HAVE BEEN RECORDED SINCE THE 

MID-20TH CENTURY. AT PRESENT, NEW DATA BEING COMPUTED ARE 

DERIVED FROM THE SEDAS DATA BASE FOR THE HYPOCENTER DATA 

FILE. HYPOCENTER INFORMATION CONSISTS OF EARTHQUAKE 

HYPOCENTER (ORIGIN, TIME, LOCATION, DEPTH), MAGNITUDE, AND 

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH EARTHQUAKE.

***********

Data Base Name: IDENTIFIED COAL RESOURCES OF THE

EASTERN UNITED STATES

Acronym: ECOAL

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: CARTER, M. DEVEREUX

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

956 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-7464 (FTS) 928-7464

Spatial Data Type: COUNTY BASIS

Time Span: 1900 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, OFFICE

OF POLICY ANALYSIS; STATE 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; US ARMY CORPS 

OF ENGINEERS; PRIVATE COMPANIES; 

OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES; USGS 

GEOLOGISTS

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Access Method: INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

Output Media: INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

2-69
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

DISK

15,000 RECORDS 

112 BYTES 

1,680,000 BYTES 

HIS MULTICS 

RESTON, VA 

FORTRAN IV 

COAL RESOURCES

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; ALL COAL-BEARING STATES IN THE US EAST OF THE 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Sources of Data:

PUBLISHED REPORTS. DATA SOURCE IS INDICATED ON EACH 

RECORD.

Documentation:

CARGILL, S. M., OLSON, A. C., MEDLIN, A. L., AND CARTER, 

M. D., 1976, PACER--DATA ENTRY, RETRIEVAL, AND UPDATE FOR 

THE NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (PHASE I): U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESIONAL PAPER 978, 107 P. (CONTAINED 

IN NCRDS USER'S GUIDE).

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM

Keywords:

COAL; EASTERN UNITED STATES; RESOURCES

Definition/Description:

THE DATA BASE CONTAINS PUBLISHED COAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES 

FOR COAL-BEARING STATES EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY 

STATE, COUNTY, COAL FIELD, GEOLOGIC AGE AND FORMATION, 

RANK, THICKNESS OF COAL, THICKNESS OF OVERBURDEN, AND 

RELIABILITY OF DATA. SOURCES OF DATA ARE INCLUDED. ALSO 

INDICATED IS WHETHER TONNAGE ESTIMATE IS FOR ORIGINAL COAL 

IN THE GROUND OR THAT COAL REMAINING AS OF THE DATE OF THE 

PUBLICATION. DATA ENTRY IS 95-PERCENT COMPLETE.

Comments:

DATA TAPE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA 

CENTER (NGDC) IN BOULDER, CO.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

IDENTIFIED COAL. RESOURCES OF THE

WESTERN UNITED STATES

WCOAL

SPATIAL

CARTER, M. DEVEREUX

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

956 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

2-70
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DATA BASES

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

(703) 860-7464 (FTS) 928-7464

COUNTY BASIS

1900 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, OFFICE

OF POLICY ANALYSIS; STATE

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; US ARMY CORPS

OF ENGINEERS; PRIVATE COMPANIES;

OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES; USGS

GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

DISK

16,000 RECORDS

112 BYTES

1,792,000 BYTES

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV

COAL RESOURCES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; ALL COAL-BEARING STATES IN THE US WEST OF THE

MISSISSIPPI RIVER 

Sources of Data:

PUBLISHED REPORTS. DATA SOURCE IS INDICATED ON EACH

RECORD. 

Documentation:

CARGILL, S. M., OLSON, A. C., MEDLIN, A. L., AND CARTER,

M. D., 1976, PACER--DATA ENTRY, RETRIEVAL, AND UPDATE FOR

THE NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (PHASE I): U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 978, 107 P.

(CONTAINED IN NCRDS USER'S GUIDE). 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM 

Keywords:

COAL; RESOURCES; WESTERN UNITED STATES 

Definition/Description:

THE DATA BASE CONTAINS PUBLISHED COAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES

FOR COAL-BEARING STATES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

DATA ELEMENTS INCLUDE STATE, COUNTY, COAL FIELD, GEOLOGIC

AGE AND FORMATION, RANK, THICKNESS OF COAL, THICKNESS OF

OVERBURDEN, AND RELIABILITY OF DATA. DATA ENTRY IS

80-PERCENT COMPLETE.

2-71
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DATA BASES

Comments:

DATA TAPE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA 

CENTER (NGDC) IN BOULDER, CO.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

INDEX TO GEOLOGIC MAPS

GEOINDEX

SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

SAKSS, YULA

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

922 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-7297 (FTS) 928-7297

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1974 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

OIL COMPANIES; USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

500,000 RECORDS

8 BYTES

4,000,000 BYTES

50 PERCENT PER YEAR

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN

GRASP

GEOLOGIC MAPS

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage: 

US; UNITED STATES NATIONWIDE AND TERRITORIES. 

Sources of Data:

ANY PUBLISHED MATERIAL RECEIVED BY THE USGS LIBRARY AND

THE GEOLOGIC INQUIRIES GROUP 

Documentation:

GEOLOGIC MAP INDEXES BY STATE. AVAILABLE FROM THE PUBLIC

INQUIRIES OFFICE.

2-72
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Keywords:

GEOLOGIC; GEOLOGY; HISTORIC; INDEX; INVENTORY; MAP; 

GEOLOGIC MAP

Definition/Description:

THE INDEX TO GEOLOGIC MAPS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AS A DATA 

BASE AND DATA BASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES THREE 

MAIN CAPABILITIES. THE PRIMARY CAPABILITY IS TO PROVIDE 

THE MEANS OF GENERATING GEOLOGIC INDEX MAPS FOR RAPID 

PUBLICATION. A SECOND CAPABILITY IS TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE 

ACCESS BY USERS TO ALL ITEMS IN THE DATA BASE. THE THIRD 

CAPABILITY IS TO PROVIDE NATIONWIDE SUMMARY INFORMATION TO 

POLICYMAKERS AND DECISIONMAKERS. GEOINDEX CONSISTS OF 

FIXED-LENGTH RECORDS THAT SUPPLY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION 

ON PUBLISHED MAPS: UNIQUE NUMERIC IDENTIFIER, STATE, 

AUTHOR, YEAR, TITLE, COUNTY OR COUNTIES, PUBLISHER, 

SERIES, EMPHASIS, AREA COVERED BY THE MAP, COVERAGE IN 

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, CENTER POINT IN LATITUDE AND 

LONGITUDE, DEPOSITORIES, TYPE OF BASE MAP, AND PLATE 

NUMBER. THE SYSTEM USES GRASP AS THE STORAGE AND 

RETRIEVAL PROGRAM. LIKE GRASP, THE SYSTEM IS ORGANIZED AS 

A RELATIONAL DATA BASE.

***********

Data Base Name: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Storage Media: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Subject Coverage:

INDIVIDUAL STATE SEISMIC HISTORY

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

STOVER, CARL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 967

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-3994 (FTS) 234-3994

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1600 - PRESENT

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

ANYONE WANTING INFORMATION ON

EARTHQUAKES

NOT AVAILABLE

DISK

VAX 11/780

GOLDEN, CO

HISTORIC SEISMIC ACTIVITY FOR

INDIVIDUAL STATES

2-73
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US; ALL STATES 

Sources of Data:

ALL POSSIBLE SOURCES. THIS IS A RESEARCH PROJECT. 

Keywords:

SEISMIC ACTIVITY; EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; HYPOCENTER;

EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC 

Definition/Description:

A COLLECTION OF 50 FILES OF HISTORICAL SEISMIC ACTIVITY

DATA. LOWER CUTOFF OF MAGNITUDE IS 2.5. FILES ARE

CURRENTLY INDIVIDUAL STATES. 

Comments:

SYSTEM IS BEING DEVELOPED AS AN ONGOING PROJECT. WILL

PROBABLY NOT BE COMPLETED FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

DBMS:

INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT OF

SURFACE DEFORMATION DATA

INSTRUMENTS

SPATIAL

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

HERRIOT, JAMES W.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MS 77

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 EXT 2932 (FTS) 467-2932

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1974 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGIC DIVISION

TECTONOPHYSICS BRANCH PERSONNEL,

WHO MAINTAIN AND USE INSTRUMENTS

FOR EXPERIMENTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

DISK

600 RECORDS

56 BYTES

33,600 BYTES

5 PERCENT PER YEAR

PDP-11/44

MENLO PARK, CA

NONE

2-74
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Subject Coverage: ALL INSTRUMENTS CURRENTLY OR

PREVIOUSLY USED. ALL SITES USED 

FOR MEASUREMENTS. 

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; CALIFORNIA 

Sources of Data:

TECTONOPHYSICS BRANCH 

Documentation:

DAUL, W.B., AND JOHNSTON, M.J.S., 1980, CATALOG OF

LOCATIONS OF USGS INSTRUMENTS RECORDING LOW-FREQUENCY DATA

IN CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT

80-704, 34 P. 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY 

Keywords:

INSTRUMENTS; SURFACE DEFORMATION; GEOPHYSICS;

TECTONOPHYSICS; LOW FREQUENCY; FAULT LINE 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

IDENTIFICATION, LOCATION, AND TYPE OF INSTRUMENTS USED FOR

LOW-FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT OF FAULT LINE DEFORMATION

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Growth Rate:

INTERNATIONAL PHOSPHATE RESOURCE

DATA BASE

IPRDB

SPATIAL

BRIDGES, NANCY J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

FEDERAL BUILDING DRAWER 10076

HELENA, MT 59634

(406) 449-5263 (FTS) 8-585-5263

POLYGON

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1967 - 1982

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

GEOLOGISTS SPECIALIZING IN THE

GEOLOGY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS.

PHOSPHATE RESOURCE GEOLOGISTS WILL

BE SECONDARY USERS.

NOT AVAILABLE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION

DISK

4,965 RECORDS

0 PERCENT PER YEAR

2-75
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Computer Makes and Models: HIS MULTICS

Computer Locations: DENVER, CO

Languages: PL/1; FORTRAN (GRASP)

DBMS: GRASP

Subject Coverage: INTERNATIONAL PHOSPHATE RESOURCES,

INCLUDING GEOLOGY, PETROLOGY, 

CHEMISTRY, RESERVES, RESOURCES, 

AND BENEFICIATION

Geographical Coverage: 

WORLDWIDE

Sources of Data:

GEOREF DATA PERSONAL REFERENCE LIBRARY

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS; GEOLOGY; OCCURRENCES; 

PHOSPHATE; PETROLOGY; RESOURCES

Definition/Description:

THIS DATA BASE IS AN INTERNATIONAL PHOSPHATE RESOURCE DATA 

BASE. ITS UNIT OF ENTRY IS THE PHOSPHATE OCCURRENCE. DATA 

WILL INCLUDE OBJECTIVE DATA OF LOCATION AND NAME, 

INTERPRETIVE DATA OF AGE AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT, 

RESOURCE DATA, AND ECONOMIC DATA. A SUBFILE GIVING 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES WILL DOCUMENT THE FILE. ALSO, 

SUBFILES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR RECORDING CHEMICAL DATA, 

STRATIGRAPHIC DATA, AND OTHER GEOLOGIC DATA.

Comments:

THIS DATA BASE IS THE RESULT OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 

BETWEEN PHOSPHATE GEOLOGISTS FROM MOST OF THE COUNTRIES 

THAT CONTAIN PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS AND ALSO OF THE 

COOPERATION AMONG ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAKE BIBLIOGRAPHIC 

INFORMATION AVAILABLE. AN OPEN-FILE REPORT, TO DOCUMENT 

STEPS TAKEN TO DATE IN THE FILE'S DEVELOPMENT, IS IN 

PROGRESS.

***********

Data Base Name: INVENTORY OF MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC

DATA

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL 

Structure: RELATIONAL 

Contact Person: BOTBOL, JOSEPH M. 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543 

Telephone: (617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

2-76
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: USGS GEOLOGISTS

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Access Method: INTERACTIVE

Output Media: INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

No. of Records: 14,880 RECORDS

Computer Makes and Models: HP 1000

Computer Locations: WOODS HOLE, MA

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: INVENTORY OF MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC

DATA PROFILE FROM THE EAST COAST 

MARGIN

Geographical Coverage: 

REGIONAL US

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM

Keywords:

EAST COAST MARGIN; MULTICHANNEL SEISMICITY; SEISMIC

Definition/Description:

INVENTORY OF MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC DATA PROFILES FROM THE 

EAST COAST MARGIN. THIS FILE CONTAINS MULTICHANNEL 

SEISMIC DATA PROFILES GENERATED BY DIGICON, TELEDYNE AND 

GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES INC. (UNDER CONTRACT TO USGS). THE 

DATA INCLUDE STORAGE LOCATION OF PROFILE, FIRST AND LAST 

SHOT POINT LOCATIONS, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF PROCESSING 

INFORMATION.

***********

Data Base Name: IRON RESOURCE ASSESSMENT

Acronym: FE

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: CANNON, WILLIAM F.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF EASTERN MINERAL RESOURCES

954 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6914 (FTS) 928-6914 

Spatial Data Type: POINT

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DATA BASES

Coordinate System: UTM NORTHINGS AND EASTINGS

Time Span: 1879 - .1981

Users: GEOLOGIC DIVISION GEOLOGISTS

Availability for Use/Access: NOT AVAILABLE

Output Media: INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT? PUBLICATION

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

No. of Records: 2,500 RECORDS

Computer Makes and Models: HIS MULTICS

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: IRON RESOURCES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; NORTHERN MICHIGAN

Sources of Data:

USGS GEOLOGISTS, STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, MINING COMPANIES

Documentation:

CANNON, W.F., POWERS, SANDRA L., AND WRIGHT, NANCY A., 

1978, COMPUTER-AIDED ESTIMATES OF CONCENTRATING-GRADE IRON 

RESOURCES IN THE NEGAUNEE IRON-FORMATION, MARQUETTE 

DISTRICT, MICHIGAN: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL 

PAPER 1045, 21 P.

Keywords:

DRILLING; IRON RESOURCES; METALLURGY; MINE; PETROLOGIC; 

RECORDS; STRUCTURE

Def in it ion/Description:

BETWEEN 1957 AND 1974, THE USGS MAPPED THE MARQUETTE 

DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE NEGAUNEE IRON FORMATION, IN 

DETAIL. DURING THAT WORK, A VAST AMOUNT OF PETROLOGIC AND 

STRUCTURAL INFORMATION WAS ACCUMULATED, AND, WITH THE 

COOPERATION OF THE MINING COMPANIES ACTIVE IN THE AREA, A 

FILE OF DIAMOND-DRILLING RECORDS WAS COMPILED. IN 1975, A 

PROJECT TO ORGANIZE THAT INFORMATION INTO A COMPUTERIZED 

FILE ON IRON RESOURCES WAS BEGUN.

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Data Base Name: LONG ISLAND SOUND SEISMOTECTONICS 

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL 

Structure: SORTED SEQUENTIAL 

Contact Person: HUTCHINSON, DEBORAH R. 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

Telephone: (617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4123 

Spatial Data Type: POINT

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DATA BASES

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1981 - 1981

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

SEISMOLOGISTS OF USGS; UNIVERSITIES

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION

MAGNETIC TAPE

VAX 11/780

DENVER, CO

DISCO

SEISMIC DATA OF LONG ISLAND SOUND

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; LONG ISLAND SOUND 

Sources of Data:

CRUISES MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COLLECTION OF THESE DATA 

Documentation:

NONE AS YET. PUBLICATIONS PENDING. 

Keywords:

SEISMIC REFLECTION; LONG ISLAND SOUND 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

REFLECTION DATA FROM PARTS OF LONG ISLAND SOUND. RAW DATA

ARE CHRONOLOGICAL. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE INCLUDED. 

Comments:

DATA CURRENTLY BEING PROCESSED. EXPECTED COMPLETION IN

FISCAL YEAR 1983.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

LORAN-C MAP DIRECTORY

LORMAP

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

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DATA BASES

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

824 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

DIRECTORY OF MAPS

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

LORAN-C; MAP DIRECTORY 

Definition/Description:

N.O.S. LORAN-C MAP DIRECTORY

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Time Span: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

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Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Subject Coverage:

LOW FREQUENCY SURFACE DEFORMATION

DATA

LOW FREQUENCY DATA

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

HERRIOT, JAMES W.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MS 77

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 EXT 2932 (FTS) 467-2932

1974 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS IN TECTONOPHYSICS

BRANCH

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

200,000,000 BYTES

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

PDP-11/03; PDP-11/44

MENLO PARK, CA

LOW FREQUENCY SURFACE DEFORMATION

MEASURED ALONG CALIFORNIA FAULT

LINES

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; CALIFORNIA 

Sources of Data:

INSTRUMENTATION IN THE FIELD 

Documentation:

GEOLAB USER'S GUIDE 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY 

Keywords:

TECTONOPHYSICS; GEOPHYSICS; SEISMOLOGY; SURFACE DEFORMATION 

Definition/Description:

SYSTEM COLLECTS RAW SURFACE DEFORMATION DATA FROM REMOTE

INSTRUMENTS AND PRODUCES "CLEAN" SUMMARY DATA. BOTH ARE

AVAILBLE ONLINE TO USERS. 

Comments:

RAW DATA ONLINE FOR CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR. SUMMARY DATA

ONLINE AT ALL OTHER TIMES.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

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Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

LUNAR CONSORTIUM

LUNARCON

SPATIAL

IMAGE

SODERBLOM, LAURENCE A.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

2255 N. GEMINI DRIVE

FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001

(602) 527-7018 (FTS) 765-7018

CYLINDRICAL PROJECTIONS

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1964 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

CONSORTIUM OF SCIENTISTS WHO

CONTRIBUTED DATA; UNIVERSITIES

UNLIMITED

BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

PDP-11/45; PDP-11/44

FLAGSTAFF, AZ

FORTRAN

GEOCHEMICAL, GEOPHYSICAL, AND

GEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS OF THE

MOON ON A GLOBAL SCALE

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage: 

THE MOON

Sources of Data:

CONSORTIUM OF APPROXIMATELY 35 SCIENTISTS WHO SHARED THEIR 

LUNAR DATA APOLLO MISSIONS

Documentation:

TAPE HEADER INFORMATION

Keywords:

MOON; GEOCHEMICAL; GEOPHYSICAL; GEOLOGICAL; GAMMA RAY 

SPECTRA; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA; GRAVITY; MAGNETICS; 

BROAD BAND ALBEDO

Definition/Description:

GEOCHEMICAL, GEOPHYSICAL, AND GEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS OF 

THE MOON ON A GLOBAL SCALE. THE TYPES OF DATA INCLUDE 

GAMMA RAY SPECTRA, X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA, RELATIVE 

AGE, GRAVITY, MAGNETICS, ELECTRON REFLECTION, BROAD-BAND 

ALBEDO, NARROW-BAND SPECTRAL REFLECTIVITY, AND LASER 

ALTIMETRY. EACH MEASUREMENT TYPE IS CONTAINED IN A 

SEPERATE DATA SET. EACH DATA SET IS AN ARRAY OF REAL 

FLOATING POINT NUMBERS IN A SIMPLE CYLINDRICAL PROJECTION 

COVERING 65 DEGREES LATITUDE AND 180 DEGREES LONGITUDE. 

BECAUSE MANY DATA SETS ONLY SPARSELY POPULATED THE IMAGE 

ARRAY, THEY WERE INTERPOLATED BY SPATIAL FILTERING INTO 

CONTINUOUS IMAGE.

***********

Data Base Name: MARINE DATA INDEX - BIOLOGIC

DESCRIPTION BIBLIOGRAPHIC

REFERENCES

Acronym: MRNIDX

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL 

Structure: RELATIONAL 

Contact Person: BOTBOL, JOSEPH M. 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

Telephone: (617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180 

Spatial Data Type: POINT 

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL 

Users: USGS GEOLOGISTS 

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED 

Access Method: INTERACTIVE 

Output Media: INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

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DATA BASES

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

No. of Records: 82,000 RECORDS

Computer Makes and Models: HP 1000

Computer Locations: WOODS HOLE, MA

Languages: FORTRAN

Geographical Coverage: 

REGIONAL US

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM

Keywords:

DATA INDEX; MARINE DATA

Definition/Description:

THE MARINE DATA INDEX AND DATA BASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS 

FOR THE INDEXING OF GEOPHYSICAL DATA COLLECTED OR 

PROCESSED BY THE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY AND 

FOR SUPPLYING THE OUTSIDE USER WITH INFORMATION REGARDING 

THE LOCATION AND FORMAT OF THE DATA. THE INFORMATION MAY 

THEN BE USED TO LOCATE THOSE DATA TO BE PROCESSED, 

PLOTTED, OR PASSED ALONG TO OTHER AGENCIES. MRNIDX IS 

DESIGNED MAINLY FOR THE INDEXING OF DATA STORED ON 

MAGNETIC TAPE. HOWEVER, THE DATA BASE FORMAT MAY BE 

APPLIED TO DATA STORED IN OTHER FORMS (FOR EXAMPLE, DISK 

FILES, TI-CASSETTES, FLOPPY DISKS). MARINE DATA INDEX: 

DATA BASE DESCRIPTION, OPERATION, RETRIEVAL, AND DISPLAY 

BY F. PASKEVICH, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-397.

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Data Base Name: MARS CONSORTIUM

Acronym: MARSCON

DB Type: SPATIAL

Structure: IMAGE

Contact Person: KIEFFER, HUGH

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

2255 N. GEMINI DRIVE 

FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001

Telephone: (602) 527-7175 (FTS) 765-7175

Spatial Data Type: CYLINDRICAL PROJECTIONS

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Time Span: 1971 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: CONSORTIUM OF CONTRIBUTORS;

UNIVERSITIES

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DATA BASES

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Access Method: BATCH

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

Total Bytes in DB: 11,532,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: PDP-11/45; PDP-11/44

Computer Locations: FLAGSTAFF, AZ

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: GLOBAL PROPERTIES OF MARS,

INCLUDING GEOLOGY, VOLCANIC UNITS, 

CHANNELS, WIND FEATURES, 

TOPOGRAPHY, GRAVITY, APOAPSIS 

COLOR, PREDAWN TEMPERATURE 

RESIDUALS, THERMAL INERTIA, 

RADIOMETRIC AND SOLAR ALBEDO, 

WATER VAPOR ABUNDANCE

Geographical Coverage: 

MARS

Sources of Data:

CONSORTIUM OF APPROXIMATELY 80 SCIENTISTS WHO HAVE SHARED 

THEIR MARS DATA (MARINER 9 AND VIKING)

Documentation:

TAPE HEADER INFORMATION

Keywords:

MARS; GLOBAL ARRAYS; GEOPHYSICAL; VOLCANIC UNITS; WIND 

FEATURES; MARS TOPOGRAPHY; MARS GRAVITY; APOAPSIS COLOR; 

THERMAL INERTIA; SOLAR ALBEDO

Definition/Description:

MARS DATA SETS FROM MANY SOURCES HAVE BEEN PUT INTO A 

COMMON DIGITAL FORMAT, AND GLOBAL MAPS AT CONSTANT SCALE 

HAVE BEEN PRODUCED. THESE FORMATTED DATA SETS FORM THE 

BASIS OF THE MARS CONSORTIUM. THEY CURRENTLY INCLUDE MAPS 

OF GEOLOGY, VOLCANIC UNITS, CHANNELS, WIND FEATURES, 

TOPOGRAPHY, GRAVITY, VIKING APPROACH AND APOAPSIS COLOR, 

PREDAWN TEMPERATURE RESIDUALS, THERMAL INERTIA, 

RADIOMETRIC AND SOLAR ALBEDO, WATER VAPOR ABUNDANCE, 

1.4-MICRON ALBEDO, CRATER ABUNDANCE, EARTH-BASED RADAR AND 

PHOTOGRAPHIC TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS, AND TERRESTRIAL 

SPECTRAL OBSERVATIONS. THE GENERATION OF THESE DATA SETS 

IS BRIEFLY DESCRIBED. AS AN EXAMPLE OF THEIR USE, THE 

MAPPED GEOLOGIC UNITS ARE CHARACTERIZED IN TERMS OF COLOR, 

PREDAWN TEMPERATURE AND ELEVATION, AND UNUSUAL AREAS 

IDENTIFIED. THE OXIA PALUS REGION IS EXAMINED AS AN 

EXAMPLE OF COMBINING HIGHER RESOLUTION DATA WITH THE 

CONSORTIUM DATA SETS. USE OF THE EXISTING DATA SETS AND 

SUBMISSION OF NEW ONES ARE ENCOURAGED.

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DATA BASES

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Data Base Name:

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

(FTS) 467-2226

MENLO PARK ROCK MAGNETICS

LABORATORY REMANENT MAGNETIZATION

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

GROMME, SHERMAN

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MS 18

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 EXT 2226

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1960 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

FIVE LOCAL SCIENTISTS

LIMITED

BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

PUNCHED CARD

500,000 RECORDS

20 BYTES

10,000,000 BYTES

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

VAX 11/780

MENLO PARK, CA

FORTRAN

NONE

RAW DATA MEASUREMENTS OF ROCK

CORES MADE AT VARIOUS SITES IN

WESTERN US, ALASKA, PRIBILOF

ALASKA, PACIFIC ISLANDS

ISLANDS. 

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; WESTERN US 

Sources of Data:

ANALYSIS OF CORE SAMPLES PERFORMED AT MENLO PARK MAGNETICS

LABORATORY 

Documentation:

INDEX TO CARDS

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DATA BASES

Keywords:

PALEOMAGNETISM; ROCK MAGNETICS LABORATORY; REMANENT

MAGNETIZATION 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

DATA BASE TO SUPPORT ANALYSIS OF REMANENT MAGNETIZATION OF

ROCK SPECIMENS 

Comments:

DATA BASE PROCESSING BEING TRANSFERRED FROM MULTICS TO

VAX. DATA ON CARDS TO BE REFORMATTED ONTO TAPE.

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Acronym: 

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Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

METALLOGENIC STUDIES

METMAP

SPATIAL

LEE, MICHAEL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

920 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6451 (FTS) 928-6451

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1981 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

FOREIGN GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT; PUNCHED CARDS

MAGNETIC TAPE

4,215 RECORDS

160 BYTES

674,400 BYTES

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV

MINERAL DEPOSIT DATA

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT 

Sources of Data:

STATE AND FEDERAL PUBLICATIONS AND OPEN FILES

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DATA BASES

Documentation:

USGS CIRCULARS 858A,B 

Keywords:

COMMODITY; HISTORY; MAP; METALLOGENIC; MINERAL RESOURCES;

MINERALOGY 

Definition/Description:

THE DATA BASE CONTAINS MINERAL DEPOSIT DATA COMPILED FOR

THE PURPOSE OF SELECTIVE RETRIEVAL AND PLOTTING PRIMARILY

AT A MAP SCALE OF 1:5,000,000.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

MID-ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF

MASPAR

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

7,980 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

SESTON DATA

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES

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DATA BASES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM

Keywords:

MID-ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF; SESTON

Definition/Description:

USGS R/V GYRE 8/78, MID-ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF

***********

Data Base Name: MID-CONTINENT GRAVITY 

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL 

Structure: INDEXED SEQUENTIAL 

Contact Person: KANE, MARTIN 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER 

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

Telephone: (303) 234-2695 (FTS) 234-2695 

Keywords:

GRAVITY 

Definition/Description:

GRAVITY READINGS TAKEN IN THE FIELD FOR SPECIFIC POINTS 

ARE NORMALIZED AND CORRECTED. RAW DATA ARE AVAILABLE BY 

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE GRIDS.

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Data Base Name: MINERAL RESOURCES DATA BASE 

Acronym: MRDB 

DB Type: SPATIAL 

Structure: SORTED SEQUENTIAL 

Contact Person: MEDLIN, ANTOINETTE 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

920 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6455 (FTS) 928-6455 

Spatial Data Type: POINT 

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; UTM NORTHINGS

AND EASTINGS

Time Span: 1972 - PRESENT 

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL 

Users: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY;

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY; U.S.

FOREST SERVICE; U.S. GEOLOGICAL

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DATA BASES

SURVEY? MINING INDUSTRY

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Access Method: INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC TAPE

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

No. of Records: 76,000 RECORDS

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

DBMS: GIPSY

Subject Coverage: MINERAL RESOURCES LOCATIONS (MINES

AND OCCURRENCES) COMMODITIES

Geographical Coverage: 

WORLDWIDE

Sources of Data:

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, SOUTH AFRICA MINERAL ATTACHE, 

STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WEST GERMANY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Documentation:

USGS CIRCULARS 681, 755A, 755B, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 

GIPSY USERS' MANUAL, AND USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTS

Systems Which Access Data Base: 

MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM

Keywords:

COMMODITY; DEPOSIT; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINE

Definition/Description:

IN GENERAL, MRDB CONSISTS OF A SET OF RECORDS ON THE 

MINERAL DEPOSITS AND MINERAL COMMODITIES OF THE US AND, TO 

A CERTAIN EXTENT, OF THE WORLD. THE FILE IS ARRANGED TO 

ACCEPT THE BASIC INFORMATION NEEDED TO DESCRIBE A MINERAL 

DEPOSIT OR A GROUP OF RELATED DEPOSITS, SUCH AS A MINING 

DISTRICT. THE FILE IS FLEXIBLE, SO THAT WHAT CONSTITUTES 

A RECORD CAN BE DECIDED LARGELY BY THE USERS. HOWEVER, 

CERTAIN MINIMUM DATA ARE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH A RECORD. 

ENTRIES ARE RIGIDLY FORMATTED OR CODED OR BOTH. THE 

ORGANIZATION OF THE FILE TOGETHER WITH THE PROGRAM USED 

PROVIDES FOR HIGHLY SELECTIVE RETRIEVALS. RETRIEVED 

INFORMATION CAN BE PRINTED IN ANY OF THREE ARRANGEMENTS, 

OR IT CAN BE PASSED TO A SUBSEQUENT PROGRAM FOR FURTHER 

PROCESSING (I.E., MAPS AND OTHER GRAPHICS).

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DATA BASES

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Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type; 

Coordinate System; 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SEISMOTECTONICS

MVST

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

SHEDLOCK, KAYE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 966

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5091

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

SEISMOLOGISTS OF USGS AND

UNIVERSITIES

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION

MAGNETIC TAPE

0 PERCENT PER YEAR

VAX 11/780

DENVER, CO

DISCO

SEISMIC DATA OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN NEW MADRID AREA 

Sources of Data:

CRUISES MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COLLECTION OF THESE DATA 

Documentation:

"MISSISSIPPI RIVER SEISMIC SURVEY," GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

LETTERS, AND SHERLOCK AND HARDING. 

Keywords:

SEISMIC REFLECTION; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NEW MADRID REGION 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

REFLECTION DATA OF THE CENTER OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ON

THE NEW MADRID REGION. RAW DATA ARE CHRONOLOGICAL,

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE INCLUDED. 

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1981.

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DATA BASES

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Data Base Name: MONTANA GRAVITY 

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL 

Structure: INDEXED SEQUENTIAL 

Contact Person: HANNA, WILLIAM F. 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER 

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225 

(303) 234-2695 (FTS) 234-2695 

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 

OPERATIONAL

GEOPHYSICISTS AND GEOLOGISTS 

CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN THE REGION 

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH 

USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTS; 

PUBLICATION; WORLD DATA CENTER 

DISK

HONEYWELL MULTICS 

DENVER, CO 

FORTRAN

GRAVITY READINGS IN WESTERN 

MONTANA, NORTHERN IDAHO REGION 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN IDAHO 

Sources of Data:

FIELD READINGS 

Documentation:

IN-HOUSE USER'S GUIDE, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTS 

Keywords:

GRAVITY; WESTERN MONTANA; GRAVITY STUDY; NORTHERN IDAHO; 

MINERAL EXPLORATION 

Definition/Description:

GRAVITY READINGS TAKEN IN THE FIELD FOR SPECIFIC POINTS 

ARE NORMALIZED AND CORRECTED. RAW DATA ARE AVAILABLE BY 

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE GRIDS. 

Comments:

PERSONS DESIRING COPIES OF THE RAW DATA WILL BE REFERRED 

TO THE WORLD DATA CENTER GRAVITY LIBRARY, NOAA, DEPARTMENT 

OF COMMERCE, BOULDER, CO.

Telephone: 

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DATA BASES

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

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NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE CATALOG

NEQCAT

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

TAGGART, JAMES N.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 967

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5079 (FTS) 234-507!

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1534 - PRESENT

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

LIMITED

BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

90,000 RECORDS

188 BYTES

16,920,000 BYTES

VAX 11/780

GOLDEN, CO

FORTRAN 77

NONE

US HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE DATA

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

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Languages:

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Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

US 

Sources of Data:

ALL POSSIBLE SOURCES 

Keywords:

EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC ACTIVITY; EARTHQUAKE HISTORY 

Definition/Description:

COLLECTION OF ALL AVAILABLE STATISTICS ON ALL REPORTED

EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY IN THE US. HISTORICAL DATA ARE

INDEXED PRIMARILY ON DATE AND TIME OF EARTHQUAKE. 

Comments:

SYSTEM HAS BEEN UNDER DEVELOPMENT FOR 3 YEARS. CURRENTLY

TWO-THIRDS COMPLETE.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

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Availability for Use/Access 

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

***********

NATIONAL GRAVITY DATA SET

DMA DATA

SPATIAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

SWEENY, RONALD

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5526 (FTS) 234-5526

BOTH POINT AND GRID TYPE

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; ALBERS

PROJECTION

OPERATIONAL

GEOPHYSICISTS INVOLVED IN

POTENTIAL FIELD STUDIES; GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

50,000,000 BYTES

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN

NONE

GRAVITY DATA FOR THE CONTERMINOUS

US 

Geographical Coverage:

US; CONTERMINOUS 48 STATES 

Sources of Data:

DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY 

Documentation:

US LAND GRAVITY, KEY TO GEOPHYSICAL RECORDS DOCUMENTATION

NO. 18, NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA CENTER, 1982 

Keywords:

GRAVITY; OBSERVED GRAVITY; FREE-AIR ANOMALY; BOUGUER

ANOMALY 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

GRAVITY DATA FOR THE CONTERMINOUS US. CONTAINS DATA IN

BOTH POINT (LATITUDE/LONGITUDE) AND GRID (ALBERS

PROJECTION) FORMATS.

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DATA BASES

Comments:

DATA ARE IN BOTH POINT AND GRID FORMATS. USERS MAY SELECT.

***********

Data Base Name:

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES

BIOLOGICAL DATA

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

223,782 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

BIOLOGICAL DESCRIPTIONS

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

ATLANTIC MARGIN; MARINE BIOLOGY 

Definition/Description:

US NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES BIOLOGICAL DATA

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DATA BASES

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

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Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

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No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

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Computer Locations:

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Subject Coverage:

NATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCE

EVALUATION DATA BASE

NURE

SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

WAHL, RONALD R.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF URANIUM AND THORIUM RESOURCES

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 916

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5150 (FTS) 234-5150

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1940 - PRESENT

IN TEST STAGE

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGIC

DIVISION, BRANCH OF ENERGY MINERALS

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE

DISK

500 RECORDS

16,000 BYTES

8,000,000 BYTES

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

PL/1

MRDS

LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE LOOKED

FOR URANIUM

Geographical Coverage:

US 

Sources of Data:

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGISTS,

DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 

Documentation:

NONE

ENERGY RESEARCH AND

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DATA BASES

Keywords:

COMMODITY; DEPOSIT; RARE ELEMENT; URANIUM; URANIUM 

EXPLORATION; URANIUM MINE

Definition/Description:

THE NATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCE EVALUATION (NURE) DATA BASE 

WAS ESTABLISHED AS AN ADJUNCT TO THE NURE PROGRAM OF THE 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S ROLE IN 

THIS PROGRAM. DATA ARE BEING STORED FOR THE CONTERMINOUS 

48 STATES. NO DATA ARE PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR ALASKA AND 

HAWAII FOR INCLUSION IN THE DATA BASE. DATA ARE ENTERED 

AND RETRIEVED IN THE MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM INPUT 

FORMAT TO ALLOW EASIER DATA EXCHANGE.

Data Base Name: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

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Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

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Computer Locations:

Languages:

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Subject Coverage:

***********

NEVADA AND ARIZONA GRAVITY

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

MOSS, CALVIN

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-2695 (FTS) 234-2695

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

GEOPHYSICISTS AND GEOLOGISTS

CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN THE AREA

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN

NONE

GRAVITY READINGS IN NEVADA AND

ARIZONA

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; NEVADA AND ARIZONA

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GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

FIELD READINGS 

Documentation:

IN-HOUSE USER'S GUIDE AND USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTS 

Keywords:

GRAVITY; REGIONAL GRAVITY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; NEVADA;

ARIZONA 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

GRAVITY READINGS TAKEN IN THE FIELD FOR SPECIFIC POINTS

ARE NORMALIZED AND CORRECTED. RAW DATA ARE AVAILABLE BY

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE GRIDS. 

Comments:

PERSONS DESIRING COPIES OF THE RAW DATA WILL BE REFERRED

TO THE WORLD DATA CENTER GRAVITY LIBRARY, NOAA, DEPARTMENT

OF COMMERCE, BOULDER, CO.

***********

Data Base Name: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

NEW MEXICO GRAVITY

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

CARDWELL, LYNN

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-2695 (FTS) (FTS) 234-2695

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

GEOPHYSICISTS AND GEOLOGISTS

CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN THE STATE;

GEOLOGIC MAPPERS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

PUBLICATIONS; USGS OPEN-FILE

REPORTS; WORLD DATA CENTER

DISK

20,000 RECORDS

3 PERCENT PER YEAR

HONEYWELL MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN

GRAVITY READINGS FOR NEW MEXICO

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US; NEW MEXICO 

Sources of Data:

FIELD READINGS 

Documentation:

SOME IN-HOUSE USER'S GUIDES AND USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTS 

Keywords:

GRAVITY CUSMAP; REGIONAL GRAVITY NEW MEXICO; MINERAL

EXPLORATION 

Definition/Description:

GRAVITY READINGS TAKEN IN THE FIELD FOR SPECIFIC POINTS

ARE NORMALIZED AND CORRECTED. RAW DATA ARE AVAILABLE BY

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE GRIDS. 

Comments:

PERSONS DESIRING COPIES OF THE RAW DATA WILL BE REFERRED

TO THE WORLD DATA CENTER GRAVITY LIBRARY, NOAA, DEPARTMENT

OF COMMERCE, BOULDER, CO.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

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Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB:

NEWLY IDENTIFIED COAL RESOURCES OF

THE UNITED STATES

NEWCOAL

SPATIAL

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

CARTER, M. DEVEREUX

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

956 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-7464 (FTS) 928-7464

COUNTY BASIS

1900 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, OFFICE

OF POLICY ANALYSIS; STATE

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; US ARMY CORPS

OF ENGINEERS; PRIVATE COMPANIES;

OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES; USGS

GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

3,000 RECORDS

112 BYTES

336,000 BYTES

2-98
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DATA BASES

Computer Makes and Models: HIS MULTICS

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: FORTRAN IV

DBMS: NONE

Subject Coverage: COAL RESOURCES

Geographical Coverage:

US; COAL-BEARING STATES

Sources of Data:

PUBLISHED REPORTS (DATA SOURCE IS INDICATED ON EACH RECORD)

Documentation:

NCRDS USER'S GUIDE

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM

Keywords:

COAL? RESOURCES

Definition/Description:

PUBLISHED COAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES FOR VARIOUS COAL-BEARING 

STATES. DATA ELEMENTS ARE THE SAME AS THOSE FOR ECOAL AND 

WCOAL. THIS IS A WORKING FILE FOR ALL NEW RESOURCE DATA 

ENTRIES. THE RECORDS ARE STORED HEREIN UNTIL THEY CAN BE 

INCORPORATED INTO ECOAL OR WCOAL. DATA ENTRY IN CONTINUAL. 

CAUTION: THE TONNAGE ESTIMATES IN THIS FILE MAY 

DUPLICATE OR OVERLAP ECOAL/WCOAL FILES. DO NOT ADD THESE 

TONNAGES TO THOSE IN ECOAL/WCOAL WITHOUT CHECKING.

Comments:

DATA TAPE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA 

CENTER IN BOULDER, CO

***********

Data Base Name: NICKEL/COBALT

Acronym: NI/CO

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

Structure: GIPSY

Contact Person: FOOSE, MICHAEL P.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF EASTERN MINERAL RESOURCES

954 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-7356 (FTS) 928-7356 

Spatial Data Type: POINT 

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 

Data Base Status: UNDER DEVELOPMENT 

Users: WORLDWIDE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY;

PRIMARILY DATA CONTRIBUTORS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

COMMERCIAL/ECONOMIC INTERESTS;

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DATA BASES

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED 

Access Method: INTERACTIVE 

Output Media: INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT 

Storage Media: DISK 

No. of Records: 2,000 RECORDS 

Computer Makes and Models: AMDAHL V7 

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA 

DBMS: GIPSY 

Subject Coverage: MAGMATIC SULFIDES (NICKEL, COPPER,

AND PLATINUM-GRADE METALS) 

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE 

Sources of Data:

INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGIC COMMUNITY, INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL

CORRELATION PROGRAM (IGCP) #161 PARTICIPANTS 

Documentation:

USER'S GUIDE 

Keywords:

COPPER; DEPOSIT; MAGMATIC; NICKEL; PLATINUM; SULFIDE 

Definition/Description:

FILE CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED BY INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC

COMMUNITY ON MAGMATIC SULFIDE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF IGCP

161. THE FILE WILL FOCUS ON SULFIDE DEPOSITS CONTAINING

NICKEL, COPPER, AND PLATINUM-GROUP METALS. DATA WILL BE

ENTERED BY PARTICIPANTS FROM EACH PARTICIPATING COUNTRY

AND WILL BE PUT IN A MRDS-TYPE SYSTEM. 

Comments:

SEPARATE FILE TO BE USED AS INPUT TO MRDS. USERS WILL

ACCESS VIA MRDS.

***********

Data Base Name: NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN GRAVITY

DATA BASE

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL 

Structure: INDEXED SEQUENTIAL 

Contact Person: KLEINKOPF, DEAN 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER 

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

Telephone: (303) 234-2695 (FTS) 234-2695 

Spatial Data Type: POINT 

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 

Time Span: 1967 - PRESENT

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DATA BASES

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: GEOPHYSICISTS AND GEOLOGISTS

CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN THE REGION; 

GEOLOGIC MAPPERS; UNIVERSITIES; 

MINING AND OIL COMPANIES; 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; DEFENSE 

MAPPING AGENCY; OTHER GOVERNMENT 

AGENCIES

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED 

Access Method: INTERACTIVE AND BATCH 

Output Media: INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT 

Storage Media: DISK 

No. of Records: 20,000 RECORDS 

Growth Rate: 3 PERCENT PER YEAR 

Computer Makes and Models: HIS MULTICS 

Computer Locations: DENVER, CO 

Languages: FORTRAN 

DBMS: NONE 

Subject Coverage: GRAVITY READINGS FOR NORTHERN

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; NORTHERN ROCKIES 

Sources of Data:

FIELD READINGS 

Documentation:

SOME IN-HOUSE USER'S GUIDES, APPROXIMATELY 15 USGS 

OPEN-FILE REPORTS 

Keywords:

GRAVITY; REGIONAL GRAVITY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; CUSMAP; 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION 

Definition/Description:

GRAVITY READINGS TAKEN IN THE FIELD FOR SPECIFIC POINTS 

ARE NORMALIZED AND CORRECTED. RAW DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR 

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE GRIDS. 

Comments:

PERSONS DESIRING COPIES OF THE RAW DATA WILL BE REFERRED 

TO THE WORLD DATA CENTER GRAVITY LIBRARY, NOAA, DEPARTMENT 

OF COMMERCE BOULDER, CO.

***********

Data Base Name: NUCLEAR EVEN TIME HISTORIES AND

COMPUTED SITE TRANSFER FUNCTIONS 

FOR THE LOS ANGELES AREA

DB Type: COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

Structure: INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

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DATA BASES

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type 

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

ROGERS, ALBERT M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 966

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-2869 (FTS) 234-2869

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; SCHEME BASED

ON GEOLOGY OF SITE TO GET WIDE

DISTRIBUTION

1975 - 1979

OPERATIONAL

CALIFORNIA INSTITUE OF TECHNOLOGY;

CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND

GEOLOGY

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

400,000,000 BYTES

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN; PL/1

NONE

Storage Media:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Geographical Coverage:

COUNTIES; LOS ANGELES AREA (SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, ORANGE

COUNTY, ETC.) 

Sources of Data:

A.M. ROGERS COLLECTED ALL DATA WITH SEISMOGRAPHS 

Keywords:

NUCLEAR; TIME HISTORIES; SITE TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; GROUND

RESPONSE 

Definition/Description:

NUCLEAR EVENT TIME HISTORIES AND SITE TRANSFER FUNCTIONS

AT SELECTED LOCATIONS IN LOS ANGELES

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

OIL SHALE DATA SYSTEM

OSDS

SPATIAL

PITMAN, JANET K.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 939

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DATA BASES

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5121 (FTS) 234-5121

POLYGON

PUBLIC LAND SURVEY (SECTION,

TOWNSHIP, AND RANGE)

1950 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE

INDUSTRY; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY;

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION

DISK

3,000 RECORDS

1,050,000 BYTES

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN IV

OIL SHALE FISCHER ASSAY AND SALINE

MINERAL DATA

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; PICEANCE BASIN, COLORADO

Sources of Data:

BUREAU OF MINES, PRIVATE INDUSTRY

Documentation:

USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTS 75-341 AND 76-867, PITMAN AND SAXE, 

1978, NTIS REPORT, APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR

Keywords:

FISCHER ASSAY; HISTORY; OIL SHALE; SALINE DATA; WELL CORE

Definition/Description:

THE DATA BASE CONSISTS OF OVER 400 SETS OF FISCHER ASSAY 

AND SALINE MINERAL DATA FOR WELL CORES FROM COLORADO AND 

UTAH. MUCH OF THE INFORMATION IS HELD ON A CONFIDENTIAL 

BASIS. EACH FILE CONSISTS OF CHEMICAL ANALYSES (PERCENT 

WATER, GAS, OIL, AND SPENT SHALE) FOR ONE WELL CORE. THE 

OIL SHALE AVERAGING PROGRAM USES THE DATA BASE TO COMPUTE 

THICKNESS, GRADE, AND RESOURCE FOR AN ENTIRE CORE OR 

SELECTED ZONE IN A CORE. LIMITED COMPUTER GRAPHICS ARE 

ALSO AVAILABLE.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access:

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

***********

OVERVIEW OF MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC

DATA

CDPGEN

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 (FTS) 837-4180

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUBLICATION;

MAPS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

728 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

FORTRAN

MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC DATA FROM

EAST COAST MARGIN 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY USGS OR USGS CONTRACTORS OR CRUISES 

Documentation:

LOCAL DOCUMENTATION OF FILES 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 

Keywords:

EAST COAST MARGIN; MULTICHANNEL SEISMICITY 

De f i n i t i on/Desc r i pt i on:

OVERVIEW OF AVAILABLE MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC DATA FROM EAST

COAST MARGIN

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DATA BASES

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type;

Coordinate System;

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

PACIFIC/ARCTIC MULTICHANNEL DATA

PAMCD

SCIENTIFIC; SPATIAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

MANN, DENNIS

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

MS 79

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 EXT 2070 (FTS) 467-2070

LINE

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1975 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

ADMINISTRATION MARINE DATA BASE;

DISTRIBUTOR OF PROCESSED DATA;

USGS GEOLOGISTS AND GEOPHYSICISTS;

OPEN-FILE PLOTS AND TAPES

GENERALLY AVAILABLE

LIMITED

BATCH

MICROFORM; MAGNETIC TAPE; PLOTS

MAGNETIC TAPE; MICROFORM; PAPER

COPY

1,422,798 RECORDS

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

DATA GENERAL; VAX

MENLO PARK, CA

FORTRAN V; GD ASSEMBLER

MARINE 24-CHANNEL SEISMICREFLECTION DATA (2400%-FOLD) 

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF AND ADJOINING MARGINS 

FROM THE BEAUFORT SEA AND SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS 

Sources of Data:

MARINE 24-CHANNEL SEISMIC-REFLECTION DATA (2400%-FOLD) 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

MARINE; MULTICHANNEL; REFLECTION; SEISMIC; PACIFIC/ARCTIC

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media: 

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

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DATA BASES

Definition/Description:

RAW FIELD TAPES CONTAIN PROCESSED, 2400-PERCENT, 

MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC DATA FOR SECTIONS FOR THE WEST COAST 

OF THE US FROM THE MEXICAN BORDER TO THE BEAUFORT SEA. 

THE TERM "DATA BASE" APPLIES TO THIS UNIT ONLY IN THE 

SENSE THAT MORE THAN ONE PERSON USES THE DATA FOR RESEARCH 

RELATED TO RESOURCE POTENTIAL, GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE, AND 

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type;

Coordinate System;

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

PALEOMAGNETIC DATA BASE

PALEOMAG

SPATIAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

ELSTON, DONALD P.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

2255 N. GEMINI DRIVE

FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001

(602) 779-3311 X 1544

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUBE

1969 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

IN-HOUSE STUDY GROUP; USGS

GEOPHYSICISTS; ANTARCTIC

GEOPHYSICISTS; NEW ZEALAND

GEOPHYSICISTS

NOT AVAILABLE

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

POP-8; APPLE II

(FTS) 765-1544

FLAGSTAFF, AZ

FOCAL (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON); 

BASIC 

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; POINTS IN NORTH AMERICA, ANTARCTIC, PUERTO 

RICO, WESTERN CORDILLERA 

Sources of Data:

FIELD STUDIES OBTAIN ROCK CORES, WHICH ARE ANALYZED IN THE 

LABORATORY TO PRODUCE READINGS.

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Documentation:

HARD COPY OF DATA ON EACH TAPE PLUS LABORATORY READINGS 

FROM WHICH THE DATA WERE DERIVED. BOOK COMPILED FROM ALL 

INFORMATION ON THE SITES AND DATA FOR EACH TAPE.

Keywords:

NATURAL REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; ANHYSTERETIC 

MAGNETIZATION; BELT SUPERGROUP; PROTEROZOIC; PUERTO RICO; 

GRAND CANYON; WESTERN CORDILLERA; INTRUSIVE ROCKS; 

VOLCANIC ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY; WALKER LAKE; PALEOMAGNETIC 

MINERALIZED; ANTARCTIC; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MACMURDO SOUND

Definition/Description:

PALEOMAGNETIC ANALYSIS OF CORE SAMPLES. THE DATA BASE 

CONSISTS OF FILES FOR EACH PROJECT AREA (FOR EXAMPLE, DRY 

VALLEYS IN MACMURDO SOUND, ANTARCTICA). THE DATA IN THE 

FILES ARE ORDERED BY SITE AND AGE OF ROCK. ONLY THE RAW 

DATA ARE MAINTAINED IN THE FILES. ANALYSES AND 

INTERPRETATIONS OF THE DATA ARE PUBLISHED REGULARLY BY 

D.P. ELSTON IN SCIENTIFIC PERIODICALS. THE RAW DATA ARE 

NOT DOCUMENTED FOR OUTSIDE USE AND ARE UNAVAILABLE. THE 

PUBLISHED ANALYSES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

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PERMIAN BASIN WELL AND RESERVE

FILE

PBW/RF

SPATIAL

DREW, LAWRENCE J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF RESOURCE ANALYSIS

920 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6446 (FTS) 928-6446

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1908 - 1976

INTERAGENCY OIL AND GAS SUPPLY

TASK FORCE PROJECT; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, OFFICE OF

RESOURCE ANALYSIS

NOT AVAILABLE

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

208,000 RECORDS

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV

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Subject Coverage: PETROLEUM WELL INFORMATION

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; WESTERN TEXAS

Sources of Data:

PURCHASED FROM PETROLEUM INFORMATION, INC., DENVER, CO

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

PERMIAN BASIN; PETROLEUM WELL DATA

Definition/Description:

THERE ARE DATA ON 49 VARIABLES FOR EACH OF THE 208,000 

WELLS. THESE VARIABLES INCLUDE HOLE LOCATION, OPERATOR, 

SPUD AND COMPLETION DATES, LAKE CLASS, DEPTH, FLOW RATES, 

COMPUTER INTERVALS, FIELD CODE, NAME CODE, AND SHOW CODE. 

THIS INFORMATION IS USED TO FORECAST FUTURE RATES OF 

DISCOVERY OF PETROLEUM DEPOSITS IN THE PERMIAN BASIN.

Comments:

THIS DATA BASE HAS BEEN ARCHIVED TO TAPE.

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PETROLEUM DATA SYSTEM

PDS

SPATIAL

TAKAHASHI, KENNETH I.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES

MS 971

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-3439 (FTS) 234-3439

FIELD

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1942 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; FEDERAL

AGENCIES; STATE GEOLOGICAL

ACTIVITIES; INTERESTED PUBLIC

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

97,600 RECORDS

GE MARK 3000 TIMESHARE SERVICE

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN, OK

GIPSY

ANALYSIS OF CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF

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DATA BASES

CRUDE OIL FROM SELECTED PRODUCING 

WELLS IN THE US. ANALYSIS OF 

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF PRODUCING 

NATURAL GAS SAMPLES. OIL AND GAS 

PRODUCTION DATA.

Geographical Coverage:

US; ALL FILES' GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE IS US NATIONWIDE 

EXCEPT PRODUCTION HISTORY FILE, WHICH COVERS ONLY THE 

STATE OF TEXAS.

Sources of Data:

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, INTERNATIONAL OIL SCOUTS ASSOCIATION 

(IOSA), US AND CANADIAN PUBLICATIONS OF OIL AND GAS 

PRODUCTION. SOME PUBLICATIONS ARE BY POOL, SOME BY FIELD. 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA FROM OTHER COMMERCIAL AND FEDERAL 

SOURCES. MAINTAINED AND OPERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF 

OKLAHOMA.

Documentation:

PETROLEUM DATA SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROGRAM 

DOCUMENTATION, VOLUME I AND II, OFFICE OF RESEARCH 

ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN, OK (3/77)

Keywords:

GAS; GAS ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM 

INDUSTRY; ENERGY; OIL; OIL WELL; CRUDE OIL; WELL; HISTORY; 

PETROLEUM DATA SYSTEM; CANADA; POOL; PRODUCTION; 

RESERVOIR; ENERGY

Definition/Description:

THE PETROLEUM DATA SYSTEM DATA BASE CONSISTS OF FOUR MAJOR 

FILES: THE CRUDE OIL ANALYSIS FILE IS A SMALL FILE OF 

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS DATA ON PRODUCING OIL WELLS IN THE US. 

THE DATA ARE SUPPLIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. THE 

NATURAL GAS ANALYSIS FILE IS A SMALL FILE OF CHEMICAL 

ANALYSIS DATA ON PRODUCING NATURAL GAS WELLS IN THE US. 

THE DATA ARE MAINTAINED AND PROVIDED FOR THE PETROLEUM 

DATA SYSTEM BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. THE OIL AND GAS 

DATA FILE FC'R THE UNITED STATES CONSISTS OF OVER 80,000 

RECORDS CONTAINING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA ON PRODUCTION 

OF ALL FIELDS AND POOLS. DATA FOR EACH STATE ARE UPDATED 

ANNUALLY WITH PRODUCTION, WELL COUNTS, AND NEW DISCOVERIES 

FROM STATE RECORDS, SUPPLEMENTED WITH COMMERCIAL AND 

FEDERAL DATA SOU.RCES. THE DATA FOR CANADIAN OIL AND GAS 

PRODUCTION ARE COMPILED AND MAINTAINED BY THE OFFICE OF 

INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMS, ENERGY RESOURCE INSTITUTE, 

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, UNDER USGS CONTRACT NUMBER 

14-08-0001-14796. THE PRODUCTION HISTORY FILE WAS 

DEVELOPED BY THE IOSA UNDER CONTRACT TO THE FEDERAL 

GOVERNMENT. THE DATA WERE UTILIZED TO CREATE THE DECLINE 

CURVE STUDY REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. THE 

DATA CONSIST OF ANNUAL PRODUCTION FIGURES AND WELL COUNTS 

BY FIELD FOR THE YEARS 1942-1972.

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Comments:

COORDINATE SYSTEM USED FOR ALL FILES IS STATE PLANE 

COORDINATES, THE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FILE, HOWEVER, 

USES LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE. TIME SPAN OF DATA IS AS 

FOLOWS: HISTORY: 1942-1972, OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION: 

1976-PRESENT, CRUDE: 1972-PRESENT, GAS ANALYSIS: 

1971-1973. EACH OF THE FOUR FILES IN THIS DATA BASE 

FORMERLY EXISTED IN ITS OWN DATA BASE. RECENTLY THEY WERE 

CONSOLIDATED INTO ONE DATA BASE, PETROLEUM DATA SYSTEM.

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PETROLEUM WELL HISTORY CONTROL

SYSTEM

WHCS

SPATIAL

WALTON, RONALD J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MARINE GEOLOGY

MS 940

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-6488 (FTS) 234-6488

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; PUBLIC LAND

SURVEY (SECTION, TOWNSHIP, AND

RANGE)

1955 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; ALL

COMMERCIAL PETROLEUM COMPANIES;

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT; STATE

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; MINERALS

MANAGEMENT SERVICE; BUREAU OF

MINES; CORPS OF ENGINEERS;

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

PROPRIETARY

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION; MICROFICHE

1,500,000 RECORDS

8,000 BYTES

12,000,000,000 BYTES

PETROLEUM INFORMATION CORPORATION

PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE; TECHSYS

MODEL 204

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; ELEVEN REGIONAL SUBDIVISIONS OF US: WEST 

COAST/ALASKA, ROCKY MOUNTAIN, MIDCONTINENT, MICHIGAN 

BASIN, APPALACHIAN AND ILLINOIS BASINS, PERMIAN BASIN, 

GULF COAST-EAST TEXAS

Sources of Data:

PETROLEUM INFORMATION CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 2612, 1640 

GRANT ST., DENVER, CO 80201, (303) 825-2181

Documentation:

WELL HISTORY CONTROL SYSTEM USER'S GUIDE, PETROLEUM 

INFORMATION CORP., NOV. 1975, WELL DATA TAPE STORAGE 

FORMAT, 10/27/75, PETROLEUM INFORMATION CORP.

Keywords:

ENERGY; OIL; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM; WELL DATA; WELL HISTORY 

CONTROL SYSTEM

Definition/Description:

THE PETROLEUM WELL HISTORY CONTROL SYSTEM IS AN HISTORIC 

FILE OF MORE THAN 1,024,000 RECORDS, EACH REPRESENTING 

DATA OBTAINED IN DRILLING WELLS FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. 

THE SYSTEM IS UPDATED MONTHLY FROM RECORDS SUBMITTED BY 

INDUSTRY COOPERATIVES. THE SYSTEM IS OWNED AND MAINTAINED 

BY THE PETROLEUM INFORMATION CORPORATION, A SUBSIDIARY OF 

A. C. NIELSEN CORPORATION, ALTHOUGH THE USGS HAS PURCHASED 

UNLIMITED RIGHTS TO THE FILE (SUBJECT ONLY TO PROTECTION 

OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY PROPRIETARY INTERESTS). EXTRACTS 

FROM THE FILE ARE MADE PRIMARILY IN BATCH MODE BY THE 

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY. MICROFICHE OUTPUT IS ALSO AVAILABLE.

Comments:

THERE ARE ELEVEN OTHER (SMALLER) DATA BASES IN THE SYSTEM 

NOT INCLUDED IN THIS INVENTORY. NUMEROUS PUBLISHED 

REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE.

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Data Base Name: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PURE

MINERALS 

DB Type: COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL 

Structure: RELATIONAL 

Contact Person: OLHOEFT, GARY 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

Telephone: (303) 234-5390 (FTS) 234-5390 

Data Base Status: UNDER MODIFICATION 

Users: GEOPHYSICISTS NEEDING INFORMATION,

ACCESS THROUGH GARY OLHOEFT.

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Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

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INTERACTIVE

LINE PRINTER, INTERACTIVE SCREEN, 

GRAPHS 

DISK

8,000,000 BYTES 

HP 9845 

GOLDEN, CO

BASIC, ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE 

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF 800 PURE 

MINERALS 

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE 

Sources of Data:

SPECIMENS COLLECTED, BORROWED, CREATED, OR PURCHASED FOR 

ANALYSES 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

MINERAL; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS 

Definition/Description:

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PURE MINERALS. MINERAL SPECIMENS 

ARE PURCHASED, BORROWED, OR ACQUIRED BY OTHER MEANS. 

THEIR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ARE MEASURED TO THE EXTENT 

POSSIBLE.

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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL

RELATIONAL

OLHOEFT, GARY

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5390 (FTS) 234-5390

1975 - 1983

UNDER MODIFICATION

GEOPHYSICISTS VIA GARY OLHOEFT

NOT AVAILABLE

INTERACTIVE

LINE PRINTER, USGS OPEN-FILE

REPORTS

DISK

10,000,000 BYTES

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DATA BASES

Computer Makes and Models: HP 9845

Computer Locations: GOLDEN, CO

Languages: BASIC, ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE

Subject Coverage: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; LOCATIONS OF ORIGINS OF ROCK SPECIMENS 

Sources of Data:

VARIOUS LOCATIONS 

Keywords:

ROCK; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PETROPHYSICAL

LABORATORY 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS MEASURED IN THE PETROPHYSICAL

LABORATORY. DESIGNED TO COMPILE STATISTICS FROM THE DATA.

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PROXIMATE AND ULTIMATE ANALYSES

FOR SELECTED AREAS IN THE UNITED

STATES

USALYT

SPATIAL

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

CARTER, M. DEVEREUX

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

956 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-7464 (FTS) 928-7464

COUNTY BASIS

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1900 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS; DEPARTMENT OF THE

INTERIOR, OFFICE OF POLICY

ANALYSIS; STATE GEOLOGICAL

SURVEYS; PRIVATE COMPANIES; U.S.

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; OTHER

FEDERAL AGENCIES

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

4,000 RECORDS

5 PERCENT PER YEAR

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

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DATA BASES

Languages: FORTRAN IV

DBMS: NONE

Subject Coverage: CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF COAL SAMPLES

Geographical Coverage:

US; ALL STATES THAT CONTAIN COAL 

Sources of Data:

PUBLICATIONS FROM STATES AND PRIVATE COMPANIES 

Documentation:

NCRDS USER'S GUIDE 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM 

Keywords:

COAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PROXIMATE ANALYSES; ULTIMATE

ANALYSES 

Definition/Description:

SELECTED CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF COAL SAMPLES OTHER THAN

THOSE FROM USGS OR USBM 

Comments:

LIMITED DATA AVAILABLE. CONTAINS DATA FROM PRIVATE SOURCES

AND PROBABLY NOT IN BMALYT FILE

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PUBLICATION MANUSCRIPTS DATA BASE

PUBMANUS

BIBLIOGRAPHIC

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

WATSON, JOHN M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

BRANCH OF EASTERN TECHNICAL REPORTS

321 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6706 (FTS) 928-6706

1890 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

GENERAL PUBLIC; U.S. GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY; PUBLIC INQUIRIES OFFICES

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

DISK

18,000 RECORDS

9 PERCENT PER YEAR

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

PL-1

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DBMS: TARUS

Subject Coverage: USGS PUBLICATIONS

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE 

Sources of Data:

USGS DIVISIONS 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

PUBLICATION MANUSCRIPTS SYSTEM 

Keywords:

USGS PUBLICATIONS; PUBLICATIONS; GEOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

THE DATA BASE CONTAINS INFORMATION ON ALL USGS

PUBLICATIONS FROM ABOUT 1890 TO THE PRESENT. NEW

PUBLICATIONS ARE ADDED MONTHLY.

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PUERTO RICO SEISMIC PROGRAM

SPATIAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

LANGER, CHARLES

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 966

DENVER, CO 80224

(303) 234-5091 (FTS) 234-5091

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1974 - 1980

OPERATIONAL

USGS BRANCH OF EARTHQUAKE

TECTONICS, UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO

RICO

UNLIMITED

BATCH

PAPER LISTINGS, REPORTS

MAG TAPE, 16MM FILM

HONEYWELL MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN

HYPOCENTER LOCATION INFORMATION

FROM PUERTO RICO SEISMIC NETWORK

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; PUERTO RICO 

Sources of Data:

SEISMIC NETWORK IN PUERTO RICO. SEVENTEEN DATA COLLECTION

STATIONS. 

Documentation:

USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTS AND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 821 

Keywords:

PUERTO RICO; EARTHQUAKE? SEISMIC; SEISMIC NETWORK;

HYPOCENTER; MICROSEISMICITY; SAN JUAN 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

TO COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE DATA ACQUIRED FROM THE PUERTO

RICO SEISMIC NETWORK IN ORDER TO FACILITATE CURRENT

STUDIES OF EARTHQUAKE OCCURRENCE 

Comments:

DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM WAS STARTED AGAIN IN FISCAL YEAR

1983.

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RADIOMETRIC AGE DATA BANK

RADB

SPATIAL

MARVIN, RICHARD F.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 963

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5531 (FTS) 234-5531

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1975 - PRESENT

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM

GEOLOGISTS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF

COMMERCE

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

6,100 RECORDS

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV

GIPSY

RADIOMETRIC AGES

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Geographical Coverage: 

US STATE; WYOMING

Sources of Data:

USGS GEOLOGISTS AND VARIOUS GRANTS

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

AGE DETERMINATIONS; GEOLOGIC; RADIOMETRIC

Definition/Description:

THIS FILE IS USED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION CONCERNING 

RADIOMETRIC AGES. IT PROVIDES A RAPID METHOD FOR OBTAINING 

AGES FOR VARIOUS GEOLOGIC PERIODS AND SERVES AS A 

REFERENCE LIBRARY. A RECORD IN THIS FILE IS A SAMPLE FOR 

WHICH ANY OF FIVE AGE DETERMINATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE (K-AR, 

RB-SR, PB-ALPHA, FISSION TRACK, AND U-PB-TH). EACH RECORD 

CONTAINS DATA ABOUT LOCATION, COUNTRY, STATE, COUNTY, 

QUADRANGLE, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, ROCK DESCRIPTION 

(PETROGRAPHIC NAME, DESCRIPTION OF MINERAL CONTENT, 

GEOLOGIC UNIT CODE, AGE CODE, AND PETROGRAPHIC CODE), 

ANALYTICAL SECTION (LABORATORY NUMBER, ROCK MATERIAL 

ANALYZED, AND RESULTS OF THE VARIOUS AGE DETERMINATION 

METHODS USED TO CALCULATE THE ACTUAL AGE), AND A REFERENCE 

SECTION.

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RESERVOIR INDUCED SEISMICITY

RIS

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

MARK, ROBERT K.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

MS 75

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415)323-8111 EXT 2059 (FTS) 467-2059

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

RESERVOIR INDUCED SEISMICITY

PROJECT GROUP AT USGS, MENLO PARK

NOT AVAILABLE

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

720,000 BYTES

0 PERCENT PER YEAR

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DATA BASES

Computer Makes and Models: HIS MULTICS

Computer Locations: DENVER, CO

Languages: FORTRAN; PL/1

DBMS: NONE

Subject Coverage: 1750 MAJOR DAMS AND RESERVOIRS OF

WORLD CONTAINING 100 MILLION CUBIC 

METERS OF WATER OR MORE THAN 100 M 

HIGH

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; MAJOR DAMS AND RESERVOIRS OF THE WORLD AND 

THEIR SURROUNDING GEOLOGY

Sources of Data:

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON LARGE DAMS PUBLISHED 

INVENTORY. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. LITERATURE ON 

SEISMOLOGY

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

RESERVOIR; DAM; GEOLOGY; SEISMICITY

Definition/Description:

INFORMATION ON LARGE RESERVOIRS AND DAMS OF THE WORLD THAT 

HAVE RECORDED SEISMICITY. DATA ARE CONTAINED IN SIX 

FILES: GEOLOGY OF THE RESERVOIR AND SURROUNDING AREA, 

LOCATION DATA, DAM SPECIFICATIONS (THAT IS, TYPE, HEIGHT, 

WATER DEPTH, CAPACITY), RESERVOIR SEISMICITY DATA, NAME 

CROSS REFERENCES, AND COMMENTS. THE SIX FILES WILL BE 

MERGED LATER.

Comments:

AN OPEN-FILE REPORT ON THE DATA AND PROJECT ANLYSIS IS 

EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED IN 1983.

Data Base Name: ROCK ANALYSIS STORAGE SYSTEM

Acronym: RASS

DB Type: SPATIAL

Structure: RELATIONAL

Contact Person: WILCH, LAMONT 0.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER 

MS 973 

DENVER, CO 80225

Telephone: (303) 234-3366 (FTS) 234-3366

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; UTM NORTHINGS

AND EASTINGS; ARBITRARY X, Y 

COORDINATES

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Time Span: 1965 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: USGS, GEOLOGIC DIVISION GEOLOGISTS

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; PUBLICATION

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

No. of Records: 500,000 RECORDS

Computer Makes and Models: HIS MULTICS

Computer Locations: DENVER, CO

Languages: FORTRAN IV; PL/1

DBMS: MRDS

Subject Coverage: MINERAL RESOURCE CHEMICAL

INVESTIGATIONS

Geographical Coverage:

US; COVERAGE CONSISTS OF THE US (INCLUDING PUERTO RICO) 

AND OFFSHORE

Sources of Data:

GEOLOGIC DIVISION GEOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS. MATERIAL 

SAMPLES COLLECTED BY GEOLOGISTS AND ANALYZED BY CHEMISTS 

USING SPECTROGRAPHIC AND WET-CHEMISTRY ANALYTICAL METHODS.

Documentation:

NOT DOCUMENTED AT PRESENT TIME. NEW SYSTEM NOW BEING 

WRITTEN WILL BE DOCUMENTED BY THE CONTRACTOR, POTOMAC 

RESEARCH, INCORPORATED.

Keywords:

AGE; ELEMENT; FIELD NUMBER; FORMATION; LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; 

MATERIAL CLASS; SAMPLE NUMBER; SAMPLE SOURCE; SAMPLE TYPE

Definition/Description:

THE ROCK ANALYSIS STORAGE SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED TO STORE 

AND RETRIEVE CHEMICAL ANALYSES USING GEOLOGIC AND LOCATION 

ATTRIBUTES AS QUERY PARAMETERS. SOME ATTRIBUTES ARE 

MATERIAL, SAMPLE TYPE, SAMPLE SOURCE, ROCK TYPE, GEOLOGIC 

AGE, ROCK NAME, FORMATION, AND LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OR, 

IN SOME CASES, UTM. PARAMETERS OF THE CODING SCHEME PERMIT 

ONLY CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMPLE AND DO NOT 

PROVIDE FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION. OBVIOUSLY, ONLY OBSERVABLE 

CHARACTERISTICS CAN BE CODED AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION; 

HOWEVER, ADDITIONAL CODING OR CORRECTIONS CAN BE ENTERED 

INTO THE SYSTEM AT A LATER DATE. ALL ANALYTICAL RESULTS 

FOR EACH ELEMENT ARE STORED SEPARATELY ACCORDING TO THE 

METHOD AND UNIT OF MEASURE. THESE DATA ARE CONSEQUENTLY 

USED IN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, PLOTTING ROUTINES, AND 

TERMINAL GRAPHICS.

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Comments:

DATA STORED IN RASS MAY BE REQUESTED BY OTHER AGENCIES AS 

WELL AS BY THE PUBLIC SECTOR. THE REQUEST WILL BE HANDLED 

BY ROY MENDES ((303) 234-2438) OR STEVE MCDANAL ((303) 

234-2361) IN DENVER, CO.

Data Base Name:

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SAN FRANCISCO VOLCANIC FIELD

SFVF

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

ULRICH, GEORGE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

2255 N. GEMINI DRIVE

FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001

(602) 527-7149 (FTS) 765-7149

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; UTM NORTHINGS

AND EASTINGS; PUBLIC LAND SURVEY

(SECTION, TOWNSHIP, AND RANGE)

OPERATIONAL

USGS VOLCANOLOGISTS

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

DISK

1,200 RECORDS

1,000,000 BYTES

0 PERCENT PER YEAR

HEWLETT PACKARD 86

FLAGSTAFF, AZ

FORTRAN

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF VOLCANIC

ROCK SAMPLES 

Geographical Coverage:

COUNTIES; SAN FRANCISCO VOLCANIC FIELD IN COCONINO COUNTY,

ARIZONA 

Sources of Data:

USGS LABORATORY ANALYSES OF ROCK SPECIMENS FROM THE FIELD

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Documentation:

PROFESSIONAL PAPER IN PREPARATION, TO BE PUBLISHED IN 1984

Keywords:

VOLCANO; NORMATIVE MINERALS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELEMENT 

ANALYSIS

Definition/Description:

CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF ROCK SPECIMENS TAKEN FROM THE SAN 

FRANCISCO VOLCANIC FIELD IN ARIZONA. ANALYSES INCLUDE RAW 

MAJOR ELEMENT COMPOSITION, ADJUSTED MAJOR ELEMENT 

COMPOSITION, TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITION, NORMATIVE 

MINERALS, POTASSIUM ARGON DATING, AND RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM 

RATIOS. THE ANALYSES WERE PERFORMED IN USGS LABORATORIES. 

THE LABORATORY ID AND INITIALS OF THE ANALYST ARE 

MAINTAINED FOR THE MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSES. 

PETROGRAPHIC INFORMATION IS INCLUDED ALONG WITH A ROCK 

CLASSIFICATION BASED ON THIS DATA AND A CLASSIFICATION 

BASED ON IT PLUS THE CHEMICAL ANALYSES.

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY

SEDLAB

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

STEELE, WILLIAM C.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

MS 79

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 EXT 2073

1975 - PRESENT

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

USGS SEDIMENTATION SCIENTISTS

NOT AVAILABLE

NONE

ROCK ANALYSIS

(FTS) 467-2073

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; PACIFIC AND ARCTIC OCEANS 

Sources of Data:

ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES COLLECTED. NO FORMAT YET. 

Documentation:

NONE

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Keywords:

SEDIMENTATION; BATHYMETRY; ROCK ANALYSIS 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

ROCK ANALYSIS OF CORE SAMPLES TAKEN DURING USGS CRUISES 

Comments:

NOT YET AUTOMATED

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

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SEISMIC DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM

SEDAS

SPATIAL

PRESGRAVE, BRUCE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION SERVICE

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 967

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-3994 (FTS) 234-3994

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1978 - 1979

OPERATIONAL

PRIVATE INDUSTRY; STATE

GOVERNMENTS; UNIVERSITIES

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

75,000 RECORDS

VAX 11/780

GOLDEN, CO

PL/1; FORTRAN

EARTHQUAKE SEISMIC DATA

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage: 

WORLDWIDE

Sources of Data:

MONITORING STATIONS COLLECTING SEISMIC DATA FROM 

APPROXIMATELY 2100 STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. INFORMATION 

IS PROCESSED TO DETERMINE THE EPICENTER AND MAGNITUDE OF 

EACH EARTHQUAKE.

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Keywords:

EARTHQUAKE; HISTORY; NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION 

SERVICE; RECORDS; SEISMIC DATA; WORLDWIDE

Definition/Description:

THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION SERVICE (NEIS) IS 

RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING SEISMIC DATA FROM VARIOUS 

MONITORING STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, DETERMINING THE 

EPICENTER OF EACH EARTHQUAKE, AND PUBLISHING THE ORIGIN, 

TIME, LOCATION, DEPTH, MAGNITUDE, AND OTHER 

CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH EARTHQUAKE. THE NEIS IS LOCATED 

IN GOLDEN, CO, AND RECEIVES INFORMATION BY REAL-TIME 

DIRECT TRANSMISSION FROM MONITORING STATIONS, BY 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS FROM MONITORING CENTERS, BY AIRMAIL 

DELIVERY FROM STATIONS OUTSIDE THE US, BY DIRECT COMPUTER 

LINK, AND FROM OTHER SOURCES AVAILABLE. THE NEIS 

PROCESSES THE DATA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO 

DETERMINE THE EPICENTER AND MAGNITUDE OF EACH EARTHQUAKE. 

FOR SEVERE EARTHQUAKES, THE NEIS PROVIDES A QUICK 

EPICENTER DETERMINATION SERVICE IN ORDER TO MOBILIZE 

EMERGENCY AID FACILITIES. ADDITIONAL PROCESSING OF THE 

DATA TO DETERMINE VARIOUS EARTHQUAKE CHARACTERISTICS LEADS 

TO REGULARLY PUBLISHED REPORTS FROM THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY, WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS TO 

EVERY INSTITUTE INVOLVED IN EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH. AMONG 

THESE ARE THE INTERNATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL CENTRE (ISC) AND 

THE NOAA ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE, WHICH MAINTAIN 

HISTORIC RECORDS ON MOST KNOWN EARTHQUAKES. THE DATA ARE 

ACQUIRED FROM PARTICIPATING ANALOG AND DIGITAL SEISMIC 

RECORDING STATIONS, OF WHICH THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 2100 

AROUND THE WORLD. OF THESE, 700 TO 800 STATIONS ARE 

WITHIN THE US AND TRANSMIT THEIR SEISMIC READINGS DIRECTLY 

TO GOLDEN, CO. EACH SEISMIC RECORDING STATION IS LOCATED 

BY LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND ELEVATION. GEOGRAPHIC 

COORDINATES OF THESE STATIONS ARE DETERMINED FROM USGS 

TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND OTHER MAPS AS AVAILABLE. THE 

LOCATION OF STATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES, PARTICULARLY 

ALL OF THE RECORDING STATIONS IN THE USSR, IS LESS PRECISE 

THAN THAT OF STATIONS IN THE US.

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Data Base Name: SESTON SAMPLE ANALYSES PART 1 AND

PART 2

DB Type: SPATIAL 

Contact Person: BAILEY, NORMAN G. 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY

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Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DATA BASES

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 EXT 175

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1975 - 1977

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA

CENTER/EDS/NOAA; USGS , BRANCH OF

ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

2,668 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

MANUFACTURER-SUPPLIED SOFTWARE

GRASP

WATER COLUMN INFORMATION,

(FTS) 837-4175

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS

Sources of Data:

USGS SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS, SESTON SAMPLES COLLECTED 

AT SEA DURING SCIENTIFIC CRUISES AND ANALYZED AT 

LABORATORIES OF THE WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION 

UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

AQUATIC MICROBIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; CONTINENTAL 

SHELF; DISSOLVED ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA 

WATER

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

THE SESTON ANALYSIS DATA HAVE BEEN FORMATTED AND ENTERED 

INTO COMPUTER STORAGE TO GET THE DATA IN MACHINE-READABLE 

FORM TO TRANSMIT TO THE NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER 

(NODC), IDS, NOAA IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE USGS/NOAA DATA 

ARCHIVING AGREEMENTS. THE FIRST HALF OF THE SESTON DATA 

BASE (SS1XXX) CONTAINS 16 FIELDS PLUS A KEY FIELD THAT 

ENABLES LINKING TO A SAMPLE COLLECTION DATA SET. THE 

SECOND HALF (SS2XXX) CONTAINS 11 FIELDS PLUS THE KEY FIELD.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

SOIL ANALYSIS FOR DATING

SAD

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

HARDEN, JENNIFER

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

MS 75

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 EXT 2318

GENERAL LOCATIONS

1975 - 1983

OPERATIONAL

STUDY GROUP AT MENLO PARK, CA

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE

PAPER, PUBLICATIONS, DATA FOR

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

DISK

HONEYWELL MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN

SOIL DATING ANALYSIS

(FTS) 467-2318

Storage Media:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; WESTERN US 

Sources of Data:

FIELD DATA, USGS EXTRACTIVE ANALYSIS, UNIVERSITY OF

CALIFORNIA ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES, USGS MENLO PARK AND

DENVER OFFICES. 

Documentation:

COMMENT IN CODE INTERACTION WITH USER 

Keywords:

SOIL DATING; SOIL ANALYSIS 

Definition/Description:

CHRONOSEQUENCE OF SOILS WITH CHEMICAL, MINERAL,

PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

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Data Base Name: SOUTH CAROLINA SEISMIC PROGRAM 

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL 

Contact Person: LANGER, CHARLES 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER 

MS 966

DENVER, CO 80225 

(303) 234-5091 (FTS) 234-5091 

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; DEPTH 

1973 - PRESENT 

OPERATIONAL

USGS BRANCH OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY 

AND TECTONICS; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH 

CAROLINA 

UNLIMITED 

INTERACTIVE

COMPUTER PRINTOUTS, REPORTS, 

INTERACTIVE QUERIES 

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK 

11,500,000 BYTES 

VAX 11/780 

GOLDEN, CO 

FORTRAN

HYPOCENTER LOCATION INFORMATION 

FROM SOUTH CAROLINA SEISMIC NETWORK 

Geographical Coverage: 

US; SOUTH CAROLINA 

Sources of Data:

SEISMIC DATA COLLECTION FROM THE APPROXIMATELY 21 STATIONS 

OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SEISMIC NETWORK 

Documentation:

USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-431 

Keywords:

SOUTH CAROLINA; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC; SEISMIC NETWORK; 

HYPOCENTER; MICROSEISMICITY; CHARLESTON 

Definition/Description:

TO COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE DATA ACQUIRED FROM THE SOUTH 

CAROLINA SEISMIC NETWORK IN ORDER TO FACILITATE CURRENT 

STUDIES OF EARTHQUAKE OCCURRENCE

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

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Comments:

RECORDS FOUR TO FIVE EARTHQUAKES PER YEAR. SYSTEM IS 

FUNDED BY NUCLEAR REGULATORY AGENCY. HYPOCENTRAL 

PARAMETERS ARE COMPUTED BY THE PROGRAM HYPOELLIPSE (USGS 

OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-431).

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

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Address:

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STANDARD USBM CHEMICAL ANALYSES

BMALYT

SPATIAL

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

CARTER, M. DEVEREUX

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

956 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-7464 (FTS) 928-7464

COUNTY BASIS

1900 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; PRIVATE

COMPANIES; OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;

USGS GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

DISK

55,000 RECORDS

136 BYTES

7,480,000 BYTES

02 PERCENT PER YEAR

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV; PL/1

COAL CHEMICAL ANALYSES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; ALL COAL-BEARING STATES IN THE US 

Sources of Data:

BUREAU OF MINES, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PUBLICATIONS 

Documentation:

NCRDS USER'S GUIDE

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Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM

Keywords:

CHEMISTRY; COAL; PROXIMATE ANALYSIS; ULTIMATE ANALYSIS

Definition/Description:

STANDARD BUREAU OF MINES CHEMICAL ANALYSES (PROXIMATE, 

ULTIMATE, BTU, ASH SOFTENING TEMPERATURE, FREE SWELLING 

INDEX, AND HARDGROVE GRINDABILITY INDEX) ON CHANNEL, 

TIPPLE, AND DELIVERED COAL SAMPLES. ANALYSES ARE LOCATED 

BY STATE, COUNTY, NEAREST TOWN AND MINE CODES, AND COAL 

BED. RANK HAS BEEN CALCULATED BY FORMULAS OF THE AMERICAN 

SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS.

Comments:

DATA TAPE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA 

CENTER IN BOULDER, CO

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

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Coordinate System;

Time Span:

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Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

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STATION/SAMPLE COLLECTION

STA004

SPATIAL

BAILEY, NORMAN G.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 EXT 175 (FTS) 837-4175

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1975 - 1978

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA

CENTER/EDS/NOAA; NATIONAL

GEOPHYSICAL DATA CENTER/EDS/NOAA;

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BRANCH OF

ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

2,460 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

HP21MX RTE-4 SYSTEM; FILE MANAGER

AND EDITOR PROGRAMS

GRASP

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Subject Coverage: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

INFORMATION

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; US EAST COAST--CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE

Sources of Data:

USGS SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS, SAMPLES COLLECTED AT SEA 

DURING SCIENTIFIC CRUISES

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; MARINE GEOLOGY; 

OCEANOGRAPHY

Definition/Description:

CONTAINS 17 FIELDS PLUS A KEY FIELD TO ENABLE LINKAGE TO 

VARIOUS ANALYTICAL DATA SETS. THE DATA ARE COMPUTERIZED 

TO ENABLE TRANSMITTAL IN MACHINE-READABLE FORM TO THE 

OCEANOGRAPHIC (NODC) AND MARINE GEOLOGICAL/GEOPHYSICAL 

(NGDC) DATA CENTERS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE USGS/NOAA DATA 

ARCHIVING AGREEMENTS.

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Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

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Address:

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Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

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Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

STATISTICAL PACKAGE

STATPAC

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

VAN TRUMP, GEORGE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 925

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-2758 (FTS) 234-2758

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1965 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGIC DIVISION GEOLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO; RESTON, VA

FORTRAN

NONE

MINERALJRESPURCE CHEMICAL

INVESTIGATIONS

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Geographical Coverage:

US; COVERAGE CONSISTS OF THE US (INCLUDING PUERTO RICO)

AND OFFSHORE 

Sources of Data:

GEOLOGIC DIVISION GEOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS, MATERIAL

SAMPLES COLLECTED BY GEOLOGISTS AND ANALYZED BY CHEMISTS

USING SPECTROGRAPHIC AND WET-CHEMISTRY ANALYTICAL METHODS 

Documentation:

USER'S GUIDE. EACH PROGRAM IS WELL DOCUMENTED. 

Keywords:

LAT GEODETIC LOCATION; LONG GEOCHEMICAL DATA; ELEMENT;

AGE; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; FIELD NUMBER; FORMATION;

MATERIAL CLASS; SAMPLE NUMBER; SAMPLE SOURCE; SAMPLE TYPE 

Definition/Description:

SAME BASIC STORED DATA CONTAINED IN RASS BUT WITHOUT THE

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA 

Comments:

IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO MULTICS, STATPAC IS AVAILABLE TO YOU.

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Data Base Name

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person 

Address:

Telephone:

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Coordinate System;

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

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No. of Records:

STRATIGRAPHIC INFORMATION RELATING

TO COAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED

STATES

USTRAT

SPATIAL

CARTER, M. DEVEREUX

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

956 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-7464 (FTS) 928-7464

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1974 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, OFFICE

OF POLICY ANALYSIS; STATE

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; U.S. ARMY

CORPS OF- ENGINEERS; PRIVATE

COMPANIES; OTHER AGENCIES; USGS

GEOLOGISTS

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

DISK

65,000 RECORDS

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DATA BASES

Bytes per Record: 200 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 13,000,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: HIS MULTICS

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: FORTRAN IV

Subject Coverage: COAL STRATIGRAPHY

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; ALL COAL-BEARING STATES IN THE US

Sources of Data:

COMPANIES, STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGISTS, USGS 

GEOLOGISTS

Documentation:

NCRDS USER'S GUIDE

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM

Keywords:

COAL; DRILL HOLE; STRATIGRAPHY

Definition/Description:

THE DATA BASE CONTAINS STRATIGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON 

COAL-BEARING ROCKS IN THE US FROM DRILL HOLE RECORDS AND 

SECTION MEASUREMENTS.' IT INCLUDES DATA ON LATITUDE AND 

LONGITUDE, IDENTIFICATION, THICKNESS, NAME OF UNIT, 

LITHOLOGY, COLOR, GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE, MINERALOGY, 

BEDDING, CONTACT, FOSSILS, FRACTURES, JOINTS, AND CLEATS.

Comments:

DATA TAPE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA 

CENTER IN BOULDER, CO

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Data Base Name: STRONG MOTION INFORMATION

RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Acronym: SMIRS 

DB Type: SPATIAL; SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL;

BIBLIOGRAPHIC

Structure: HIERARCHIC 

Contact Person: CONVERSE, APRIL 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF SEISMIC ENGINEERING

MS 78

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

Telephone: (415) 323-8111 EXT 2381 (FTS) 467-2881 

Spatial Data Type: POINT 

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 

Time Span: 1932 - PRESENT 

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

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DATA BASES

Users: STATE GOVERNMENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

PRIVATE INDUSTRY

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Access Method: INTERACTIVE

Output Media: INTERACTIVE ACCESS

Storage Media: DISK

No. of Records: 8,000 RECORDS

Computer Makes and Models: HIS MULTICS

Computer Locations: DENVER, CO

Languages: FORTRAN; PL/1

Subject Coverage: EARTHQUAKES STRONG MOTION

Geographical Coverage:

US; ALL SIGNIFICANT STRONG MOTION ACCELEROGRAMS RECORDED 

IN THE US

Sources of Data:

USGS PERSONNEL IN THE BRANCH OF SEISMIC ENGINEERING

Documentation:

CONVERSE, APRIL, 1978, STRONG MOTION INFORMATION RETRIEVAL 

SYSTEM USER'S MANUAL: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-289, 51 P. 

CONVERSE, APRIL, 1979, SMIRS UPDATE, MAINTENANCE AND 

PROGRAMMING MANUAL: UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

Keywords:

ACCELEROGRAM; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; SEISMIC ENGINEERING; 

STRONG MOTION DATA

Definition/Description:

DESCRIPTIONS OF STRONG MOTION ACCELEROGRAM RECORDS AND THE 

CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE RECORDS THAT WERE RECORDED ARE 

MADE AVAILABLE TO PERSONS INVOLVED IN EARTHQUAKE 

ENGINEERING THROUGH THIS SYSTEM. IT PROVIDES READY ACCESS 

TO INFORMATION ABOUT STRONG MOTION RECORDS AND THE LEVEL 

OF PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS THAT HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON 

THEM. INFORMATION ABOUT EACH EARTHQUAKE THAT TRIGGERED 

RECORDED MOTION AND ABOUT THE SITES AT WHICH THE MOTION 

WAS RECORDED IS ALSO PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN 

ARRANGED INTO SEVERAL DATA SETS. THE THREE MAJOR DATA 

SETS ARE THE RECORD DESCRIPTIONS, THE EARTHQUAKE 

DESCRIPTIONS, AND THE RECORDING SITE DESCRIPTIONS. 

SUPPLEMENTARY DATA SETS INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS AND 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DATA BASE, INFORMATION ABOUT THE 

RECORDING INSTRUMENTS, AND IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANIZATIONS 

THAT OWN STRONG MOTION INSTRUMENTS, THAT HAVE ADDITIONAL 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECORDING SITES, OR THAT ARCHIVE THE 

ORIGINAL OR PROCESSED RECORDS. WITH AN ORDINARY TELEPHONE 

LINE AND A KEYBOARD TERMINAL, USERS OF THE SYSTEM MAY 

REVIEW THE INFORMATION FROM THEIR OWN OFFICES, FREE OF 

CHARGE. INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE SYSTEM 

ITSELF. A USER NEEDS TO KNOW ONLY HOW TO DIAL THE 

COMPUTER AND WHAT TO TYPE TO ENTER THE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM. 

ONCE ACCESSED, THE SYSTEM WILL OFFER A GENERAL

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INTRODUCTION AND WILL TELL THE USER HOW TO REQUEST MORE 

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS. THE USER WILL ALSO BE GIVEN AN 

OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST THAT A COPY OF THE PRINTED USER'S 

MANUAL BE MAILED TO HIM.

***********

Data Base Name: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

SUBSURFACE INTERFACE RADAR DATA

SPATIAL

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

OLHOEFT, GARY

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 964

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5390 (FTS) 234-5390

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1976 - PRESENT

UNDER MODIFICATION

GEOTECHNICAL COMMUNITY INTERFACING

WITH GARY OLHOEFT

LIMITED

BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

6,000,000,000 BYTES

30 PERCENT PER YEAR

HP 9845 WITH AP445 ARRAY PROCESS

RACAL DANA TAPE RECORDER

GOLDEN, CO

ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE; BASIC

NONE

SUBSURFACE CROSS SECTIONS

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

US; NORTH AMERICA AND HAWAII 

Sources of Data:

FIELD SURVEYS PERFORMED BY USGS RADAR SET TOWED WITH TRUCK

ACROSS GROUND 

Keywords:

SUBSURFACE; CROSS-SECTION; RADAR;

GEOPHYSICS

ELECTROMAGNETISM;

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Definition/Description:

100- AND 450-MHZ TRAVERSE PROFILES OR CROSS SECTIONS

ACQUIRED BY SUBSURFACE INTERFACE RADAR 

Comments:

RAW DATA RECORDED ON FM TAPE RECORDER AND PROCESSED ON HP

9845 WITH ARRAY PROCESSOR

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type;

Coordinate System;

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages:

Subject Coverage: 

Geographical Coverage:

SUSPENDED MATTER

SUSMAT

SPATIAL

BAILEY, NORMAN G.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 EXT 175 (FTS) 837-4175

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1975 - 1975

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA

CENTER/EDS/NOAA; U.S. GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY, BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE

GEOLOGY

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

823 RECORDS

132 BYTES

108,636 BYTES

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

HP21MX RTE-4 SYSTEM; FILE MANAGER

AND EDITOR PROGRAMS

WATER COLUMN INFORMATION,

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

REGIONAL US; ATLANTIC COAST

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DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

USGS SCIENTISTS OR TECHNICIANS, SAMPLES COLLECTED AT SEA

DURING SCIENTIFIC CRUISES 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

CONTINENTAL SHELF; GEOLOGIC PROCESSES; OCEAN BOTTOM;

OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA WATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY 

Definition/Description:

CONTAINS 19 FIELDS OF INFORMATION PLUS A KEY FIELD FOR

LINKAGE TO A SAMPLE COLLECTION DATA SET NAMED STA004

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS

SUSED

SPATIAL

BAILEY, NORMAN G.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

(617) 548-8700 EXT 175 (FTS) 837-4175

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA

CENTER/EDS/NOAA; U.S. GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY, BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE

GEOLOGY

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

29 RECORDS

HP 1000

WOODS HOLE, MA

HP21MX RTE-4 SYSTEM; FILE MANAGER

AND EDITOR PROGRAMS

WATER COLUMN INFORMATION,

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

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Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; ATLANTIC COAST 

Sources of Data:

USGS SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS, SAMPLES COLLECTED AT SEA

DURING SCIENTIFIC CRUISES 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

CONTINENTAL SHELF; GEOLOGIC PROCESSES; OCEAN BOTTOM;

OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA WATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY 

Definition/Description:

CONTAINS 15 FIELDS OF DATA PLUS A KEY FIELD FOR LINKAGE TO

A SAMPLE COLLECTION DATA SET CALLED STA004 

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1975.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

TAPE ARCHIVE MARINE DATA BASE

TAM

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

STEELE, WILLIAM C.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

MS 79

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 EXT 2073 (FTS) 467-2073

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1960 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

SCIENTISTS NEEDING DATA FROM

CRUISES; DPL PERSONNEL, ARCTIC

BRANCH

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

6,000,000,000 BYTES

20 PERCENT PER YEAR

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN; PL/1; BASIC

NONE

BATHYMETRY, NAVIGATION, GRAVITY

AND MAGNETIC DATA ACQUIRED DURING

CRUISES CONDUCTED FOR THIS PURPOSE

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; UNDERSEA BATHYMETRY DATA 

Sources of Data:

CRUISE SHIPS FOR INITIAL DATA, DPL FOR ANALYZED DATA 

Documentation:

SPARSE 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

DATA PROCESSING LABORATORY 

Keywords:

BATHYMETERY; NAVIGATION; GRAVITY; MAGNETICS 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

NAVIGATION, MAGNETIC, AND BATHYMETRY DATA COLLECTED DURING

USGS CRUISES IN PACIFIC AND ARCTIC OCEANS AND BERING SEA.

IN ORIGINAL (RAW) STATE AND IN VARYING STATES OF ANALYSIS.

RAW DATA AND INITIAL ANALYSES DATA ARE IN INDIVIDUAL

FILES. PROCESSED DATA COMBINED WITH NAVIGATION DATA.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF

MINERALS AND RELATED SUBSTANCES

THERM PROP

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

HEMINGWAY, BRUCE S.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND GEOPHYSICS

959 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-7400 (FTS) 928-7400

OPERATIONAL

BUREAU OF MINES; GEOLOGY AND

CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENTS OF

UNIVERSITIES; US INDUSTRIES; USGS

EARTH SCIENTISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

PUBLICATION

DISK; PUNCHED CARDS

400 RECORDS

512 BYTES

204,800 BYTES

02 PERCENT PER YEAR

VAX

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN

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Subject Coverage: THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF

MINERALS AND RELATED SUBSTANCES

Sources of Data:

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGISTS, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

BULLETIN 1452.

Documentation:

ROBIE, RICHARD A., HEMINGWAY, BRUCE S., AND FISHER, JAMES 

R., 1978, THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF MINERALS AND RELATED 

SUBSTANCES AT 298.15 K AND 1 BAR PRESSURE AT HIGHER 

TEMPERATURES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1452, 456 P.

Keywords:

ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HEAT CAPACITY; 

THERMODYNAMIC DATA

Definition/Description:

SELECTED VALUES FOR THE ENTROPY AND MOLAR VOLUME AND FOR 

THE ENTHALPY AND GIBBS FREE ENERGY OF FORMATION ARE GIVEN 

FOR THE ELEMENTS, 133 OXIDES, AND 212 OTHER MINERALS AND 

RELATED SUBSTANCES AT 298.15 K. FOR THOSE MATERIALS FOR 

WHICH HIGH-TEMPERATURE HEAT-CAPACITY, OR HEAT-CONTENT DATA 

ARE ALSO AVAILABLE, ENTHALPY FUNCTION, ENTROPY, GIBBS FREE 

ENERGY, HEAT CAPACITY, ENTHALPY, GIBBS FREE ENERGY OF 

FORMULATION, AND LOG ARE TABULATED AT 100 K INTERVALS FOR 

TEMPERATURES UP TO 1,800 K. FOR SUBSTANCES THAT HAVE 

SOLID-STATE PHASE CHANGES OR WHOSE MELTING OR BOILING 

POINT IS LESS THAN 1,800 K, WE HAVE ALSO TABULATED THE 

PROPERTIES LISTED ABOVE AT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE PHASE 

CHANGE, SO THAT THE ENTHALPY OR ENTROPY CHANGE ASSOCIATED 

WITH THE TRANSFORMATION FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE 

HIGH-TEMPERATURE TABLES.

Comments:

PURPOSE OF DATA BASE IS TO GENERATE PUBLICATION.

***********

Data Base Name: TRACE METALS ANALYSES

Acronym: TRMETS

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: BAILEY, NORMAN G.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE GEOLOGY

QUISSETT CAMPUS

WOODS HOLE, MA 02543

Telephone: (617) 548-8700 EXT 175 (FTS) 837-4175 

Spatial Data Type: POINT 

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 

Time Span: 1975 - 1978 

Data Base Status: UNDER DEVELOPMENT

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Users: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA 

CENTER/EDS/NOAA; U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY, BRANCH OF ATLANTIC MARINE 

GEOLOGY

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED 

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK 

No. of Records: 267 RECORDS 

Computer Makes and Models: HP 1000 

Computer Locations: WOODS HOLE, MA 

Languages: HP21MX RTE-4 SYSTEM; FILE MANAGER

AND EDITOR PROGRAMS

DBMS: GRASP 

Subject Coverage: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

INFORMATION 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; US EAST COAST CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE 

Sources of Data:

USGS SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICIANS, SAMPLES COLLECTED AT SEA 

DURING SCIENTIFIC CRUISES 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; MARINE GEOLOGY; 

METALS 

Definition/Description:

CONTAINS 16 FIELDS PLUS A KEY FIELD TO ENABLE LINKAGE TO A 

SAMPLE COLLECTION INFORMATION DATA SET CALLED STA004. THE 

DATA ARE COMPUTERIZED TO ENABLE TRANSMITTAL IN 

MACHINE-READABLE FORM TO THE NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA 

CENTER (NGDC) IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE USGS/NOAA DATA 

ARCHIVING AGREEMENTS.

***********

Data Base Name: UNITED STATES TERRESTRIAL HEAT

FLOW

Acronym: HEAT FLOW 

DB Type: SPATIAL 

Structure: SORTED SEQUENTIAL 

Contact Person: MARSHAL, VAUGHN 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

MS 23

345 MIDDLEFIELD RD 

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

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Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

(415) 323-8111 X 2270 (FTS) 467-2270

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1955 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS AND GEOPHYSICISTS;

GEOTHERMAL, NUCLEAR WASTE

DISPOSAL, AND OIL INDUSTRIES

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

DISK

2,000 RECORDS

4,096 BYTES

8,192,000 BYTES

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

HONEYWELL MULTICS; TEKTRONIX 4052

DENVER, CO; FLAGSTAFF, AZ

FORTRAN; BASIC

HEAT FLOW DATA FOR SELECTED POINTS

IN THE US AND ADJACENT AREAS

Geographical Coverage:

US; ALL OF THE US EXCEPT HAWAII

Sources of Data:

FIELD READINGS AND DATA RECEIVED FROM OTHER SCIENTISTS

Documentation:

COMMENTS IN CODE, PUBLISHED DESCRIPTIONS OF DATA, USGS 

OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-756

Keywords:

HEAT FLOW; GEOTHERMAL; RADIOGENIC; PERMAFROST; EARTH 

TEMPERATURE; HEAT PRODUCTION

Definition/Description:

HEAT FLOW DATA FOR POINTS WITHIN THE US, NORTHERN MEXICO, 

SOUTHERN CANADA, AND PACIFIC COAST WATERS. REDUCED HEAT 

FLOW IS DEFINED BY QR=Q-DAO WHERE Q IS SURFACE HEAT FLUX, 

AO IS THE OBSERVED RADIOACTIVITY, AND D IS AN EMPIRICALLY 

DETERMINED CONSTANT FOR A GIVEN HEAT FLOW PROVINCE. FOR 

THE US WEST OF THE GREAT PLAINS, D IS 10 KM. FOR THE 

EASTERN US, D IS 7.5 KM.

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DATA

DIVISION 

BASES

***********

Data Base Name

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure: 

Contact Person 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type 

Coordinate System 

Time Span: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Use/Access

Storage Media: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

VOYAGER IMAGE DATA 

VOYAGER EDR 

MISSION SUPPORT; 

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL 

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL 

SOWERS, LYNDA B. 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

2255 N. GEMINI DRIVE 

FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001 

(602) 527-7105 (FTS) 765-7105 

POINT PERSPECTIVE 

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 

1979 - PRESENT 

OPERATIONAL

SCIENTISTS OF GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

UNLIMITED 

INTERACTIVE 

MAGNETIC TAPE 

PRINTOUT 

MAGNETIC TAPE 

3,000,000,000 

DEC POP-11/44 

AZ

BATCH COMPUTER

BYTES 

PDP-11/45

FLAGSTAFF. 

FORTRAN

IMAGE DATA OF SATURN AND JUPITER 

SATELLITES 

Geographical Coverage:

SATURN AND JUPITER SATELLITES 

Sources of Data:

VOYAGER SATELLITE VIA JPL 

Keywords:

VOYAGER; IMAGE; SATURN; SATELLITE; JUPITER; MOON 

Definition/Description:

COLLECTION OF RAW IMAGE DATA COLLECTED FROM VOYAGER 

SATELLITE. SUBJECT COVERAGE IS CURRRENTLY JUPITER AND 

SATURN SATELLITES. AN INDEX PROVIDES ENTRY INTO DESIRED 

COVERAGE. 

Comments:

VOYAGER MISSION IS CONTINUING. NEXT DATA ARE EXPECTED 

FROM URANUS IN 1984.

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***********

Data Base Name: WESTERN GEOSCIENCE 

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL 

Contact Person: SARGENT, KENNETH A. 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

BRANCH OF CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY 

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER 

MS 913

DENVER, CO 80225 

(303) 234-4118 (FTS) 234-4118 

GRID

LAMBERT CONFORMAL 

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENTISTS, 

NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL EXPERTS 

NOT AVAILABLE 

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH 

MAGNETIC TAPE, DEANZA TERMINAL, 

HARDCOPY 

MAGNETIC TAPE 

115,000,000 BYTES 

DEC PDP-11/45 

FLAGSTAFF, AZ 

FORTRAN

GEOLOGIC FEATURES OF THE BASIN AND 

RANGE PROVINCE OF THE WESTERN US 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE OF TEXAS, ARIZONA, 

NEW MEXICO, NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, OREGON, IDAHO, AND UTAH 

Sources of Data:

GEOLOGIC MAPS ARE DIGITIZED BY HAND WITH A FLATBED 

DIGITIZER. 

Documentation:

USER'S GUIDE 

Keywords:

FLAGSTAFF FORMAT; GRANITE; TUFF; GEOLOGIC FEATURES; 

BASALT; INTRUSIVES; BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; SHALE; 

ALLUVIAL MINING; VOLCANICS; FAULT; ENERGY; RESOURCES; 

LAMBERT CONFORMAL PROJECTION; BEDROCK MINING 

Definition/Description:

DIGITIZED COVERAGE OF THE WESTERN US BASIN AND RANGE 

PROVINCE, INCLUDING OVERLAYS OF GRANITE ROCK, BASALT, 

SHALE, TUFF, INTRUSIVES, ALLUVIAL/BEDROCK, VOLCANICS, 

FAULTS, ENERGY RESOURCES, AND MINING.

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

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Comments:

COMPUTER PROGRAMS WRITTEN FOR A MODIFIED POP 11/45 AND A 

CUSTOMIZED DEANZA TERMINAL ARE USED TO VIEW DATA, ZOOM IN 

AND OUT f AND OBSERVE UP TO FOUR OVERLAYS AT A TIME.

Data Base Name:

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

***********

WESTERN INTEGRATED TOPOGRAPHIC

DATA BASE

SPATIAL

IMAGE

BATSON, RAYMOND M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

2255 N. GEMINI DRIVE

FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001

(602) 527-7260 (FTS) 765-7260

GRID

LAMBERT CONFORMAL

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

NOT AVAILABLE

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

MICROFORM

MAGNETIC TAPE

36 f OOO f OOO BYTES

PDP-11/44

FLAGSTAFF, AZ

FORTRAN

DIGITAL SHADED RELIEF MAPS OF

WESTERN US

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; WESTERN US 

Sources of Data:

DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY DIGITAL MAPS 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

DIGITAL MAPPING; TOPOGRAPHY; SHADED RELIEF 

Definition/Description:

SHADED RELIEF MAP OF WESTERN US. 1:250,000 SCALE BASED ON

DIGITAL MAPS PROVIDED BY DMA.

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DATA BASES

Comments:

THIS DATA BASE IS STILL BEING DEVELOPED. ONLY TWO MAPS OF 

THE STATE OF NEVADA HAVE BEEN PRODUCED TO DATE.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System:

Data Base 

Users:

Status:

WORLD FLUORSPAR RESOURCES

WFR

SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

SCHRUBEN, PAUL G.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

920 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6455 (FTS) 928-6455

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; UTM NORTHINGS

AND EASTINGS; PUBLIC LAND SURVEY

(SECTION, TOWNSHIP, RANGE)

OPERATIONAL

USGS GEOLOGISTS; GENERAL PUBLIC;

STATE SURVEYS; WORLDWIDE USERS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

113 RECORDS

5,000 BYTES

565,000 BYTES

DBM; AMD V7

RESTON, VA; UNIVERSITY OF

OKLAHOMA, NORMAN, OK

GIPSY

MINERAL RESOURCES INFORMATION,

FLUORSPAR 

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE 

Sources of Data:

USGS RESTON LIBRARY (GEOLOGIC JOURNALS AND MAPS FROM 

COUNTRIES) AND COMMODITY SPECIALIST RALPH E. VAN ALSTINE

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations:

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

144
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DATA BASES

Documentation:

CRIB USER'S GUIDE

Systems Which Access Data Base: 

MINERAL DATA SYSTEM

Keywords:

BARITES; COMMODITY; FLUORSPAR; NONMETALLIC MINERALS

Definition/Description:

THE WORLD FLUORSPAR RESOURCES DATA BASE, ACCESSED THROUGH 

THE MINERAL DATA SYSTEM (WHICH ALSO ACCESSES MRDB), 

CONSISTS OF MINERAL DEPOSIT DATA IN A COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE 

FORM. ENTRIES FOR DEPOSIT NAME, LOCATION, COMMODITY TYPE, 

EXPLORATION HISTORY, GEOLOGY, PRODUCTION, AND RESERVES ARE 

RETRIEVABLE VIA GIPSY. THE INFORMATION IN THIS DATA BASE 

IS ALSO CONTAINED IN THE MINERAL RESOURCES DATA BASE.

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1975.

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DATA BASES

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media: 

Storage Media: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

DIGITAL RADAR IMAGES

SEASAT

MISSION SUPPORT

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

SOWERS, LYNDA B.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION

2255 N. GEMINI DRIVE

FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001

(602) 527-7105 (FTS) 765-7105

NAMED AREA

1975 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

GEOLOGISTS OF FLAGSTAFF OFFICE OF

USGS

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

100,000,000 BYTES

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN

RADAR IMAGES OBTAINED FROM

SATELLITE AND AIRBORNE SOURCES

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; VERY LIMITED COVERAGE OF DIFFERENT AREAS 

Sources of Data:

SEASAT RADAR AIRBORNE SLR 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

SEASAT; RADAR; SIDE LOOKING RADAR; SATELLITE; IMAGE 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

COLLECTION OF RADAR DATA. SOME ARE RAW, BUT SOME HAVE

BEEN PROCESSED. INCLUDES A LIMITED SET OF SEASAT DATA.

INCLUDES SIDE-LOOKING RADAR (SLR) DATA, ALSO OF LIMITED

COVERAGE.

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DATA BASES

Comments:

THIS IS A COLLECTION OF DATA WHOSE ONLY COMMONALITY IS 

RADAR IMAGERY. DATA SOURCE AND COVERAGE ARE QUITE VARIABLE.

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

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EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION DATA

BASE

ESIDB

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

INVERTED FILE

ALBERT, THEODORE M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION

115 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6086 (FTS) 928-6086

1979 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

USGS PERSONNEL

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK; MAGNETIC TAPE

25,000 RECORDS

1,000 BYTES

25,000,000 BYTES

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1; MODEL 204

MODEL 204

SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, AND

BIBLIOGRAPHIC AUTOMATED DATA BASES

AND SYSTEMS OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY 

Geographical Coverage:

US; AUTOMATED DATA FROM ALL USGS LOCATIONS ARE CATALOGED

IN THIS DATA BASE 

Sources of Data:

DATA BASE CONTACT PERSONS AND SYSTEM CONTACT PERSONS

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DATA BASES

Documentation:

EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (ESIS) DETAILED DESIGN 

SPECIFICATIONS, JUNE 1981. ESIS USER'S GUIDE, AUGUST 

1982. ESIS MAINTENANCE MANUAL, JANUARY 1983. ESIS 

SYSTEMS OPERATIONS GUIDE, JANUARY 1983.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM

Definition/Description:

ESIDB CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT USGS DATA BASES, DATA 

ELEMENTS THAT ARE FIELDS IN THE RECORDS OF THE DATA BASES, 

AND AUTOMATED SYSTEMS. THE INFORMATION IS ABOUT MANY 

SUBJECTS FROM SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES SUCH AS GEOLOGY, 

GEOPHYSICS, GEOCHEMISTRY, HYDROLOGY, CARTOGRAPHY, 

OCEANOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHY, MINERALS EXPLORATION AND 

CONSERVATION, AND SATELLITE DATA SENSING.

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FLAGSTAFF LANDSAT TAPE LIST

LANDSAT TAPE-LIB

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

SOWERS, LYNDA B.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION

2255 NORTH GEMINI DRIVE

FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001

(602) 527-7105 (FTS) 765-7105

1971 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

IMAGE PROCESSING FACILITY,

FLAGSTAFF COMPUTATION BRANCH

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

DISK

2,200 RECORDS

132 BYTES

290,400 BYTES

POP 1144

FLAGSTAFF, AZ

DEC DATATRIEVE

BANDS 4, 5, 6, AND 7 OF LANDSAT

SATELLITE COVERAGE

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage: 

WORLDWIDE

Sources of Data:

LIST OF ALL LANDSAT TAPES IN FLAGSTAFF, INPUT BY TAPE 

LIBRARIAN AT FLAGSTAFF

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

IMAGE DESCRIPTION; LANDSAT IMAGE; TAPE LIBRARY

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

THE FLAGSTAFF LANDSAT TAPE LIST IDENTIFIES LANDSAT TAPES 

AVAILABLE IN FLAGSTAFF. EACH RECORD INCLUDES THE 

FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT EACH TAPE: TAPE NUMBER, SCENE 

IDENTIFICATION, AREA DESCRIPTION, SUN ANGLE, QUALITY OF 

IMAGE, TRACK, BITS PER INCH, CENTER LATITUDE AND 

LONGITUDE, EXPOSURE DATE, NUMBER AND FILES PER TAPE, AND 

PATH AND ROW OF IMAGE.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

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Address:

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LANDSAT IMAGES OF THE ARABIAN

PENINSULA

SA LIBRARY

MISSION SUPPORT;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

SOWERS, LYNDA B.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION

2255 N.GEMINI DRIVE

FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001

(602) 527-7105 (FTS) 765-7105

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1972 - 1980

OPERATIONAL

OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY

(OIG); OTHERS WITH OIG PERMISSION

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

500,000,000 BYTES

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN

LANDSAT IMAGES OF ARABIAN PENINSULA

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; ARABIAN PENINSULA AND ADJACENT TERRITORY

Sources of Data:

LANDSAT IMAGES TAKEN BETWEEN 1972 AND 1980

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

LANDSAT; SAUDI ARABIA; BAND 7; MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER; 

SATELLITE; IMAGES

Definition/Description:

LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER (MSS) DATA WERE DIGITALLY 

PROCESSED. BAND 7 (0.8 - 1.1 MICROMETERS) WAS SELECTED TO 

EMPHASIZE STRUCTURAL INFORMATION AND TO MINIMIZE PROBLEMS 

CAUSED BY ATMOSPHERIC HAZE. EACH IMAGE WAS PREPROCESSED TO 

REMOVE STRIPING NOISE, REPLACE DATA DROPPED IN 

TRANSMISSION, AND CORRECT FOR FIRST-ORDER GEOMETRIC 

DISTORTIONS. A HIGH-PASS 'BOXCAR' SPATIAL FILTER WAS 

APPLIED TO ENHANCE STRUCTURAL INFORMATION AND TO ELIMINATE 

THE MAJORITY OF TONE-MATCHING PROBLEMS. ADDITIONAL 

GEOMETRIC CHANGES WERE MADE ON SOME INDIVIDUAL IMAGES TO 

PROIVDE A MORE ACCURATE FIT TO A BASE MAP.

Comments:

SYSTEM IS UNDERGOING CONTINUAL UPGRADE OF OPERATION AND 

STORAGE MEDIA.

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DATA BASES

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY INFORMATION

SYSTEM

APIS

MISSION SUPPORT

KNUTSON, GLENDA D.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

OFFICE OF PLANS AND PROGRAM

DEVELOPMENT

511 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6218 (FTS) 928-6218

1970 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

LIMITED

BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

14,350 RECORDS

2,553,050 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV; PL/1; IRS

DATA DESCRIPTIVE OF THE AERIAL

PHOTOGRAPHY PROCURED FOR THE

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION'S

MAPPING CENTERS' QUADRANGLE

MAPPING OF AUTHORIZED AREAS AND

PRODUCTION OF COUNTY, STATE, AND 

SPECIAL MAPS 

Geographical Coverage:

US; US TERRITORIES, ANTARCTICA, CANADA 

Sources of Data:

OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS (RT-A), 

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION, AND NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION'S 

MAPPING CENTERS 

Documentation: 

NONE

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DATA BASES

Keywords:

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; CAMERA; CONTRACT; MAP PHOTO DATA

Definition/Description:

APIS STORES 27 DIFFERENT PHOTOGRAPHY DATA ELEMENTS, 

INCLUDING DATES OF AWARD, ACCEPTANCE, DELIVERY OF 

PHOTOGRAPHY, CAMERA, LENS SPECIFICATIONS (LENS NAME AND 

NUMBER), SQUARE MILES AND LINEAR MILES FOR EACH FLIGHT, 

HEIGHT, CONTOUR INTERVAL, PROPOSED USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS, 

COST PER LINEAR MILE, AND TOTAL COST.

Comments:

THE DATA BASE IS ORGANIZED TO RELATE THE MAPPING PROJECT 

AND AREA COVERED TO THE PHOTO-PROJECT SYMBOL AND COVERAGE 

IN SQUARE MILES AND IN LINEAR MILES.

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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY SUMMARY RECORD 

SYSTEM FILE 

APSRS FILE 

SPATIAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL 

LAUTERBORN, THOMAS J. 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION 

NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 

CENTER

501 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092 

(703) 860-6509 (FTS) 928-6509 

POLYGON

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 

1935 - PRESENT 

OPERATIONAL

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; NATIONAL 

OCEAN SURVEY; 19 PRIVATE 

COMPANIES; 12 STATE AGENCIES; U.S, 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

UNLIMITED 

MICROFORM 

MAGNETIC TAPE 

203,000 RECORDS 

26,000,000 BYTES 

AMD V7 

RESTON, VA 

PL/1

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN FROM 

AIRCRAFT, GENERALLY IN A SCALE 

RANGE OF 1:10,000 TO 1:150,000 

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US; US, PUERTO RICO, VIRGIN ISLANDS

Sources of Data:

FEDERAL, STATE, MUNICIPAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND 

PRIVATE CONTRACTORS WHO CONTRIBUTE INFORMATION ON AERIAL 

PHOTOGRAPHY HOLDINGS

Documentation:

APSRS INPUT PROCESSING GUIDE; APSRS USER SERVICES GUIDE; 

APSRS CONTRIBUTORS GUIDE

Systems Which Access Data Base:

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY SUMMARY RECORD SYSTEM

Keywords:

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; AGENCY CODE; DATE OF COVERAGE; 

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE; INDEX MAP; MICROFICHE LISTINGS; 

PROJECT CODE; TYPE OF FILM

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

THE APSRS FILE CONTAINS CONTRIBUTOR-SUPPLIED INFORMATION 

ON DOMESTIC AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. DATA ELEMENTS INCLUDE 

AGENCY CODE, GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE, EXPOSURE DATE, FILM 

FORMAT, IMAGE CLASS, FOCAL LENGTH, AND PROJECT CODE. THE 

FILE IS USED TO PRODUCE INDEX MAPS AND LISTINGS VIA 

SPECIALIZED RETRIEVAL AND STANDARD COM FICHE.

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

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Address:

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ALASKA LANDSAT LAND COVER DATA

LCLS-ALASKA

SPATIAL

GAYDOS, LEONARD J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATIONS OFFICE

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER 240-8

MOFFETT FIELD, CA 94035

(415) 965-6368 (FTS) 448-6368

GRID

UTM NORTHINGS AND EASTINGS

1975 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT; U.S.

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE; USGS

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; STATE OF

ALASKA

LIMITED

BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

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DATA BASES

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

No. of Records: 34,500 RECORDS

Bytes per Record: 2,400 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 82,800,000 BYTES

Growth Rate: 10 PERCENT PER YEAR

Computer Makes and Models: HP 3000

Computer Locations: MOFFETT FIELD, CA

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: LAND COVER DATA BY 50-M GRID CELLS

Geographical Coverage: 

US; ARCTIC ALASKA

Sources of Data:

LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA, FIELD PARTIES

Documentation:

MORRISSEY, L.A., AND ENNIS, R.A., 1981, VEGETATION MAPPING 

OF THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA USING LANDSAT 

DIGITAL DATA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 

81-315, 25 P. WALKER, D.A., ACEVEDO, WILLIAM, EVERETT, 

E.R., GAYDOS, LEONARD, BROWN, J., AND WEBBER, P.J., 1982, 

LANDSAT-ASSISTED ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING IN THE ARCTIC 

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ALASKA: U.S. ARMY CORPS OF 

ENGINEERS COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING 

LABORATORY, CRREL REPORT 82-27, 59 P. WRAY, J.R., AND 

GAYDOS, LEONARD, 1982, VEGETATION AND LAND COVER MAP AND 

DATA FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, ARCTIC 

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ALASKA: MULTISTAGE 

DEMONSTRATION OF AUTOMATION IN THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHY: 

AUTO-CARTO V, CRYSTAL CITY, VA, AUGUST 22-28, 1982, 

PROCEEDINGS, P. 283-286.

Keywords:

LAND COVER; LANDSAT; ARCTIC; ALASKA

Definition/Description:

LAND COVER OF AREAS IN ARCTIC ALASKA WAS MAPPED FROM 

LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA ACQUIRED FROM 1975 TO 

1980 AND VERIFIED WITH DATA COLLECTED BY FIELD PARTIES. 

IMAGE PROCESSING SOFTWARE AT AMES RESEARCH CENTER WAS USED 

BY USGS SCIENTISTS TO DEFINE SPECTRAL CLASSES, REGISTER 

DATA TO UTM COORDINATES, AND DIGITALLY MOSAIC LANDSAT 

SCENES INTO MAP QUADRANLGE FORMAT. CONTRACTORS AND 

COOPERATORS HAVE INCLUDED TECHNICOLOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, 

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO INSTITUTE OF ARCTIC AND ALPINE 

RESEARCH, U.S. ARMY COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING 

LABORATORY, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, THE U.S. FISH AND 

WILDLIFE SERVICE, THE STATE OF ALASKA, AND THE NORTH SLOPE 

BOROUGH.

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BLACK HILLS HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM DATA

BASE

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

RELATIONAL

BATTEN, LAWRENCE G.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

APPLICATIONS BRANCH

EROS DATA CENTER

SIOUX FALLS, SD 57198

(605) 594-6114 (FTS) 784-7114

GRID

ARBITRARY X f Y COORDINATES

1981 - PRESENT

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION? WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

49,665,798 BYTES

25 PERCENT PER YEAR

HP 3000

SIOUX FALLS, SD

FORTRAN

INTERACTIVE DIGITAL IMAGE

MANIPULATION SYSTEM (IDIMS)

Subject Coverage: BLACK HILLS DIGITAL HYDROLOGIC DATA

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; SOUTH DAKOTA, WYOMING 

Sources of Data:

LANDSAT, USGS PUBLISHED REPORTS AND MAPS, USGS DIGITAL

TOPOGRAPHIC DATA 

Documentation:

NONE 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

BLACK HILLS HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM

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DATA BASES

Keywords:

BLACK HILLS; HYDROLOGIC DATA; LANDSAT; AQUIFER; 

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

MULTIPLE SPATIAL DATA SETS HAVE BEEN COMPILED INTO A 

HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION DATA BASE FOR THE BLACK HILLS OF 

SOUTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING. THE REGION IS DIVIDED INTO 50- 

X 50-M CELLS. EACH CELL IS DIVIDED INTO A 3,369 X 2,457 

GRID. THE DATA CONSIST OF 1:250,000 DIGITAL TOPOGRAPHIC 

DATA, LANDSAT IMAGES (1979, 1980), GEOLOGIC MAP, LAND USE 

AND LAND COVER, BLUELINE DRAINAGE FROM 7.5-MIN 

QUADRANGLES, OUTLINES OF 27 DRAINAGE BASINS, COUNTY 

BOUNDARIES, ROADS, SLOPE, AND ASPECT MAPS.

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Acronym:

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BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES

GNIS/BGN

SPATIAL; SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL;

MISSION SUPPORT

PAYNE, ROGER L.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

523 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6261 (FTS) 928-6261

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1890 - 1959

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

THE FILE IS INCOMPLETE BUT IS USED

BY SOME FEDERAL AND STATE

AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

DISK

27,255 RECORDS

8,176,500 BYTES

50 PERCENT PER YEAR

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1; FORTRAN IV; ASSEMBLER

DECISIONS OR SPECIAL RESEARCH

INVOLVING CONTROVERSAL NAMES BY

THE BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES

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DATA BASES

(BGN) ON NAME CHOICE, SPELLING, 

AND APPLICATION

Geographical Coverage: 

US

Sources of Data:

PUBLISHED DECISIONS BY THE U.S. BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES, 

1890-1959

Documentation:

BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES, DECISIONS ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES 

IN THE UNITED STATES, VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS 1932-1959; 

SIXTH REPORT OF THE U.S. BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES, 1932, 

834 P.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM

Keywords:

BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES; GAZETTEER; GEOGRAPHIC 

COORDINATES; GEOGRAPHIC NAME; NAME; OFFICIAL PLACE NAME; 

TOPONYM

Definition/Description:

THE GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM (GNIS) OF THE U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IS DESIGNED TO SERVE BOTH INTERNAL 

CARTOGRAPHIC NAME PLACEMENT SYSTEMS AND EXTERNAL NAME 

SHIPPING AND POINT LOCATION SYSTEMS. GNIS PROVIDES A 

RAPID MEANS OF ORGANIZING AND SUMMARIZING CURRENT 

INFORMATION ABOUT NAMED CULTURAL OR PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHIC 

NAME ENTITIES. GNIS/BGN CONSISTS OF VARIABLE-LENGTH 

RECORDS CONTAINING DECISIONS OR PROBLEMS REQUIRING SPECIAL 

RESEARCH BY BGN. THIS FEDERAL BODY, CREATED IN 1890 AND 

ESTABLISHED IN ITS PRESENT FORM BY PUBLIC LAW IN 1947, IS 

AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN UNIFORM GEOGRAPHIC 

NAME USAGE THROUGHOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SOME TOPICS 

COVERED ARE OFFICIALLY APPROVED NAMES, TYPE OF FEATURE, 

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES, STATE, COUNTY, AND VARIANT NAMES, 

DATE OF DECISION, AND TEXTUAL DESCRIPTIONS. THE 

INFORMATION CONSISTS OF TEXT, NUMERIC DATA, AND CODES. 

THE DATA ARE PROCESSED BY THE GIPSY PROGRAM, WHICH 

PERFORMS ALL THE PROCESSING TASKS NEEDED TO BUILD, 

OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN THE GNIS FILE. THE SOPHISTICATED 

RETRIEVAL PROGRAM ALLOWS THE USER TO MAKE HIGHLY SELECTIVE 

SEARCHES OF THE FILE FOR WORDS, PARTS OF WORDS, PHRASES, 

NUMERIC DATA, WORD RANGES, NUMERICAL RANGES, AND OTHERS 

AND TO INTERRELATE VARIABLES BY LOGIC STATEMENTS TO ANY 

DEGREE OF REFINEMENT DESIRED. THREE PRINT OPTIONS ARE 

AVAILABLE, OR THE RETRIEVED DATA CAN BE PASSED TO ANOTHER 

PROGRAM FOR FURTHER PROCESSING.

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DATA BASES

Comments:

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS WILL INCLUDE BGN DECISIONS TO 

DATE (ABOUT 40,000 RECORDS).

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Data Base 

Acronym: 

DB Type:

Name:

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Address:

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Data Base Status:

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Subject Coverage:

CAMERA CALIBRATION DATA BANK

CCDB

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL; MISSION

SUPPORT

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

LINCR, MICHAEL K.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

OFFICE OF SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES

DEVELOPMENT 

526 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092 

(703) 860-6279 (FTS) 928-6279 

POINT

PHOTO COORDINATES 

1967 - PRESENT 

OPERATIONAL

MAPPING CENTERS AND STAFF OFFICES 

OF THE NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION 

LIMITED 

BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; PUNCHED 

CARDS

MAGNETIC TAPE; PUNCHED CARDS; DISK 

421 RECORDS 

180,000 BYTES 

5 PERCENT PER YEAR 

AMD V7 

RESTON, VA 

FORTRAN IV 

PROGRAM G133

CALIBRATION DATA FOR AERIAL 

CAMERAS, LENSES, PLATENS, AND 

MAGAZINES, DIRECTORY CODES OF THE 

DATA BANK ENTRIES

Sources of Data:

CALIBRATION BY USGS CALIBRATION LABORATORY FACILITIES 

AERIAL CAMERAS BELONGING TO USGS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY 

CONTRACTORS

OF

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Documentation:

ELLER, ROBERT C., CAMERA CALIBRATION DATA BANK, OCT. 1973.

Keywords:

AERIAL CAMERA? ANALYTICAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; CAMERA 

CALIBRATION; MANUFACTURER; OWNER

Definition/Description:

THE CAMERA CALIBRATION DATA BANK CONTAINS CALIBRATION DATA 

ON 421 ENTRIES OF AERIAL CAMERA-LENS-MAGAZINE 

COMBINATIONS. INCLUDED ARE SIX DIRECTORIES CONTAINING 

LISTS OF 118 OWNERS, 10 MANUFACTURERS, 26 CAMERA TYPES, 32 

LENS TYPES, 3 CALIBRATION AGENCIES, AND 4 NOMINAL FOCAL 

LENGTHS. THE CALIBRATION DATA CONTAINED IN EACH ENTRY 

INCLUDE FOCAL LENGTH, FIDUCIAL-MARK COORDINATES, INDICATED 

PRINCIPAL POINT COORDINATES, POINT OF AUTOCOLLIMATION 

COORDINATES, A TABLE OF RADIAL LENS-DISTORTION CORRECTIONS 

AT 1-MM INTERVALS, A TABLE OF RADIAL AND TAGENTIAL LENS 

RESOLUTION, AND A TABLE OF MODEL FLATNESS. DATA BANK 

ENTRIES MAY BE RETRIEVED BY USING UP TO 11 KEY CODES IN 

CONJUNCTION WITH A BATCH COMPUTER RUN FROM ANY USGS 

TERMINAL. ALL ENTRIES THAT SATISFY ALL THE SPECIFIED KEYS 

WILL BE RETRIEVED. THE 11 KEYS ARE OWNER CODE, 

MANUFACTURER CODE, CAMERA-TYPE CODE, CAMERA NUMBER, 

LENS-TYPE CODE, NOMINAL FOCAL-LENGTH CODE, LENS NUMBER, 

MAGAZINE NUMBER, CALIBRATION-AGENCY CODE, AND MONTH AND 

YEAR OF CALIBRATION. THE RETRIEVED DATA MAY BE PRINTED 

AND (OR) PUNCHED. THE SIX DIRECTORIES AND AN INFORMATION 

LIST OF THE DATA BANK ENTRIES MAY BE PRINTED.

Comments:

CALIBRATION DATA AND TEST RESULTS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE 

PRIVATE INFORMATION SINCE THEY PERTAIN TO THE PROPERTY OF 

A CAMERA OWNER. OTHER INFORMATION SUCH AS SERIAL NUMBERS, 

TYPES, CODES, NAMES, AND DATES IS CONSIDERED TO BE PUBLIC 

INFORMATION.

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Data Base Name: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT QUADRANGLE

FILE

Acronym: CONGR

DB Type: MISSION SUPPORT

Contact Person: WONG, RICHARD B.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

OFFICE OF PLANS AND PROGRAM

DEVELOPMENT

513 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6751 (FTS) 928-6751

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DATA BASES

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

GRID

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, NATIONAL

MAPPING DIVISION

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

80,000 RECORDS

92 BYTES

7,360,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV; EASYTRIEVE

REPRESENTS PARTS OF A 7.5-MIN

QUADRANGLE WITHIN WHICH A GIVEN

COUNTY AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

ARE LOCATED 

Geographical Coverage:

US; 48 CONTERMINOUS STATES OF THE US 

Sources of Data:

CREATED AND MAINTAINED BY OFFICE OF PLANS AND PROGRAM 

DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION 

Documentation:

EXISTS ONLY IN THE FORM OF MEMORANDA 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES BY COUNTY AND CONGRESSIONAL 

DISTRICTS 

Keywords:

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT; DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES; RBS; 

RESOURCES BALANCING SYSTEM; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING 

Definition/Description:

THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT QUADRANGLE FILE IS A FILE 

CONTAINING RECORDS DESCRIBING PARTS OF 7.5-MIN CELLS IN 

THE 48 CONTERMINOUS STATES. EACH RECORD REPRESENTS THAT 

PART OF THE QUADRANGLE THAT COVERS A PARTICULAR STATE, 

COUNTY, AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SUBDIVISION. THE 

PROPORTIONAL PART OF THE 7.5-MIN CELL IS DENOTED WITH A 

PERCENTAGE VALUE. DATA PERTAINING TO GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION 

(SOUTHEAST COORDINATES) OF THE CELL AND STATE, COUNTY, 

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, AND PERCENTAGE ARE RECORDED. 

Comments:

THIS FILE IS USED PRIMARILY TO COMPUTE EXPENDITURES BY 

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

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Data Base 

Acronym: 

DB Type:

Name:

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

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Coordinate System

Time Span:

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Users:

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Subject Coverage:

928-6262

FEDERAL AND

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES DATA BASE

GNIS/GEONAMES

SPATIAL; SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL;

MISSION SUPPORT; BIBLIOGRAPHIC

HIERARCHIC

PAYNE, ROGER L.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

523 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6262 (FTS)

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1970 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY;

STATE AGENCIES; GENERAL PUBLIC;

PRIVATE INDUSTRY; U.S. GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; PUBLICATION; MICROFORM;

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

DISK

2,000,000 RECORDS

20,000 BYTES

25 PERCENT PER YEAR

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1; FORTRAN IV; ASSEMBLER;

GIPSY; EASYTRIEVE

GIPSY

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES AND ATTENDANT

DATA IN THE US AND ITS TERRITORIES

Geographical Coverage:

US; US AND ITS TERRITORIES

Sources of Data:

U.S. FOREST SERVICE MAPS, USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS, NATIONAL 

OCEAN SURVEY CHARTS, BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES FILES 

(INCLUDES FIELD REPORTS FROM VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE 

AGENCIES), OTHER FEDERAL MAPS AND PUBLICATIONS, STATE AND 

COUNTY MAPS AND PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER PERTINENT SOURCES

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Documentation:

PAYNE, ROGER L., 1982, GNIS USER'S GUIDE, 110 P.

Keywords:

BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES DECISIONS; GAZETTEER; GEOGRAPHIC 

COORDINATE; GEOGRAPHIC NAME; NAME; OFFICIAL GAZETTEER; 

OFFICIAL GEOGRAPHIC NAME; OFFICIAL PLACE NAME; PLACE 

ELEVATION; PLACE NAME; TOPONYM

Definition/Description:

THE GEOGRAPHIC NAMES DATA BASE IS UTILIZED WITH THE 

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM (GNIS) OF THE U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO SERVE BOTH 

INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND EXTERNAL NAME SHIPPING, AND POINT 

LOCATION SYSTEMS. GNIS PROVIDES A RAPID MEANS OF 

ORGANIZING AND SUMMARIZING CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT NAMED 

CULTURAL OR PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHIC ENTITIES. GNIS/GEONAMES 

CONSISTS OF VARIABLE-LENGTH RECORDS CONTAINING THE BASIC 

INFORMATION NEEDED TO OFFICIALLY IDENTIFY AND LOCATE A 

NAMED GEOGRAPHIC PLACE OR FEATURE IN ANY GIVEN STATE. THE 

INFORMATION CONSISTS OF TEXT, NUMERIC DATA, AND CODES. 

SOME TOPICS COVERED ARE NAME, TYPE OF FEATURE, STATE AND 

COUNTY LOCATIONS, GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES, ELEVATION, 

TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS, AND OTHER REFERENCES. THE DATA ARE 

PROCESSED BY THE GIPSY PROGRAM, WHICH PERFORMS ALL THE 

PROCESSING TASKS' NEEDED TO BUILD, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN 

THE GNIS FILE. THE SOPHISTICATED RETRIEVAL PROGRAM ALLOWS 

THE USER TO MAKE HIGHLY SELECTIVE SEARCHES OF THE FILE FOR 

WORDS, PARTS OF WORDS, PHRASES, NUMERIC DATA, WORD RANGES, 

NUMERICAL RANGES, AND OTHERS AND TO INTERRELATE VARIABLES 

BY LOGIC STATEMENTS TO ANY DEGREE OF REFINEMENT DESIRED. 

THREE PRINT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE, OR RETRIEVED DATA CAN 

BE PASSED TO ANOTHER PROGRAM FOR FURTHER PROCESSING.

Comments:

FILES ARE UPDATED CONTINUOUSLY TO REFLECT ACTIONS OF THE 

BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES AND REVISED MAP USE.

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Data Base Name: HIGH PLAINS LANDSAT IRRIGATED

LANDS DATA

Acronym: LCLS-HP

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: THELIN, GAIL P.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

GEOGRAPHICS INVESTIGATIONS OFFICE 

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER 240-8 

MOFFET FIELD, CA 94035

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Availability for Use/Access 

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Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

(415) 965-6368 (FTS) 448-6368

GRID

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1978 - 1980

OPERATIONAL

USGS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION;

STATE OF TEXAS; U.S. AIR FORCE

LIMITED

BATCH

INTERACTIVE IMAGE DISPLAY; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

320,000 RECORDS

3,200 BYTES

1,024,000,000 BYTES

0 PERCENT PER YEAR

SEL 32/77

AMES RESEARCH CENTER, MOFFETT

FIELD, CA

FORTRAN

IRRIGATED LANDS DATA FROM LANDSAT

BY INDIVIDUAL FRAMES AND BY GRID

CELLS 1 DEGREE LATITUDE BY 1

DEGREE LONGITUDE 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER - TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, 

KANSAS, NEBRASKA, COLORADO, SOUTH DAKOTA, WYOMING, AND 

OKLAHOMA 

Sources of Data:

LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA 

Documentation:

HEIMES, F.J., AND LUCKEY, R.R., 1983, ESTIMATING 1980 

GROUNDWATER PUMPAGE FOR IRRIGATION ON THE HIGH PLAINS IN 

PARTS OF COLORADO, KANSAS, NEBRASKA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, 

SOUTH DAKOTA, TEXAS, AND WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

WATER-RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 83-4123, 36 P. 

LUCKEY, R.R., AND FERRIGNO, C.F., 1982, A DATA-MANAGEMENT 

SYSTEM FOR AREAL INTERPRETIVE DATA FOR THE HIGH PLAINS IN 

PARTS OF COLORADO, KANSAS, NEBRASKA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, 

SOUTH DAKOTA, TEXAS, AND WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

WATER-RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 82-4072, 112 P. 

THELIN, G.P., JOHNSON, T.L., AND JOHNSON, R.A., 1979, 

MAPPING IRRIGATED CROPLAND ON THE HIGH PLAINS USING 

LANDSAT, IN SATELLITE HYDROLOGY: AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES 

ASSOCIATION, P. 715-721.

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Keywords:

IRRIGATED LANDS; LAND COVER; HIGH PLAINS; LANDSAT; 

OGALLALA AQUIFER

Definition/Description:

LAND COVER, PARTICULARLY IRRIGATED LAND FOR THE AREA OF 

THE HIGH PLAINS (OGALLALA) AQUIFER, WAS MAPPED FROM 

LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA ACQUIRED IN 1978 AND 

AGAIN IN 1980. IMAGE PROCESSING SOFTWARE AT AMES RESEARCH 

CENTER WAS USED BY USGS SCIENTISTS TO DEFINE SPECTRAL 

CLASSES, REGISTER DATA TO LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, AND 

DIGITALLY MOSAIC LANDSAT SCENES AFTER THE DERIVED DATA HAD 

BEEN GENERALIZED TO GRID CELLS 1 DEGREE LATITUDE BY 1 

DEGREE LONGITUDE. LAND COVER DATA FOR IRRIGATED CROPLAND, 

NONIRRIGATED CROPLAND, AND RANGELAND ARE AVAILABLE FOR 

INDIVIDUAL LANDSAT SCENES AS WELL AS IN MOSAIC FORM. MUCH 

OF THE WORK WAS SPONSORED BY NASA AS A JOINT RESEARCH 

PROJECT. CONTRACTORS AND COOPERATORS HAVE INCLUDED NASA 

AMES RESEARCH CENTER, TECHNICOLOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, AND 

INFORMATICS, INC.

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

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Address:

Telephone: 

Coordinate System;

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

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INVENTORY OF PUBLISHED MAPS

T-70

MISSION SUPPORT

HILL, EDWARD E.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

OFFICE OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

511 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6216 (FTS) 928-6216

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; UTM NORTHINGS

AND EASTINGS; STATE PLANE

COORDINATES

1884 - 1978

OPERATIONAL

DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; NATIONAL

MAPPING DIVISION

UNLIMITED

BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE; PUBLICATION;

MICROFORM

MAGNETIC TAPE

103,304 RECORDS

200 BYTES

20,660,800 BYTES

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DATA BASES

3 PERCENT PER YEAR

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

NONE

PUBLISHED MAPS

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

US; VARIOUS SCALES (1:24,000 - 1:2,000,000) OF TOPOGRAPHIC 

AND PLANIMETRIC MAPS

Sources of Data:

USGS NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION, OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

TOPOGRAPHIC RESOURCES AND COST EVALUATION

Keywords:

PUBLISHED MAP; QUADRANGLE MAPPING; TOPOGRAPHIC MAP SERIES

Definition/Description:

THE INVENTORY OF PUBLISHED MAPS FILE CONTAINS DESCRIPTOR 

RECORDS OF NMD PUBLISHED MAPS, DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY 

(15-MIN US 1:50,000 SCALE) AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

(1:100,000 SCALE) MAPS. THE MAP LOCATION IS GIVEN BY THE 

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE SOUTHEAST (LOWER RIGHT) 

CORNER OF THE QUADRANGLE. SERIES, LOCATION, SCALE, 

CONTOUR INTERVAL, SURVEY, PUBLICATION, AND REVISION DATES 

ARE SPECIFIED. TOPOGRAPHIC MAP INVENTORY DATA ELEMENTS 

INCLUDE MAP SERIES, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, EDITION, 

SURVEY, PUBLICATION AND REVISION DATES, TYPE OF MAPPING, 

CONTOUR INTERVALS, PUBLISHED NAME, MAJOR AND MINOR STATES 

COVERED, AND SQUARE MILES OF COVERAGE.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type; 

Coordinate System; 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

LAND COVER DATA FROM LANDSAT OF

BOISE, IDAHO, 1975

LCLS-BOISE75

SPATIAL

GAYDOS, LEONARD J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER 240-8

MOFFETT FIELD, CA 94035

(415) 965-6368 (FTS) 448-6368

GRID

UTM NORTHINGS AND EASTINGS

OPERATIONAL

ADA COUNTY PLANNING ASSOCIATION;

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER; PACIFIC

NORTHWEST REGIONAL COMMISSION;

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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DATA BASES

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models

Computer Locations:

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

2,660 RECORDS

3,985 BYTES

10,600,100 BYTES

IBM 360/67

AMES RESEARCH CENTER, MOFFETT

FIELD, CA

PL/1

LAND USE AND LAND COVER DATA FOR

BOISE, IDAHO, AUTOMATED DIGITAL

CARTOGRAPHY, REMOTE SENSING,

LANDSAT, AND MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER

DIGITAL DATA 

Geographical Coverage:

QUADS; BOISE, IDAHO, QUADRANGLE 

Sources of Data:

COMPUTER PROCESSING OF LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; 

MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER; VEGETATION 

Definition/Description:

LAND COVER OF THE BOISE, IDAHO, QUADRANGLE (1:250,000 

SCALE) WAS MAPPED FROM LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA 

ACQUIRED DURING A LANDSAT PASS ON 5 AUGUST 1975 (ID 

2194-17523). SPECTRAL CLASSES WERE DEFINED BY USGS 

ANALYSTS WORKING WITH NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, THE 

PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGIONAL COMMISSION, AND THE ADA COUNTY 

PLANNING ASSOCIATION. THE EDITOR SYSTEM, DEVELOPED BY THE 

CENTER FOR ADVANCED COMPUTATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 

ILLINOIS WAS USED TO CONDUCT THE ANALYSIS. 

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1975.

LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSAT;

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

LAND COVER DATA FROM LANDSAT OF

PHOENIX, ARIZONA, 1973

LCLS-PHOENIX73

SPATIAL

GAYDOS, LEONARD J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER 240-8

MOFFETT FIELD, CA 94035

166
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DATA BASES

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media: 

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations:

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

(415) 965-6368 (FTS) 448-6368

GRID

UTM NORTHINGS AND EASTINGS

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, NATIONAL

MAPPING DIVISION

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

727 RECORDS

1,145 BYTES

832,415 BYTES

IBM 360/67

AMES RESEARCH CENTER, MOFFETT

FIELD, CA

PL/1

LAND USE AND LAND COVER DATA,

LANDSAT, REMOTE SENSING, AUTOMATED

DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY, MULTISPECTRAL

SCANNER DIGITAL DATA, PHOENIX,

MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; PHOENIX, MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ

Sources of Data:

COMPUTER PROCESSING OF LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA

Documentation:

ELLEFSEN, R. A., GAYDOS, LEONARD, AND WRAY, J. R., 

COMPUTER-AIDED MAPPING OF LAND USE USING ERTS 

MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA: PRIMER CONGRESO PANAMERICAN Y 

TERCERO NACIONAL DE FOTOGRAMETRIA, FOTOINTERPRETACION, Y 

GEODESIA, MEXICO CITY, JULY 1974

Keywords:

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSAT; 

MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER; VEGETATION

Definition/Description:

LAND COVER OF PHOENIX, AZ, AND SURROUNDING MARICOPA COUNTY 

WAS MAPPED FROM MULTITEMPORAL LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL 

SCANNER DATA ACQUIRED 16 OCTOBER 1972 (ID 1283-17334) AND 

2 MAY 1963 (ID 1085-17330). THE DATA WERE REGISTERED AND 

THEN ANALYZED BY USGS ANALYSTS USING THE EDITOR SYSTEM 

DEVELOPED BY THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED COMPUTATION AT THE 

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. EARLIER WORK IN DEFINING SPECTRAL 

CLASSES WAS DONE BY USGS ANALYSTS AT THE LABORATORY FOR 

APPLICATIONS OF REMOTE SENSING AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY.

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Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1973.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type 

Coordinate System 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media: 

Storage Media: 

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Bytes per Record: 

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Subject Coverage:

LAND COVER DATA FROM LANDSAT OF

PUGET SOUND, WASHINGTON, 1975

LCLS-PUGET75

SPATIAL

GAYDOS, LEONARD J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION,

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER 240~8

MOFFETT FIELD, CA 94035

(415) 965-6368 (FTS) 448-6368

GRID

UTM NORTHINGS AND EASTINGS

OPERATIONAL

CITY OF TACOMA; JEFFERSON-PORT

TOWNSEND REGIONAL COUNCIL; KING

COUNTY; KITSAP COUNTY; MASON

COUNTY; METRO; NASA AMES RESEARCH

CENTER; PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGIONAL

COMMISSION; PIERCE COUNTY; PUGET

SOUND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS;

SNOHOMISH COUNTY; THURSTON COUNTY;

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, NATIONAL

MAPPING DIVISION; WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY; WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF GAME; WASHINGTON

OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

2,578 RECORDS

3,925 BYTES

10,118,650 BYTES

IBM 360/67

AMES RESEARCH CENTER, MOFFETT

FIELD, CA

PL/1

LAND USE AND LAND COVER DATA,

WASHINGTON, PUGET SOUND, AUTOMATED

DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY, REMOTE

SENSING, LANDSAT, AND

MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DIGITAL DATA

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Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; WASHINGTON STATE, PUGET SOUND REGION

Sources of Data:

COMPUTER PROCESSING OF LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA

Documentation:

ELLEFSEN, RICHARD A., AND OTHERS, COMPUTER-AIDED MAPPING 

OF LAND USE AND LAND COVER USING LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL 

DATA CHAPTER 7, IN ANDERSON, JAMES R., ED., LAND USE AND 

LAND COVER MAPS AND STATISTICS FROM REMOTELY SENSED DATA, 

RSEMS (REMOTE SENSING OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM), 

OCTOBER 1977. GAYDOS, LEONARD, AND NEWLAND, W.L., 1978, 

INVENTORY OF LAND USE AND LAND COVER OF THE PUGET SOUND 

REGION USING LANDSAT DIGITAL DATA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH, V. 6, NO. 6, P. 807-814.

Keywords:

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSAT; 

MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER; VEGETATION

Def in it ion/Description:

LAND COVER OF THE PUGET SOUND REGION OF WASHINGTON WAS 

MAPPED FROM LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA ACQUIRED 

DURING A LANDSAT PASS ON 23 JULY 1975 (ID 2182-18201). 

FIFTY-TWO SPECTRAL CLASSES WERE DEFINED BY USGS ANALYSTS 

WORKING WITH NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, THE PACIFIC 

NORTHWEST REGIONAL COMMISSION, AND STATE AND LOCAL 

AGENCIES FROM THE REGION. THE EDITOR SYSTEM, DEVELOPED BY 

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED COMPUTATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 

ILLINOIS WAS USED TO CONDUCT THE ANALYSIS.

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1975.

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Data Base Name: LAND COVER DATA FROM LANDSAT OF

WASHINGTON, DC, 1973

Acronym: LCLS-WASH73

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: GAYDOS, LEONARD J.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER 240-8

MOFFETT FIELD, CA 94035

Telephone: (415) 965-6368 (FTS) 448-6368

Spatial Data Type: GRID

Coordinate System: UTM NORTHINGS AND EASTINGS

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: IBM CORPORATION; U.S. BUREAU OF

THE CENSUS; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

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Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

No. of Records: 787 RECORDS

Bytes per Record: 985 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 775,195 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: IBM 360/67

Computer Locations: AMES RESEARCH CENTER, MOFFETT

FIELD, CA

Languages: PL/1

Subject Coverage: LAND USE AND LAND COVER DATA,

WASHINGTON, DC, MARYLAND, 

VIRGINIA, AUTOMATED DIGITAL 

CARTOGRAPHY, REMOTE SENSING, 

LANDSAT, MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER 

DIGITAL DATA

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA

Sources of Data:

COMPUTER PROCESSING OF LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA

Documentation:

GAYDOS, LEONARD, WRAY, J. R., AND GUPTILL, S. C., 1976, 

DIGITAL LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION OF THE WASHINGTON URBAN 

AREA DERIVED FROM LANDSAT DATA, 1972 AND 1973: U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOGRAPHY PROGRAM MAGNETIC TAPE 

DOI/DF-77/003. AVAILABLE FROM NATIONAL TECHNICAL 

INFORMATION SERVICE, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22161, AS PB-264 

650/3WN. GAYDOS, LEONARD, AND WRAY, J. R., 1978, LAND 

COVER MAP FROM LANDSAT, 1973, WITH CENSUS TRACTS, 

WASHINGTON, URBAN AREA, DC, MD, AND VA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-858-F, SCALE 

1:100,000.

Keywords:

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSAT; 

MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER; VEGETATION

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

LAND COVER OF THE WASHINGTON, DC, URBAN AREA WAS MAPPED 

FROM LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA ACQUIRED DURING 

PASSES ON 11 OCTOBER 1972 AND 9 APRIL 1973 (SCENE ID'S 

1080-15192 AND 1260-15201). THE DATA WERE REGISTERED, EACH 

PASS TO THE OTHER, AND THEN REGISTERED TO THE UTM 

PROJECTION. TWENTY-SIX SPECTRAL CLASSES WERE DEFINED BY 

USGS ANALYSTS USING FACILITIES AT THE LABORATORY FOR 

APPLICATIONS OF REMOTE SENSING AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY. THESE 

CLASSES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 11 LAND COVER CLASSES. 

MULTISPECTRAL CLASSIFICATION WAS DONE BY USING THE ILLIAC 

IV PARALLEL PROCESSING COMPUTER AT AMES RESEARCH CENTER, 

CA, USING THE EDITOR SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE CENTER FOR 

ADVANCED COMPUTATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

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Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1973.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

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Coordinate System; 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

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Subject Coverage:

LAND COVER DATA FROM LANDSAT OF

WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE, 1974

LCLS-WWASH74

SPATIAL

GAYDOS, LEONARD J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER 240-8

MOFFETT FIELD, CA 94035

(415) 965-6368 (FTS) 448-6368

GRID

UTM NORTHINGS AND EASTINGS

OPERATIONAL

CITY OF TACOMA; JEFFERSON-PORT

TOWNSEND REGIONAL COUNCIL; NASA

AMES RESEARCH CENTER; KING COUNTY;

KITSAP COUNTY; MASON COUNTY;

METRO; PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGIONAL

COMMISSION; PIERCE COUNTY; PUGET

SOUND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS;

SNOHOMISH COUNTY; THURSTON COUNTY;

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF GAME; WASHINGTON

OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

7,925 RECORDS

20,546,697 BYTES

IBM 360/67

AMES RESEARCH CENTER, MOFFETT

FIELD, CA

PL/1

LAND USE AND LAND COVER DATA,

WASHINGTON, OREGON, BRITISH

COLUMBIA AUTOMATED DIGITAL

CARTOGRAPHY, REMOTE SENSING,

LANDSAT, MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER

DIGITAL DATA

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Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; WASHINGTON, OREGON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, PUGET 

SOUND REGION

Sources of Data:

COMPUTER PROCESSING OF LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA

Documentation:

GAYDOS, LEONARD, AND NEWLAND, W. L., 1978, INVENTORY OF 

LAND USE AND LAND COVER OF THE PUGET SOUND REGION USING 

LANDSAT DIGITAL DATA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JOURNAL OF 

RESEARCH, V.6, NO. 6, P. 807-814. GAYDOS, L. J., 1978, 

LOW-COST COMPUTER CLASSIFICATION OF LAND COVER IN THE 

PORTLAND AREA, OREGON, BY SIGNATURE EXTENSION TECHNIQUES: 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JOURNAL OF RESEARCH, V.6, NO. 6, P. 

815-820.

Keywords:

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSAT; 

MULTI SPECTRAL SCANNER; VEGETATION

Definition/Description:

LAND COVER OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND ADJACENT PARTS OF 

OREGON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA WAS MAPPED FROM LANDSAT 

MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER DATA ACQUIRED DURING A LANDSAT PASS 

ON 13 JUNE 1974. THREE CONSECUTIVE SCENES (1690-18243, 

1690-18245, AND 1690-28252) WERE MAPPED BY USING SPECTRAL 

SIGNATURES BASED ON THE CENTRAL SCENE COVERING THE PUGET 

SOUND REGION. THIRTY-EIGHT SPECTRAL CLASSES WERE DEFINED 

BY USGS ANALYSTS WORKING WITH NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, 

THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGIONAL COMMISSION, AND STATE AND 

LOCAL AGENCIES FROM THE REGION. THE EDITOR SYSTEM, 

DEVELOPED BY THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED COMPUTATION AT THE 

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS WAS USED TO CONDUCT THE ANALYSIS. 

EXTENSION OF THE SPECTRAL SIGNATURES TO THE ADJACENT 

SCENES WAS AN EXPERIMENT IN SIGNATURE EXTENSION.

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1974.

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Data Base Name: MAIN IMAGE FILE

Acronym: MIF

DB Type: SPATIAL

Structure: HIERARCHIC

Contact Person: LOWELL, BRENT

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION 

EROS DATA CENTER 

MUNDT FEDERAL BUILDING 

SIOUX FALLS, SD 57198

Telephone: (605) 594-6511 EXT 555 (FTS) 784-7555

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Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1971 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

ADMINISTRATION; NATIONAL OCEANIC

AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION;

USGS NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC

INFORMATION CENTER (CURRENTLY FOUR

LOCATIONS); DEFENSE MAPPING

AGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY; U.S. ARMY CORPS OF

ENGINEERS; U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE

SERVICE; WORLD BANK; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; CANADA CENTER

FOR REMOTE SENSING

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION; MICROFORM

DISK

1,750,000 RECORDS

83 BYTES

145,250,000 BYTES

BUR

SIOUX FALLS, SD

PL/1

DMS II

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE US

EXCEPT NASA COVERAGE, WHICH

INCLUDES SATELLITE COVERAGE (BOTH

MANNED AND UNMANNED CRAFT AND IN

BOTH FILM AND DIGITAL FORM)

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; WORLDWIDE FOR LANDSAT IMAGERY

Sources of Data:

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, DEPARTMENT OF AIR FORCE, DEPARTMENT 

OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS 

AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL SPACE TECHNOLOGY 

LABORATORY, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Documentation:

UNPUBLISHED REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE ELEMENTS OF THE INORAC 

DATA BASE

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DATA BASES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

INQUIRY, ORDER AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

Keywords:

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; IMAGERY; REMOTELY SENSED DATA

Definition/Description:

THE DATA BASE NAME, MAIN IMAGE FILE,, IS ACTUALY SOMETHING 

OF A MISNOMER. RATHER THAN ONE FILE, IT IS A GROUP OF DATA 

STRUCTURES THAT ARE LOGICALLY RELATED. THESE DATA 

STRUCTURES ARE THE ACCESSION, SOURCE LOCATOR LIST (SLL), 

AND SOURCE DATA SETS. AN ACCESSION IS DEFINED AS A UNIQUE 

VIEW OF THE EARTH. THE ACCESSION DATA SET CONTAINS 

INFORMATION THAT DESCRIBES EACH ACCESSION (INFORMATION 

SUCH AS QUALITY, CLOUD COVER, AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION). 

THIS DATA SET IS USED MAINLY FOR RESEARCH AND INQUIRY 

PURPOSES. THE SLL IS A DISJOINTED DATA SET THAT SERVES AS 

A RELATIONAL STRUCTURE TO LOGICALLY LINK ACCESSIONS WITH 

THEIR SOURCES. A SOURCE IS DEFINED AS A PHYSICAL MEDIUM 

ON WHICH AN ACCESSION EXISTS. THE SOURCE DATA SET 

CONTAINS INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE VARIOUS PHYSICAL 

MEDIA ON WHICH IMAGERY IS MAINTAINED (FOR EXAMPLE, FILM, 

HIGH-DENSITY TAPE, OR CCT).

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type; 

Coordinate System

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

MAP AND CHART INFORMATION SYSTEM

FILE

MCIS FILE

SPATIAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

GUSS, PHILIP

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER

509 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6508 (FTS) 928-6508

POLYGON

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; UTM NORTHINGS

AND EASTINGS; STATE PLANE

COORDINATES

1884 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; OTHER

FEDERAL, STATE, AND PUBLIC

CUSTOMERS OF THE NATIONAL

CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER

VIA MICROFICHE PRODUCTS

LIMITED

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DATA BASES

Access Method: BATCH

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MICROFORM

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

No. of Records: 150,000 RECORDS

Bytes per Record: 300 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 45,000,000 BYTES

Growth Rate: 10 PERCENT PER YEAR

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: PL/1; FORTRAN IV; DISSPLA

DBMS: NONE

Subject Coverage: MAPS AND CHARTS

Geographical Coverage:

US; US AND TERRITORIAL POSSESSIONS

Sources of Data:

FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE MAPMAKERS, 

UNIVERSITY MAP LIBRARIES

Documentation:

MCIS DATA PREPARATION GUIDE, MCIS EDITING AND MAINTENANCE 

GUIDE

Keywords:

BATHYMETRY; CHARTS; COORDINATES; COUNTIES; ELEVATIONS; 

MAPS; STATES

Definition/Description:

THE MAP AND CHART INFORMATION SYSTEM FILE CONTAINS 

DESCRIPTOR RECORDS OF USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS, NATIONAL 

OCEAN SURVEY NAUTICAL CHARTS, AND DOMESTIC DEFENSE MAPPING 

AGENCY AND U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS MAPS. DATA 

ELEMENTS INCLUDE COORDINATES, SCALE, NAME, PUBLICATION AND 

SURVEY DATES, MAP NAME, MICROFILM STORAGE LOCATION, STATE 

COVERAGE, HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL DATUMS, PRICE, 

PUBLISHER, TYPE OF COPY, EDITION NUMBER, INSET 

DESCRIPTIONS, CONTOUR INTERVALS, AND TOWNSHIP AND RANGE.

***********

Data Base Name: NATIONAL ATLAS

DB Type: SPATIAL; SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL;

MISSION SUPPORT

Structure: HIERARCHIC 

Contact Person: PAYNE, ROGER L. 

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

523 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6261 (FTS) 928-6261 

Spatial Data Type: POINT 

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

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Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

UNDER DEVELOPMENT 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; OTHER 

FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL 

AGENCIES; PUBLIC 

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH 

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER 

PRINTOUT; INTERACTIVE TERMINAL 

DISK

40,565 RECORDS 

811,300 BYTES 

20 PERCENT PER YEAR 

AMD V7 

RESTON, VA

PL/1; FORTRAN IV; ASSEMBLER 

GIPSY

US, US TERRITORIES, SELECTED 

INTERNATIONAL ENTRIES OF 

GEOGRAPHIC PLACE NAMES, INDEX TO 

USGS NATIONAL INDEX 

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; US, US TERRITORIES, SELECTED INTERNATIONAL 

ENTRIES 

Sources of Data:

INDEX TO THE NATIONAL ATLAS OF THE USA 

Documentation:

THE NATIONAL ATLAS OF THE USA, 1979: U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY, 417 P. PAYNE, R.L., 1982, GNIS USER'S GUIDE, 110 P, 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM 

Keywords:

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES; GEOGRAPHIC NAMES; PLACE NAMES; US 

ATLAS; NATIONAL ATLAS INDEX 

Definition/Description:

THE NATIONAL ATLAS DATA BASE IS UTILIZED WITH THE 

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM (GNIS) OF THE U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO SERVE BOTH 

INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND EXTERNAL NAME SHIPPING AND POINT 

LOCATION SYSTEMS. GNIS PROVIDES A RAPID MEANS OF 

ORGANIZING AND SUMMARIZING CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT NAMED 

CULTURAL OR PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHIC ENTITIES. NATIONAL ATLAS 

CONSISTS OF VARIABLE-LENGTH RECORDS CONTAINING DATA 

RECORDED IN THE INDEX TO THE NATIONAL ATLAS OF THE US. 

THE INFORMATION REFERS TO WELL-KNOWN NAMED PLACES, 

PHYSICAL FEATURES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS, SUCH AS 

NATIONAL PARKS, NATIONAL AND STATE FORESTS, NATIONAL 

WILDLIFE AREAS, AND INDIAN RESERVATIONS. THE INFORMATION 

CONSISTS OF TEXT, NUMERIC DATA, AND CODES. SOME TOPICS 

COVERED ARE NAME, FEATURE, CLASS, GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES,

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DATA BASES

POPULATION, STATE, COUNTY, AND KEY REFERENCE TO A MAP IN 

THE NATIONAL ATLAS. THE DATA ARE PROCESSED BY THE GIPSY 

PROGRAM, WHICH PERFORMS ALL THE PROCESSING TASKS NEEDED TO 

BUILD, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN THE GNIS FILE. THE 

SOPHISTICATED RETRIEVAL PROGRAM ALLOWS THE USER TO MAKE 

HIGHLY SELECTIVE SEARCHES OF THE FILE FOR WORDS, PARTS OF 

WORDS, PHRASES, NUMERIC DATA, WORD RANGES, NUMERICAL 

RANGES, AND OTHERS AND TO INTERRELATE VARIABLES BY LOGIC 

STATEMENTS TO ANY DEGREE OF REFINEMENT DESIRED. THREE 

PRINT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE, OR THE RETRIEVED DATA CAN BE 

PASSED TO ANOTHER PROGRAM FOR FURTHER PROCESSING. 

Comments:

THE DATA HAVE NOT BEEN VERIFIED AS OF FEBRUARY 1979 BUT 

ARE CURRENTLY BEING EDITED. EVENTUALLY, THE USATLAS FILE 

IN THIS DATA BASE WILL BECOME THE ABRIDGED GAZETTEER OF 

THE US. THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1970.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records:

NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

CENTER CARTOGRAPHIC CATALOG FILE

CC FILE

BIBLIOGRAPHIC

UNSORTED SEQUENTIAL

KETCH, CLAIR

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER

509 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6508 (FTS) 928-6508

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; UTM NORTHINGS

AND EASTINGS; STATE PLANE

COORDINATES

1722 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; OTHER

FEDERAL, STATE, AND PUBLIC

CUSTOMERS OF NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC

INFORMATION CENTER (NCIC) VIA

MICROFICHE PRODUCTS

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MICROFORM

DISK

38,000 RECORDS

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DATA BASES

Bytes per Record: 500 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 19,000,000 BYTES

Growth Rate: 10 PERCENT PER YEAR

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: PL/1

DBMS: GIPSY

Subject Coverage: CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MAPS,

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, GEODETIC DATA, 

AND DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA

Geographical Coverage:

US; US AND TERRITORIAL POSSESSIONS

Sources of Data:

ENCODED NCIC DATA FROM MISCELLANEOUS CARTOGRAPHIC SOURCES, 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MARC FILE, STATE CONTRIBUTOR INPUTS

Documentation:

CARTOGRAPHIC CATALOG INPUT PROCESSING GUIDE; CARTOGRAPHIC 

CATALOG USER SERVICES GUIDE; CARTOGRAPHIC CATALOG DATA 

PREPARATION GUIDE

Keywords:

CHART; DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA; GEODETIC DATA; MAP; 

PHOTOGRAPH; AREA IDENTIFICATION

Definition/Description:

THE NCIC CARTOGRAPHIC CATALOG FILE CONTAINS BROAD 

DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT SERIES OR COLLECTIONS OF 

CARTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS, INCLUDING LOCATOR INFORMATION. 

DETAILED INFORMATION ON ONE-OF-A-KIND PRODUCTS, SUCH AS 

HISTORICAL MAPS AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, IS RECORDED IN 

THE FILE. SUMMARY DESCRIPTIONS OF GEODETIC DATA, DIGITAL 

CARTOGRAPHIC DATA, AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO 

RECORDED.

***********

Data Base Name: NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

SYSTEM TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE

Acronym: NCISTQ

DB Type: SPATIAL

Structure: SORTED SEQUENTIAL

Contact Person: PREVATTE, DOREEN M.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER

509 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6508 (FTS) 928-6508

Spatial Data Type: POLYGON

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

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DATA BASES

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: USGS MAPPING CENTERS? USGS

NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 

CENTERS? USGS NATIONAL MAPPING 

DIVISION

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED 

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE? BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT? MICROFORM

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE? MICROFORM 

No. of Records: 52,245 RECORDS 

Bytes per Record: 80 BYTES 

Total Bytes in DB: 4,179,600 BYTES 

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7 

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA 

Languages: PL/1

Subject Coverage: MAP MATERIAL QUADRANGLE INFORMATION 

Geographical Coverage:

US 

Sources of Data:

NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER 

Documentation:

TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE INFORMATION SYSTEM, 1979 

Keywords:

MAP CENTER? TOPOGRAPHIC MAP? TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE 

Definition/Description:

THE NCICTQ WAS DESIGNED JOINTLY BY THE SYSTEMS ANLAYSIS

AND RESEARCH SECTION AND NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

CENTER. THE NCICTQ HAS BEEN FOUND PARTICULARLY HELPFUL IN

PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR MAPS IN THE INTERMEDIATE SCALE.

ONE PROGRAM PROVIDES MICROFICHE. UPDATES TO THE FILE OF

52,245 RECORDS ARE MADE PERIODICALLY. 

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1978.

***********

Data Base Name: NATIONAL DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA

BASE - DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL

Ac r onym: NDCDB/DEM

DB Type: SPATIAL

Structure: SORTED SEQUENTIAL

Contact Person: DEMPSEY, THOMAS

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION 

536 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6336 (FTS) 928-6336

Spatial Data Type: GRID

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DATA BASES

Coordinate System: UTM NORTHINGS AND EASTINGS

Time Span: 1977 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: USGS NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION;

USGS GEOLOGIC DIVISION; EROS DATA 

CENTER; PRIVATE CONTRACTORS

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

Bytes per Record: 320,000 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 2,785,000,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: SEL 32/77; AMDAHL 470/V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Subject Coverage: ARRAYS OF ELEVATION DATA

Geographical Coverage:

US; REGIONAL COVERAGE OF SELECTED AREAS OF THE US. 

STANDARD UNIT OF COVERAGE IS A SINGLE 7.5-MIN QUADRANGLE. 

ELEVATIONS ARE GRIDDED AT 30~M SPACING.

Sources of Data:

DATA ARE COLLECTED FROM SCANNED AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, MANUAL 

PROFILING SYSTEMS, AND GRIDDED ELEVATION CONTOUR 

COMPILATIONS OF NEW 1:24,000-SCALE QUADRANGLE MAPS. AT 

PRESENT, ALL DATA ARE BEING GENERATED WITHIN THE NATIONAL 

MAPPING DIVISION.

Documentation:

COMPUTER FILES FOR DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS, 1980. 

USGS/NCIC USER GUIDE TO DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS (DRAFT), 

1981.

Keywords:

DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY; MAPPING; GRIDDED DATA STRUCTURE; 

ELEVATION MATRIX; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM); 

HYPSOGRAPHY

Definition/Description:

SELECTED US REGIONAL COVERAGE OF DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS 

(OEM'S) CONSISTING OF SAMPLED ARRAYS OF ELEVATION VALUES 

COVERING A SINGLE 7.5-MIN TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. THE 

DATA ARE RESAMPLED (FILTERED) TO A GROUND POSITION 

INTERVAL OF 30 M. NEW DATA ARE ADDED ON THE BASIS OF 

MAPPING REQUIREMENTS OF THE USGS AND OTHER FEDERAL 

AGENCIES. THIS PORTION OF THE DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA 

BASE IS REFERRED TO COLLECTIVELY AS US GEODATA. THE DATA 

ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION. 

CONTACT NCIC FOR DOCUMENTATION, AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFIC 

COVERAGE, OUTPUT FORMATS, AND CURRENT PRICE. THE DATA ARE 

NOT AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL ONLINE ACCESS.

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DATA BASES

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System;

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

NATIONAL DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA

BASE - DMA DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL

NDCDB/DMAD

SPATIAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

DEMPSEY, THOMAS

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

EASTERN-NCIC

536 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6336 (FTS) 928-6336

GRID

UTM NORTHINGS AND EASTINGS

1965 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

USGS NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION;

USGS GEOLOGIC DIVISION; EROS DATA

CENTER; OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;

PRIVATE CONTRACTORS

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

3,900,000,000 BYTES

AMDAHL 470/V7

RESTON, VA

ARRAYS OF ELEVATION DATA

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

US; REGIONAL COVERAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT OF THE 

US. THE STANDARD UNIT OF COVERAGE IS A BLOCK ONE DEGREE 

BY ONE DEGREE. THE THREE ELEVATION DATA DENSITIES ARE (1) 

CONTERMINOUS US - ELEVATIONS SPACED EVERY 3 ARC SECONDS OF 

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, RESULTING IN AN ARRAY 1201 X 1201 

(1,442,401 ELEVATIONS), (2) ALASKA SOUTH OF 70 N - 

ELEVATIONS SPACED EVERY 3 SECONDS IN LATITUDE AND 6 

SECONDS IN LONGITUDE, RESULTING IN AN ARRAY 601 X 1201 

(721,801 ELEVATIONS), (3) ALASKA NORTH OF 70 N - 

ELEVATIONS SPACED EVERY 3 SECONDS IN LATITUDE AND 9 

SECONDS IN LONGITUDE, RESULTING IN AN ARRAY 401 X 1201 

(481,601 ELEVATIONS).

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Sources of Data:

DATA WERE DERIVED BY GRIDDING CONTOURS DIGITIZED PRIMARILY 

FROM 1:250,000-SCALE SOURCE US MAPS. ALL DATA ARE 

PROVIDED TO USGS BY THE DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY. ELEVATION 

ACCURACY IS BASED ON CONTOUR INTERVAL OF DIGITIZED SOURCE 

MATERIAL.

Documentation:

COMPUTER FILES FOR DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS, 1980. 

USGS/NCIC USER GUIDE TO DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS (DRAFT), 

1981.

Keywords:

DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY; MAPPING; GRIDDED DATA STRUCTURE; 

ELEVATION MATRIX; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM); 

HYPSOGRAPHY; DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY (DMA)

Definition/Description:

SELECTED US REGIONAL COVERAGE OF DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS 

(OEM'S) CONSISTING OF SAMPLED ARRAYS OF ELEVATION VALUES 

COVERING A SINGLE ONE DEGREE BY ONE DEGREE BLOCK (USUALLY 

HALF OF A 1:250,000-SCALE USGS MAP). THE ELEVATION DATA 

DENSITY VARIES ACCORDING TO ONE OF THREE GEOGRAPHIC 

REGIONS - CONTERMINOUS US, ALASKA SOUTH OF 70 DEGREES 

NORTH LATITUDE, AND ALASKA NORTH OF 70 DEGREES NORTH 

LATITUDE. THE DATA ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE NATIONAL 

MAPPING DIVISION. CONTACT THE NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC 

INFORMATION CENTER FOR DOCUMENTATION, AVAILABILITY OF 

SPECIFIC COVERAGE, OUTPUT FORMATS, AND CURRENT PRICE. THE 

DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL ONLINE ACCESS.

***********

Data Base Name: NATIONAL DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA

BASE - LAND USE/LAND COVER

Acronym: NDCDB/GRAS

DB Type: SPATIAL

Structure: SORTED SEQUENTIAL

Contact Person: DEMPSEY, THOMAS

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

EASTERN-NCIC

536 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6336 (FTS) 928-6336

Spatial Data Type: POLYGON

Coordinate System: UTM NORTHINGS AND EASTINGS

Time Span: 1972 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS; FOREST

SERVICE STATE COOPERATORS; U.S.

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DATA BASES

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE; STATE 

AGENCIES

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; PUBLICATION

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

Total Bytes in DB: 4,000,000,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: AMDAHL 470/V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Subject Coverage: LAND USE AND LAND COVER, CENSUS

TRACTS, POLITICAL BOUNDARIES, 

HYDROLOGIC UNITS, FEDERAL LAND 

OWNERSHIP, AND COMPOSITE THEME 

GRID (ALL CATEGORIES)

Geographical Coverage:

US; FOR POLYGON DATA, EACH DATA SET CONTAINS A SINGLE 

COVERAGE CATEGORY FOR A COMPLETE 1:100,000- OR 

1:250,000-SCALE USGS MAP. FOR GRIDDED DATA, ALL POLYGON 

CATEGORIES FOR THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA ARE COMBINED IN A 

SINGLE DATA SET. SOME EARLY PROCESSING DONE IN 

COOPERATION WITH INDIVIDUAL STATES MAY CONTAIN DATA 

COVERAGE FOR THAT STATE ONLY.

Sources of Data:

DATA ARE DIGITIZED FROM COMPILATIONS OF LAND USE AND LAND 

COVER POLYGONS AT A SOURCE MAP SCALE OF EITHER 1:250,000 

OR 1:100,000. THE GRID-STRUCTURED FILES ARE PRODUCED BY 

OVERLAYING ALL POLYGON CATEGORIES FOR A SINGLE GEOGRAPHIC 

AREA.

Documentation:

MITCHELL, W.B., GUPTILL, S.C., ANDERSON, K.E., FEGEAS, 

R.G., AND HALLAM, C.A., 1977, GIRAS: A GEOGRAPHIC 

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR HANDLING 

LAND USE AND LAND COVER DATA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1059, 16 P.

Keywords:

DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY; MAPPING; TOPOLOGIC STRUCTURE; GRID 

STRUCTURE; LAND USE; LAND COVER; CENSUS TRACT; FEDERAL 

LAND; HYDROLOGIC UNIT; POLITICAL BOUNDARY; GEOGRAPHIC 

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM (GIRAS)

Definition/Description:

SELECTED US REGIONAL COVERAGE OF LAND USE AND LAND COVER 

DATA IN EITHER TOPOLOGICALLY STRUCTURED POLYGON OR GRIDDED 

DATA FORMAT. DATA ARE ADDED ON THE BASIS OF MAPPING 

REQUIREMENTS OF THE USGS, OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND 

STATE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. THIS PORTION OF THE DIGITAL 

CARTOGRAPHIC DATA BASE IS REFERRED TO COLLECTIVELY AS US 

GEODATA. THE DATA ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE NATIONAL 

MAPPING DIVISION. CONTACT THE NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC 

INFORMATION CENTER FOR DOCUMENTATION, AVAILABILITY OF 

SPECIFIC COVERAGE, OUTPUT THE DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR 

GENERAL ONLINE ACCESS.

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DATA BASES

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type; 

Coordinate System;

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media: 

Storage Media: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Subject Coverage:

NATIONAL DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA

BASE - LARGE/INTERMEDIATE SCALE

PLANIMETRIC

NDCDB/DLGD

SPATIAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

DEMPSEY, THOMAS

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

EASTERN-NCIC

536 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6336 (FTS) 928-6336

LINE

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; ARBITRARY X, Y

COORDINATES

1979 - PRESENT'

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; BUREAU OF

LAND MANAGEMENT; U.S. FOREST

SERVICE; U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE

SERVICE; CENSUS; PRIVATE COMPANIES

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

98,000,000 BYTES

AMDAHL 470/V7

RESTON, VA

TRANSPORTATION (ROADS, RAILROADS,

PIPELINES, TRANSMISSION LINES),

HYDROGRAPHY (RIVERS, STREAMS,

WATER BODIES, CANALS), BOUNDARIES

(POLITICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE),

PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; REGIONAL COVERAGE OF SELECTED AREAS OF 

US. STANDARD UNIT OF COVERAGE IS A SINGLE 7.5-MIN 

TOPOGRAPHIC MAP SHEET

THE

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Sources of Data:

DATA ARE DIGITIZED FROM USGS STANDARD MAP SERIES SOURCE AT 

SCALES OF 1:24,000, 1:25,000, 1:48,000, 1:62,500, AND 

1:100,000. LIMITED REVISION OF THE EXISTING PUBLISHED MAP 

MAY BE DONE BEFORE DIGITIZING. MAPS AT SCALES SMALLER THAN 

1:25,000 ARE NORMALLY DIGITIZED AS MULTIPLE 7.5-MIN UNITS 

(THAT IS, A COMPLETE 1:100,000-SCALE MAP WOULD BE 

PROCESSED AS 32 SEPARATE QUADRANGLES.

Documentation:

COMPUTER FILES AND ATTRIBUTE CODES FOR DIGITAL LINE 

GRAPHS, 1982, USGS/NCIC. DIGITAL LINE GRAPHS FOR 7.5- AND 

15-MIN TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE MAPS, (DLG USER GUIDE) 

[DRAFT], 1981, USGS/NCIC.

Keywords:

DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY; MAPPING; TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; 

DIGITAL LINE GRAPH; CARTOGRAPHIC AUTOMATIC MAPPING (CAM); 

TRANSPORTATION; HYDROGRAPHY; BOUNDARY; PUBLIC LAND SURVEY

Definition/Description:

SELECTED US REGIONAL COVERAGE OF PLANIMETRIC MAP FEATURES 

DIGITIZED SOURCE-MAP SCALES VARYING FROM 1:24,000 TO 

1:1,000,000. THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF COVERAGE EXISTS FOR 

THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM (PLSS) AND BOUNDARY DATA 

CATEGORIES. DATA ARE ADDED ON THE BASIS OF MAPPING 

REQUIREMENTS OF THE USGS AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. THE 

INFORMATION IS STORED IN TOPOLOGICALLY STRUCTURED DLG~3 

FORMAT. THIS PORTION OF THE DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA 

BASE IS REFERRED TO COLLECTIVELY AS US GEODATA. THE DATA 

ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION. 

CONTACT THE NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER FOR 

DOCUMENTATION, AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFIC COVERAGE, OUTPUT 

FORMATS, AND CURRENT PRICE. THE DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE 

FOR GENERAL ONLINE ACCESS.

***********

Data Base Name: NATIONAL DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA

BASE - SMALL SCALE PLANIMETRIC

Acronym: NDCDB/2MIL

DB Type: SPATIAL

Structure: SORTED SEQUENTIAL

Contact Person: DEMPSEY, THOMAS

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION 

EASTERN - NCIC 

536 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6336 (FTS) 928-6336

Spatial Data Type: LINE

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DATA BASES

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media: 

Storage Media: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Subject Coverage:

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; ARBITRARY X,Y 

COORDINATES 

1979 - 1981 

OPERATIONAL

USGS NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION; 

USGS GEOLOGIC DIVISION; EROS DATA 

CENTER; OAK RIDGE NATIONAL 

LABORATORY; PRIVATE CONTRACTORS 

LIMITED 

MAGNETIC TAPE 

MAGNETIC TAPE 

80,000,000 BYTES 

AMD V7; SEL 32/77 

RESTON, VA

TRANSPORTATION (MAJOR ROADS, 

RAILROADS), HYDROGRAPHY (RIVERS, 

STREAMS, WATER BODIES), BOUNDARIES 

(POLITICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE), 

CULTURAL FEATURES (AIRPORTS, 

ALASKA PIPELINE), HYPSOGRAPHY 

(CONTINENTAL DIVIDE) 

Geographical Coverage:

US; FULL COVERAGE OF ALL 50 STATES, 21 MAP SECTIONALS, 3 

PRIMARY DATA CATEGORIES 

Sources of Data:

SECTIONAL MAPS FROM THE NATIONAL ATLAS UPDATED BEFORE 

MANUAL DIGITIZING AT A SOURCE-MAP SCALE OF 1:2,000,000. 

ALASKAN HYDROGRAPHY WAS DIGITIZED FROM 1:1,000,000-SCALE 

SOURCE MATERIAL. 

Documentation:

US GEODATA DIGITAL LINE GRAPHS FROM 1:2,000,000-SCALE 

MAPS, USER GUIDE/INTERIM EDITION, USGS/NCIC 

Keywords:

DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY; MAPPING; TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; 

DIGITAL LINE GRAPH; CARTOGRAPHIC AUTOMATIC MAPPING (CAM); 

TRANSPORTATION; HYDROGRAPHY; BOUNDARY 

Definition/Description:

NATIONWIDE COVERAGE AT 1:2,000,000-SCALE OF PLANIMETRIC 

FEATURES DIGITIZED FROM THE NATIONAL ATLAS. AVAILABLE IN 

TOPOLOGICALLY STRUCTURED DLG-3- OR CAM-COMPATIBLE FORMAT. 

THIS PORTION OF THE DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA BASE IS 

REFERRED TO COLLECTIVELY AS US GEODATA. THE DATA ARE 

DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION. 

CONTACT THE NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER FOR 

DOCUMENTATION, AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFIC COVERAGE, OUTPUT 

FORMATS, AND CURRENT PRICE. THE DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE 

FOR GENERAL ONLINE ACCESS.

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DATA BASES

***********

Data Base Name: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type; 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS

SPATIAL; SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

HIERARCHIC

PAYNE, ROGER L.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

523 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6262 (FTS) 928-6262

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; PUBLIC; OTHER

FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; INTERACTIVE TERMINAL;

PUBLICATION

DISK

50,000 RECORDS

150 BYTES

7,500,000 BYTES

20 PERCENT PER YEAR

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1; FORTRAN IV; ASSEMBLER

GIPSY

ACCEPTED AND PROPOSED NAMES FOR

7.5-MIN TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS OF ALL

STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

AND TERRITORIES

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; US, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND TERRITORIES 

Sources of Data:

USGS QUADRANGLE-NAME RECORDS, BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES

AND REGIONAL MAPPING CENTERS

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Documentation:

PAYNE, R.L., GNIS USER'S GUIDE, 1982, 110 P.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM

Keywords:

MAP NAME; MAP SCALE; MAP; NAME; QUADRANGLE MAP; 

TOPOGRAPHIC MAP; 7.5 MINUTE QUADRANGLE

Definition/Description:

THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS DATA BASE IS UTILIZED WITH THE 

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM (GNIS) OF THE U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO SERVE BOTH 

INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND EXTERNAL NAME SHIPPING AND POINT 

LOCATION SYSTEMS. GNIS PROVIDES A RAPID MEANS OF 

ORGANIZING AND SUMMARIZING CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT NAMED 

CULTURAL OR PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHIC NAME ENTITIES. THE DATA 

BASE CONTAINS A SEPARATE FILE FOR EACH STATE, THE DISTRICT 

OF COLUMBIA, AND TERRITORIES CONTAINING ALL 7.5-MIN MAPS 

PUBLISHED OR PLANNED. AN ADDITIONAL FILE (AUADNAM) 

CONTAINS ALL 1:100,000- AND 1:250,000-SCALE MAPS. SOME 

TOPICS COVERED ARE OFFICIAL MAP NAME, PROPOSED MAP NAME, 

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATE (SE CORNER), SCALE, STATE(S), MAP 

SIZE IN MINUTES OF DEGREES, CROSS-REFERENCED BETWEEN 

1:100,000- AND 1:250,000-SCALE MAPS. THE SOPHISTICATED 

RETRIEVAL PROGRAM ALLOWS THE USER TO MAKE HIGHLY SELECTIVE 

SEARCHES OF THE FILES FOR WORDS, PARTS OF WORDS, PHRASES, 

NUMERIC DATA, WORD RANGES, NUMERICAL RANGES, AND OTHERS 

AND TO INTERRELATE VARIABLES BY LOGIC STATEMENTS TO ANY 

DEGREE OF REFINEMENT DESIRED. THREE PRINT OPTIONS ARE 

AVAILABLE, OR THE RETRIEVED DATA CAN BE PASSED TO ANOTHER 

PROGRAM FOR FURTHER PROCESSING.

Comments:

THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS OF THIS DATA BASE. ONE IS ONLINE 

AND USED REGULARLY FOR USGS WORK, AND ONE IS OFFLINE TO 

USE AS PUBLICATION DATA FOR PRODUCTS OF THE GEOGRAPHIC 

NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM (GNIS). BOTH VERSIONS USE 

IDENTICAL DATA ELEMENTS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 

TWO IS THAT THE ONLINE VERSION CONTAINS NAMES OF PUBLISHED 

MAPS AND APPROVED NAMES OF UNPUBLISHED MAPS, WHEREAS THE 

OFFLINE VERSION, WHICH IS USED LESS FREQUENTLY, CONTAINS 

REFERENCES TO THE APPROPRIATE 15-MIN OR 1:250,000-SCALE 

MAP OF THE 7.5-MIN MAP, WHICH IS NOT YET PUBLISHED.

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***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone: 

Time Span: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

T1X

T1X

MISSION SUPPORT

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

MURRAY, DAVID J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

511 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6215 (FTS) 928-6215

1977 - 1978

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, NATIONAL

MAPPING DIVISION

UNLIMITED

BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

100,000 RECORDS

201 BYTES

20,100,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

SPECIAL-INTEREST AREAS AND

SPECIAL-INTEREST AGENCIES 

Geographical Coverage:

US; CONTERMINOUS 48 STATES OF THE US 

Sources of Data:

SPECIAL-INTEREST AREA AND SPECIAL-INTEREST AGENCY

PERSONNEL, TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND FILES 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

SPECIAL INTEREST AREAS; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING 

Definition/Description:

ONE RECORD FOR EVERY 7.5-MIN, 15-MIN, AND 1:250,000-SCALE

MAP AND COUNTY SERIES OF MAPS IN THE CONTERMINOUS US.

EACH RECORD CONTAINS CODES IDENTIFYING EACH

SPECIAL-INTEREST AREA AND SPECIAL-INTEREST AGENCY WITHIN

THE AREA COVERED, ALONG WITH STATE AND COUNTY INFORMATION.

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DATA BASES

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type;

Coordinate System;

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media: 

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Subject Coverage:

WORLD DATA BANK I

WDBI

SPATIAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

STAPLETON, JAMES

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

562 NATIONAL CENTER

MS 562 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 471-5003 (FTS) 928-7781

LINE

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1966 - 1967

OPERATIONAL

AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH

LONG LINES; CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

AGENCY; DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE

AGENCY; DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY;

OIL COMPANIES; STATES; STATISTICS

CANADA; USGS

LIMITED

BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

100,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

8,000,000 BYTES

AMDAHL 470/V7; SEL 32/55

RESTON, VA

COASTLINES, NATIONAL BOUNDARIES

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; WORLDWIDE COVERAGE SEPARATED INTO TWO 

SEQUENTIAL FILES BASED ON COVERAGE TYPE

Sources of Data:

1:12,300,000-SCALE WORLD MAP AND 1:9,000,000-SCALE 

ANTARCTICA MAP DIGITIZED IN 1966 AND UPDATED

Documentation:

GS-CAM USER'S GUIDE, 1982, NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION 

OFFICE OF RESEARCH

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DATA BASES

Keywords:

DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY; MAPPING; CARTOGRAPHIC AUTOMATIC 

MAPPING (CAM); SMALL SCALE MAP

Definition/Description:

WORLD DATA BANK I WAS DEVELOPED BY THE CENTRAL 

INTELLIGENCE AGENCY TO DISPLAY WORLD COASTLINES AND 

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES AT SMALL MAP SCALES. THE RECORDS 

ARE FORMATTED FOR USE WITH THE CAM (CARTOGRAPHIC AUTOMATIC 

MAPPING) PLOTTING PACKAGE. THE DATA ARE DISTRIBUTED 

THROUGH THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE (NTIS). 

THE VERSION AVAILABLE AT USGS HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 

1979.

Comments:

THESE DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE USE ON EITHER THE 

AMDAHL 470/V7 OR THE USGS EASTERN MAPPING CENTER SEL 

32/77. COPIES OF THE DATA MUST BE OBTAINED THROUGH NTIS. 

THE GS-CAM DOCUMENTATION AND SOFTWARE ARE AVAILABLE 

THROUGH THE NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type

Coordinate System

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media: 

Storage Media: 

No. of Records:

WORLD DATA BANK II

WDBII

SPATIAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

STAPLETON, JAMES

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

EASTERN MAPPING CENTER

562 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 471-5003 (FTS) 928-7781

LINE

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1973 - 1977

OPERATIONAL

AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH

LONG LINES; CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

AGENCY; DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE

AGENCY; DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY;

USGS; STATE AGENCIES; STATISTICS

CANADA; PRIVATE OIL COMPANIES;

UNIVERSITIES

LIMITED

BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

6,000,000 RECORDS

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DATA BASES

Bytes per Record: 20 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 120,000,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: AMD; SEL 32/77

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: NOT APPLICABLE

Subject Coverage: COASTLINE, NATIONAL BOUNDARIES,

HYDROGRAPHY, AND TRANSPORTATION 

(RAILROADS)

Geographical Coverage:

WORLDWIDE; WORLDWIDE COVERAGE SEPARATED INTO SEVERAL 

SEQUENTIAL OR RANDOM ACCESS FILES BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC 

REGION AND SUBJECT COVERAGE

Sources of Data:

NEW MAP COMPILATIONS WITH AN AVERAGE SCALE OF 3,000,000. 

SOME SMALL NATIONS DIGITIZED AT 1:1,000,000 SCALE AND 

SIBERIA AT 1:4,000,000 SCALE.

Documentation:

GS-CAM USER'S GUIDE, 1982, NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION 

OFFICE OF RESEARCH

Keywords:

DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY; MAPPING; SMALL SCALE MAP; 

CARTOGRAPHIC AUTOMATIC MAPPING (CAM); COASTLINE; BOUNDARY; 

HYDROGRAPHY; TRANSPORTATION; RAILROAD

Def in it ion/Description:

WORLD DATA BANK II WAS DEVELOPED BY THE CENTRAL 

INTELLIGENCE AGENCY TO DISPLAY WORLD COASTLINES, 

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES, PRIMARY DRAINAGE, AND SELECTED 

TRANSPORTATION AT SMALL MAP SCALES. THE RECORDS ARE 

FORMATTED FOR USE WITH THE CAM (CARTOGRAPHIC AUTOMATIC 

MAPPING) PLOTTING PACKAGE. THE DATA ARE DISTRIBUTED 

THROUGH THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE (NTIS). 

THE VERSION AVAILABLE AT USGS HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 

1979. NOT ALL DATA CATEGORIES ARE AVAILABLE IN ALL 

GEOGRAHIC REGIONS. . Comments:

THESE DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE USE ON EITHER THE 

AMDAHL 470/V7 OR THE USGS EASTERN MAPPING CENTER SEL 

32/77. COPIES OF THE DATA MUST BE OBTAINED THROUGH NTIS. 

THE GS-CAM DOCUMENTATION AND SOFTWARE ARE AVAILABLE 

THROUGH THE NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER.

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DATA BASES

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for UFe/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

AGENCY CODE FILE

AGCODE

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

MADDY, DAVID V.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

437 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

1976 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

USGS AND REGISTERED WATSTORE USERS

LIMITED

BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

400 RECORDS

80 BYTES

320,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1; ASSEMBLY

AGENCY CODES FOR AGENCIES HAVING

ACCESS TO WATSTORE

Geographical Coverage: 

US

Sources of Data:

NATIONAL WATER DATA EXCHANGE (NAWDEX). NAWDEX ASSIGNS A 

CODE TO ALL AGENCIES THAT BECOME NAWDEX MEMBERS.

Documentation: 

NONE

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

ADMINISTRATIVE; INVENTORY; SECURITY

Definition/Description:

THIS FILE IS A CROSS-REFERENCE BETWEEN AGENCIES, THEIR 

ASSIGNED CODES, AND THEIR ACCOUNTING CODES AND IS REFERRED 

TO WHEN NON-USGS AGENCIES ATTEMPT TO ACCESS DATA IN 

WATSTORE'S STATION HEADER FILE, DAILY VALUES FILE, AND 

PEAK FLOW FILE. THE FILE IS AN ONLINE ISAM FILE.

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BATA BASES

***********

Bata Base Name: 

Acronym: 

BB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Bata Type: 

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Bata Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

ANNUAL OBSERVATION WELL FILE

AOWF

SPATIAL

HUBSON, JAMES

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES BIVISION

BOX 26659

ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87125

(505) 766-2011 (FTS) 474-2011

POINT

LATITUBE/LONGITUBE; STATE PLANE

COORBINATES

1940 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

STATE ENGINEER'S OFFICE; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

LIMITEB

BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

MICROFORM; MAGNETIC TAPE;

PUBLICATION

MAGNETIC TAPE

225,000 RECORBS

CBC 6600

RESTON,VA; ALBUQUERQUE, NM

FORTRAN

GROUNBWATER OBSERVATION, WELL

WATER LEVEL MEASUREMENTS 

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF NEW MEXICO 

Sources of Bata:

FIELB SURVEY, STATE ENGINEER'S OFFICE 

Bocumentation:

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1978, WATER RESOURCES BATA FOR NEW 

MEXICO, WATER YEAR 1977: REPORT NM-77-1, 627 P. 

Systems Which Access Bata Base:

NATIONAL WATER BATA STORAGE ANB RETRIEVAL SYSTEM 

Keywords:

AQUIFER; GROUNBWATER; HYBROLOGIC BATA; WATER LEVEL

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DATA BASES

Definition/Description:

HISTORICAL FILE OF GROUNDWATER LEVEL MEASUREMENTS AND 

PRODUCING FORMATIONS FOR ALL DECLARED GROUNDWATER BASINS 

IN NEW MEXICO

***********

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING

INVENTORY

ADPINV

BIBLIOGRAPHIC

HIERARCHIC

HALLEY DES FONTAINES, ISABELLE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

437 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

1978 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

1,000 RECORDS

4 , 000,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

SYSTEM 2000

COMPUTER PROGRAMS, FILES, AND

PROCEDURE INFORMATION 

Geographical Coverage:

US 

Sources of Data:

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION OFFICES PROVIDE INFORMATION ON 

THEIR PROGRAMS, FILES, AND PROCEDURES. 

Documentation:

WATSTORE USER GUIDE, VOL. 6, CH. 6, SECTIONS B AND C. 

Keywords:

COMPUTER PROGRAMS; HYDROLOGY

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

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DATA BASES

Definition/Description:

THIS DATA BASE IS DESIGNED TO CONTAIN ALL PERTINENT 

INFORMATION ABOUT COMPUTER PROGRAMS, FILES, SUBROUTINES, 

AND CATALOGED PROCEDURES DEVELOPED BY WATER RESOURCES 

DIVISION (WRD) PERSONNEL AND (OR) MAINTAINED BY WRD 

PERSONNEL. THE DATA BASE IS A SYSTEM 2000 DATA BASE 

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MAINTAINED ONLINE TO BE USED BY ALL WRD 

OFFICES THAT REQUIRE INFORMATION CONCERNING AVAILABILITY 

OF SOFTWARE.

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type

Coordinate System

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media: 

Storage Media: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

AUTOMATIC DIGITAL RECORDER TAPES

ADR

SPATIAL

SHOWEN, CHARLES R.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

437 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6871 (FTS)

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1960 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

CONSULTING ENGINEERS,

STATE AGENCIES; U.S.

SURVEY

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE

PAPER TAPE

13,000,000,000 BYTES

MITRON TRANSLATOR; AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

SURFACE WATER, GROUNDWATER

QUALITY, AND RAINFALL DATA

928-6871

FEDERAL AND 

GEOLOGICAL

WATER

Geographical Coverage:

US; US AND TERRITORIES

Sources of Data:

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION (WRD) FIELD OFFICES. WATER 

RESOURCES DATA ARE PUNCHED ON 16-CHANNEL PAPER TAPES AT 

FIELD SITES TO SUPPORT FIELD INVESTIGATIONS.

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DATA BASES

Documentation:

HUTCHISON, N. E., COMPILER, 1975, WATSTORE NATIONAL WATER 

DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY, USER'S GUIDE, VOL. 1: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-426, 532 P. HUTCHISON, N. E., AND 

OTHERS, 1977, NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL 

SYSTEM-- INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL RECORDER 

DATA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-729-1, 

230 P.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

BASIC DATA; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGIC DATA; SURFACE WATER; 

WATER QUALITY

Definition/Description:

WATER DATA SUCH AS RIVER STAGES, TEMPERATURE, GROUNDWATER 

LEVELS, SPECIFIC CONDUCTIVITY, AND DISSOLVED OXYGEN ARE 

PUNCHED ON PAPER TAPE IN THE FIELD IN RAW FORM. OTHER 

WATSTORE PROGRAMS PROCESS THESE TAPES, AND MEAN, MAXIMUM, 

OR MINIMUM VALUES ARE STORED IN THE WATSTORE DAILY VALUES 

FILE. THE TAPES ARE SOMETIMES REANALYZED TO DESCRIBE THE 

HYDROGRAPHY OF SPECIFIC FLOOD EVENTS OR A LOW-FLOW EVENT. 

THESE TAPES ARE STORED BY WRD DISTRICT OFFICES OR MAY BE 

RETRIEVED BY THEM FROM A GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 

RECORDS CENTER.

Comments:

THESE TAPES MUST BE TRANSLATED ONTO A SEVEN-TRACK MAGNETIC 

TAPE BY USING SPECIAL EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO BE COMPUTER 

READABLE.

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Data Base Name: BASIC WELL DATA FOR PROFESSIONAL

PAPER 796

Acronym: P.P. 796

DB Type: SPATIAL

Structure: RELATIONAL

Contact Person: DOLNACK, DONALD J.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

421 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6031 (FTS) 928-6031

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; OIL

COMPANIES

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DATA BASES

Availability for Use/Access: 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

UNLIMITED

BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; PUBLICATION; PUNCHED

CARDS

MAGNETIC TAPE

1,000 RECORDS

473 BYTES

473,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

NONE

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF

PERMEABILITY 

Geographical Coverage:

US REGIONAL; ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO

NEW YORK 

Sources of Data:

P.M. BROWN AND OTHERS, NORTH CAROLINA WATER RESOURCES

DIVISION DISTRICT 

Documentation:

BROWN, P. M., MILLER, J. A., AND SWAIN, F. M., 1972,

STRUCTURAL AND STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK AND SPATIAL

DISTRIBUTION OF PERMEABILITY OF THE ATLANTIC COASTAL

PLAIN, NORTH CAROLINA TO NEW YORK: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

PROFESSIONAL PAPER 796, 79 P. 

Keywords:

GEOLOGY; HYDROLOGIC DATA; PERMEABILITY; STRATIGRAPHY 

Definition/Description:

THE BASIC WELL DATA ARE STORED AS FIXED-LENGTH RECORDS AND

ARE USED TO SUPPORT P.P. 796.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSES OF WATER

SAMPLES

BIOFILE

SPATIAL

EDELEN, PHILIP N., OR MADDY, DAVID V,

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

NATIONAL WATER QUALITY LABORATORY

(ATLANTA)

6481 PEACHTREE-INDEPENDENCE BLVD. 

DORAVILLE, GA 30360 

(404) 221-4806 (FTS) 242-4806 

POINT

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DATA BASES

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Time Span: 1974 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATONAL

Users: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION HYDROLOGISTS

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION

Storage Media: DISK

No. of Records: 40,000 RECORDS

Total Bytes in DB: 8,000,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: PL/1

Subject Coverage: AQUATIC BIOLOGY OF WATER SAMPLES

Geographical Coverage:

US; US AND PUERTO RICO

Sources of Data:

ANALYSES PERFORMED IN NATIONAL WATER QUALITY LABORATORY 

(NWQL) - ATLANTA ON SAMPLES SUBMITTED BY WATER RESOURCES 

DIVISION FIELD OFFICES

Documentation: 

NONE

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; WATER PROPERTIES; WATER QUALITY

Definition/Description:

THIS FILE CONSISTS OF VARIABLE-LENGTH RECORDS CONTAINING 

INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE AND WHEN WATER SAMPLES WERE TAKEN 

FOR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. THE RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS (FOR 

EXAMPLE, ORGANISM GENERA AND ORGANISM COUNTS) ARE STORED. 

DATA ENTRY IS BY A NWQL-MAINTAINED PROGRAM.

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Data Base Name: BIOLOGICAL ORGANISM NAME FILE

Acronym: ORGFILE

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: EDELEN, PHILIP N.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

NATIONAL WATER QUALITY LABORATORYATLANTA

6481 PEACHTREE-INDEPENDENCE BLVD.

DORAVILLE, GA 30360

Telephone: (404) 221-4806 (FTS) 242-4806 

Spatial Data Type: POINT

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DATA BASES

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Time Span: 1974 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION HYDROLOGISTS 

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT 

Storage Media: DISK 

No. of Records: 4,500 RECORDS 

Total Bytes in DB: 1,000,000 BYTES 

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7 

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Subject Coverage: NAMES OF ORGANISMS, IDENTIFIED TO

THE GENERAL LEVEL, FOUND IN THE US 

AND PUERTO RICO 

Geographical Coverage:

US; US AND PUERTO RICO 

Sources of Data:

ANALYSTS IN NWQL-ATLANTA IN SUPPORT OF THE BIOLOGICAL

ANALYSES FILE 

Documentation:

NONE 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM 

Keywords:

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; WATER PROPERTIES 

Definition/Description:

THIS FILE CONSISTS OF FIXED-LENGTH RECORDS THAT ASSOCIATE

NUMBERS WITH THE TAXINOMIC NAMES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS.

THIS FILE IS IN SUPPORT OF THE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSES FILE.

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Data Base Name: CALIFORNIA GROUNDWATER SITE

INVENTORY

Acronym: CAGWSI

DB Type: SPATIAL

Structure: HIERARCHIC

Contact Person: MITTEN, HUGH

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

2800 COTTAGE WAY 

SACRAMENTO, CA 95825

Telephone: (926) 484-4415 (FTS) 468-4606

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

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DATA BASES

Users: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION, CALIFORNIA 

DISTRICT ONLY

Availability for Use/Access: NOT AVAILABLE

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

Storage Media: DISK

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

DBMS: SYSTEM 2000

Subject Coverage: BASIC WELL-LOG INFORMATION

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Sources of Data:

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGIC DATA; WELL

Definition/Description:

THIS DATA BASE IS STRUCTURED EXACTLY LIKE THE WATER 

RESOURCES DIVISION (WRD) GROUNDWATER SITE INVENTORY (GWSI) 

DATA BASE. ACCESS IS RESTRICTED BECAUSE OF CALIFORNIA 

WATER LAWS. PLEASE SEE THE CORRESPONDING ABSTRACT FOR THE 

GWSI DATA BASE. THE CALIFORNIA DATA BASE WAS ESTABLISHED 

BY CHARLES MORGAN (WRD), WITH ASSISTANCE FROM CLAUDE BAKER 

(WRD). THE DATA BASE CONTAINS SELECTED CALIFORNIA WELL 

DATA.

Comments:

THE DATA BASE IS PRIVATE AND MAY NOT BE ACCESSED EITHER 

TO UPDATE OR RETRIEVE DATA BY ANYONE EXCEPT SELECTED WRD 

CALIFORNIA DISTRICT PERSONNEL.

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Data Base Name: DAILY VALUES FILE

Acronym: DVFILE

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: STUTHMANN, NEIL G.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

437 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Time Span: 1889 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: STATE SURVEYS? U.S. ARMY CORPS OF

ENGINEERS 

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DATA BASES

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; PUBLICATION; PUNCHED CARD

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

517,658 RECORDS

1,600 BYTES

828,252,800 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY DATA

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage: 

US

Sources of Data:

STATE SURVEYS, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES DIVISION HYDROLOGISTS 

AND TECHNICIANS

Documentation:

HUTCHISON, N. E., COMPILER, 1975, WATSTORE--NATIONAL WATER 

DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY USER'S GUIDE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE 

REPORT 75-426, 532 P.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

DAILY VALUES; GROUNDWATER; STREAM FLOW; WATER DATA; WATER 

QUALITY

Definition/Description:

THE DAILY VALUES FILE IS THE POINT AT WHICH THE USGS 

COLLECTS WATER DATA. THE FILE CONTAINS DAILY VALUES FOR 

STREAM FLOW, RESERVOIR LEVELS, WATER TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC 

CONDUCTANCE, AND SEDIMENT DISCHARGE, PLUS SEVERAL OTHER 

QUALITY PARAMETERS THAT EITHER ARE MEASURED BY MEANS OF 

MONITORING EQUIPMENT OR RESULT FROM ANALYSES OF SAMPLES 

COLLECTED ON A DAILY BASIS.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

DEFINITIONS DATA BASE 

DEFINITIONS 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC 

HIERARCHIC 

MORGAN, CHARLES O. 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

437 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092

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DATA BASES

Telephone:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

SYSTEM 2000

(703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871 

OPERATIONAL

REGISTERED WATSTORE USERS 

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH 

COMPUTER PRINTOUT 

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK 

493,415 BYTES 

AMD V7 

RESTON, VA 

COBOL; PL/1; FORTRAN 

NATURAL LANGUAGE 

SYSTEM 2000

TABLES OF PARAMETERS WITHIN THE 

NATIONAL GROUNDWATER DATA BASE 

Geographical Coverage:

US; US AND TERRITORIES 

Sources of Data:

AUTOMATIC DATA SECTION, USGS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

Documentation:

BAKER, C. H., JR., AND FOULK, D. G., 1975, NATIONAL WATER 

DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS FOR 

PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF GROUNDWATER DATA: U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-589, 159 P. 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM 

Keywords:

GROUNDWATER 

Definition/Description:

THE DEFINITIONS DATA BASE INCLUDES CODES, THEIR 

DESCRIPTIONS, AND RELATED ERROR MESSAGES FORMATTED FOR USE 

BY THE SYSTEM 2000 DATA BASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE 

CORRESPONDING GROUNDWATER SITE INVENTORY EDIT PROGRAM. 

INCLUDED ARE LOGICAL RANGES OF NUMERICAL DATA, SUCH AS 

MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM ALTITUDES FOR STATES. ALSO INCLUDED 

ARE LOGICAL ERROR CHECK MESSAGES FOR USE BY EDIT PROGRAM. 

(ONE EXAMPLE WOULD INDICATE THAT DEPTH OF WATER EXCEEDED 

DEPTH OF HOLE.) 

Comments:

THE DEFINITIONS DATA BASE IS REASONABLY STATIC WITH FEW 

ADDITIONS.

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BATA BASES

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Data Base Name: BIRECT ACCESS BATA INPUT/OUTPUT 

FILE OF SPATIAL TIME SERIES BATA 

FOR NUMERICAL SIMULATION MOBELING 

DAB 10 

SPATIAL

BALTZER, ROBERT A. 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

WATER RESOURCES BIVISION 

430 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092 

(703) 860-6947 (FTS) 928-6947 

POINT

LATITUBE/LONGI TUBE; UTM NORTHINGS 

ANB EASTINGS 

OPERATIONAL

WATER RESOURCES BIVISION 

COOPERATORS; WATER RESOURCES 

BIVISION BISTRICT PROJECT 

RESEARCHERS 

LIMITEB

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC 

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT 

MAGNETIC TAPE; BISK 

13,000,000 BYTES 

AMB V7 

RESTON, VA 

FORTRAN IV

HYBROLOGIC, OCEANOGRAPHIC, ANB 

METEOROLOGIC INFORMATION 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; BATA DEPICT HYDROLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS AT 

SITES LOCATEB IN RIVERINE, ESTUARINE, ANB COASTAL WATER 

THROUGHOUT THE US. FILE CAN HANBLE SIMILAR TIME-SERIES 

BATA FROM INTERNATIONAL SITES. 

Sources of Bata:

FIELB-RECORBEB INCREMENTAL TIME-SERIES FILE IS COMPOSES OF 

PRECISELY SEQUENCES TIME SERIES OF THE HYBROLOGIC 

PARAMETERS USEB WITH FLOW/WATER QUALITY COMPUTER 

SIMULATION MpBELS. 

Bocumentation:

SCHAFFRANEK, RAYMONB W., ANB BALTZER, ROBERT A., 1978, 

FULFILLING MOBEL TIME-BEPENBENT BATA REQUIREMENTS, IN 

COASTAL ZONE '78: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, 

VOL. Ill, P. 2062-2084. LAI, CHINTU, SCHAFFRANEK, RAYMONB 

W., ANB BALTZER, ROBERT A., 1978, AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 

FOR IMPLEMENTING SIMULATION MOBELS A CASE STUDY, IN 

VERIFICATION OF MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL MOBELS IN

Acronym: 

BB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type; 

Coordinate System

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

Total Bytes in BB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

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DATA BASES

HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL 

ENGINEERS, P. 455-464

Keywords:

COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARINE; NUMERIC SIMULATION; RIVERINE; 

SIMULATION; TIME DEPENDENT; UNIT VALUES; BOUNDARY 

CONDITIONS

Definition/Description:

THE UTILIZATION OF NUMERICAL FLOW/WATER QUALITY SIMULATION 

MODELS TO GENERATE HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION FOR PLANNING AND 

DECISIONMAKING PURPOSES IS PLAYING AN INCREASINGLY 

IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE EVALUATION OF THE NATION'S WATER 

RESOURCES. THESE MODELS REQUIRE EXTENSIVE AMOUNTS OF 

ACCURATELY TIMED FIELD DATA IN A COMPUTER-SUITABLE FORMAT 

IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE EFFICIENT MODELING OPERATIONS. DATA 

SUCH AS TIME SERIES OF WATER LEVELS, FLOW VELOCITIES, 

WATER TEMPERATURES, SALINITIES, WIND SPEED, AND WIND 

DIRECTION ARE EXAMPLES OF THE INFORMATION USED IN THE 

MODELING. THEREFORE, THE DATA ARE REFERENCED IN BOTH TIME 

(T) AND SPACE (X,Y,Z). SIMILAR TYPES OF DATA GENERATED AS 

A RESULT OF A MODELING EFFORT CAN BE STORED AND RETRIEVED 

FROM THE DADIO FILE AS WELL. DADIO COMPRISES A SET OF 

FIXED-LENGTH RECORDS THAT ARE REFERENCED BY AN INITIAL 

INDEX. THE DATA MAY BE ENTERED OR RETRIEVED IN ANY 

SPECIFIED AMOUNT BY DIRECT ACCESS METHODS AND ARE STORED 

IN EITHER TWO-OR FOUR-BYTE MACHINE-CODE FORMAT, THUS, ALL 

I/O CHARACTER CONVERSIONS ARE ELIMINATED. STORAGE DEVICE 

ACCESSES ARE GREATLY MINIMIZED BY A TRACK INDEXING SCHEME. 

THE SYSTEM IS TRANSPORTABLE TO ANY OTHER COMPUTING SYSTEM 

UTILIZING AN EIGHT-BIT BYTE DATA STRUCTURE. IT IS ALSO 

INDEPENDENT OF THE DIRECT ACCESS HARDWARE EMPLOYED. AN 

ARRAY OF DATA-PROCESSING PROGRAMS AND SIMULATION MODELS 

HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED UTILIZING THE DADIO FILE. THE 

SIMPLE YET SOPHISTICATED FILING SYSTEM ALLOWS MODEL USERS 

TO EVALUATE THEIR FINDINGS EFFICIENTLY AND ECONOMICALLY.

***********

Data Base Name: DRAINAGE AREA DATA BASE

Acronym: DADB

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: WAGNER, LLOYD

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

P.O. BOX 1350 

ALBANY, NY 12201

Telephone: (518) 472-3107 (FTS) 5621-3107

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

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DATA BASES

Time Span: 1900 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: TOWN OF WARWICK, NY; U.S. ARMY

CORPS OF ENGINEERS; U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER RESOURCES 

DIVISION, NEW YORK DISTRICT

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

No. of Records: 2,000 RECORDS

Bytes per Record: 480 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 960,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: PRIME

Computer Locations: ALBANY, NY

Languages: PL/1

Subject Coverage: DRAINAGE AREA AND STREAM BASIN

CHARACTERISTICS

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; NEW YORK STATE AND ADJOINING STATES

Sources of Data:

USGS HYDROLOGISTS, TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

DRAINAGE AREA; LATITUDE; RIVER MILES; STREAM FLOW; 

LONGITUDE

Definition/Description:

THE DATA BASE WILL PROVIDE DATA ON DRAINAGE AREAS AND 

OTHER SELECTED BASIC CHARACTERISTICS THAT CAN BE USED IN 

HYDROLOGIC STUDIES. THE REPORT WILL PROMOTE UNIFORMITY, 

REDUCE CONFUSION ARISING FROM CONTRADICTORY PUBLISHED 

VALUES, AND MAKE DATA ON DRAINAGE AREA AND OTHER BASIN 

CHARACTERISTICS OF NEW YORK STREAMS READILY AVAILABLE. THE 

DATA BASE LISTS STATION NUMBER, NAME, AND LOCATION, 

DRAINAGE AREA, DRAINAGE AREA CLASS, QUADRANGLE NUMBER, 

QUADRANGLE YEAR, MILES ABOVE RIVER MOUTH, AND TYPE OF 

MEASUREMENT.

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Data Base Name: DRAINAGE AREAS OF ILLINOIS STREAMS

Acronym: DRAINAGE AREA FILE

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: HEALY, RICHARD W.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

P.O. BOX 1026 

CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820

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DATA BASES

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models 

Computer Locations:

(217) 398-5365 (FTS) 958-5365

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1968 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION HYDROLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE? BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; PUBLICATION; PUNCHED

CARDS

MAGNETIC TAPE; PUNCHED CARDS; TEXT

3,500 RECORDS

240 BYTES

840,000 BYTES

CDC CYBER 175

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHAMPAIGN,

IL

FORTRAN

DRAINAGE AREAS

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage: 

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Sources of Data:

USGS HYDROLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS USING USGS 7.5- AND 

15-MIN TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLES

Documentation:

OGATA, K. M., 1975, DRAINAGE AREAS FOR ILLINOIS STREAMS: 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS 

13-75, 124 P.

Keywords:

DRAINAGE AREA; DRAINAGE DIVIDES; RIVER BASIN; RIVER; 

STREAM; SURFACE DRAINAGE; SURFACE WATER; TOPOGRAPHY; 

WATERSHED

Definition/Description:

THE DRAINAGE AREA FILE FOR ILLINOIS STREAMS CONTAINS 

INFORMATION ON ALL SITES WITHIN ILLINOIS WHERE DRAINAGE 

AREAS HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY THE USGS. THE INFORMATION 

IS STORED SEQUENTIALLY BY SITE IN DOWNSTREAM ORDER AND 

INCLUDES DRAINAGE AREA SIZE IN SQUARE MILES, SITE NAME, 

STREAM RANK, USGS GAGING STATION NUMBER, LATITUDE, 

LONGITUDE, 1/4 SECTION, TOWNSHIP, RANGE, TOPOGRAPHIC 

QUADRANGLE, COUNTY, AND HYDROLOGIC UNIT NUMBER.

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DATA BASES

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

FLOOD MAP INVENTORY

FMI

BIBLIOGRAPHIC

SHOWEN, CHARLES R.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

437 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6872 (FTS) 928-6872

1913 - 1979

OPERATIONAL

USGS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION AND

REGISTERED WATSTORE USERS

UNLIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION

MAGNETIC TAPE

10,835 RECORDS

150 BYTES

1,625,250 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

INDEX OF FLOOD MAPS

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

US; US AND TERRITORIES COVERED BY 7.5- AND 15-MIN 

QUADRANGLES

Sources of Data:

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER RESOURCES DIVISION, SURFACE 

WATER BRANCH HYDROLOGISTS

Documentation:

CARRIGAN, P. H., AND WILSON, T. A., 1973, INSTRUCTIONS FOR 

FLOOD MAP INVENTORY FILE RETRIEVAL AND UPDATE: 20 P.

Keywords:

FLOOD DATA; INVENTORY; MAPPING; MAP

Definition/Description:

THE FLOOD MAP INVENTORY FILE WAS CREATED BY THE WATER 

RESOURCES DIVISION (WRD) SURFACE WATER BRANCH AS A RALI 

PROJECT IN 1973. IT CONTAINS DATA FOR ALL FLOOD MAPS 

PREPARED BY WRD AND RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. INCLUDED IN 

THE FILE ARE MAPS APPEARING IN HYDROLOGIC ATLASES, 

CIRCULARS, WATER-SUPPLY PAPERS, PROFESSIONAL PAPERS, AND 

REPORTS PUBLISHED BY COOPERATORS. THE BULK OF THE FILE 

CONSISTS OF FLOOD-PRONE-AREA MAP DATA. ALL DATA IN THE 

FILE ARE IDENTIFIED BY 7.5- AND 15-MIN QUADRANGLES. 

RETRIEVAL SELECTION IS AVAILABLE FOR STATE, COUNTY, 

QUADRANGLE NUMBER, OR SMSA CODE. RETRIEVAL IS MADE BY

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DATA BASES

USING PROGRAM G198. OUTPUT IS A COMPUTER PRINTOUT LISTING 

OF FLOOD MAP DATA. 

Comments:

THE FLOOD MAP INVENTORY FILE IS MAINTAINED BY THE WRD ADP 

UNIT IN RESTON, VA. ENTRIES OR UPDATES MAY BE SENT TO THE 

ADP UNIT FOR PROCESSING. THE FILE IS OPEN ENDED, NEW 

ENTRIES BEING ADDED WHENEVER AVAILABLE.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type;

Coordinate System;

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

FLOOD PLAIN SIMULATION FACILITY

DATA

FPDATA

SPATIAL

SCHNEIDER, VERNE R.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

BUILDING 2101

NATIONAL SPACE TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES

NSTL STATION, MS 39529

(601) 688-3350 (FTS) 494-3350

POINT

ARBITRARY X, Y COORDINATES

1973 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

USGS RESEARCHERS ON THE PHYSICAL

MODELS OF HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS

PROJECT AT GULF COAST HYDROSCIENCE

CENTER

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; PUBLICATION; PUNCHED

CARDS

DISK; TEXT

25,800 RECORDS

1,152 BYTES

29,721,600 BYTES

AMD

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV

STAGE AND VELOCITY DATA

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; FLOOD PLAIN SIMULATION FACILITY (A 4,500- BY 

300-FT RESEARCH MODEL USED TO STUDY OPEN CHANNEL FLOW 

HYDRAULICS)

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WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

USGS HYDROLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS OR CONTRACTORS UNDER 

USGS SUPERVISION, HYDROLOGIC DATA COLLECTED AT THE FLOOD 

PLAIN SIMULATION FACILITY LOCATED AT THE GULF COAST 

HYDROSCIENCE CENTER

Documentation:

COLLINS, D. L., AND FLYNN, K., 1979, A SUMMARY OF MEASURED 

HYDRAULIC DATA FOR THE SERIES OF STEADY AND UNSTEADY FLOW 

EXPERIMENTS OVER UNIFORM GRASS ROUGHNESS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-808, 826 P. COLLINS, D. L., 

AND FLYNN, K., 1979, A SUMMARY OF MEASURED HYDRAULIC DATA 

FOR THE SERIES OF STEADY AND UNSTEADY FLOW EXPERIMENTS 

OVER PATTERNED ROUGHNESS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1260, 1,419 P. KAEHRLE, W. R., AND 

DRUFFEL, L. A., DATA FOR FLOW THROUGH WIDTH CONSTRICTIONS 

OF A FLOOD PLAIN WITH UNIFORM GRASS ROUGHNESS: U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT.

Keywords:

CONTRACTED OPENING; FLOOD PLAIN; PATTERNED ROUGHNESS; 

STAGE; STEADY FLOW; UNIFORM ROUGHNESS; UNSTEADY FLOW; 

VELOCITY

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

HYDROLOGIC DATA ARE COLLECTED AS PART OF A RESEARCH 

PROGRAM INVESTIGATING FLOW IN WIDE, LOW-GRADIENT FLOOD 

PLAINS UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS. EXPERIMENTS INCLUDE 

STEADY AND UNSTEADY FLOW. FLOW WAS OVER UNIFORM ROUGHNESS 

AND PATTERNED ROUGHNESS. CONTRACTED AND MULTIPLE OPENINGS 

WERE USED FOR SOME OF THE EXPERIMENTS. COASTAL BERMUDA 

GRASS WAS USED FOR ROUGHNESS. STEADY FLOW DISCHARGES 

RANGED FROM APPROXIMATELY 50 CFS (1.42 CMS) TO 210 CFS 

(5.95 CMS). UNSTEADY FLOW EXPERIMENTS HAD A BASE FLOW OF 

70 CFS (1.98 CMS) OR 14 CFS (0.40 CMS) AND A PEAK FLOW OF 

210 CFS (5.95 CMS).

Comments:

THESE DATA WILL BE USEFUL IN CALIBRATING TWO-DIMENSIONAL 

COMPUTER FLOW MODELS.

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Data Base Name: FULL STATE DIGITIZED HYDROLOGIC

UNIT LINES DATA BASE

Acronym: FLSTBASE

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: STILTNER, GLORIA

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

OFFICE OF WATER DATA COOORDINATION

417 NATIONAL CENTER

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DATA BASES

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6935 (FTS) 928-6935

POLYGON (HYDROLOGIC UNIT)

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE; USGS

OFFICE OF WATER DATA COORDINATION;

STATE DEPARTMENTS OF NATURAL

RESOURCES

UNLIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

48,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

3,840,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV; EASYTRIEVE

DIGITIZED HYDROGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES

OF MAJOR US RIVER BASINS

Geographical Coverage: 

US; ALL 50 STATES

Sources of Data:

STATE HYDROLOGIC UNIT MAPS/MYLAR BASES DIGITIZED BY 

EASTERN MAPPING CENTER, USGS NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

DIGITIZED; HYDROLOGIC UNIT BOUNDARY; HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE; 

RIVER BASIN

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

A SERIES OF UNIFORM, NATIONALLY CONSISTENT STATE 

HYDROLOGIC UNIT MAPS THAT ACCURATELY DELINEATE THE 

HYDROGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF MAJOR US RIVER BASINS HAS BEEN 

PREPARED BY THE USGS IN COOPERATION WITH THE U.S. WATER 

RESOURCES COUNCIL. THESE MAPS PROVIDE A STANDARDIZED BASE 

FOR USE BY FEDERAL AND STATE WATER RESOURCES AGENCIES 

THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE DELINEATED HYDROLOGIC UNIT 

BOUNDARIES WERE DIGITIZED (AT A SCALE OF 1:1,000,000) AND 

EDITED AS STATE OR PARTIAL STATE DATA BASES. THE PARTIAL 

STATES DATA BASES WERE THEN COMBINED TO FORM FULL STATE 

DATA BASES. THESE INDIVIDUAL DATA SETS WILL BE COMPILED 

AS THE FLSTBASE DATA BASE. A COMPUTER PROGRAM HUCCODE 

(USED AS A SUBROUTINE) WAS DEVELOPED TO USE THE FLSBASE TO 

IDENTIFY THE HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE 

POINT LOCATION OF A DATA SITE.

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Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1972.

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Data Base Name: PONDS, AND

Acronym: 

DB Type; 

Contact 

Address:

Person:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type; 

Coordinate System; 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media: 

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Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

GAZETTEER OF LAKES,

RESERVOIRS

GAZETTEER

SPATIAL

LANZA, MELINDA M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

P.O. BOX 1350

ALBANY, NY 12201

(518) 472-3107 (FTS) 562-3107

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER RESOURCES

DIVISION, NEW YORK DISTRICT

UNLIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

PUNCHED CARDS

3,000 RECORDS

240,000 BYTES

DATA 100

ALBANY, NY

FORTRAN

LISTING OF PHYSICAL

CHARACTERISTICS OF LAKES IN NEW

YORK STATE 

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF NEW YORK 

Sources of Data:

FILES OF THE NEW YORK DISTRICT OF THE USGS WATER RESOURCES

DIVISION 

Documentation:

GREESON, PHILLIP E., AND WILLIAMS, GEORGE E., 1970,

CHARACTERISTICS OF NEW YORK LAKES: NEW YORK STATE

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION BULLETINS 68A AND

68B, 242 P.

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DATA BASES

Keywords:

LAKE? LOCATION; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

DATA BASE CONTAINS FIXED-LENGTH RECORDS OF DESCRIPTIONS OF 

LAKES, INCLUDING NAME, COUNTY, QUADRANGLE, DRAINAGE BASIN, 

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, ELEVATION, DRAINAGE AREA, SURFACE 

AREA, SHORE MILEAGE, AND VOLUME. THESE CAN BE LISTED BY 

COUNTY OR DRAINAGE BASIN.

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access; 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage: 

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF IOWA 

Sources of Data:

WELL LOGS, OUTCROPS, AND

GEOLOGIC INFORMATION FILE

GI FILE

SPATIAL

GOCKEL, DANIEL J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

123 NORTH CAPITOL STREET

IOWA CITY, IA 52240

(319) 338-1173 (FTS) 863-6521

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1975 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER RESOURCES

DIVISION

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

110,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

8,800,000 BYTES

PRIME 850

IOWA CITY, IA

INFO

GEOLOGIC INFORMATION

DRILLERS' LOGS

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DATA BASES

Documentation:

IOWA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1967, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, 

INSTRUCTION MANUAL: 29 P.

Keywords:

WELL DATA

Definition/Description:

THIS GEOLOGIC SYSTEM CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT A WELL OR 

SECTION THAT ENABLES ONE TO DETERMINE ITS LOCATION AND 

OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBERS, DEPTH TO GEOLOGIC UNIT TOPS, 

TOTAL DEPTH, LAND SURFACE ALTITUDE, AND ANY SIGNIFICANT 

ECONOMIC ROCKS OR MINERALS ENCOUNTERED WITH THE WELL OR 

EXPOSED IN THE SECTION.

Comments:

IWARDS IS A DATA BASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MANAGING IOWA 

RESOURCES DATA.

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

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Output Media:

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Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

GEOLOGIC UNIT FILE

GEO-UNITS

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

MORGAN, CHARLES 0.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

437 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

1972 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND

REGISTERED WATSTORE USERS

UNLIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

7,481 RECORDS

2,500,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

GENERIC CODES FOR AQUIFERS

ASSIGNED BY MNEMONIC SCHEME

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage: 

US

Sources of Data:

USGS GEOLOGISTS, GENERIC CODES ASSIGNED BY MNEMONIC SCHEME 

TO AQUIFERS THROUGHOUT THE US

Documentation:

HUTCHISON, N. E., COMPILER, 1975, WATSTORE--NATIONAL WATER 

DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY USER'S GUIDE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE 

REPORT 75-426, 532 P.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

AQUIFER; GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY

Definition/Description:

THIS FILE IS A DICTIONARY CONTAINING GENERIC CODES THAT 

HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO AQUIFERS THROUGHOUT THE US. THE 

CODE ALSO INDICATES THE AGE OF THE AQUIFER. THIS FILE IS 

INTERFACED WITH THE WATER QUALITY DATA FILE AND THE 

STATION HEADER FILE, SO THAT A GEOLOGIC UNIT CODE (AN 

AQUIFER CODE) CANNOT BE STORED IN EITHER FILE UNLESS IT 

ALREADY EXISTS IN THE GEOLOGIC UNIT FILE.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB:

GROUNDWATER SITE INVENTORY

GWSI

SPATIAL

HIERARCHIC

MORGAN, CHARLES 0.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

437 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1800 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

REGISTERED WATSTORE USERS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

646,625 RECORDS

574 BYTES

371,162,850 BYTES

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DATA BASES

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: COBOL; PL/1; FORTRAN IV; SYSTEM

2000 NATURAL LANGUAGE

DBMS: SYSTEM 2000

Subject Coverage: COMPUTERIZED RETRIEVALS ON DATA TO

GROUNDWATER. THE NATIONAL 

GROUNDWATER DATA BASE.

Geographical Coverage:

US; US AND TERRITORIES

Sources of Data:

FIELD AND DISTRICT HYDROLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS WHO 

MONITOR AND INVENTORY GROUNDWATER SITES. INPUT FROM ALL 

FIELD OFFICES OF THE USGS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION.

Documentation:

BAKER, C. H., JR., AND FOULK, D. G., 1975, NATIONAL WATER 

DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM--INSTRUCTIONS FOR 

PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF GROUNDWATER DATA: U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-589, 159 P.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; LITHOLOGY; SPRING; WATER 

LEVEL; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE; WELL CONSTRUCTION

Definition/Description:

THE GROUNDWATER SITE INVENTORY (GWSI) IS A SYSTEM 2000 

DATA BASE THAT PROVIDES STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL FACILITIES 

FOR ALL GROUNDWATER DATA. AS MANY AS 200 DATA ELEMENTS 

PER SITE ARE STORED AND RETRIEVED VIA SYSTEM 2000'S 

NATURAL LANGUAGE OR APPLICATION PROGRAMS WRITTEN IN PL/1, 

COBOL, AND FORTRAN. AN EXAMPLE OF DATA STORED IS THE SITE 

IDENTIFICATION, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE LATITUDE AND 

LONGITUDE OF THE GEOGRAPHIC POSITION, AQUIFER CODE, 

OWNER'S NAME, AND ALL OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION THAT 

THOROUGHLY DESCRIBES A WELL OR SPRING.

Comments:

DATA BASE IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR SEGMENTS CORRESPONDING TO 

THE FOUR REGIONS OF THE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION. 

EXPANDING AT A RATE OF ABOUT 50,000 SITE RECORDS PER YEAR, 

THE PROJECTED SIZE OF THE DATA BASE, WITH MASS ENTRIES OF 

HISTORICAL DATA, IS BETWEEN ONE MILLION AND TWO MILLION 

SITES.

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DATA BASES

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL AQUIFER

SYSTEM ANALYSIS

AQUIFERS

SPATIAL

HIERARCHIC

LUCKEY, RICHARD R.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL AQUIFER STUDY

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 412

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-6017 (FTS) 234-6017

GRID

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1978 - 1982

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT

OFFICES? HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL

AQUIFER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS PROJECT

OFFICES

LIMITED

PUBLICATION

DISK

10,900,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV

SYSTEM 2000

HYDROLOGIC,

AGRICULTURAL,

GEOLOGIC,

AND METEOROLOGICAL

DATA

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATES OF NEBRASKA, KANSAS, WYOMING, COLORADO, 

OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, AND SOUTH DAKOTA

Sources of Data:

INTERPRETIVE DATA FROM HYDROLOGISTS IN THE EIGHT-STATE 

HIGH PLAINS AREA

Documentat ion:

LUCKEY, RICHARD R., AND FERRIGNO, CARMELO F., 1982, A DATA 

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AREAL DATA FOR HIGH PLAINS IN PARTS 

OF COLORADO, KANSAS, NEBRASKA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH 

DAKOTA, TEXAS, AND WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER 

RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS 82-4072, 112 P.

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DATA BASES

Keywords:

AQUIFER MANAGEMENT; COMPUTER MODELS; GROUNDWATER; 

INTERPRETIVE DATA; REGIONAL STUDIES

Definition/Description:

THIS DATA SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO STORE AND RETRIEVE 

INTERPRETIVE HYDROLOGIC DATA FOR THE HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL 

AQUIFER SYSTEM ANALYSIS (RASA) PROJECT. THIS DATA BASE 

WILL HELP ORGANIZE INFORMATION COLLECTED OVER SEVERAL 

DECADES IN EIGHT STATES AND ARRIVE AT CONSISTENT 

INTERPRETATION OF THOSE DATA. THE DATA BASE WILL THEN 

PROVIDE ALL USERS WITH HYDROLOGIC AND RELATED DATA AT A 

SCALE SUITABLE FOR INTERPRETATION AND MODELING.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; LONG ISLAND,

HYDROGEOLOGY SUBFILE

HY

SPATIAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

HAWKINS, GEORGE W.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

5 AERIAL WAY

SYOSSET, NY 11791

(516) 938-8830

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1900 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

HYDROLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUNCHED CARDS

MAGNETIC TAPE

6,200 RECORDS

DATA GENERAL NOVA 1220

SYOSSET, NY

FORTRAN IV; ASSEMBLY

WELL HYDROGEOLOGY DATA

NY

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DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

USGS HYDROLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS AND LONG ISLAND

COOPERATORS 

Documentation:

HAWKINS, GEORGE W., INTRODUCTION TO THE SYOSSET WELL DATA

BASE. HAWKINS, GEORGE W., THE WELL DATA BASE SUBFILES. 

Keywords:

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; STORAGE 

Definition/Description:

THIS IS A FILE OF HYDROGEOLOGY. THE FILE IS USED TO STORE

THE INACTIVE SITE INFORMATION THAT IS NOT IN THE WELL

HEADER FILE.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Time Span: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media: 

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

DBMS:

Subject Coverage: 

Geographical Coverage: 

US? ENTIRE COUNTRY

HYDROLOGIC DATA REAL-TIME

COLLECTION SYSTEM

HYDRECS

MISSION SUPPORT

RELATIONAL

SHOPE, WILLIAM G.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

460 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6014 (FTS) 928-6014

1977 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT OFFICES

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

20,000 RECORDS

25 PERCENT PER YEAR

HIS MULTICS

RESTON,-VA

PL/1

HONEYWELL MRDS

HYDROLOGIC DATA

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DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

STREAM-GAGING STATIONS 

Documentation:

USER GUIDE 

Keywords:

HYDOLOGIC DATA; REAL-TIME COLLECTION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER

SYSTEM 

Definition/Description:

TEMPORARILY STORES REAL-TIME DATA COLLECTED FROM THE

NOAA-GOES DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM BEFORE ENTRY INTO THE

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media: 

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations:

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

HYDROLOGIC DATA STATIONS

MAINTAINED BY THE USGS IN ILLINOIS

HYDROLOGIC DATA STATIONS

SPATIAL

HEALY, RICHARD W.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

P.O. BOX 1026

CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820

(217) 398-5365 (FTS) 958-5365

POINT

STATION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IN

DOWNSTREAM ORDER)

1977 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION HYDROLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

PUBLICATION; PUNCHED CARDS

PUNCHED CARDS

1,000 RECORDS

240 BYTES

240,000 BYTES

CDC CYBER 175

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHAMPAIGN,

IL

PL/1

GAGING STATION INFORMATION

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF ILLINOIS 

Sources of Data:

USGS HYDROLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 

Documentation:

WINGET, DELBERT E., 1978, WATER RESOURCES ACTIVITIES IN

ILLINOIS, 1977, 33 P. 

Keywords:

GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGIC DATA; OBSERVATION WELL; STREAM

FLOW; SURFACE WATER 

Definition/Description:

HYDROLOGIC DATA STATIONS CONTAINS THE USGS GAGING STATION

NUMBER, NAME, AND TYPE OF DATA COLLECTED AT EVERY USGS

GAGING STATION IN ILLINOIS DURING THE CURRENT WATER YEAR.

***********

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Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

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Bytes per Record:

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Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

HYDROLOGIC UNIT NAME AND

DESCRIPTION DATA BASE

HUNDBASE

SPATIAL

STILTNER, GLORIA

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

OFFICE OF WATER DATA COORDINATION

417 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6935 (FTS) 928-6935

POLYGON (HYDROLOGIC UNIT)

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OFFICE OF

WATER DATA COORDINATION; USERS OF

HYDROLOGIC UNIT MAPS

UNLIMITED

PUNCHED CARDS

PUNCHED CARDS

3,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

240,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

EASYTRIEVE

NAMES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE

HYDROLOGIC UNITS FOR 21 REGIONS,

222 SUBREGIONS, 349 ACCOUNTING

UNITS, AND 2,100 CATALOGING UNITS

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage: 

US; ALL 50 STATES

Sources of Data:

LIST OF HYDROLOGIC UNIT NAMES AND DESCRIPTIONS

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

HYDROLOGIC UNIT; RIVER BASIN

Definition/Description:

A SERIES OF UNIFORM, NATIONALLY CONSISTENT STATE 

HYDROLOGIC UNIT MAPS THAT ACCURATELY DELINEATE THE 

HYDROGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF MAJOR US RIVER BASINS HAS BEEN 

PREPARED BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN COOPERATION WITH 

THE U.S. WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL. THESE MAPS PROVIDE A 

STANDARDIZED BASE FOR USE BY FEDERAL AND STATE WATER

, RESOURCES AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE HYDROLOGIC 

UNIT NAME AND DESCRIPTION DATA BASE (HUNDBASE) CONTAINS 

THE NAMES AND DESCRIPTIVE COVERAGE OF THE REGIONS, 

SUBREGIONS, AND ACCOUNTING AND CATALOGING UNITS. THE 

PURPOSE OF HUNDBASE IS TO PRODUCE SELECTED EXCERPTS OR 

COMPLETE COMPUTER LISTINGS OF THE INFORMATION, TO ALLOW 

EASY CORRECTION OR UPDATING OF THE NAMES AND DESCRIPTIONS, 

AND TO HAVE A FLEXIBLE FORMAT SO THAT ADDITIONAL 

HYDROLOGIC UNIT INFORMATION CAN BE ADDED AS NEEDED IN THE 

FUTURE.

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1978.

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Data Base Name: INDEX OF ACTIVE FLORIDA WATER DATA

COLLECTION STATIONS

Acronym: FINDEX

DB Type: BIBLIOGRAPHIC

Contact Person: SIMMONS, JAMES D.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

325 JOHN KNOX ROAD, BLDG. F, SUITE 150

TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303

Telephone: (904) 386-1118 (FTS) 946-4251

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

REGULATION, FLORIDA; STATE WATER 

MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS; U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER RESOURCES

 DIVISION OFFICES

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DATA BASES

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; PUNCHED CARDS

Storage Media: DISK

No. of Records: 12,000 RECORDS

Bytes per Record: 80 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 960,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA '

Languages: FORTRAN IV

Subject Coverage: INFORMATION ON FLORIDA'S ACTIVE

WATER-DATA COLLECTION SITES

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF FLORIDA

Sources; of Data:

USGS HYDROLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS

Documentation:

MERRITT, MICHAEL L., A DESCRIPTION OF THE INDEX OF ACTIVE 

FLORIDA WATER DATA COLLECTION STATIONS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-703, 70 P.

Keywords:

GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGIC DATA; SURFACE WATER; QUALITY WATER

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

THE RECORDS FOR EACH SITE CONTAIN THE IDENTIFICATION 

NUMBER, NAME, LOCATION, TYPE OF SITE, AND COUNTY, AS WELL 

AS INFORMATION CONCERNING FUNDING AND DATA COLLECTION. 

THE COMPUTER PROGRAM H578 RETRIEVES AND LISTS ENTRIES IN A 

PUBLICATION FORMAT.

Comments:

THIS DATA BASE IS COMPRISED OF FILES FOR MIAMI, TAMPA, 

TALLAHASSEE, AND ORLANDO. A FILE ALSO EXISTS THAT 

IDENTIFIES ALL THE FLORIDA COOPERATORS. THESE DATA ARE 

FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.

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Data Base Name: LAKES IN THE MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL

METROPOLITAN AREA

Acronym: LAKEHYD

DB Type: SPATIAL

Structure: HIERARCHIC

Contact Person: JACQUES, JAMES E.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

702 POST OFFICE BUILDING 

ST. PAUL, MN 55101

Telephone: (612) 725-7841 -(FTS) 725-7841

Spatial Data Type: POINT

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DATA BASES

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Time Span: 1890 - 1975

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Output Media: INTERACTIVE ACCESS; MAGNETIC TAPE;

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; 

PUBLICATION

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK; TEXT

No. of Records: 949 RECORDS

Computer Makes and Models: CDC 130

Computer Locations: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

DBMS: SYSTEM 2000

Subject Coverage: LAKES IN MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL,

MINNESOTA, AREA: LOCATION, DEPTH, 

AREA, LEVELS, ECOLOGICAL AND 

GAME-MANAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION, 

STREAMS, SOILS, GEOLOGY, PROBLEMS, 

AND WATER ADDED OR REMOVED

Geographical Coverage:

COUNTIES; ANOKA, CARVER, DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, RAMSEY, SCOTT, 

AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OF MINNESOTA (MINNEAPOLIS- ST. 

PAUL METROPOLITAN AREA)

Sources of Data:

CITIES, CONSULTING FIRMS, COUNTIES, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT 

OF NATURAL RESOURCES, MINNESOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 

MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY, TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS, 

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FILES, 

WATER DISTRICTS.

Documentation:

MCBRIDE, M. S., 1976, HYDROLOGY OF LAKES IN THE 

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL METROPOLITAN AREA: A SUMMARY OF 

AVAILABLE DATA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES 

INVESTIGATIONS 76-85, 317 P.

Keywords:

HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LAKE; LIMNOLOGY; WATER USE

Definition/Description:

THIS DATA BASE CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE HYDROLOGY AND 

HYDROGEOLOGY OF 949 LAKES IN THE MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL 

METROPOLITAN AREA OF MINNESOTA. INCLUDED ARE ALL LAKES 10 

ACRES (4 HECTARES) OR LARGER IN ANOKA, CARVER, DAKOTA, 

HENNEPIN, RAMSEY, SCOTT, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. DATA 

INCLUDE LOCATION, DEPTH, AREA, LEVEL, ECOLOGICAL AND 

GAME-MANGEMENT CLASSIFICATION, INFLOWING AND OUTFLOWING 

STREAMS, SOILS, BEDROCK TYPE, WATER ADDED OR REMOVED, 

CONTROL STRUCTURES, AND REPORTED PROBLEMS. SYSTEM 2000, A 

GENERAL-PURPOSE DATA BASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WAS USED TO 

ORGANIZE THE DATA. A PRINTED REPORT IS AVAILABLE, OR THE 

DATA BASE CAN BE ACCESSED INTERACTIVELY OR BY BATCH 

PROCESSING.

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DATA BASES

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type 

Coordinate System; 

Time Span: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

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MASTER WATER DATA INDEX

MWDI

SPATIAL

HIERARCHIC

WILLIAMS, OWEN O.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

421 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6031 (FTS) 928-6031

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1850 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

PRIVATE CONSULTANTS; SCIENCE AND

EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION; STATE

NATURAL-RESOURCE AND GEOLOGICAL

ORGANIZATIONS; STATE UNIVERSITIES;

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE;

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION,

HEADQUARTERS AND DISTRICT OFFICES

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

269,400 RECORDS

138,857,320 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

SYSTEM 2000

INDEX OF INFORMATION ABOUT WATER

DATA COLLECTION SITES

Geographical Coverage: 

US

Sources of Data:

ORIGINAL DATA BASE CREATED FROM WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

(WRD) CATALOG OF INFORMATION ON WATER DATA, WRD MIS 

HYDROLOGIC STATION FILE, AND WATSTORE HEADER FILE. CURRENT 

SOURCES INCLUDE WATSTORE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY'S STORET SYSTEM, WRD DISTRICTS, AND OTHER WATER 

DATA ORGANIZATIONS.

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DATA BASES

Documentation:

PERRY, R.A., AND LEWIS, C. J., 1978, DEFINITIONS OF 

COMPONENTS OF THE MASTER WATER DATA INDEX MAINTAINED BY 

THE NATIONAL WATER DATA EXCHANGE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-183, 170 P.

Systems Which Access Data Base: 

NATIONAL WATER DATA EXCHANGE

Keywords:

GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGIC DATA; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY

Definition/Description:

THE MASTER WATER DATA INDEX (MWDI) IS A DATA BASE 

ACCESSIBLE TO WRD PERSONNEL AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL 

WATER DATA EXCHANGE. IT IDENTIFIES HYDROLOGIC SITES FOR 

WHICH WATER DATA ARE AVAILABLE. IT MAINTAINS 

IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION AND A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF 

EACH SITE, INCLUDING LATITUDE, STATE, COUNTY, HYDROLOGIC 

UNIT, SITE TYPE, AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE OPERATING 

AGENCY. INFORMATION IS ALSO PRESENT ON THE TYPES OF DATA 

AVAILABLE, PERIOD OF RECORD, WATER DATA PARAMETERS, 

FREQUENCY OF MEASUREMENT, AND THE MEDIA IN WHICH THE DATA 

ARE AVAILABLE.

***********

Data Base Name

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records:

MEASUREMENTS AT LOW FLOW, PARTIAL

RECORD STATIONS, MISCELLANEOUS

SITES AND SPRINGS

LOW FLOW

SPATIAL

MAY, V. J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

ROOM A413

FEDERAL BUILDING

U.S. COURTHOUSE

NASHVILLE, TN 37203

(615) 251-5424 (FTS) 852-5424

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1899 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

TENNESSEE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

DISTRICT HYDROLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

3,000 RECORDS

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DATA BASES

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: PL/1

Subject Coverage: RIVER, STREAM, AND SPRING DISCHARGE

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF TENNESSEE

Sources of Data:

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, DATA SERVICES BRANCH, 

KNOXVILLE, TN 37902, USGS FIELD MONITORING EQUIPMENT, USGS 

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION PERSONNEL.

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

HYDROLOGIC DATA; HYDROLOGIC UNIT; SPRING; STREAMFLOW

Definition/Description:

THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO STORE INFORMATION FOR 

MISCELLANEOUS STATIONS AND SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE. 

INFORMATION FOR EACH SITE INCLUDES DOWNSTREAM ORDER 

NUMBER, HYDROLOGIC UNIT, QUADRANGLE SHEET, COUNTY, 

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, AGENCY, STATE, DISTRICT, PURPOSE, 

DRAINAGE AREA, RIVER MILE, NAME, LOCATION, LOW-FLOW 

STATISTICS, AND DISCHARGE DATE. STATIONS CAN BE RETRIEVED 

BY THE FIRST FOUR PARAMETERS. THE DATA CAN ALSO BE 

PRESENTED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT FORMATS.

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE DATA

MI SCO

SPATIAL

GILL, GARY

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

1815 UNIVERSITY AVENUE

MADISON, WI 530706

(608) 262-2488 (FTS) 262-2488

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1960 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

CONSULTANTS; USGS WISCONSIN WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT

OFFICE; WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF

NATURAL RESOURCES

UNLIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION

PUNCHED CARD

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DATA BASES

No. of Records: 15,000 RECORDS

Bytes per Record: 80 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 1,200,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: INSTANTANEOUS STREAM DISCHARGE

MEASUREMENTS AT SITES OTHER THAN 

GAGING STATIONS.

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; US STATE OF WISCONSIN

Sources of Data:

FIELD MEASUREMENTS BY USGS PERSONNEL

Keywords:

HYDROLOGY; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATER

Definition/Description:

THE DATA BASE CONSISTS OF DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS MADE BE 

USGS PERSONNEL AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND AT 

MISCELLANEOUS SITES IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. DATA 

COLLECTED AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS MAY BE PRINTED IN ONE 

OF TWO TABLE FORMATS. THE FIRST TABLE FORMAT IS FOR 

SITE-RECORD INFORMATION COLLECTED AT LOW FLOW 

PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS. THE SECOND TABLE IS FOR 

SITE-RECORD INFORMATION COLLECTED AT HIGH FLOW OR 

CREST-STAGE PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS. DATA COLLECTED AT 

MISCELLANEOUS SITES MAY BE PRINTED IN ONE OF THREE TABLE 

FORMATS. TWO TABLE FORMATS ARE FOR SITE-RECORD INFORMATION 

COLLECTED ALONG STREAM REACHES DURING LOW FLOW 

INVESTIGATIONS. THE THIRD TABLE FORMAT IS FOR ANY 

SITE-RECORD INFORMATION THAT CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED AS 

EITHER PARTIAL-RECORD STATION INFORMATION OR LOW FLOW 

INVESTIGATION INFORMATION. THE DATA BASE CONSISTS OF 

PUNCHED-CARD RECORDS CONTAINING LOCATION INFORMATION, 

DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION, AND DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT DATA. 

THE DATA BASE IS PROCESSED BY USING A FORTRAN IV PROGRAM 

WRITTEN BY PERSONNEL IN THE WISCONSIN DISTRICT OFFICE.

***********

Data Base Name: MULTICS DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM

SYSTEM FILE

Acronym: MDCPSF

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: MERK, CHARLES F.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

437 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092

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DATA BASES

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

(703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

HYDROLOGISTS FROM FEDERAL, STATE

AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,

INCLUDING U.S. ARMY CORPS OF

ENGINEERS, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, AND

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

100 RECORDS

13,820 BYTES

1,382,000 BYTES

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

PL/1

HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION RELAYED VIA

SATELLITE

Geographical Coverage: 

US

Sources of Data:

REAL-TIME HYDROLOGIC DATA TRANSMITTED THROUGH TWO 

SATELLITE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS ARE ENTERED INTO THE 

DATA BASE AUTOMATICALLY FROM EARTH RECEIVER-SITE COMPUTER 

SYSTEMS.

Documentation:

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

HYDROLOGIC DATA; HYDROLOGIC INSTRUMENTATION; SATELLITE 

COMMUNICATIONS

Definition/Description:

THE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION (WRD) OF THE USGS IS 

CURRENTLY ACQUIRING DATA IN REAL TIME FROM REMOTE SITES 

THROUGH TWO SATELLITE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS: GOES AND 

COMSAT. THE DATA BASE ON THE MULTICS SYSTEM PROVIDES THE 

USER IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO DATA THAT WERE AUTOMATICALLY 

SENSED AND TRANSMITTED FROM WRD'S NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF 

HYDROLOGIC DATA SITES.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type; 

Coordinate System; 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

DATA BASES

***********

NATIONAL DIGITIZED HYDROLOGIC UNIT

LINES DATA BASE

NATLBASE

SPATIAL

STILTNER, GLORIA

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

OFFICE OF WATER DATA COORDINATION

417 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6935 (FTS) 928-6935

POLYGON (HYDROLOGIC UNIT)

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE; USGS

OFFICE OF WATER DATA COORDINATION;

STATE DEPARTMENTS OF NATURAL

RESOURCES

UNLIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

48,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

3,840,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV; EASYTRIEVE

DIGITIZED HYDROGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES

OF MAJOR US RIVER BASINS

Geographical Coverage:

US; ALL 50 STATES 

Sources of Data:

STATE HYDROLOGIC UNIT MAPS/MYLAR BASES DIGITIZED BY

EASTERN MAPPING CENTER, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL

MAPPING DIVISION 

Documentation:

NONE

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DATA BASES

Keywords:

HYDROLOGIC UNIT BOUNDARIES? HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE; RIVER 

BASIN

De f i n i t i on/De sc r ipt i on:

A SERIES OF UNIFORM, NATIONALLY CONSISTENT STATE 

HYDROLOGIC UNIT MAPS THAT ACCURATELY DELINEATE THE 

HYDROGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF MAJOR U.S. RIVER BASINS HAS 

BEEN PREPARED BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN COOPERATION 

WITH THE U.S. WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL. THESE MAPS PROVIDE 

A STANDARDIZED BASE FOR USE BY FEDERAL AND STATE WATER 

RESOURCES AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE DELINEATED 

HYDROLOGIC UNIT BOUNDARIES WERE DIGITIZED (AT A SCALE OF 

1:1,000,000) AND EDITED AS STATE OR PARTIAL STATE DATA 

BASES. THE PARTIAL STATE DATA BASES WERE THEN COMBINED TO 

FORM FULL STATE DATA BASES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE STATES WERE 

JOINED (STATE BOUNDARIES DELETED) TO FORM THE NATIONAL 

DATA BASE (NATLBASE). THIS DATA BASE WILL CONTAIN ONLY THE 

CONTIGUOUS 48 STATES.

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED FOR 1972.

****** it 

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models:

NATIONAL STREAM QUALITY ACCOUNTING

NETWORK (NASQAN) DATA BASE SYSTEM

NASQAN

SPATIAL

HIERARCHIC

SCHORNICK, JAMES C., JR.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

412 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6834 (FTS) 928-6834

POINT

LATITUBE/LONGITUDE

1972 - 1978

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION, BRANCH OF

WATER QUALITY HYDROLOGISTS

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; PUBLICATION; PUNCHED

CARDS

DISK

15,000,000 BYTES

AMD V7

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DATA BASES

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: PL/1

DBMS: SYSTEM 2000

Subject Coverage: WATER QUALITY DATA FROM NASQAN

STATIONS 

Geographical Coverage:

US; CONTINENTAL US 

Sources of Data:

DATA ARE FROM THE WATER QUALITY FILE OF THE U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S WATSTORE SYSTEM 

Documentation:

NO PUBLISHED DOCUMENTATION 

Keywords:

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RIVER; STREAM; WATER QUALITY; WATER

TEMPERATURE 

Definition/Description:

THE NASQAN DATA BASE SYSTEM CONTAINS ALL WATER QUALITY

DATA COLLECTED SINCE 1972 FOR 445 STATIONS CONSTITUTING

THE NATIONAL STREAM QUALITY ACCOUNTING NETWORK (NASQAN).

DATA IN THE SYSTEM INCLUDE FIELD MEASUREMENTS, COMMON

CONSTITUENTS, AND SOME PESTICIDE AND RADIOCHEMICAL

CONSTITUENTS.

** *********

Data Base Name: NATIONAL WATER USE DATA SYSTEM

Acronym: NWUDS

DB Type: SPATIAL

Structure: HIERARCHIC

Contact Person: MANN, WILLIAM B.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

440 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6877 (FTS) 928-6877

Spatial Data Type: POLYGON

Coordinate System: HYDROLOGIC UNIT

Time Span: 1980 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Users: FEDERAL AGENCIES; STATE AGENCIES;

PRIVATE CORPORATIONS; 

INDIVIDUALS.; ACADEMIC COMMUNITY 

DATA BASE WILL HAVE GLOBAL USE.

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

Output Media: INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT; PUBLICATION

Storage Media: DISK

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

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DATA BASES

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

DBMS: SYSTEM 2000

Subject Coverage: WATER USE INFORMATION AGGREGATED

BY COUNTY AND HYDROLOGIC UNITS AND 

CATEGORIZED BY USE

Geographical Coverage:

US; ALL 50 STATES, PUERTO RICO, VIRGIN ISLANDS, 

WASHINGTON, DC

Sources of Data:

USGS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT OFFICES AND 

COOPERATORS

Documentation: 

NONE

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

CONSUMPTIVE USE; WATER USAGE; WATER USE

Definition/Description:

THE NATIONAL WATER USE PROGRAM IS A COOPERATIVE 

FEDERAL-STATE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO COLLECT, STORE, AND 

DISSEMINATE WATER USE DATA TO COMPLEMENT DATA ON THE 

AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF THE NATION'S WATER RESOURCES. 

DESIGN OF THE PROGRAM SPECIFIES MEASUREMENT OF A BROAD 

RANGE OF WATER USE ELEMENTS THAT WERE SELECTED TO MEET 

MANY OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTS OF GROUPS INVOLVED IN 

PLANNING, MANAGEMENT, AND OPERATION ON NATIONAL, REGIONAL, 

AND LOCAL LEVELS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE (1) TO 

ACCOUNT FOR THE WATER USED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES BE 

RETRIEVED AND USED AT THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL 

LEVELS; (3) TO MANAGE THE PROGRAM SO THAT THE DATA WILL BE 

UNIFORM IN QUALITY; AND (4) TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY 

INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO UPDATE AND MAKE PROJECTIONS OF 

FUTURE WATER REQUIREMENTS. NWUDS CONSISTS OF 

VARIABLE-LENGTH RECORDS CONTAINING THE DATA NEEDED TO 

ASCERTAIN THE WATER USED IN A PARTICULAR SUBREGION OR FOR 

THE ENTIRE NATION. THE INFORMATION CONSISTS OF TEXT, 

NUMERIC DATA, AND CODES. SOME TOPICS COVERED ARE 

SUBAREAS, FUNCTIONAL USE, VOLUME OF WATER WITHDRAWN OR 

RETURNED, AND ACCURACY OF DATA. THE DATA ARE HANDLED BY 

SYSTEM 2000.

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DATA BASES

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

NEBRASKA DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT

NOTES FILE

NDMNF

SPATIAL

SCHILD, DONALD E.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

U.S. COURTHOUSE AND FEDERAL

BUILDING

LINCOLN, NE 68508

(402) 471-5082 (FTS) 541-5082

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1930 - 1979

OPERATIONAL

SEVERAL FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT? MAGNETIC

TAPE; PUNCHED CARDS

MAGNETIC TAPE

IBM 370/158

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA; LINCOLN, NE

COBOL; FORTRAN IV; PL/1

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT INFORMATION

FOR NEBRASKA

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF NEBRASKA

Sources of Data:

FIELD SURVEY/MONITORING BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND 

NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, PUBLICATIONS OF 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Documentation:

NEBRASKA WATER RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT FILES

Keywords:

HYDROLOGIC DATA; STREAM VELOCITY; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE 

WATER

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

THE NEBRASKA DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT NOTES FILE CONTAINS 

DATA ON STREAM MEASUREMENTS. THESE INCLUDE DATE, NUMBER 

OF CROSS SECTIONS, METHOD, AREA, VELOCITY, WIDTH, 

DISCHARGE, AIR TEMPERATURE, WATER TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC 

CONDUCTANCE, RATING, SHIFT, PERCENT DIFFERENCE, MEASURER'S 

NAME, AND REMARKS.

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DATA BASES

Comments:

FORMAT REVISION IS BEING CONSIDERED.

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type;

Coordinate System;

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

***********

NEBRASKA REGISTERED WELL FILE

NRWL

SPATIAL

SCHILD, DONALD E.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

U.S. COURTHOUSE AND FEDERAL

BUILDING

LINCOLN, NE 68508

(402) 471-5082 (FTS) 541-5082

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1898 - 1979

OPERATIONAL

SEVERAL FEDERAL AND STATE

AGENCIES; NEBRASKA WATER RESOURCES

DIVSION DISTRICT OFFICE

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC

TAPE; PUNCHED CARDS

MAGNETIC TAPE

63,000 RECORDS

66 BYTES

4,158,000 BYTES

IBM 370/158

LINCOLN, NE

COBOL; FORTRAN IV; PL/1

IRRIGATION-WELL REGISTRATION

INFORMATION FOR NEBRASKA

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF NEBRASKA 

Sources of Data:

NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES INFORMATION

REPORTED BY FARMERS AND DRILLERS UNDER STATE LAW 

Documentation:

NEBRASKA WATER RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT FILES 

Keywords:

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGIC DATA; WELL

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DATA BASES

Definition/Description:

THE NEBRASKA REGISTERED WELL FILE CONTAINS INFORMATION ON 

APPROXIMATELY 63,000 REGISTERED IRRIGATION, INDUSTRIAL, 

AND MUNICIPAL WELLS IN NEBRASKA. THIS INFORMATION INCLUDES 

DEPTH, STATIC WATER LEVEL, DYNAMIC WATER LEVEL, DIAMETER, 

AND LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE. APPLICATION PROGRAMS PRODUCE 

DATA LISTINGS, PLOT WELL LOCATIONS AND DATA, PROVIDE 

CUMMULATIVE TOTALS OF WELLS DRILLED BY YEAR AND ESTIMATED 

ACRES IRRIGATED, AND MAKE COMPUTATIONS USING STORED DATA.

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type 

Coordinate System

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

NEBRASKA SANDHILLS LAKES FILES

NSLF

SPATIAL

SCHILD, DONALD E.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

U.S. COURTHOUSE AND FEDERAL

BUILDING

LINCOLN, NE 68508

(402) 471-5082 (FTS) 541-5082

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; PUBLIC LAND

SURVEY (SECTION, TOWNSHIP, AND

RANGE)

OPERATIONAL

HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL AQUIFER STUDY

RESEARCHERS; NEBRASKA WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT OFFICE

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC

TAPE

DISK

200 RECORDS

80 BYTES

16,000 BYTES

IBM 370/158

LINCOLN, NE

PL/1

INFORMATION ON SANDHILLS LAKES IN

NEBRASKA

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF NEBRASKA 

Sources of Data:

NEBRASKA STATE GAME, FISH r AND PARKS PUBLICATIONS 

Documentation:

NEBRASKA WATER RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT FILES 

Keywords:

ALKALINITY; DRAINAGE; LAKE 

Definition/Description:

THE NEBRASKA SANDHILLS LAKES FILE CONTAINS INFORMATION ON

ALTITUDE, ALKALINITY, DRAINAGE TYPE, AND NAME. 

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1979.

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

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Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

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Subject Coverage:

NEBRASKA TEST HOLES FILE

NTF

SPATIAL

SCHILD, DONALD E.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

U.S. COURTHOUSE AND FEDERAL BUILDING

LINCOLN, NE 68508

(402) 471-5082 (FTS) 541-5082

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; PUBLIC LAND

SURVEY (SECTION, TOWNSHIP, AND

RANGE)

1930 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

SEVERAL FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE? BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

3,261 RECORDS

240 BYTES

782,640 BYTES

IBM 370/158

LINCOLN, NE

COBOL; FORTRAN IV; PL/1

TESTHOLE INFORMATION FOR NEBRASKA

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; NEBRASKA 

Sources of Data:

FIELD SURVEY/MONITORING OF USGS AND THE CONSERVATION AND

SURVEY DIVISION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA 

Documentation:

NEBRASKA WATER RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT FILES 

Keywords:

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGIC DATA 

Definition/Description:

THE NEBRASKA TEST HOLE FILE CONTAINS LOCATIONS OF TEST

HOLES DRILLED IN NEBRASKA. INFORMATION IS STORED IN THE

ABC CARD FORMAT AND CONTAINS DEPTH TO BEDROCK FOR SOME

TESTHOLES. 

Comments:

FORMAT IS BEING REVISED.

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type; 

Coordinate System;

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

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Languages:

NEBRASKA WATER LEVEL FILE

NWLF

SPATIAL

SCHILD, DONALD E.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

U.S. COURTHOUSE AND FEDERAL

BUILDING

LINCOLN, NE 68508

(402) 471-5082 (FTS) 541-5082

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; PUBLIC LAND

SURVEY (SECTION, TOWNSHIP, AND

RANGE)

1930 - 1979

OPERATIONAL

SEVERAL FEDERAL AND STATE

AGENCIES; NEBRASKA WATER RESOURCES

DIVISION DISTRICT OFFICE

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC

TAPE; PUBLICATION; PUNCHED CARDS

MAGNETIC TAPE

120,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

9,600,000 BYTES

IBM 370/158

LINCOLN, NE

COBOL; FORTRAN IV; PL/1

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DATA BASES

Subject Coverage: WATER LEVEL INFORMATION FOR

NEBRASKA

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF NEBRASKA

Sources of Data:

FIELD SURVEY/MONITORING BY THE USGS AND SEVERAL FEDERAL 

AND STATE AGENCIES

Documentation:

LANG, S. M., AND LEONARD, A. R., 1967, INSTRUCTIONS FOR 

USING THE PUNCH CARD SYSTEM FOR THE STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL 

OF GROUNDWATER DATA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE 

REPORT, 93 P.

Keywords:

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGIC DATA

Definition/Description:

THE NEBRASKA WATER LEVEL FILE CONSISTS OF WELL 

INFORMATION, SUCH AS ALTITUDE, DEPTH, DIAMETER, OWNER, 

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, PREDEVELOPMENT LEVEL, AQUIFER, AND 

MEASURING POINT. IN ADDITION, DATA ON WATER LEVELS FOR 

THESE WELLS ARE STORED. THESE INCLUDE READINGS TAKEN 

EVERY FIVE DAYS FOR SEVERAL RECORDER WELLS. A WIDE VARIETY 

OF APPLICATION PROGRAMS EXISTS TO ACCESS THIS DATA BASE. 

THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE HYDROGRAPHS, DATA LISTING, AND 

PLOTS AT ANY SCALE.

***********

Data Base Name: NEBRASKA WELL SCHEDULE FILE

Acronym: NWSF

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: SCHILD, DONALD E.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

U.S. COURTHOUSE AND FEDERAL

BUILDING

LINCOLN, NE 68508

Telephone: (402) 471-5082 (FTS) 541-5082

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; PUBLIC LAND

SURVEY (SECTION, TOWNSHIP, AND 

RANGE)

Time Span: 1898 - 1979

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: SEVERAL FEDERAL AND STATE

AGENCIES; NEBRASKA WATER RESOURCES 

DIVISION DISTRICT OFFICE

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC

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DATA BASES

TAPE

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

No. of Records: 11,940 RECORDS

Bytes per Record: 200 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 2,388,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: IBM 370/158

Computer Locations: LINCOLN, NE

Languages: COBOL? FORTRAN IV; PL/1

Subject Coverage: WELL SCHEDULE INFORMATION FOR

NEBRASKA

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF NEBRASKA

Sources of Data:

FIELD SURVEY/MONITORING BY THE USGS AND SEVERAL FEDERAL 

AND STATE AGENCIES

Documentation:

NEBRASKA WATER RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT FILES

Keywords:

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGIC DATA

Def inition/Description:

THE NEBRASKA WELL SCHEDULE FILE CONTAINS INFORMATION 

SIMILAR TO THAT CONTAINED IN THE ABC CARD FORMAT FOR 

INFORMATION ON USGS FORM 9-1642. THIS INFORMATION 

INCLUDES DATA CONCERNING USE, DEPTH, MEASURING POINT, 

ALTITUDE OF LAND SURFACE, WATER LEVEL, AND PUMP TYPE.

***********

Data Base Name: NEW ENGLAND ABC SITE INVENTORY

DATA BASE

Acronym: NEABC SI

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: KLESERT, R. S.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

150 CAUSEWAY STREET 

BOSTON, MA 02114

Telephone: (617) 223-4521 (FTS) 223-4521

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: USGS HYDROLOGISTS

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION

Storage Media: PUNCHED CARD; MAGNETIC TAPE

No. of Records: 80,000 RECORDS

Bytes per Record: 80 BYTES

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DATA BASES

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

6,400,000 BYTES

PRIME

BOSTON, MA

PL/1; FORTRAN

SITE INVENTORY DATA OF SELECTED

WELLS AND BORINGS THROUGHOUT NEW

ENGLAND (EXCEPT MAINE) 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US;. NEW ENGLAND (EXCLUDING MAINE) 

Sources of Data:

PERSONNEL OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER RESOURCES 

DIVISION, NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGIC DATA; WELL 

Definition/Description:

THE NEABC SI CONTAINS SITE INVENTORY DATA FOR MORE THAN 

25,000 SELECTED WELLS AND BORINGS THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND 

(EXCEPT MAINE). THE FORMAT OF THE DATA IS A MODIFIED 

VERSION OF THE USGS ABC FORMAT. PL/1 AND FORTRAN PROGRAMS 

ARE AVAILABLE TO EDIT THE DATA AND PRODUCE PUBLICATION 

TABLES. WORK IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS TO CONVERT THE GWSI 

DATA BASE AND CONVERT THE PROGRAMS TO ACCESS THAT DATA 

BASE.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

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Computer Locations:

NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT (WRD) LOW

FLOW SUMMARY FILE

NEMSW

SPATIAL

LINNEY, JAMES D.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT OFFICE

BOSTON, MA 02114

(617) 223-4521 (FTS) 223-4521

POINT

1903 - 1978

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

HYDROLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

1,000 RECORDS

AMD

RESTON, VA

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DATA BASES

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

PL/1; IBM UTILITIES 

LOW FLOW AND MISCELLANEOUS 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS COLLECTED 

AT PARTIAL-RECORD AND 

MISCELLANEOUS SITES IN NEW ENGLAND

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; NEW ENGLAND (EXCLUDING MAINE)

Sources of Data:

DATA COLLECTED BY PERSONNEL OF THE NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT OF 

THE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

HYDROLOGIC DATA; STREAM FLOW

Definition/Description:

THE NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT (WRD) LOW FLOW SUMMARY FILE WILL 

CONTAIN LOW FLOW AND MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 

FOR MORE THAN 1,000 SITES THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND (EXCEPT 

MAINE). THE FORMAT OF THE FILE IS BASED ON A PROGRAM 

DEVELOPED BY ROBERT L. GOLD (HYDROLOGIST, SOUTHEASTERN 

REGION) FOR THE TENNESSEE DISTRICT AND MODIFIED BY NEW 

ENGLAND DISTRICT PERSONNEL. THE AVAILABLE PROGRAMS WILL 

BUILD, UPDATE, AND GENERATE PRINTED REPORTS FROM AN ISAM 

FILE. IBM UTILITIES ARE USED TO OFFLOAD THE FILE TO 

MAGNETIC TAPE.

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

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NEW YORK COOPERATIVE SNOW SURVEY

SNOW

SPATIAL

ALLEN, RONALD V.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

P.O. BOX 1350

ALBANY, NY 12201

(518) 472-3107 (FTS) 562-3107

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1946 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

NEW YORK WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

DISTRICT

UNLIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

PUNCHED CARDS; MAGNETIC TAPE

12,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

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DATA BASES

Total Bytes in DB: 960,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: PRIME 850

Computer Locations: ALBANY, NY

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: DOCUMENTATION OF SNOW COVER AND

ITS WATER EQUIVALENT (AMOUNTS AND 

DISTRIBUTION)

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF NEW YORK EXCEPT LONG ISLAND

Sources of Data:

COLLECTION BY HUDSON RIVER-BLACK RIVER REGULATING DISTRICT 

(REGIONAL COMMISSION), NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, NEW YORK 

STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, NIAGARA 

MOHAWK, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NEW YORK WATER 

RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT, OTHERS

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

METEOROLOGY; SNOW SURVEY; SNOW COVER

Definition/Description:

THE DATA BASE STORES MEASUREMENTS ON SNOW DEPTH AND WATER 

EQUIVALENT FROM 480 SITES IN NEW YORK STATE. THE USGS NEW 

YORK WATER RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT MEASURES 15 PERCENT 

OF THE SITES AND ACTS AS THE CENTRAL COMPILING AGENCY FOR 

THE NEW YORK COOPERATIVE SNOW SURVEY (SNOW). THE MAJORITY 

OF DATA IS MEASURED BY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL 

GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, UTILITIES, AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS. 

SIX SNOW SURVEYS ARE SCHEDULED AT THE OUTSET OF EACH 

SEASON. THE FIRST THREE ARE CONDUCTED MONTHLY, BEGINNING 

WITH THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY, THE LAST THREE ARE 

BIWEEKLY, BEGINNING IN MID-MARCH. FIELD DATA COLLECTION 

FOR EACH SURVEY IS COMPLETED WITHIN THREE DAYS 

(MONDAY-WEDNESDAY) AND PROVIDES A SYNOPTIC OVERVIEW OF 

CURRENT SNOWCOVER AND ITS AREAL DISTRIBUTION. DATA FOR 

EACH SITE ARE SEGREGATED BY MEASUREMENT PERIOD. SNOW 

LISTS DATA BY YEAR WITHIN MEASUREMENT PERIOD AND GENERATES 

MAXIMUM, MINIMUM, AND MEAN VALUES. THESE STATISTICS ARE 

USED BY THE USGS AS A BASE TO COMPARE CURRENT CONDITIONS 

WITH NORMAL CONDITIONS AND AID PREPARATION OF A TIMELY 

SUMMARY REPORT OF CURRENT CONDITIONS, WHICH IS MAILED TO 

300 RECIPIENTS TWO DAYS AFTER FIELD DATA COLLECTION.

Comments:

STATISTICS ON MONTHLY MEAN, SNOW DEPTH, AND WATER CONTENT 

ARE AVAILABLE IN COMPUTER PRINTOUT.

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DATA BASES

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Time Span: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

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Computer Locations:

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Subject Coverage:

PARAMETER CODE DICTIONARY FILE

PCD FILE

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

MADDY, DAVID V.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

437 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

1971 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND

REGISTERED WATSTORE USERS

UNLIMITED

BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

2 f OOO RECORDS

80 BYTES

160,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

NUMERIC CODES ASSIGNED BY THE

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO

PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL

PROPERTIES OF WATER

Geographical Coverage:

US; US, CANADA, GUAM, AND MEXICO

Sources of Data:

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S STORET SYSTEM

Documentation:

UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTATION: VOLUME III, WATSTORE--NATIONAL 

WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM USER'S GUIDE

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

QUALITY; SURFACE WATER; WATER; WATER QUALITY

Definition/Description:

THIS DICTIONARY IS PRESENTLY INTERFACED WITH THE WATER 

QUALITY DATA FILE AND THE DAILY VALUES DATA FILE OF 

WATSTORE TO INSURE THAT ALL PARAMETER CODES STORED ARE 

VALID AND THAT PROPER TABLE HEADINGS AND PRECISION 

REPORTING ARE USED. THE FILE IS PRESENTLY UNDER 

DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE COMPUTATION ALGORITHMS, GROUP CODES 

FOR PESTICIDES, ANIONS AND CATIONS, AND CROSS-REFERENCES 

TO THE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION CENTRAL LABORATORY 

PARAMETER CODE FILE.

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DATA BASES

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

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PARTIAL AND FULL-STATE DIGITIZED

HYDROLOGIC UNIT LINES AND DATA

BASE

PTSTBASE

SPATIAL

STILTNER, GLORIA

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

OFFICE OF WATER DATA COORDINATION

417 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6971 (FTS) 928-6971

POLYGON (HYDROLOGIC UNIT)

OPERATIONAL

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OFFICE OF WATER

DATA COORDINATION; VARIOUS STATE

DEPARTMENTS OF NATURAL RESOURCES

UNLIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE

48,176 RECORDS

80 BYTES

3,854,080 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV; EASYTRIEVE

DIGITIZED HYDROGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES

OF MAJOR US RIVER BASINS 

Geographical Coverage:

US; NATIONWIDE 

Sources of Data:

STATE HYDROLOGIC UNIT MAPS/MYLAR BASES DIGITIZED BY U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EASTERN MAPPING CENTER, NATIONAL MAPPING

DIVISION 

Documentation:

NONE

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DATA BASES

Systems Which Access Data Base: 

NATIONAL WATER DATA EXCHANGE

Keywords:

HYDROLOGIC UNIT BOUNDARY; HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE; RIVER BASIN

Definition/Description:

A SERIES OF UNIFORM, NATIONALLY CONSISTENT STATE 

HYDROLOGIC UNIT MAPS THAT ACCURATELY DELINEATE THE 

HYDROGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF MAJOR US RIVER BASINS HAS BEEN 

PREPARED BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN COOPERATION WITH 

THE U.S. WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL. THESE MAPS PROVIDE A 

STANDARDIZED BASE FOR USE BY FEDERAL AND STATE WATER 

RESOURCES AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE DELINEATED 

HYDROLOGIC UNIT BOUNDARIES WERE DIGITIZED (AT A SCALE OF 

1:1,000,000) AND EDITED AS STATE OR PARTIAL STATE DATA 

BASES. THESE INDIVIDUAL DATA SETS WERE COMPILED AS THE 

PTSTBASE DATA BASE. CONCURRENTLY, A COMPUTER PROGRAM 

HUCCODE (USED AS A SUBROUTINE) WAS DEVELOPED TO USE THE 

PTSTBASE TO IDENTIFY THE HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE ASSOCIATED 

WITH THE POINT LOCATION OF A DATA SITE. HUCCODE AND 

PTSTBASE ARE NOW BEING USED BY THE NATIONAL WATER DATA 

EXCHANGE TO ASSIGN HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODES TO DATA SITES IN 

ITS MWDI FILE.

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1972.

***********

Data Base Name: PEAK FLOW FILE

Acronym: PKFIL

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: DEMPSTER, GEORGE R.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

437 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6872 (FTS) 928-6872

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Time Span: 1970 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY; DEPARTMENT 

OF COMMERCE; DEPARTMENT OF THE 

INTERIOR; REGIONAL COMMISSIONS; 

STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL 

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; UTILITY 

COMPANIES

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

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DATA BASES

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; PUBLICATION; PUNCHED 

CARDS

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

No. of Records: 412,000 RECORDS

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: PL/1

Subject Coverage: ANNUAL MAXIMUM DISCHARGES AND GAGE

HEIGHTS

Geographical Coverage:

US; US AND OUTLYING TERRITORIES

Sources of Data:

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

HYDROLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, OPERATION OF SURFACE WATER 

SITES

Documentation:

LEPKIN, W. D., DELAPP, M. M., KIRBY, W. H. r AND WILSON, T. 

A., 1979, INSTRUCTIONS FOR PEAK FLOW FILE CH. I, IN 

WATSTORE USER'S GUIDE, V. 4: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1336-1, 204 P.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

GAGING STATION; PEAK DISCHARGE; PEAK ELEVATION; SURFACE 

WATER; TIME SERIES

Definition/Description:

THE PEAK FLOW FILE CONTAINS THE ANNUAL MAXIMUM DISCHARGE 

AND THE ANNUAL MAXIMUM GAGE HEIGHT VALUES OBTAINED AT 

SURFACE WATER SITES. THE FILE CONSISTS OF FIXED-LENGTH 

RECORDS CONTAINING SITE IDENTIFICATION AND NAME, STATE 

CODE, DRAINAGE AREA, GAGE DATUM, DATE OF ANNUAL MAXIMUM 

DISCHARGE AND GAGE HEIGHT, AND REMARKS CODES FOR MAXIMUM 

DISCHARGE AND GAGE HEIGHT. ALL UNITS ARE ENGLISH UNITS. 

THE DATA ARE PROCESSED BY SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY THE WATER 

RESOURCES DIVISION. THE PRIMARY APPLICATION PROGRAM FOR 

THE FILE IS A PROGRAM THAT COMPUTES LOG-PEARSON TYPE III 

FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES 

ESTABLISHED BY THE WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL.

***********

Data Base Name: PRECIPITATION NETWORK

Acronym: PRECIP

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: CARTWRIGHT, ROBERT

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

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DATA BASES

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

P.O. BOX 1350

ALBANY, NY 12201

(518) 472-3107 (FTS) 562-3107

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1965 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; NEW

YORK WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

DISTRICT

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

2,000 RECORDS

400 BYTES

800,000 BYTES

PRIME

ALBANY, NY

FORTRAN

QUALITY OF PRECIPITATION

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF NEW YORK

Sources of Data:

MONTHLY COMPOSITE SAMPLE COLLECTED BY LOCAL OBSERVERS AND 

ANALYZED BY THE NATIONAL WATER QUALITY LABORATORY ATLANTA

Documentation:

USGS NEW YORK OPEN-FILE ANNUAL REPORTS FROM 1965 TO THE 

PRESENT

Keywords:

CHEMICAL ANALYSES; HYDROLOGIC DATA; PRECIPITATION; WATER 

QUALITY

Definition/Description:

LOCAL OBSERVERS COLLECT MONTHLY COMPOSITE PRECIPITATION 

SAMPLES FROM 13 STATIONS LOCATED ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. 

THE STATIONS CONSIST OF A FUNNEL THAT DRAINS INTO A TEFLON 

BOTTLE KEPT IN A HEATED AND INSULATED SHELTER. USGS 

PERSONNEL MEASURE SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE AND PH, DETERMINE 

ACIDITY, AND THEN SEND THE SAMPLE TO THE NATIONAL WATER 

QUALITY LABORATORY ATLANTA, WHERE 12 OTHER PARAMETERS ARE 

DETERMINED. NINE OF THESE STATIONS HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION 

SINCE 1965, AND THE OTHER FOUR HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION 

SINCE THE MIDDLE TO LATE 1970'S. THE ANALYSES ARE 

COMBINED WITH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DATA ON INCHES OF 

PRECIPITATION FOR THE SAMPLING PERIOD AND PUBLISHED IN 

ANNUAL BASIC DATA REPORTS.

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DATA BASES

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY 

PWS

SPATIAL

LANZA, MELINDA M. 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

P.O. BOX 1350 

ALBANY, NY 12022 

(518) 472-3107 (FTS) 562-3107 

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 

1970 - 1975 

OPERATIONAL

NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF 

HEALTH; NEW YORK WATER RESOURCES 

DIVISION DISTRICT 

UNLIMITED 

BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT 

MAGNETIC TAPE; PUNCHED CARDS 

2,800 RECORDS 

4,000,000 BYTES 

AMD V7 

RESTON, VA 

FORTRAN; COBOL

QUALITY OF WATER OF PUBLIC WATER 

SUPPLIES FOR NEW YORK STATE, 

TREATMENTS OF SAME WATER AND 

EFFECT OF TREATMENTS 

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF NEW YORK 

Sources of Data:

WATER SAMPLES COLLECTED BY NEW YORK WATER RESOURCES

DIVISION DISTRICT AND ANALYZED BY NATIONAL WATER QUALITY

LABORATORY-ATLANTA 

Documentation:

QUALITY OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES OF NEW YORK--U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORTS WRITTEN IN 1974, 1975,

1976, AND 1977

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Total Bytes in DB:

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DATA BASES

Keywords:

CHEMICAL ANALYSES; DRINKING WATER; PUBLIC SUPPLY; WATER 

QUALITY

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

THE DATA BASE CONTAINS FIXED-LENGTH RECORDS OF INDIVIDUAL 

SAMPLES. THE DATA INCLUDE STATION IDENTIFIERS, DATA OF 

COLLECTION, CHEMICALS ANALYZED, AND VALUES FOUND. THESE 

DATA ARE THEN USED FOR TABLING AND FOR STATISTICAL 

ANALYSIS.

Comments:

THESE DATA ALSO RESIDE IN THE WATSTORE WATER QUALITY FILE 

IN RESTON, VA.

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

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Subject Coverage:

PUMPAGE FROM POWER (ANNUAL, PGE)

PUMP

SPATIAL

MITTEN, HUGH

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

2800 COTTAGE WAY

SACRAMENTO, CA 95825

(916) 484-4606 (FTS) 468-4606

POINT

STATE PLANE COORDINATES

1974 - 1976

OPERATIONAL

CALIFORNIA WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

1,000,000 RECORDS

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1; FORTRAN IV

KILOWATT-HOUR USE FOR AGRICULTURAL

WELLS

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 

Sources of Data:

RICHARD PICCHI, PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,

STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94106

77 BEALE

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DATA BASES

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

GROUNDWATER; POWER USE; PUMPAGE; WELLS

Definition/Description:

THE DATA BASE CONSISTS OF SEPARATE DISK PACKS, ONE FOR 

EACH CALENDAR YEAR. ONLY AGRICULTURAL ACCOUNTS ARE 

INCLUDED. AMONG THE ITEMS STORED FOR EACH ACCOUNT ARE 

ACCOUNT NUMBER, DIVISION AND DISTRICT CODES, LOCATION 

COORDINATES, PUMP HORSEPOWER, AND METERED MONTHLY 

KILOWATT-HOUR USE FOR EACH OF THE 12 MONTHS. THE RECORDS 

ARE FIXED IN LENGTH. THE SOURCE AGENCY PROVIDES DATA ON A 

MONTHLY BASIS, AND THE ANNUAL FILE IS INCREMENTED ON A 

MONTHLY BASIS. NO COMPREHENSIVE RETRIEVAL PACKAGE EXISTS. 

A BASIC RETRIEVAL PACKAGE EXISTS WITH WHICH A USER MAY 

RETRIEVE ANNUAL RECORDS FOR A PARTICULAR DIVISION AND 

DISTRICT. THE DATA ARE USED TO GENERATE TABLES OF 

PUMPAGE. THE PUMPAGE VALUES CAN THEN BE INTRODUCED INTO 

VARIOUS GROUNDWATER MODELING PROGRAMS.

Comments:

THE DATA BASE WAS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR USE BY USGS 

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION PERSONNEL OF THE CALIFORNIA 

DISTRICT. OTHERS WHO WISH TO ACCESS PACIFIC GAS AND 

ELECTRIC COMPANY'S DATA SHOULD CONTACT THAT COMPANY 

DIRECTLY.

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

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RATING TABLE FILE

RAT FILE

SPATIAL

STUTHMANN, NEIL G.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

437 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1973 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDROLOGISTS

AVAILABLE FOR LIMITED ACCESS

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

8,000 RECORDS

264 BYTES

2,112,000 BYTES

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DATA BASES

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: PL/1

Subject Coverage: STAGE-DISCHARGE RATING

Geographical Coverage: 

US

Sources of Data:

STATE SURVEYS, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES DIVISION HYDROLOGISTS 

AND TECHNICIANS

Documentation:

HUTCHISON, N. E., COMPILER, 1975, WATSTORE NATIONAL WATER 

DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY--USERS GUIDE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE 

REPORT 75-426, 532 P.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM (WATSTORE)

Keywords:

GAGING STATIONS; RATINGS; STREAM FLOW

Definition/Description:

THE RATING TABLE FILE CONTAINS DATA NEEDED IN THE 

COMPUTATION OF STREAM FLOW RECORDS. THE FILE CONTAINS ONE 

RECORD PER STATION AND CONTAINS STAGE VERSUS DISCHARGE 

VALUES USED IN THE PROCESSING OF DIGITAL RECORDER RECORDS 

AND THE STORING OF VALUES IN THE DAILY VALUES FILE.

***********

Data Base Name: RIVER MILES FOR ILLINOIS STREAMS

Acronym: RIVER MILE FILE

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: HEALY, RICHARD W.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

P.O. BOX 1026

CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820

Telephone: (217) 398-5365 (FTS) 958-5365 

Spatial Data Type: POINT (INDEXED BY RIVER MILE) 

Time Span: 1977 - PRESENT 

Data Base Status: UNDER DEVELOPMENT 

Users: U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; U.S

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES

DIVISION

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED 

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; PUNCHED

CARDS

Storage Media: PUNCHED CARDS; MAGNETIC TAPE 

No. of Records: 20,000 RECORDS

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DATA BASES

Bytes per Record: 40 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 800,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: CDC CYBER 175

Computer Locations: CHAMPAIGN, IL

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: RIVER MILEAGES, DRAINAGE AREAS

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF ILLINOIS

Sources of Data:

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PUBLICATIONS AND MAPS, U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDROLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

NAVIGATION; RIVER MILES; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES

Definition/Description:

ILLINOIS STREAMS WITH DRAINAGE AREAS OF AT LEAST 10 SQUARE 

MILES AT THE MOUTH HAVE RIVER MILEAGES DETERMINED FOR ALL 

POINTS OF INTEREST. THIS INFORMATION IS STORED IN 

PUNCHED-CARD FORMAT, ALONG WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE, 

TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE, USGS GAGING STATION NUMBER, AND A 

KEY TO THE DRAINAGE AREA FILE.

***********

Data Base Name: SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RAINFALL DATA

FOR STREAM FLOW SIMULATION

Acronym: RAIN FILE

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: HAMMETT, KATHLEEN M.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

4710 EISENHOWER BLVD., SUITE B-5

TAMPA, FL 33614

Telephone: (813) 228-2125 (FTS) 826-2830

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: ARBITRARY X, Y COORDINATES

Time Span: 1948 - 1978

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER RESOURCES

DIVISION SUBDISTRICT

Availability for Use/Access: PROPRIETARY

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

Storage Media: DISK

No. of Records: 9,000 RECORDS

Bytes per Record: 80 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 720,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

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DATA BASES

RESTON, VA 

FORTRAN 

RAINFALL DATA

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage: 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US? SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

SUBDISTRICT 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

HYDROLOGIC DATA; RAINFALL; RUNOFF 

Definition/Description:

RAINFALL RECORDS FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA USED IN WATERSHED

MODELING EFFORT

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

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Users:

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STATION HEADER FILE

WRD.STAHDR

SPATIAL

MERK, CHARLES F.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

437 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1972 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

REGISTERED WATSTORE MEMBERS

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; PUNCHED CARDS

DISK

268,000 RECORDS

152 BYTES

40,736,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

INDIVIDUAL WATER-MEASUREMENT SITE

INFORMATION

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US; US, INCLUDING OUTLYING AREAS, MEXICO, AND CANADA

Sources of Data:

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

HYDROLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS

Documentation:

HUTCHISON, N. E., COMPILER, 1975, WATSTORE--NATIONAL WATER 

DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY USER'S GUIDE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE 

REPORT 75-476. BAKER, C. H., JR., AND FOULK, D. G., 1975, 

WATSTORE--NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL 

SYSTEM--INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF 

GROUND WATER DTA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 

75-589.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

AGENCY CODE; LATITUDE; STATION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; 

STATION NAME; USGS HYDROLOGIC DATA COLLECTION SITES; 

LONGITUDE

Def inition/Description:

THE PURPOSE OF THE STATION HEADER FILE IS TO PROVIDE A 

SINGLE SOURCE OF STATION IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR 

ALL WATSTORE DATA-PROCESSING PROGRAMS. A STATION HEADER 

RECORD COMPRISED OF 16 FIXED ITEMS OF SITE IDENTIFICATION 

INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE STATION HEADER FILE FOR 

EACH DATA COLLECTION SITE FOR WHICH DATA ARE STORED IN THE 

WATSTORE DATA FILES. THE STATION HEADER RECORD CONTAINS 

IDENTIFIERS THAT LOCATE AND DESCRIBE THE STATION, SUCH AS 

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, STATE CODE, AGENCY CODE, AND 

STATION NAME.

***********

Data Base Name: STATION INFORMATION FILE

Acronym: SI FILE

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: KISH, GEORGE R.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

P.O. BOX 1238 

TRENTON, NJ 08607

Telephone: (609) 989-2162 (FTS) 483-2162

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Time Span: 1897 - 1977

Data Base Status: UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Users: DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION;

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DATA BASES

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS; NEW JERSEY

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION; PRIVATE CONSULTANTS;

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

1,307 RECORDS

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

SURFACE WATER QUALITY AND STREAM

FLOW INFORMATION 

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF NEW JERSEY 

Sources of Data:

FIELD SURVEY AND MONITORING 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

CHEMICAL ANALYSES; NUTRIENTS; SEDIMENT; STREAM FLOW; WATER

QUALITY

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

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Computer Locations:

STATION MASTER INDEX

MASTER

SPATIAL

MAY, V. J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

ROOM A413

FEDERAL BUILDING US COURTHOUSE

NASHVILLE, TN 37203

(615) 254-5424 (FTS) 852-5424

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1899 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

TENNESSEE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

DISTRICT HYDROLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

MAGNETIC TAPE

40,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

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DATA BASES

DOWNSTREAM NUMBERS AND STATION TYPE

Languages: PL/1

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF TENNESSEE

Sources of Data:

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, DATA SERVICES BRANCH, 

KNOXVILLE, TN 37902. USGS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

PERSONNEL

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

HYDROLOGIC SITES

Definition/Description:

THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO STORE INFORMATION ON STATIONS 

WITHIN TENNESSEE THAT RECEIVE A DOWNSTREAM ORDER NUMBER. 

STATION INFORMATION INCLUDES ASSIGNED STATION 

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IN ASCENDING ORDER PROCEEDING 

DOWNSTREAM), STATION NAME, TYPE, RIVER MILES FROM RIVER 

MOUTH, DRAINAGE AREA, OPERATING AGENCY, AND REMARKS. ONLY 

ONE TYPE OF RETRIEVAL FORMAT IS AVAILABLE.

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

STREAM DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT FILE

RATFILE

SPATIAL

HATHAWAY, R. MICHAEL OR NICHOLS, VANCE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

OHIO DISTRICT OFFICE

975 W. THIRD AVENUE

COLUMBUS, OH 43212

(614) 469-5553 (FTS) 943-5553

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1900 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

LIMITED

MAGNETIC TAPE? BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT; PUNCHED CARDS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

65,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

5,200,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1; FORTRAN

WATER RESOURCES (DISCHARGE)

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF OHIO

Sources of Data:

FIELD MEASUREMENTS BY WATER RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT 

TECHNICIANS AND HYDROLOGISTS

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

HYDROLOGIC DATA; STREAM FLOW; STREAM VELOCITY; SURFACE 

WATER

Definition/Description:

THE STREAM DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT FILE CONTAINS 

FIXED-LENGTH RECORDS OF ALL FIELD MEASUREMENTS OF STREAM 

DISCHARGE MADE BY OHIO WATER RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT 

PERSONNEL. THIS FILE IS USED TO DEVELOP RATING TABLES AND 

PLOT RATING CURVES OF THE STAGE-DISCHARGE RELATION.

***********

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

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Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

STREAM FLOW BASIN CHARACTERISTICS

FILE

SBC FILE

SPATIAL

DEMPSTER, GEORGE R.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

437 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1970 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION HYDROLOGISTS

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC

TAPE; PUNCHED CARDS

DISK

12,846 RECORDS

578 BYTES

7,424,988 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1; FORTRAN IV

SURFACE WATER STREAM FLOW

STATISTICS

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

US; SURFACE WATER NATIONWIDE

Sources of Data:

NATIONWIDE SURFACE WATER FIELD ANALYSIS MADE BY FIELD 

OFFICES

Documentation:

HUTCHISON, N. E., COMPILER, 1975, WATSTORE--NATIONAL WATER 

DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY USER'S GUIDE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE 

REPORT 75-426, V. 4, CH. II.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

RIVER BASINS; STREAM FLOW

Definition/Description:

THIS FILE CONTAINS A MAXIMUM OF 200 STREAM FLOW AND 

DRAINAGE BASIN CHARACTERISTICS FOR ABOUT 13,000 STREAM 

GAGING SITES. THE FILE WAS CREATED BY THE SURFACE WATER 

BRANCH OF THE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION BY USING DATA 

OBTAINED FOR THE SURFACE WATER DATA EVALUATION STUDY OF 

1970. THE USGS NATIONAL CENTER HANDLES FILE MAINTENANCE 

AND THE ADDITION OF NEW CHARACTERISTICS TO THE FILE. THE 

DISTRICTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RELIABILITY AND UPDATING 

OF THE FILE. MOST REVISIONS WILL RESULT FROM THE 

REDETERMINATION OF STREAM FLOW CHARACTERISTICS AS LONGER 

RECORDS BECOME AVAILABLE.

Comments:

THIS DATA BASE WAS DESIGNED AND IS INTENDED BASICALLY FOR 

IN-HOUSE USE.

***********

Data Base Name: SURFACE WATER INDEX FILE

Acronym: SWINDEX

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: SIMMONS, JAMES D.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

325 JOHN KNOX ROAD 

BUILDING F, SUITE 150 

TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303

Telephone: (904) 386-1118 (FTS) 946-4251

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Time Span: 1922 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION; FLORIDA

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DATA BASES

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS; WATER 

RESOURCES DIVISION OFFICES

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC

TAPE; PUNCHED CARDS

Storage Media: DISK

No. of Records: 14,000 RECORDS

Bytes per Record: 80 BYTES

Total Bytes in DB: 1,120,000 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: FORTRAN IV

Subject Coverage: SURFACE WATER SITE INDEX,

INCLUDING DRAINAGE AREAS

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF FLORIDA

Sources of Data:

USGS HYDROLOGIC TECHNICIANS

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

DATA COLLECTION; DRAINAGE AREAS; RIVER MILEAGE; SURFACE 

WATER

Definition/Description:

THE FILE CONTAINS DATA ON INSTRUMENTATION AND DETAILS ON 

HISTORICAL DATA COLLECTED AT SURFACE WATER SITES IN 

FLORIDA. IT ALSO INCLUDES DRAINAGE AREA, RIVER MILEAGE, 

AND STREAM MAGNITUDE INFORMATION. THE FILE CONTAINS SITE 

LOCATION INFORMATION, WHICH INCLUDES COUNTY, PUBLIC LAND 

SURVEY LOCATION, AND WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

***********

Data Base Name: TAMPA BAY FIELD DATA

Acronym: TBFD

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: GOODWIN, CARL R.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

4710 EISENHOWER BLVD., SUITE B-5

TAMPA, FL 33614

Telephone: (813) 228-2830 (FTS) 826-2830 

Spatial Data Type: POINT 

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE 

Time Span: 1971 - PRESENT 

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL 

Users: SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER RESOURCES

DIVISION SUBDISTRICT

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DATA BASES

Availability for Use/Access:

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Subject Coverage:

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

150,000 RECORDS

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

FIELD OBSERVATION OF VELOCITY,

STAGE, AND BATHYMETRIC DATA 

Geographical Coverage:

CITIES; TAMPA BAY, TAMPA, FLORIDA 

Sources of Data:

FIELD MEASUREMENTS 

Documentation:

GOODWIN, CARL R., 1976, TIDES IN TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA, JUNE,

1971 TO DEC. 1973: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE

REPORT FL 75004. 

Keywords:

BATHYMETRY; STAGE; VELOCITY 

Definition/Description:

DATA SETS CONTAIN OBSERVED DATA USED IN MATHEMATICAL

SIMULATION OF TAMPA BAY.

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

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Bytes per Record:

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Computer Makes and Models:

TIME OF TRAVEL

TOT

SPATIAL

WAGNER, LLOYD

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

P.O. BOX 1350

ALBANY, NY 12201

(518) 472-2453 (FTS) 562-2453

SPATIAL

1960 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; NEW

YORK WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

DISTRICT

UNLIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

PUNCHED CARDS

6,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

480,000 BYTES

PRIME

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DATA BASES

Computer Locations: ALBANY, NY

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: TIME OF TRAVEL OF WATER IN STREAMS

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF NEW YORK

Sources of Data:

NEW YORK WATER RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT FIELD 

SURVEY/MONITORING

Documentation:

KILPATRICK, F. A., MARTENS, L. A., AND WILSON, J. F., JR., 

1970, MEASUREMENT OF TIME-OF-TRAVEL AND DISPERSION OF DYE 

TRACING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TECHNIQUES OF 

WATER-RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS, BOOK 3, CHAPTER A9, 25 P. 

WILSON, J. F., JR., 1967, FLUOROMETRIC PROCEDURES FOR DYE 

TRACING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TECHNIQUES OF 

WATER-RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS, BOOK 3, CHAPTER A12, 31 P. 

SHINDEL, H. L., WAGNER, L. A., AND HAMECHER, P. H., 1977, 

TIME-OF-TRAVEL AND DYE-DISPERSION STUDIES OF SELECTED 

STREAMS AND LAKES IN THE OSWEGO RIVER BASIN, N.Y., 

1967-75: NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL 

CONSERVATION REPORT INV RI-17, 153 P.

Keywords:

DISPERSION; DYE; STREAM FLOW

Def inition/Description:

THE USE OF FLUORESCENT DYES AND TRACING TECHNIQUES 

PROVIDES A MEANS FOR MEASURING THE TIME OF TRAVEL AND 

DISPERSION CHARACTERISTICS OF STEADY AND GRADUALLY VARIED 

FLOW IN STREAMS. MEASUREMENTS OF THE DISPERSION AND 

CONCENTRATION OF DYES GIVE INSIGHT TO THE BEHAVIOR OF 

CONTAMINANTS THAT MAY BE INTRODUCED TO A STREAM.

***********

Data Base Name: TIME OF TRAVEL FILE

Acronym: TT FILE

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: DEMPSTER, GEORGE R.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

437 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Time Span: 1963 - 1975

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION HYDROLOGISTS

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DATA BASES

Availability for Use/Access: NOT AVAILABLE

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC

TAPE

DISK; PUNCHED CARDS

2,520,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV

STREAM FLOW TIME OF TRAVEL DATA

Storage Media:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage: 

US; NATIONWIDE

Sources of Data:

RANDOM SURFACE WATER STUDIES MADE THROUGHOUT THE US BY 

FIELD OFFICES

Documentation:

HUTCHISON, N. E., COMPILER, 1975, WATSTORE--NATIONAL WATER 

DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY--USER'S GUIDE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE 

REPORT 75-426, V. 4, CH. IV. BONING, C. W., 1973, INDEX OF 

TIME-OF-TRAVEL STUDIES OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: 

WATER RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS 34-73, 76 P. AVAILABLE FROM 

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE AS PB-225 173/4AS.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

BASIN; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATER; TIME OF TRAVEL; TRAVEL 

TIME

Definition/Description:

THE TIME OF TRAVEL FILE WAS CREATED TO PERFORM REGRESSION 

ANALYSIS TO RELATE VELOCITY AND DISPERSION CHARACTERISTICS 

TO STREAM CHANNEL CHARACTERISTICS. DATA IN THE FILE WERE 

OBTAINED FROM DISTRICTS THAT HAVE COLLECTED THEM. THE 

DATA ARE IN TWO DIRECT-ACCESS FILES. FILE 1 CONTAINS 

DYE-INJECTION INFORMATION WITH AN ASSOCIATED VARIABLE "N" 

THAT IS ASSIGNED WHEN THE DATA ARE LOADED TO THE FILE. 

FILE 2 CONTAINS THE VARIABLE "N" ALONG WITH ALL ADDITIONAL 

SAMPLING INFORMATION. FILE 1 WAS CREATED TO CONTAIN 800 

RECORDS, 684 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN LOADED. FILE 2 WAS 

CREATED TO CONTAIN 3,000 RECORDS, 1,303 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN 

LOADED.

Comments:

THIS FILE WAS SET UP FOR IN-HOUSE USE ONLY AND IS NOT 

INTENDED TO BE RELEASED OUTSIDE THE USGS.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

TRAVELERS RESEARCH CORPORATION

TAPE OF SMALL RURAL WATERSHED DATA

TRAVELERS

SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

DOLNACK, DONALD J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

421 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6031 (FTS) 928-6031

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

UNLIMITED

BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE;

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

678 RECORDS

1,224 BYTES

829,872 BYTES

BATCH COMPUTER

VA

AMD V7

RESTON,

PL/1

SMALL RURAL WATERSHEDS

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage: 

Geographical Coverage:

US 

Sources of Data:

TRAVELERS RESEARCH CORPORATION 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

HYDROLOGIC DATA; SURFACE WATER; WATERSHED 

Definition/Description:

THE TAPE IS A SUMMARY OF 678 RECORDS OF DATA ON SMALL

RURAL WATERSHEDS FURNISHED BY THE TRAVELERS RESEARCH

CORPORATION.

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DATA BASES

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

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Subject Coverage:

UNIT VALUES FILE

WRD.UNIT

SPATIAL

DEMPSTER, GEORGE R.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

437 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

USGS HYDROLOGISTS; WATSTORE AND

NAWDEX USERS

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC

TAPE; PUNCHED CARDS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

170,000 RECORDS

11,604 BYTES

1,972,680,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

WATER QUALITY DATA COLLECTED AT A

FREQUENCY GREATER THAN DAILY

Geographical Coverage: 

US

Sources of Data:

CONTINUOUS SURFACE WATER, GROUNDWATER, AND WATER QUALITY 

MONITORING DONE NATIONWIDE

Documentation:

HUTCHISON, N. E., COMPILER, 1975, WATSTORE--NATIONAL WATE1 

DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY USER'S GUIDE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE 

REPORT 75-426, V. 5, CH. III.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

FLOOD HYDROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION; STREAM FLOW

Definition/Description:

THE UNIT VALUES FILE, DEVELOPED IN 1976 BY THE U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (AUTOMATIC DATA SECTION), WAS DEVELOPED 

PRIMARILY TO STORE ALL THE UNIT VALUES DATA THAT WERE 

PREVIOUSLY STORED IN THE "SHORT- AND LONG-TERM" RAINFALL 

RUNOFF FILES. SINCE THEN, THE FILE HAS BEEN ENHANCED TO 

MAKE IT ADVANTAGEOUS TO STORE DATA FOR ALL ENVIRONMENTAL

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DATA BASES

PROTECTION AGENCY PARAMETER CODES RECORDED AT A RECORDING 

INTERVAL GREATER THAN DAILY (MAXIMUM READINGS PER DAY = 

2,880) THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR SPECIAL STUDIES OR ANALYSIS. 

THE SOURCES OF THESE DATA MAY BE EITHER SURFACE WATER, 

GROUNDWATER, QUALITY OF WATER, OR METEOROLOGICAL 

OBSERVATION AND BE INPUT EITHER BY DIGITAL RECORDER, 

SATELLITE RELAY, OR PUNCHED-CARD READER. EACH DAILY 

RECORD IS COMPOSED OF ALL DATA STORED FOR A PARTICULAR 

RECORD KEY, EACH PARAMETER CODE HELPING TO MAKE UP THE 

KEY. THE RECORDS ARE OF VARIABLE LENGTH (DEPENDING ON 

RPD) AND ARE BLOCKED TO FACILITATE MAXIMUM STORAGE AND 

EFFICIENCY. THE FILE IS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THE WATSTORE 

USER'S GUIDE, V. 5, CH. III. 

Comments:

INFORMATION STORED IN THIS DATA BASE HAS UNLIMITED 

APPLICATION POTENTIAL.

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Data Base Name: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

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Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

USGS LONG ISLAND WELL DATA BASE

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

HAWKINS, GEORGE W.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

5 AERIAL WAY

SYOSSET, NY 11791

(516) 938-8830

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1906 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT OFFICE

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

5,966,000 BYTES

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

PRIME 750

SYOSSET, NY

MIDAS

LONG ISLAND WATER WELL INFORMATION

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

COUNTIES; FOUR COUNTIES IN LONG ISLAND 

Sources of Data:

FIELD VISITS, COOPERATING COUNTY AGENCIES 

Documentation:

UNDER DEVELOPMENT 

Keywords:

WATER; WELL; NEW YORK; LONG ISLAND 

Definition/Description:

MAINTAINS INFORMATION ON WELLS IN FOUR COUNTIES ON LONG

ISLAND. THE INFORMATION INCLUDES HYDROGEOLOGIC ASPECTS OF

THE WELLS IN ADDITION TO WELL LOCATION, CONSTRUCTION TYPE,

AND WATER LEVEL.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym:

DB Type:

Structure:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone: 

Time Span: 

Data Base Status 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

WATER DATA SOURCES DIRECTORY

WDSD

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

HIERARCHIC

WILLIAMS, OWEN 0.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

421 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6031 (FTS) 928-6031

1976 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

PRIVATE CONSULTANTS; SCIENCE AND

EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION; STATE

NATURAL-RESOURCE AND GEOLOGICAL

ORGANIZATIONS; STATE UNIVERSITIES;

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE;

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION HEADQUARTERS

AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE ACCESS

DISK

616 RECORDS

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

SYSTEM 2000

DIRECTORY OF ORGANIZATIONS

COLLECTING WATER OR WATER-RELATED

DATA

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage: 

US

Sources of Data:

ORIGINAL DATA BASE CREATED FROM A WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

OFFICE OF WATER DATA COORDINATION FILE. CURRENT SOURCES 

FROM WATER AND WATER-RELATED AGENCIES.

Documentation:

KNECHT, W. A., AND EDWARDS, M. D., 1978, DEFINITIONS OF 

COMPONENTS OF THE WATER DATA SOURCES DIRECTORY MAINTAINED 

BY THE NATIONAL WATER DATA EXCHANGE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-775, 99 P.

Systems Which Access Data Base: 

NATIONAL WATER DATA EXCHANGE

Keywords:

GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGIC DATA; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY

Definition/Description:

THE WATER DATA SOURCES DIRECTORY (WDSD) IS ONE OF THE 

MAJOR DATA BASES ACCESSIBLE TO WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

PERSONNEL AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL WATER DATA EXCHANGE. 

IT IDENTIFIES ORGANIZATIONS THAT COLLECT WATER DATA OR 

WATER-RELATED DATA, INDICATES WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION IS 

A NAWDEX MEMBER, IDENTIFIES THE TYPE OF ORGANIZATION AND 

THE TYPE OF DATA COLLECTED, AND MAINTAINS INFORMATION ON 

THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA COVERED BY THE ORGANIZATION.

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records:

WATER LEVEL SUBFILE

WL FILE

SPATIAL

SORTED SEQUENTIAL

HAWKINS, GEORGE W.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

5 AERIAL WAY

SYOSSET, NY 11791

(516) 938-8830

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1900 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDROLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION; PUNCHED CARD

MAGNETIC TAPE

2,500 RECORDS

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DATA BASES

2,500,000 BYTES 

DATA GENERAL 

SYOSSET, NY 

FORTRAN IV; ASSEMBLY 

WELL WATER LEVEL DATA

NY

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage: 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; LONG ISLAND, 

Sources of Data:

USGS AND LONG ISLAND COOPERATORS 

Documentation:

HAWKINS, GEORGE W., INTRODUCTION TO THE SYOSSET WELL DATA

BASE. HAWKINS, GEORGE W., THE WELL DATA BASE SUBFILES.

HAWKINS, GEORGE W., PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE MANUAL FOR THE

WATER LEVEL SUBFILE. 

Keywords:

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGIC DATA; STORAGE 

Definition/Description:

THIS FILE CONTAINS GROUNDWATER LEVEL MEASUREMENTS.

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

No. of Records: 

Bytes per Record: 

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Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

WATER QUALITY DATA FILE

QWFILE

SPATIAL

MADDY, DAVID V.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

437 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1880 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION

UNLIMITED

BATCH

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC

TAPE; PUBLICATION; PUNCHED CARDS

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

1,500,000 RECORDS

400 BYTES

600,000,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1; FORTRAN; ASSEMBLY

THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL (ORGANIC

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DATA BASES

AND INORGANIC), AND BIOLOGIC 

QUALITY OF STREAMS, LAKES, 

RESERVOIRS, ESTUARIES, SPRINGS, 

AND WELLS IN THE US

Geographical Coverage:

US; NATIONWIDE, CANADA, MEXICO, AND GUAM

Sources of Data:

THE WATER QUALITY DATA COLLECTED BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY WATER RESOURCES DIVISION'S DISTRICT OFFICES AND 

PROJECT OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE US

Documentation:

UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTATION. HUTCHISON, N. E., COMPILER, 

1975, WATSTORE--NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL 

SYSTEM OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY USER'S GUIDE: U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-426, V. 3.

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; STATISTICS; 

SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY

Definition/Description:

THE WATER QUALITY DATA FILE IS THE PRIMARY REPOSITORY FOR 

ALL WATER QUALITY DATA COLLECTED BY THE WATER RESOURCES 

DIVISION (WRD). EACH RECORD IS VARIABLE LENGTH AND 

CONSISTS OF A WATER SAMPLE OR ANALYSIS. THE CURRENT AND 

IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING WATER YEARS OF DATA ARE MAINTAINED 

ONLINE IN AN ISAM FILE, WHILE THE HISTORICAL DATA ARE 

MAINTAINED OFFLINE ON MAGNETIC TAPES. THE FILE IS 

INTERFACED WITH WRD'S STATION HEADER FILE SO THAT DATA 

CANNOT BE STORED UNLESS A CORRESPONDING RECORD EXISTS IN 

THE STATION HEADER FILE. THE SOFTWARE FOR THE STORAGE AND 

RETRIEVAL OF THE DATA IS PROGRAMMED IN PL/1, FORTRAN, AND 

ASSEMBLY. A LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICATION PROGRAMS IS 

AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCING TABLES, PLOTS, GRAPHS, AND 

STATISTICS.

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Data Base Name: WATER QUALITY OF GROUNDWATER

ADJOINED TO HIGHWAYS IN 

MASSACHUSETTS

Acronym: HIWAYQW

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: POLLOCK, SAMUEL J.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT OFFICE 

150 CAUSEWAY STREET

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DATA BASES

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

BOSTON, MA 02114

(617) 223-4521 (FTS) 223-4521

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1964 - 1977

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY;

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC

WORKS

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

14,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

1,120,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

WATER QUALITY AND WATER LEVELS OF

GROUNDWATER AT SELECTED TEST SITES

ADJOINED TO HIGHWAYS.

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS

Sources of Data:

SAMPLES COLLECTED AND ANALYZED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS 

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IN COOPERATION WITH THE U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

CHEMICAL ANALYSES; DEICING CHEMICALS; GROUNDWATER; WATER 

QUALITY

Definition/Description:

THE HIWAYQW FILE CONTAINS WATER QUALITY (CALORIDE AND 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE) ANALYSES AND WATER LEVEL DATA OF 

GROUNDWATER AT SEVEN SELECTED TEST SITES ADJOINED TO 

HIGHWAYS IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE DATA WERE COLLECTED AS 

PART OF A COOPERATIVE STUDY BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

AND THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE 

EFFECTS OF HIGHWAY DEICING CHEMICALS ON SURFACE AND GROUND 

WATERS. THE PL/1 PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO ACCESS THE DATA 

AND PRODUCES TABLES, LINE PRINTER PLOTS, AND SIMPLE 

STATISTICS IN FORMATS DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE COOPERATIVE 

STUDY.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

DATA BASES

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WATER RESOURCES DIVISION COUNTY

CODE FILE

WRD.COUNTY

SPATIAL

MERK, CHARLES F.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

437 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6871 (FTS) 928-6871

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1974 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

REGISTERED WATSTORE MEMBERS

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

3,281 RECORDS

101 BYTES

331,381 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PL/1

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE BOUNDARIES

FOR COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES 

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATES AND OUTLYING AREAS OF THE US 

Sources of Data:

BUREAU OF STANDARDS FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING

STANDARDS (FIPS) PUBLICATION 6-2. 

Documentation:

FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS PUBLICATION

(FIPS) 6-2, COUNTIES AND COUNTY EQUIVALENTS TO THE STATES

OF THE US 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM 

Keywords:

COUNTY NAME; FIPS COUNTY CODES; LATITUDE BOUNDARY;

LONGITUDE BOUNDARY

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DATA BASES

Definition/Description:

THE PURPOSE OF THE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION COUNTY CODE 

FILE IS TO PROVIDE A SINGLE SOURCE OF COUNTY 

IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR ALL WATSTORE 

DATA-PROCESSING PROGRAMS. A COUNTY FILE RECORD COMPOSED 

OF EIGHT FIXED ITEMS OF COUNTY IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION 

IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTY IN THE US AND OUTLYING AREAS, 

CANADA, AND MEXICO. THE WRD COUNTY CODE FILE RECORD 

CONTAINS IDENTIFIERS THAT LOCATE AND DESCRIBE THE COUNTY, 

SUCH AS STATE CODE, COUNTY CODE, COUNTY NAME, AND MAXIMUM 

AND MINIMUM LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE.

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

OK 73102 

(FTS) 736-4256

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WATER RESOURCES

INVESTIGATIONS OKLAHOMA

WRIO

BIBLIOGRAPHIC

IRWIN, JAMES H.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

215 DEAN MCGEE STREET

ROOM 621

OKLAHOMA CITY,

(405) 231-4256

POINT

1899 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, OKLAHOMA

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT

UNLIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

1,010 RECORDS

IBM 370/155

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN, OK

FORTRAN IV

WATER RESOURCES INFORMATION

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF OKLAHOMA 

Sources of Data:

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, OKLAHOMA WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

DISTRICT

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DATA BASES

Documentation:

WATER RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS, 1979, WRIO-WATER RESOURCES 

INVESTIGATIONS DATA BANK OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

(WRD), OKLAHOMA DISTRICT

Keywords:

CHEMICAL ANALYSES; GROUNDWATER; PRECIPITATION; WATER 

QUALITY; SURFACE WATER; WATER TEMPERATURE

Definition/Description:

THIS DATA BASE IS A SUMMARY OF THE 1979 PROGRAM OF THE 

OKLAHOMA WATER RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT. IT CONTAINS 

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL ACTIVE PROJECTS AND THE CURRENT 

STATUS OF EACH. A LIST OF ALL PUBLISHED REPORTS RELATED 

TO THE WATER RESOURCES OF OKLAHOMA IS GIVEN. IT CONTAINS 

TABLES LISTING ALL STREAM FLOW GAGING STATIONS, WATER 

QUALITY STATIONS, RESERVOIR STATIONS, GROUNDWATER SITES, 

AND PRECIPITATION SITES THAT THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

OPERATED OR DATA PUBLISHED THROUGH COOPERATION WITH OTHER 

FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES. INCLUDED ARE 

DISCONTINUED SURFACE WATER AND WATER QUALITY STATIONS FOR 

WHICH THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HAS PUBLISHED RECORDS. TABLE 

1 GIVES AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF ALL CURRENT AND 

HISTORICAL GAGING STATIONS IN THE STATE. TABLE 2 LISTS 

THESE STATIONS BY STATION NUMBER IN DOWNSTREAM ORDER. 

TABLES 3 THROUGH 25 LIST THE STATIONS BY COOPERATOR, AND 

TABLES 26 THROUGH 41 LIST THE STATIONS ACCORDING TO TYPE 

OF DATA COLLECTED. A SUMMARY OF THE NUMBER OF STATIONS 

FUNDED BY EACH COOPERATOR IS GIVEN IN TABLE 42. A 

DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUNDWATER WELLS FOR WHICH CONTINUOUS 

OR MONTHLY WATER LEVELS ARE MEASURED IS GIVEN IN TABLE 43. 

MAPS SHOW THE LOCATION OF EACH TYPE OF STATION AND THE 

LOCATION OF SELECTED GROUNDWATER WELLS. INCLUDED ARE 

INDICES OF FLOOD-PRONE-AREA MAPS AND THE 2-DEGREE SHEETS 

IN OKLAHOMA FOR WHICH HYDROLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES 

HAVE BEEN MADE.

***********

Data Base Name: WATER USE BY SELECTED

MUNICIPALITIES IN FLORIDA

Acronym: WUSMIF

DB Type: SPATIAL

Contact Person: HEALY, HENRY G. OR TROUTMAN, DAVID

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

227 N. BRONOUGH STREET 

SUITE 3015 

TALLAHASSEE, FL 32301

Telephone: (904) 681-7620 (FTS) 965-7620

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DATA BASES

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: ARBITRARY X,Y COORDINATES

Time Span: 1970 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: CONSULTANTS; STATE AND LOCAL

AGENCIES; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION

Storage Media: PUNCHED CARDS

No. of Records: 184 RECORDS

Bytes per Record: 80 BYTES

Computer Makes and Models: BUR

Computer Locations: TALLAHASSEE, FL

Languages: ADVANCED ASSEMBLY

Subject Coverage: WATER USE DATA, SEWAGE DATA, WATER

AND SEWAGE TREATMENT

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; FLORIDA STATEWIDE

Sources of Data:

PERIODIC FIELD SURVEYS OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES BY 

PERSONNEL OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND STATE AGENCIES

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

GROUNDWATER; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATER; WATER 

TREATMENT; WATER UTILIZATION

Definition/Description:

THE WUSMIF COMPUTERIZED DATA BASE WAS DEVELOPED IN 1970 

AND BECAME OPERATIONAL IN THE SAME YEAR. CURRENTLY, 

WUSMIF CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUAL RECORDS FOR ABOUT 169 

MUNICIPALITIES AND 5 WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN FLORIDA. 

INCLUDED IS BASIC INFORMATION NEEDED TO EVALUATE MUNICIPAL 

WATER SUPPLIES. PROGRAM OUTPUT CONSISTS OF COMPUTER 

PRINTOUT FROM PUNCHED CARDS OF TABULATED DATA ARRANGED 

ALPHABETICALLY BY MUNICIPALITY. THE DATA TABLE INCLUDES 

TITLE, HEADNOTES, COLUMN HEADINGS, AND NUMERIC AND CODED 

DATA FOR WATER AND SEWAGE USE AND TREATMENT. 

MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDE COUNTY SEATS, CITIES OF AT LEAST 

5,000 POPULATION, AND MUNICIPALITIES USING WATER DERIVED 

IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM SURFACE WATER SOURCES.

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DATA BASES

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type; 

Coordinate System; 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

WATSTORE REAL-TIME FRONT-END

HYDROLOGIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM

WRAFT

SPATIAL

RELATIONAL

SHOPE, WILLIAM G.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

460 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6014 (FTS) 928-6014

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

OPERATIONAL

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE; STATE

AND LOCAL NATURAL-RESOURCES

AGENCIES; RIVER BASIN COMMISSIONS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

DISK

25,000 RECORDS

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

PL/1

MRDS

HYDROLOGIC RESOURCES INFORMATION,

REAL-TIME DATA

Geographical Coverage: 

US

Sources of Data:

REMOTE HYDROLOGIC DATA COLLECTION SITES EQUIPPED WITH 

AUTOMATIC MONITORING AND DATA TELEMETRY EQUIPMENT

Documentation: 

NONE

Systems Which Access Data Base:

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Keywords:

HYDROLOGIC DATA; REAL-TIME; REMOTE DATA COLLECTION SITES; 

SATELLITE RELAY; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY

Definition/Description:

THE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION (WRD) IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING 

A REAL-TIME FRONT-END PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR WATSTORE. 

DATA WILL BE TRANSMITTED FROM REMOTE HYDROLOGIC STATIONS 

VIA SATELLITE, RECEIVED AT GROUND STATIONS, AND DELIVERED 

TO THE USGS HONEYWELL COMPUTER IN RESTON, VA. THE FILES 

AND SOFTWARE OF THE HONEYWELL SYSTEM WILL COMPRISE THE 

REAL-TIME FRONT-END PROCESSING SYSTEM. DATA WILL BE

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AVAILABLE ON THE HONEYWELL COMPUTER FOR INTERACTIVE ACCESS 

AND PROCESSING BY WRD FIELD OFFICES AND THE RESPECTIVE 

COOPERATORS. THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO BE USED FOR MONITORING 

TRANSMISSIONS AND INVENTORYING REAL-TIME DATA. THE FILES 

WILL STORE ONLY DATA FROM THE MOST RECENT THREE DAYS. ON 

A DAILY BASIS, DATA WILL BE TRANSFERRED AUTOMATICALLY FROM 

THE HONEYWELL COMPUTER INTO THE WATSTORE FILES. THE MORE 

COMMON TYPES OF DATA THAT WILL ENTER AND PASS THROUGH THE 

REAL-TIME SYSTEM INCLUDE WATER STAGE, RESERVOIR AND LAKE 

LEVELS, PH, CONDUCTANCE, DISSOLVED OXYGEN, AND 

TEMPERATURE. THESE DATA WILL BE RECORDED AND TRANSMITTED 

AT 15-, 30-, OR 60-MIN INTERVALS. THE FILE WILL BE 

ACCESSED ON AN INTERACTIVE BASIS.

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WELL HEADER FILE

WHF

SPATIAL

RANDOM

HAWKINS, GEORGE W.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

5 AERIAL WAY

SYOSSET, NY 11791

(516) 938-8830

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1900 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDROLOGISTS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

1,700 RECORDS

372 BYTES

DATA GENERAL

SYOSSET, NY

FORTRAN IV

WELL SITE INFORMATION AND DATA

AVAILABLE IN SUBFILES

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; LONG ISLAND, NY 

Sources of Data:

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND LONG ISLAND COOPERATORS 

Documentation:

HAWKINS, GEORGE W., INTRODUCTION TO THE SYOSSET WELL DATA

BASE. HAWKINS, GEORGE W., CODING INSTRUCTIONS FOR

ENTERING, UPDATING, AND DELETING WELL INFORMATION IN THE

SYOSSET WELL HEADER FILE 

Keywords:

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGIC DATA 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

THE DATA BASE IS A MASTER LIST OF WELLS IN THE U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LONG ISLAND WELL DATA BASE AND WHERE

DATA ARE LOCATED ON TAPE IN THE SUBFILES. ACTIVE COMMON

SITE INFORMATION IS STORED ON DISK.

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WELL LOG DATA FILE

WLDF

SPATIAL

HEALY, HENRY G. OR TROUTMAN, DAVID

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

227 N. BRONOUGH STREET

SUITE 3015

TALLAHASSEE, FL 32301

(904) 681-7620 (FTS) 965-7620

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; PUBLIC LAND

SURVEY (SECTION, TOWNSHIP, AND

RANGE)

1972 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

FLORIDA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY;

SUBDISTRICT OFFICES OF THE U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AT ORLANDO,

TAMPA, TALLAHASSEE, JACKSONVILLE,

AND MIAMI, FL; WATER MANAGEMENT

DISTRICTS

UNLIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; PUNCHED CARDS; DISK

1,800 RECORDS

80 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

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DATA BASES

Languages: FORTRAN

Subject Coverage: AN INDEX OF GEOPHYSICAL AND SAMPLE

LOGS AVAILABLE IN FLORIDA FROM 

DIFFERENT STATE AGENCIES AS WELL 

AS FROM U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION OFFICES 

IN THE STATE

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; FLORIDA STATEWIDE

Sources of Data:

HYDROLOGISTS, GEOLOGISTS, AND TECHNICIANS USING 

WELL-LOGGING TECHNIQUES OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

(DENVER AND FLORIDA DISTRICT), FLORIDA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY, 

AND FIVE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS IN THE STATE

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

AQUIFER; BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; ELECTRICAL WELL LOGGING; 

GROUNDWATER; RESISTIVITY; WELL

Definition/Description:

THE COMPUTERIZED DATA BASE WLDF OF THE WATER RESOURCES 

DIVISION FLORIDA DISTRICT PROVIDES A REFERENCE AND INDEX 

TO THE LOCATIONS OF GEOPHYSICAL LOGS BY RESPONSIBLE 

OFFICES. THE INDEX INCLUDES THE WELL OR DATA SITE NUMBER 

BY LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE; THE COUNTY; OWNERSHIP; SECTION, 

TOWNSHIP, AND RANGE; INTERVAL OR TOTAL FOOTAGE LOGGED; THE 

AGENCY THAT LOGGED THE WELL; WELL DEPTH AND DIAMETER; 

AQUIFER; USE OF WELL; SPEED OF LOGGING; AND OFFICE 

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTUAL LOG. THE FOREGOING ARE 

INCLUDED AS GUIDES FOR ANY NECESSARY PRELIMINARY 

EVALUATION OF THE LOG DATA PRIOR TO EXAMINING THE ACTUAL 

LOG.

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Data Base Name: WRD/MIS PROJECTS INFORMATION

SYSTEM

Acronym: WPI

DB Type: SPATIAL; SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

Structure: HIERARCHIC

Contact Person: LOWELL, SUSAN

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

405 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092

Telephone: (703) 860-6861 (FTS) 928-6861

Time Span: 1970 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

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DATA BASES

Users: INDIVIDUALS AT ALL LEVELS OF

MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION; OTHER

DIVISIONS IN THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY AS WELL AS THE DIRECTOR'S

OFFICE; OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;

NON-FEDERAL AGENCIES;

UNIVERSITIES; INSTITUTES;

COMMISSIONS; FEDERAL LEGISLATURES;

PUBLIC; AND OCCASIONALLY OTHER

NATIONS

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

PUBLICATION; MICROFORM; PUNCHED

CARDS

MAGNETIC TAPE; MICROFORM; DISK;

TEXT

4,034 RECORDS

4,717 BYTES

19,028,378 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

GIPSY; PL/1; IRS; EASYTRIEVE;

DATABUS; SAS; JANUS II

SYSTEM 2000

INFORMATION ABOUT WATER RESOURCES

INVESTIGATIONAL ACTIVITIES

(PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS) AND

RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

FUNCTIONS 

Geographical Coverage:

US; NATIONWIDE, OUTLYING AREAS OF THE US, AND SELECTED 

OTHER COUNTRIES 

Sources of Data:

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION (WRD) PROJECT LEADERS, OTHER 

FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES (THROUGH OFFICE OF 

WATER DATA COORDINATION), USGS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 

SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PERSONNEL SYSTEM, WRD 

FINANCE AND FISCAL ANALYSIS SECTION, WRD HEADQUARTERS 

STAFF, AND WRD PLANNING SECTION 

Documentation:

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION, 1975, WRD MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 

SYSTEM (MIS) REVISED PROJECT DESCRIPTION FORMS, 

INSTRUCTIONS, AND CODE LISTS: WRD MEMORANDUM NO. 75-177. 

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION, 1977, WRD/MIS RETRIEVALS FROM 

REMOTE FIELD TERMINALS (JANUS/II) INTERFACE PROCEDURE 

AND DATA ATTRIBUTES LIST: WRD MEMORANDUM NO. 78.29. 

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION, IN PREPARATION, WRD/MIS SYSTEMS

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MANUAL: MIS UNIT INTERNAL DOCUMENT.

Systems Which Access Data Base: 

WRD/MIS DATA NETWORK

Keywords:

PROGRAMS; PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS; PUBLICATIONS; REPORTS; 

WATER RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

THE WRD/MIS PROJECTS INFORMATION SYSTEM (WPI) CONTAINS 

WATER RESOUCES DIVISION (WRD) PROJECT DESCRIPTION DATA AND 

DESCRIPTIONS OF WATER RESOURCES AREAL INVESTIGATIONS 

PERFORMED BY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL AGENCIES AS 

REPORTED TO THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OFFICE OF WATER 

DATA COORDINATION (OWDC). THE INFORMATION CONSISTS OF 

TEXT, CODES, AND NUMERIC DATA. SOME AREAL INVESTIGATION 

INFORMATION ITEMS COVERED ARE AGENCY, TITLE, SCOPE, 

LOCATION, TIME SPAN, AREAL EXTENT, STAFFING AND FUNDING 

SUPPORT, PLANNED REPORTS, AND KEYWORDS AND CODES DEPICTING 

THE HYDROLOGIC CHARACTER OF THE STUDY. WRD PROJECT RECORDS 

ALSO INCLUDE OTHER TYPES OF PROJECT DATA (CBR, RESEARCH, 

AND ADMINISTRATIVE), ADDITIONAL ITEMS (PROGRESS AND 

SIGNIFICANT RESULTS, REPORTS IN PROGRESS AND PUBLISHED, 

AND PROGRAM BUDGET ITEM CODES), AND ALL THE ABOVE, PLUS 

GREATER DETAIL ON GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION, FUNDING, 

MANPOWER, AND HYDROLOGIC CLASSIFICATION CODES. THE DATA 

ARE MANAGED BY THE GIPSY AND SYSTEM 2000 DATA BASE 

SYSTEMS, AND A USER INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SOFTWARE 

INTERFACE (JANUS II) HAS BEEN DEVELOPED, WHICH 

SIMULTANEOUSLY ACCESSES DATA IN THE TWO SYSTEMS AND 

ENABLES REMOTE COMPUTER TERMINAL USERS, WITH LITTLE OR NO 

ADP BACKGROUND, TO SUBMIT THEIR OWN SELF-PROGRAMMED 

QUERIES AND TO RETRIEVE REPORTS.

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Data Base Name: 1975 MINNESOTA WATER USE

Acronym: WATERUSE

DB Type: SPATIAL

Structure: HIERARCHIC

Contact Person: JACQUES, JAMES E.

Address: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

702 POST OFFICE BUILDING 

ST. PAUL, MN 55101

Telephone: (612) 725-7841 (FTS) 725-7841

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Coordinate System: UTM NORTHINGS AND EASTINGS

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL

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Subject Coverage:

RESOURCES; MINNESOTA ENERGY 

AGENCY; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

UNLIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT 

DISK

1,000,000 BYTES 

CDC CYBER 130 

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, 

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 

FORTRAN IV 

SYSTEM 2000

WATER USE INFORMATION FOR 

MINNESOTA IN 1975 

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF MINNESOTA 

Sources of Data:

ERIC MADSEN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 

RESOURCES, DIVISION OF WATERS, ST. PAUL, MN 

Documentation:

NONE 

Keywords:

WATER USE 

Definition/Description:

WATER USE PROVIDES A RAPID MEANS FOR ORGANIZING AND 

SUMMARIZING INFORMATION ON 1975 WATER USE IN MINNESOTA. 

IT CONSISTS OF TEXT, NUMERIC DATA, AND CODES. SOME TOPICS 

COVERED ARE LOCATION OF USE, OWNER, TYPE OF WATER SOURCE, 

TYPE OF USE, AND AMOUNT OF WATER WITHDRAWN. 

Comments:

THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN 1975.

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

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Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

BIDDING HISTORY SYSTEM FILES

BS

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

MACIOLEK, HERBERT

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

BRANCH OF INFORMATION SERVICES

STATE OFFICE CALIFORNIA

2800 COTTAGE WAY

SACRAMENTO, CA 95825

(916) 484-4008 (FTS) 468-4008

TRACT NUMBER

1974 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

OFFICE OF THE AREA GEOTHERMAL

SUPERVISOR

LIMITED

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

1,250 RECORDS

60 BYTES

75,000 BYTES

DATAPOINT 5500

PALO ALTO, CA

DATABUS

HISTORY OF GEOTHERMAL COMPETITIVE

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BIDDING

Geographical Coverage: 

US

Sources of Data:

PUBLIC RECORDS FROM ALL BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT STATE 

OFFICES

Documentation:

BUTLER, KATHLEEN, 1979, PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION FOR BIDDING 

SYSTEM FILES

Keywords:

COMPETITIVE GEOTHERMAL LEASING; DATE OF SALE; KGRA 

IDENTIFICATION CODE; KNOWN GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE AREA; TRACT 

NUMBER

Definition/Description:

THE BIDDING SYSTEM FILES (BS) REPRESENT THE ONLY 

NATIONWIDE DATA-RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR FEDERAL 

COMPETITIVE-BIDDING AND LEASING INFORMATION. BS CONSISTS 

OF FOUR INTERRELATING FILES WHICH INCLUDE INFORMATION ON 

THE KNOWN GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE AREA (KGRA), IDENTIFICATION 

CODE, MODIFIED LEGAL DESCRIPTION, DATE OF THE LEASE SALE,

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DATA BASES

TRACT NUMBER, ACREAGE OFFERED, SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AND BID, 

GRANDFATHER RIGHTS, REOFFERS, AND UNSUCCESSFUL BIDDERS AND 

BIDS. A SERIES OF UPDATE PROGRAMS PERFORM ALL PROCESSING 

TASKS NEEDED TO BUILD, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN THE DATA 

FILES. DATA RETRIEVAL PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO PRINT 

SUMMARIES OF THE INFORMATION.

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CLASSIFIED LAND 

CL

SPATIAL 

RELATIONAL 

MOE, LOI 0.

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

P.O. BOX 2967 

PORTLAND, OR 97208 

(503) 231-6812 (FTS) 429-6812 

POLYGON

PUBLIC LAND SURVEY (SECTION, 

TOWNSHIP, AND RANGE) 

1910 - 1978 

UNDER DEVELOPMENT 

OFFICES OF AREA AND DISTRICT 

HYDRAULIC ENGINEERS 

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL 

DISK

3,000,000 BYTES 

HIS MULTICS 

DENVER, CO 

PL/1; LINUS 

MRDS

TEMPORARY POWER-SITE RESERVES, 

POWER-SITE RESERVES, POWER-SITE 

CLASSIFICATIONS, WATER POWER 

DESIGNATIONS, INDIAN POWER-SITE 

RESERVES, RESERVOIR-SITE RESERVES 

AND FEDERAL POWER PORJECTS, 

MODIFICATIONS, INTERPRETATIONS, 

REVOCATIONS, AND CANCELLATIONS. 

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S WESTERN REGION STATES: 

ALASKA, WASHINGTON, OREGON, CALIFORNIA, IDAHO, NEVADA, AND 

ARIZONA

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DATA BASES

Sources of Data:

AREA HYDRAULIC ENGINEER OFFICE RECORDS THAT ARE COPIES OF 

ORIGINAL LAND ORDERS AND SUBSEQUENT CHANGES BOUND IN 

VOLUMES BY STATES OR FILED BY TYPE OF ACTION BY STATE OR 

RIVER BASIN

Documentation:

USGS FORMAL CLASSIFICATION RECORDS BOUND IN VOLUMES BY 

STATES BUT NOT FORMALLY PUBLISHED

Keywords:

FEDERAL POWER PROJECT; POWER-SITE CANCELLATIONS; 

POWER-SITE CLASSIFICATIONS; POWER-SITE RESERVES; 

POWER-SITE RESTORATIONS; WATER POWER; WITHDRAWALS

Definition/Description:

FEDERAL LANDS THAT HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED BY THE USGS SINCE 

MARCH 3, 1879 (20 STAT. 394-THE ORGANIC ACT), FOR 

POTENTIAL WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE AND 

FEDERAL POWER PROJECT LANDS WITHDRAWN BY VIRTUE OF 

APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 

UNDER THE FEDERAL POWER ACT ARE RECORDED. ORIGINAL AREAS 

WITHDRAWN HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN AFFECTED BY OTHER 

ACTIONS, AND THE FILES REFLECT THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE 

CLASSIFIED LANDS. LAND LISTS BY ALIQUOT PARTS AND LAND 

ORDERS WITH ACREAGE TOTALS WILL BE RETRIEVABLE AS 

NECESSARY FOR REPORTS TO OTHER AGENCIES OR FOR REVIEW OF 

OUTSTANDING ACREAGES BY RIVER BASIN.

Comments:

THIS DATA BASE WILL EVENTUALLY BE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE 

WATER RESOURCE SITES INVENTORY DATA BASE FOR DETERMINATION 

OF WHICH SITES ARE TO BE WITHDRAWN AND ACREAGES WITHIN 

EACH POTENTIAL SITE.

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COMPUTERIZED ONSHORE MONTHLY

ENGINEERING REPORT

COMER

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

WYATT, EDDIE R.

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

1717 H STREET, NW

WASHINGTON, DC 20006

(202) 653-2133 (FTS) 653-2133

PLACE NAME

1976 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; BUREAU OF

LAND MANAGEMENT

LIMITED

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DATA BASES

Output Media: INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; BATCH

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

No. of Records: 10,000 RECORDS

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: PL/1; FORTRAN

DBMS: GIPSY

Subject Coverage: UNIT AGREEMENTS, LEASE SALE, LEASE

AND WELL STATUS, INSPECTIONS, 

APPLICATIONS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL 

ANALYSIS

Geographical Coverage: 

US; CONTERMINOUS US

Sources of Data:

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ONSHORE OIL AND GAS AREA AND 

DISTRICT OFFICES

Documentation:

ELLSWORTH, TRINH, COMER, JULY 1977

Keywords:

GAS LEASE; NATURAL GAS; OIL; GAS; OIL LEASE; PETROLEUM; 

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; WATER POLLUTION; WELL DRILLING

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

COMER CONTAINS BASIC INFORMATION FOR ADMINISTERING OIL AND 

GAS OPERATIONS ON FEDERAL AND INDIAN ONSHORE OIL AND GAS 

LEASES. THERE IS INFORMATION ON UNIT AGREEMENTS, 

COMMUNIZATION AGREEMENTS, LEASE ACTIVITIES, WELL 

ACTIVITIES, FIELD OPERATIONS, APPLICATIONS FOR A PERMIT TO 

CONDUCT OPERATIONS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES.

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Data Base Name: GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS AND LEASE

FILES

Acronym: GAAL

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

Contact Person: MACIOLEK, HERBERT

Address: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

BRANCH OF INFORMATION SERVICES 

STATE OFFICE CALIFORNIA 

2800 COTTAGE WAY 

SACRAMENTO, CA 95825

Telephone: (916) 484-4008 (FTS) 468-4008

Spatial Data Type: POLYGON

Coordinate System: PUBLIC LAND SURVEY (SECTION,

TOWNSHIP, AND RANGE)

Time Span: 1974 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

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DATA BASES

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Subject Coverage:

Users: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE

INDUSTRY; DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE;

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; FOREST

SERVICE

LIMITED

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

41,300 RECORDS

2,840,000 BYTES

DATAPOINT 5500

SACRAMENTO, CA

DATABUS

COMPETITIVE, NONCOMPETITIVE, AND

INDIAN LEASES AND NONCOMPETITIVE

APPLICATIONS 

Geographical Coverage:

US; NATIONWIDE 

Sources of Data:

PUBLIC RECORDS FROM ALL BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT STATE 

OFFICES 

Documentation:

IN-HOUSE USER-ORIENTED DOCUMENTATION: MACIOLEK, HERBERT, 

PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION FOR GEOTHERMAL APPLICATION AND LEASE 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOTHERMAL LEASE AND APPLICATION SYSTEM 

Keywords:

APPLICATIONS; GEOTHERMAL LEASE; LEASE 

Definition/Description:

THE GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS AND LEASE (GAAL) FILES 

REPRESENT THE ONLY NATIONWIDE DATA-RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR 

FEDERAL COMPETITIVE AND NONCOMPETITIVE GEOTHERMAL LEASING 

INFORMATION. GAAL CONSISTS OF THREE INTERRELATING FILES, 

WHICH INCLUDE INFORMATION ON SERIAL REGISTER NUMBER, DATE 

OF APPLICATION, SURFACE MANAGING AGENCY, COUNTY, MODIFIED 

LEGAL DESCRIPTION, ACREAGE, ACTIONS AFFECTING THE 

APPLICATION, AND THE APPLICANT'S IDENTIFICATION CODE. A 

SERIES OF UPDATE PROGRAMS PERFORM ALL PROCESSING TASKS 

NEEDED TO BUILD, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN THE DATA FILES. 

DATA-RETRIEVAL PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO PRINT SUMMARIES 

OF THE INFORMATION.

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BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

DATA BASES

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ONSHORE RECORD OF EVENTS

CORE

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

WYATT, EDDIE R.

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

1717 H STREET, NW

WASHINGTON, DC 20006

(202) 653-2133 (FTS) 653-2133

POLYGON

PUBLIC LAND SURVEY (SECTION,

TOWNSHIP, AND RANGE)

1974 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; PUNCHED CARDS; DISK

1,600 RECORDS

200 BYTES

320,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

IRS

GIPSY

UNDESIRABLE EVENTS ON OIL AND GAS

LEASEHOLDS ON LANDS UNDER

SUPERVISION

Geographical Coverage:

US; 48 CONTERMINOUS US AND ALASKA

Sources of Data:

SOME OF THE DATA ARE SUBMITTED BY OIL AND GAS OPERATORS, 

AND SOME COME FROM FIELD INSPECTIONS BY ONSHORE OIL AND 

GAS FIELD OFFICES.

Documentation:

NICHOLS, LOUISE, 1976, CORE PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION MANUAL.

Keywords:

ACCIDENT; BLOWOUT; DRILLING; FACILITY; FIRE; GAS LEASE; 

GAS PIPELINES; GAS PIPELINE; GAS VENTED; INJURY; NATURAL 

GAS; OIL; OIL OPERATIONS; OIL LEASE; OIL SPILL; PETROLEUM; 

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM PIPELINE; PETROLEUM 

PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; PIPELINE; PIPELINE 

TRANSPORTATION; SALTWATER; TOXIC FLUIDS; WATER POLLUTION; 

WELL DRILLING; GAS OPERATIONS; SPILL; MUD SPILL; WELL BORE

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DATA BASES

Definition/Description:

REPORTS OF SPILLS, FIRES, ACCIDENTS, AND BLOWOUTS ON OIL 

AND GAS ONSHORE LEASEHOLDS UNDER USGS SUPERVISION

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Address:

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BOREHOLE AND COMPLETION FILE, GULF

OF MEXICO--OCS

BHCP

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

RELATIONAL

CHEDOTAL, JOSEPH J.

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

P.O. BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0729 (FTS) 680-9729

LEASE NUMBER

1947 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

GULF OF MEXICO REGION

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

60,000 RECORDS

180 BYTES

11,800,000 BYTES

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

PERKIN-ELMER 3250

METAIRIE, LA

FORTRAN

DMS/32

WELL DATA

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; GULF OF MEXICO 

Sources of Data:

OCS OPERATORS SEND IN DI FORM 9-330 (WELL COMPLETION

REPORT) AND DI FORM 9-331 (SUNDRY NOTICE) 

Documentation:

CHEDOTAL, JOSEPH J., OCSIS SYSTEM, NOVEMBER 1982 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INFORMATION SYSTEM 

Keywords:

GAS LEASE; WELL BORE; OIL; OIL LEASE; WELL DRILLING;

NATURAL GAS; OCS LEASE; GAS; PETROLEUM; GULF OF MEXICO;

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

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DATA BASES

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

CONTAINS BOREHOLE AND COMPLETION INFORMATION ABOUT EACH 

WELL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. SOME OF THE DATA ELEMENTS ARE 

FIELD NAME, LEASE NUMBER, WELL NAME, AND OPERATOR. FOR 

EACH BOREHOLE, TOTAL DEPTH, DATE TOTAL DEPTH REACHED, AND 

ELEVATION ARE GIVEN. FOR EACH COMPLETION, DATE OF 

COMPLETION, PERFORATION INTERVAL, TYPE OF COMPLETION, TOP 

PRODUCTION HORIZON, AND RESERVOIR NAME ARE GIVEN.

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

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EARTHQUAKE DATA RETRIEVAL

QUAKES

SPATIAL

AALUND, TERRANCE

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PACIFIC OCS REGION

1340 W. SIXTH STREET

LOS ANGELES, CA 90017

(213) 688-2046 (FTS) 798-2046

POINT

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1900 - 1978

OPERATIONAL

PACIFIC OCS REGION

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

MAGNETIC TAPE

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

MULTITRIEVE

EARTHQUAKE DATA

Geographical Coverage:

US; ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, IDAHO, NEVADA, OREGON, UTAH,

WASHINGTON, AND WEST COAST OFFSHORE 

Sources of Data:

CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, CALIFORNIA

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC

DIVISION. 

Documentation:

VINTON, J., EARTHQUAKE RETRIEVAL USER'S GUIDE 

Keywords:

EARTHQUAKE; SEISMICITY

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DATA BASES

Definition/Description:

THE EARTHQUAKE DATA CONSIST OF THREE TAPES FROM THE U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC DIVISION, THE CALIFORNIA 

DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, AND THE CALIFORNIA 

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. THE DATA ARE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH 

THE MULTITRIEVE SOFTWARE PACKAGE. THE INFORMATION ON EACH 

TAPE INCLUDES DATE, TIME, LOCATION, MAGNITUDE, AND DEPTH. 

THERE ARE ADDITIONAL DATA, BUT THEY ARE VARIABLE, 

DEPENDING ON THE ORIGIN OF THE TAPE. THE USER'S GUIDE 

EXPLAINS THE DATA FORMAT FOR EACH TAPE.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

FIELD AND RESERVOIR RESERVE

ESTIMATES, GULF OF MEXICO--OCS

FRRE

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

RELATIONAL

CHEDOTAL, JOSEPH J.

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

P.O. BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0729 (FTS) 680-9729

LEASE NUMBER

LEASE NUMBER CAN BE CONVERETED TO

X,Y COORDINATES

1947 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, GULF

OF MEXICO REGION

PROPRIETARY

INTERACTIVE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

8,000 RECORDS

344 BYTES

2,752,000 BYTES

5 PERCENT PER YEAR

PERKIN-ELMER 3250

METAIRIE, LA

FORTRAN

DMS/32

RESERVES BY RESERVOIR, FIELD, AND

LEASE

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; GULF OF MEXICO

Sources of Data:

RESERVE STUDIES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Documentation:

COATS, MARY, GENERAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION FOR FIELD AND 

RESERVOIR RESERVE ESTIMATES, AND TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR 

FIELD AND RESERVOIR RESERVE ESTIMATES, REWRITTEN OCTOBER 

1982

Keywords:

FIELD RESERVES; NATURAL GAS; OIL; GAS; PETROLEUM; 

PETROLEUM RESERVES; GAS RESERVOIR; OIL RESERVOIR; GULF OF 

MEXICO; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Definition/Description:

CONTAINS RESERVE ESTIMATES AND ALLOCATED PRODUCTION DATA 

FOR EACH RESERVOIR IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. SOME OF THE 

DATA ELEMENTS ARE AREA, GAS AND OIL RATIOS, RECOVERY 

FACTORS, IN-PLACE RESERVES, GEOLOGIC AGE, DISCOVERY DATA, 

NUMBER OF WELLS, POROSITY, AND GRAVITY.

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Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

GEOPHYSICAL MAPPING SYSTEM

GMS

SPATIAL

AALUND, TERRANCE

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PACIFIC OCS REGION

1340 W. SIXTH STREET

LOS ANGELES, CA 90017

(213) 688-2046 (FTS) 798-2046

GRID

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; UTM NORTHINGS

AND EASTINGS; STATE PLANE

COORDINATES

1968 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PACIFIC OCS REGION

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC TAPE

DISK

1,000,000 RECORDS

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN; DISSPLA

CARTOGRAPHIC DATA BASE AND MAPPING

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DATA BASES

SYSTEM, INCLUDING GEOLOGIC AND 

GEOPHYSICAL DATA

Geographical Coverage:

US STATE; STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Sources of Data:

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT: THREE-MILE LIMIT, LEASE TRACT 

BOUNDARIES. PETROLEUM COMPANIES: WELL DATA. GEOPHYSICAL 

COMPANIES: SEISMIC DATA

Documentation:

AALUND, TERRANCE, 1980. COMPUTER SOFTWARE USERS GUIDE

Keywords:

BASE MAPS; CARTOGRAPHIC; GEOLOGIC MAPPING; MAPPING; OUTER 

CONTINENTAL SHELF; SPATIAL

Definition/Description:

GEOPHYSICAL MAPPING SYSTEM (CMS) IS A CARTOGRAPHIC DATA 

BASE AND MAPPING SYSTEM FOR BASE MAPS USED FOR LEASE-TRACT 

EVALUATION FOR ANY AREA. THE MAPS WILL BE ON A SCALE OF 

1:48,000 OR 1:96,000 OR WILL BE VARIABLE FROM 1:200 TO 

1:1,500,000 SCALE. USERS MAY SELECT UTM, LAMBERT, OR 

GEOGRAPHIC POSITION PROJECTIONS. THERE ARE THREE BASIC 

TYPES OF MAPS: GEOLOGIC, GEOPHYSICAL, AND BOTTOM SAMPLE. 

ALL BASE MAPS WILL CONTAIN THE SHORE LINE, THREE-MILE 

LIMIT LINE, AND LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE TICKMARKS. THE 

GEOPHYSICAL MAPS WILL CONTAIN ALL SEISMIC LINES, SHOT 

POINT LOCATIONS, AND OCS LEASE-TRACT BOUNDARIES WITHIN THE 

MAP WINDOW OR TIME, DEPTH, OR VELOCITY DATA SELECTED FROM 

THE GEOPHYSICAL DATA BASE. GEOLOGIC MAPS WILL CONTAIN 

PLATFORM AND WELL LOCATIONS, RESERVOIRS, FIELDS, AND OTHER 

DATA. THE BOTTOM-SAMPLE MAPS CONTAIN LOCATIONS OF BOTTOM 

SAMPLES TAKEN WITHIN THE MAP AREA.

***********

Data Base Name: HIGH RESOLUTION SEISMIC DATA, GULF

OF MEXICO

Acronym: HIRESGOM 

DB Type: SPATIAL 

Contact Person: YANG, R.H. 

Address: MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

GULF OF MEXICO REGION

P.O. BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

Telephone: (504) 838-0706 (FTS) 680-9706 

Spatial Data Type: LINE

Coordinate System: ARBITRARY X,Y COORDINATES 

Time Span: 1977 - 1978 

Data Base Status: UNDER DEVELOPMENT 

Users: GEOPHYSICISTS; HAZARDS AND EVALUA2 - 294
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

DATA BASES

TION RESEARCHERS

Availability for Use/Access: LIMITED

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE

Computer Makes and Models: HIS MULTICS

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Subject Coverage: HIGH-RESOLUTION SEISMIC DATA

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; GULF OF MEXICO

Sources of Data:

GEOPHYSICAL DATA CONTRACTORS

Documentation:

NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL AND SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL DATA CENTER, 

1977, THE MARINE GEOPHYSICAL DATA EXCHANGE FORMAT-'MGD77,' 

18 P.

Keywords:

GEOPHYSICS; HIGH RESOLUTION SEISMIC HAZARDS STUDY; OCS 

LEASE; LEASE SALE; SEISMIC STUDY; HAZARD; HAZARDS; GULF OF 

MEXICO; OCS LEASE EVALUATION

Definition/Description:

THIS DATA FILE CONSISTS OF CONTRACTOR-SUPPLIED 800 BPI 

NINE-TRACK MAGNETIC TAPES OF HIGH-RESOLUTION GEOPHYSICAL 

DATA ACQUIRED BY THE MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE IN 

SUPPORT OF HAZARDS STUDIES AND LEASE-SALE ACTIVITIES IN 

THE GULF OF MEXICO. MAGNETIC TAPES ARE THE ORIGINAL FIELD 

DATA TAPES GENERATED BY THE CONTRACTORS IN THE PERFORMANCE 

OF THE DATA ACQUISITION PROCESS.

Comments:

DATA BASE IS DORMANT AND NOT IN USE AT THIS TIME. THE 

SEISMIC AND NAVIGATIONAL DATA ARE AVAILABLE IN THE MARINE 

GEOPHYSICAL DATA EXCHANGE FORMAT -- MGD77.

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Data Base Name: LEASE DATA FILE, GULF OF

MEXICO--OCS

Acronym: LEASE

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL 

Contact Person: WILLIAMS, JAMES 

Address: MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

P.O. BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

Telephone: (504) 838-0729 (FTS) 680-9729 

Spatial Data Type: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT BLOCK NUMBER 

Time Span: 1945 - PRESENT 

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL 

Users: GULF OF MEXICO OCS REGION;

OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT;

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DATA BASES

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models

Computer Locations:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES; OIL AND 

GAS INDUSTRY; CONSULTANTS 

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC 

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; 

PUNCHED CARDS 

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK 

5,500 RECORDS 

2,800,000 BYTES 

20 PERCENT PER YEAR 

AMD V7 

RESTON, VA 

GIPSY

BASIC LEASE-HOLD INFORMATION AND 

DATA ON ALL OIL, GAS, SALT, AND 

SULFUR LEASES IN THE GULF OF 

MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

(OCS) 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

Sources of Data:

GULF OF MEXICO OCS LEASE-HOLD INFORMATION AND DATA FROM 

THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY 

Documentation:

LEASE DATA BASE SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION 

Keywords:

GAS LEASE; NATURAL GAS; OCS LEASE; OIL LEASE; PETROLEUM; 

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SALT LEASE; SULFUR LEASE; GULF OF 

MEXICO; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

Definition/Description:

THE FILE CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT THE OPERATION OF OIL, 

GAS, SALT, AND SULFUR LEASES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. AS 

SOON AS A LEASE SALE HAS BEEN COMPLETED, INFORMATION ABOUT 

THE NEW LEASE IS ADDED TO THE FILE. NEW INFORMATION ABOUT 

CURRENT LEASES IS ADDED EACH WEEK. SOME OF THE DATA 

ELEMENTS IN THE FILE ARE SALE NUMBER, CURRENT STATUS, 

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, OWNERS OF A WORKING 

INTEREST, PERCENTAGE OF OWNERSHIP, WELLS DRILLED, 

EXPLORATORY WELLS DRILLED, DEVELOPMENT WELLS DRILLED, 

AREA, BLOCK, DATE OF FIRST PRODUCTION, AND NUMBER OF 

PLATFORMS.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Time Span: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models

Computer Locations:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

DATA BASES

***********

LEASE SALE DATA FILE, GULF OF

MEXICO DCS

LSALE

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

WILLIAMS, JAMES

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

P.O. BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0729 (FTS) 680-9729

1954 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

GULF OF MEXICO OCS REGION;

OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT,

RESTON, VA

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

MICROFORM; PUNCHED CARD

50 RECORDS

1,000 BYTES

50,000 BYTES

6 PERCENT PER YEAR

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

GIPSY

LEASE SALE INFORMATION AND DATA ON

GULF OF MEXICO OCS LEASE SALES

SINCE OCTOBER 1954

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Sources of Data:

GULF OF MEXICO LEASE-SALE INFORMATION AND DATA FROM THE 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Documentation:

LEASE DATA BASE SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION

Keywords:

NATURAL GAS; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF; OCS BONUSES; OCS 

LEASE SALE; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; BIDDING; GULF 

OF MEXICO

Definition/Description:

SHORTLY AFTER A LEASE SALE, DATA ON THE SALE ARE ENTERED 

INTO THIS DATA BASE. NONE OF THESE DATA ARE PROPRIETARY. 

SOME OF THE DATA ELEMENTS IN THE FILE ARE SALE DATE, SALE 

NUMBER, STATE, NUMBER OF ACRES, NUMBER OF BIDS, NUMBER OF 

ACRES RECEIVING BIDS, TOTAL AMOUNT OF ALL BIDS, TRACTS 

OFFERED, HIGH BID, LOW BID, AND TRACTS SOLD.

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DATA BASES

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

MICROFILM DATA FILE

MICRO FILE

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

WILLIAMS, JAMES

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

GULF OF MEXICO REGION

P.O. BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0729 (FTS) 680-9729

POINT

ARBITRARY X,Y COORDINATES

1971 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

GEOPHYSICISTS; TECHNICIANS

PROPRIETARY

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE

500,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

40,000,000 BYTES

AMD V7; DATAPOINT

RESTON, VA; METAIRIE, LA

DATASHARE; ASSEMBLY

CONTAINS CROSS-REFERENCED DATA FOR

MICROFILM IMAGES OF PROPRIETARY

DATA

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Sources of Data:

GEOPHYSICAL DATA CONTRACTORS

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

OCS LEASE EVALUATION; OCS LEASE SALE; SEISMIC STUDY; 

VELOCITY DATA; GULF OF MEXICO; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Definition/Description:

THIS DATA BASE IS AN INDEX TO A FILE OF VELOCITY DATA 

STORED ON MICROFILM. THERE IS A RECORD IN THE SYSTEM FOR 

EACH DATA ITEM. A RECORD CONTAINS DATE OF MICROFILMING, 

MICROFILM ROLL NUMBER, GEOGRAPHIC AREA, TYPE OF DATA, 

CONTRACTOR, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT BLOCK NUMBER.

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DATA BASES

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

MONTE CARLO EVALUATION FILES

MONTCAR

SPATIAL

LORE, GARY

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

12203 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE

MAIL STOP 644

RESTON, VA 22091

(703) 860-7567 (FTS) 928-7567

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT BLOCK NUMBER

1971 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR;

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PROPRIETARY

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC

TAPE; MICROFORM

MAGNETIC TAPE; MICROFORM

30,000,000 BYTES

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV; ASSEMBLY; PL/1

LEASE EVALUATION--POSTSALE INPUT

AND OUTPUT 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; GULF OF MEXICO, ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, ALASKA OCS 

Sources of Data:

EVALUATION GEOLOGISTS, ENGINEERS, GEOPHYSICISTS, AND 

ECONOMISTS 

Documentation:

AKERS, HARRY, 1983, MONTE CARLO DOCUMENTATION MANUAL WITH 

REVISIONS 

Systems Which Access Data Base:

MONTE CARLO 

Keywords:

GAS LEASE; NATURAL GAS; OCS LEASE EVALUATION; GULF OF 

MEXICO; OIL LEASE; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY 

Definition/Description:

THE PURPOSE OF THE MONTE CARLO SYSTEM IS TO AID IN THE 

DECISION TO ACCEPT OR REJECT HIGH BIDS FOR BLOCKS IN OCS 

LEASE OFFERINGS. THE FOLLOWING DATA ARE GATHERED AND 

INPUT: CURRENT PRICES FOR OIL AND GAS, TRACT NUMBER, 

TRANSPORTATION COSTS, PIPELINE COSTS, EXPLORATION COSTS, 

NUMBER OF WELLS NECESSARY, WATER DEPTH, DRILLING DEPTHS, 

PRODUCTION DEPTHS, TAX DATA, AND RANGES OF VARIABLES USED

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DATA BASES

IN ESTIMATING VOLUMES OF GAS AND OIL. THESE DATA ARE 

AVAILABLE FOR ACCESS ONLY AFTER THE OFFERING DURING THE 

POSTOFFERING EVALUATION PROCESS. AFTER THAT, THEY ARE PUT 

INTO AN ARCHIVAL FORM ON MAGNETIC TAPE.

Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

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OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS

MODEL FILES

OSTA .

SPATIAL

HIERARCHIC

LANFEAR, KENNETH J.

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

12203 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE

MAIL STOP 644

RESTON, VA 22091

(703) 860-6730 (FTS) 928-6730

GRID

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE; ARBITRARY X,Y

COORDINATES

1976 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR;

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE; PUBLICATION

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

60,000,000 BYTES

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

AMD V7; HIS MULTICS; PDF 11

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN IV

NONE

CURRENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES,

AND WINDS

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; NEARLY THE ENTIRE US OCS, INCLUDING ALASKA

Sources of Data:

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND 

ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

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MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

DATA BASES

Documentation:

SMITH, R. A., SLACK, J. R., WYANT, TIMOTHY, AND LANFEAR, 

K. J., 1982, THE OILSPILL RISK ANALYSIS MODEL OF THE U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL 

PAPER 1227, 40 P. LANFEAR, K. J., AND SAMUELS, W. B., 

1981, DOCUMENTATION AND USER'S GUIDE TO THE USGS OILSPILL 

RISK ANALYSIS MODEL: OILSPILL TRAJECTORIES AND 

CALCULATION OF CONDITIONAL PROBABILITIES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 81-316, 99 P. LANFEAR, K. J., AND 

NAKASSIS, A., 1980, DOCUMENTATION AND USER'S GUIDE TO THE 

SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA DIGITIZING SYSTEMS, SEDDS: 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 80-871, 133 P.

Systems Which Access Data Base: 

OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS

Keywords:

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL SPILL; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF; 

PREDICTION; STOCHASTIC

Definition/Description:

THE OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS MODEL ANALYZES THE 

PROBABILITY THAT OIL SPILLS FROM OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

OIL PRODUCTION WILL OCCUR AND CONTACT VULNERABLE 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES. THE DATA BASE FOR THIS MODEL 

COVERS MOST OF THE US OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF, AT A GRID 

RESOLUTION OF 1.5 TO 3 KM. FILES INCLUDE SPATIAL LOCATIONS 

OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES VULNERABLE TO SPILLED OIL, 

OCEAN CURRENT FIELDS, AND WIND-TRANSITION PROBABILITY 

MATRICES.

Comments:

MOST DATA FILES ARE STRUCTURED TO FACILITATE HIGH-SPEED 

RETRIEVAL BY THE MODEL.

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Data Base Name: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF (OCS)

EVENTS FILE

Acronym: EVENTS

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL 

Contact Person: GIROIR, A. DONALD 

Address: MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

P.O. BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

Telephone: (504) 838-0555 (FTS) 680-9555 

Spatial Data Type: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT OCS BLOCK NUMBER 

Time Span: 1970 - PRESENT 

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL 

Users: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR;

OFFSHORE OPERATIONS, MINERALS

MANAGEMENT SERVICE, RESTON, VA;

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DATA BASES

OIL COMPANIES; GULF OF MEXICO OCS 

REGION, MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

Availability for Use/Access: UNLIMITED

Access Method: INTERACTIVE

Output Media: BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

Storage Media: DISK

No. of Records: 2,304 RECORDS

Total Bytes in DB: 422,214 BYTES

Growth Rate: 10 PERCENT PER YEAR

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

DBMS: GIPSY

Subject Coverage: POLLUTION INCIDENTS, INJURY AND

DEATH, BLOWOUT, AND OIL AND GAS 

OPERATIONS

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; GULF OF MEXICO

Sources of Data:

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE DISTRICT OFFICES, LEASE 

OPERATORS

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

NATURAL GAS; OIL; PETROLEUM; WATER POLLUTION; WELL 

DRILLING; GAS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTION

Definition/Description:

THE FILE CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT TRAUMATIC EVENTS THAT 

OCCUR ON OIL AND GAS PLATFORMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. AN 

EVENT COULD BE AN OIL SPILL, A BLOWOUT, A FATALITY, AN 

INJURY, A FIRE, OR AN EXPLOSION. THERE ARE DATA ELEMENTS 

FOR LOCATION, OPERATOR, TYPE OF RIG, CAUSE OF EVENT, AND 

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT.

***********

Data Base Name: PIPELINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, GULF

OF MEXICO--OCS

Acronym: PMS

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

Contact Person: GIROIR, A. DONALD

Address: MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

P.O. BOX 7944 

METAIRIE, LA 70010

Telephone: (504) 838-0555 (FTS) 680-9555

Spatial Data Type: POINT

Time Span: 1976 - PRESENT

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL

Users: CONGRESS; OFFSHORE MINERALS

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DATA BASES

MANAGEMENT, MINERALS MANAGEMENT

SERVICE; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE;

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR;

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; GULF OF

MEXICO OCS REGION, MINERALS

MANAGEMENT SERVICE

UNLIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

DISK

9,000 RECORDS

80 BYTES

720,000 BYTES

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

COBOL; IRS; EASYTRIEVE

PIPELINE SEGMENT

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; GULF OF MEXICO

Sources of Data:

USGS TECHNICIANS, PIPELINE COMPANIES 

MANAGEMENT APPROVALS

Documentation:

PIPELINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TECHNICAL MANUAL

Keywords:

GAS PIPELINE; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM 

PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; PIPELINES; PIPELINE 

TRANSPORTATION; UNDERWATER PIPELINE; GULF OF MEXICO; OUTER 

CONTINENTAL SHELF

Definition/Description:

THE PIPELINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL 

IDENTIFICATION OF PIPELINE SEGMENTS THROUGH THE GATHERING 

AND STORING OF SEGMENT-RELATED DATA ON PIPELINES. THE 

SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR THE RAPID AND ACCURATE RETRIEVAL OF 

STATISTICAL INFORMATION IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES FOR 

ALL PIPELINES APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE FEDERAL 

WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO: OPERATOR, INITIATING 

LOCATION, TERMINATING LOCATION, SIZE, LENGTH, TYPE OF 

PRODUCT, APPROVAL DATE, AND CONSTRUCTION DATE. ALL 

PERTINENT INFORMATION ON EACH SEGMENT IS BEING 

CONTINUOUSLY REVIEWED AND UPDATED.

AND BUREAU OF LAND

PETROLEUM PIPELINE;

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

DATA BASES

***********

PLATFORM INSPECTION SYSTEM, GULF

OF MEXICO--OCS

IS

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

GIROIR, A. DONALD

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

P.O. BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0555 (FTS) 680-9555

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT OCS BLOCK NUMBEE

1975 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR;

GULF OF MEXICO OCS REGION,

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE;

CONTRACT SERVICE COMPANIES

LIMITED

BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

468,000 RECORDS

160 BYTES

74,880,000 BYTES

3 PERCENT PER YEAR

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

COBOL; IRS; EASYTRIEVE

PRODUCTION-PLATFORM INSPECTIONS

AND DRILLING-RIG INSPECTIONS

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; FEDERAL LEASES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

Sources of Data:

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TECHNICIANS' FIELD INSPECTION FORMS

Documentation:

GULF OF MEXICO REGION, CONSERVATION DIVISION, 1975 

(REVISED 1978), PLATFORM INSPECTION SYSTEM. UNPUBLISHED 

USERS GUIDE.

Keywords:

GAS PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM 

PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTIONS; SAFETY INSPECTIONS

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

CONTAINS INFORMATION GATHERED DURING INSPECTIONS OF OIL 

AND GAS PLATFORMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. SEPARATE 

INSPECTIONS ARE MADE OF PRODUCTION AND DRILLING OPERATIONS 

ON THE SAME PLATFORMS. THERE IS INFORMATION ABOUT THE 

PLATFORM, HOURS SPENT INSPECTING, VIOLATIONS, DEPARTURES 

GRANTED, SAFETY DEVICE SETTINGS AND PIPELINES, WELL BAY 

OPERATIONS, PRODUCTION VESSELS, HEADER SYSTEMS, FIRED

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DATA BASES

VESSELS, AND POSSIBLE ITEMS OF NONCOMPLIANCE. 

Comments:

DATA BASE CONTAINS SETTINGS OF VARIOUS SAFETY DEVICES AND 

EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS.

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Data Base Name:

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Structure: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone: 

Spatial Data Type: 

Data Base Status: 

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

RESERVOIR FILE, GULF OF

MEXICO OCS

RESERVOIR

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

INDEXED SEQUENTIAL

CHEDOTAL, JOSEPH J.

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

P.O. BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0729 (FTS) 680-9729

FIELD

OPERATIONAL

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE; GULF

OF MEXICO REGION

UNLIMITED

BATCH

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK; TEXT

7,500 RECORDS

161 BYTES

1,207,500 BYTES

5 PERCENT PER YEAR

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

COBOL; FORTRAN

MAXIMUM EFFICIENT RATES FOR EACH

RESERVOIR 

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; GULF OF MEXICO REGION 

Sources of Data:

OCS OPERATORS SUBMIT DI FORM 9-1866 (REQUEST FOR MAXIMUM

EFFICIENT RATE OF A RESERVOIR) 

Documentation:

CHEDOTAL, JOSEPH J., WELL STATUS AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM,

SEPT. 1978

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DATA BASES

Systems Which Access Data Base:

WELL STATUS AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM 

Keywords:

GAS LEASE; NATURAL GAS; OIL; GAS; OIL LEASE; PETROLEUM;

GULF OF MEXICO; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF; PETROLEUM

PRODUCTION 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT RESERVOIRS IN THE GULF OF

MEXICO. THERE ARE DATA ELEMENTS FOR FIELD, RESERVOIR,

EFFECTIVE DATE, MAXIMUM EFFICIENT RATE, AND RESERVOIR

CLEARANCE. 

Comments:

LATEST 6 OCCURRENCES OF DATA ARE KEPT. MOST DATA ARE LESS

THAN 2 YEARS OLD.

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Output Media:

Storage Media: 

Total Bytes in DB: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Languages: 

Subject Coverage:

VELOCITY DATA CELLS

VELCELL

SPATIAL

YANG, R. H.

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

GULF OF MEXICO REGION

P.O. BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0706 (FTS) 680-9706

POINT

ARBITRARY X,Y COORDINATES

1971 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

RESOURCE EVALUATION OFFICES OF THE

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PROPRIETARY

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC

TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER PRINTOUT;

MICROFORM; PUNCHED CARDS

MAGNETIC TAPE; PUNCHED CARDS; DISK

20,000,000 BYTES

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN

SEISMIC VELOCITY DATA DERIVED .FROM

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS

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DATA BASES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; SCATTERED OCS DATA PRIMARILY IN THE GULF OF 

MEXICO

Sources of Data:

CONTRACT AND PERMIT SEISMIC SURVEY DATA

Documentation:

GEOSCIENCE INTERPRETIVE AID SYSTEM (GIAS) DOCUMENTATION 

MANUAL

Systems Which Access Data Base:

GEOSCIENCE INTERPRETIVE AID SYSTEM

Keywords;

GEOPHYSICAL ANALYSIS; OCS LEASE EVALUATION; OCS LEASE 

SALE? OIL; SEISMIC STUDY; SEISMIC VELOCITY DATA; VELOCITY 

ANALYSIS; GULF OF MEXICO; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

THE CURRENT DATA ARE ON DISK, AND THE HISTORICAL DATA ARE 

ON TAPE. THE CONTENTS ARE VARIOUS VELOCITY 

REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SEISMIC WAVELET AS DERIVED FROM 

DATA SUPPLIED BY CONTRACTOR AND PERMITTEE (SEISMIC 

SIGNAL). THESE FILES ARE PROCESSED IN A COMPUTATIVE AND 

ANALYTICAL FASHION EITHER BY BATCH OR INTERACTIVE MEANS TO 

ASSIST IN THE LEASE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL 

STUDY AT THE TECHNICAL SPECIALIST LEVEL.

***********

Data Base Name: 

Acronym: 

DB Type: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access:

Output Media:

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Total Bytes in DB:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Subject Coverage:

WELL FILE

WF

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

AALUND, TERRANCE

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PACIFIC OCS REGION

1340 W. SIXTH STREET

LOS ANGELES, CA 90017

(213) 688-2046 (FTS) 798-2046

POINT

1968 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

PACIFIC OCS REGION

PROPRIETARY

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

DISK

550 RECORDS

614,400 BYTES

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

FORTRAN

DIRECTIONAL SURVEY--OFFSHORE (OCS)

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DATA BASES

ONSHORE (LIMITED)

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Sources of Data:

OIL COMPANIES--OCS DATA

Documentation: 

NONE

Keywords:

DIRECTIONAL SURVEY; DIRECTIONAL WELLS; GAS LEASE; NATURAL 

GAS; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF; OIL; OIL LEASE; PETROLEUM 

INDUSTRY; WELL SURVEY

Definition/Description:

THE INFORMATION IN WELL FILE DESCRIBES DIRECTIONAL SURVEYS 

OBTAINED FROM WELLS DRILLED IN THE OCS REGION OFF 

CALIFORNIA. THE FILES ARE IN A FORMAT THAT IS READABLE TO 

THE PROGRAM WELDEV. THE INFORMATION CONSISTS OF THE 

COMPANY, WELL NAME, KELLY BUSHING, AND WELL SURVEY. THE 

WELL SURVEY INCLUDES MEASURED DEPTH, AVERAGE DRIFT ANGLE, 

AND DIRECTION OF DEVIATION. THE PROGRAM WELDEV WILL 

COMPUTE TRUE DEPTH AT VARIOUS INTERVALS. THERE IS AN 

OPTION TO PLOT A PLAN AND (OR) CROSS-SECTIONAL VIEW OF THE 

WELL.

***********

Data Base Name: WELL FILE, GULF OF MEXICO--OCS

Acronym: WELLS

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

Structure: SORTED SEQUENTIAL

Contact Person: CHEDOTAL, JOSEPH J.

Address: MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

P.O. BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

Telephone: (504) 838-0729 (FTS) 680-9729 

Spatial Data Type: AREA 

Coordinate System: UTM NORTHINGS AND EASTINGS;

ARBITRARY X,Y COORDINATES;

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

Data Base Status: OPERATIONAL 

Users: MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, GULF

OF MEXICO REGION

Availability for Use/Access: PROPRIETARY 

Output Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

Storage Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK; TEXT 

No. of Records: 15,000 RECORDS 

Bytes per Record: 396 BYTES 

Total Bytes in DB: 5,940,000 BYTES

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DATA BASES

Growth Rate: 8 PERCENT PER YEAR

Computer Makes and Models: AMD V7

Computer Locations: RESTON, VA

Languages: COBOL

Subject Coverage: WELL PRODUCTION, TEST, AND MAXIMUM

PRODUCTION RATES

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; GULF OF MEXICO

Sources of Data:

OCS OPERATORS SEND IN THE FOLLOWING FORMS: DI 9-152 

(MONTHLY REPORT OF OPERATIONS), DI 9-1866 (REQUEST FOR A 

MAXIMUM EFFICIENT RATE OF A RESERVOIR), DI 9-1867 (REQUEST 

FOR WELL MAXIMUM PRODUCTION RATE), DI 9-1868 (WELL 

POTENTIAL TEST REPORT), DI 9-1869 (QUARTERLY OIL TEST 

REPORT), AND DI 9-1870 (SEMI-ANNUAL GAS TEST WELL REPORT).

Documentation:

CHEDOTAL, JOSEPH J., 1978, WELL STATUS AND PRODUCTION 

SYSTEM

Systems Which Access Data Base:

WELL STATUS AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM

Keywords:

GAS LEASE; GAS PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS; OIL; GAS; OIL 

LEASE; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM PRODUCTION

Definition/Description:

CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT WELL PRODUCTION IN THE GULF OF 

MEXICO. THE DATA ARE USED TO MONITOR THE RATE OF DEPLETION 

OF A RESERVOIR. AFTER SIX MONTHS, THE DATA ARE MOVED TO 

THE WELL HISTORY PRODUCTION FILE. SOME OF THE DATA 

ELEMENTS ARE WELL NUMBER, OPERATOR, FIELD, RESERVOIR, 

LEASE NUMBER, MAXIMUM PRODUCTION RATE, THE LAST SIX MONTHS 

OF PRODUCTION FOR OIL, GAS, AND WATER, GRAVITY OF OIL, AND 

LAST PRODUCTION DAY.

Comments:

THE DATA ARE SIX MONTHS OLD AT THE MOST. OLDER DATA HAS 

BEEN MOVED TO THE WELL HISTORY PRODUCTION FILE, GULF OF 

MEXICO--OCS.

***********

Data Base Name: WELL HISTORY PRODUCTION FILE, GULF

OF MEXICO--OCS

Acronym: PROD

DB Type: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

Structure: RELATIONAL

Contact Person: CHEDOTAL, JOSEPH J.

Address: MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

P.O. BOX 7944 

METAIRIE, LA 70010

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DATA BASES

Telephone:

Spatial Data Type:

Coordinate System:

Time Span:

Data Base Status:

Users:

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Output Media:

(504) 838-0729 (FTS) 680-9729

AREA

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

1947 - PRESENT

OPERATIONAL

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, GULF

OF MEXICO REGION

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE

MAGNETIC TAPE; BATCH COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK

1,900,000 RECORDS

60 BYTES

114,000,000 BYTES

10 PERCENT PER YEAR

PERKIN-ELMER 3250

METAIRIE, LA

FORTRAN

DMS/32

OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION

Storage Media:

No. of Records:

Bytes per Record:

Total Bytes in DB:

Growth Rate:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

DBMS:

Subject Coverage:

Geographical Coverage:

REGIONAL US; GULF OF MEXICO

Sources of Data:

THE DATA CAME FROM OCS OPERATORS FORM 9-152.

Documentation:

CHEDOTAL, JOSEPH J., 1982, OCSIS

Systems Which Access Data Base:

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INFORMATION SYSTEM

Keywords:

GAS PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS; OIL; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM 

PRODUCTION; GULF OF MEXICO; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Definition/Description:

CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT WELL PRODUCTION IN THE GULF OF 

MEXICO. SOME OF THE DATA ELEMENTS ARE FIELD, LEASE, 

OPERATOR, WELL NAME, DATE OF PRODUCTION, QUANTITY OF OIL, 

QUANTITY OF GAS, QUANTITY OF WATER, GRAVITY, AND DAYS 

PRODUCED. DATA ARE COLLECTED AT THE WELL LEVEL.

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SYSTEMS

***********

System Name: 

Acronym:

Application Category 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Date Implemented:

Last Modified:

Expected Application Life:

Application Status:

Annual Operating Costs:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Users:

Frequency of Input: 

Frequency of Output: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Operating System: 

USGS Software: 

Languages: 

Output Media: 

Input Media: 

Input Locations: 

Peripheral Devices:

DATA PROCESSING LABORATORY

DPL

BIBLIOGRAPHIC

STEELE, WILLIAM C.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MS 79

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 EXT 2073 (FTS) 467-2073

TAPE ARCHIVE MARINE DATA BASE

01/76

01/80

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$175,000

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

SCIENTISTS NEEDING DATA FROM

CRUISES PROCESSED, DPL PERSONNEL

CONTINUOUSLY

AS REQUIRED

HIS MULTICS

DENVER, CO

MULTICS

DAFE; NAVPLOT; NAVED

PL/1; FORTRAN; FAASIC

PLOT; MAGNETIC TAPE; REPORTS

MAGNETIC TAPE

MENLO PARK, CA

5 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER; 1

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

Related Systems: SEISMIC

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

ANALYZES NAVIGATION, MAGNETIC, GRAVITY, AND BATHYMETRY 

DATA COLLECTED ON USGS CRUISES IN THE PACIFIC AND ARCTIC 

OCEANS AND THE BERING SEA. DATA ARE STORED ON TAPE USING 

THE MULTICS TAPE ARCHIVING FUNCTION. THIS SYSTEM ALLOWS 

THE USER TO LOCATE THE NEEDED TAPE FOR PROCESSING.

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System Name:

Acronym: 

Application Category

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Date Implemented:

Last Modified:

Expected Application Life:

Application Status:

Annual Operating Costs:

Availability for Use/Access

Users:

Frequency of Input: 

Frequency of Output: 

Computer Makes and Models 

Computer Locations: 

Memory Required: 

Languages: 

Output Media:

Input Media: 

Input Locations: 

Peripheral Devices:

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

***********

GENERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING

SYSTEM

GIPSY

MISSION SUPPORT;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; BIBLIOGRAPHIC

MARVIN, RICHARD F.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

ISOTOPE GEOLOGY BRANCH

MS 963

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5531 (FTS) 234-5531

RADIOMETRIC AGE DATA BANK

01/75

01/76

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$45,000

LIMITED

GROUPS WITHIN THE U.S.

SURVEY; PERSONNEL

GEOPHYSICAL DATA CENTER, NOAA,

BOULDER, COLORADO 80303

AS REQUIRED

AS REQUIRED

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

780K (BYTES)

PL/1

COMPUTER PRINTOUT; INTERACTIVE

TERMINAL

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUNCHED CARDS

DENVER, CO

1 CARD PUNCH; 1 INTERACTIVE

GEOLOGICAL 

OF THE NATIONAL

TERMINAL 

Definition/Description:

GIPSY IS A GENERALIZED INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL 

SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA. IT IS 

USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SEVERAL U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

DATA BASES SUCH AS THE PETROLEUM DATA SYSTEM AND THE 

RADIOMETRIC AGE DATA BANK (RADB). IN THE CASE OF THE 

RADB, GIPSY PROVIDES A RAPID METHOD FOR OBTAINING AGES AND 

VARIOUS GEOLOGIC PERIODS AND SERVES AS A REFERENCE LIBRARY.

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SYSTEMS

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System Name:

Acronym:

Application Category 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Date Implemented:

Expected Application Life:

Application Status:

Annual Operating Costs:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Users:

Frequency of Input: 

Frequency of Output: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Operating System: 

Memory Required: 

Languages: 

Output Media:

Input Media: 

Input Locations: 

Peripheral Devices:

Definition/Description:

ROCK STRATIGRAPHIC NAMES

GEOLOGIC NAMES OF THE UNITED

STATES

GEONAMES

BIBLIOGRAPHIC

LUTTRELL, GWENDOLYN W.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

GEOLOGIC NAMES COMMITTEE

OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

902 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6511 (FTS) 928-6511

GEOLOGIC NAMES

06/73

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$50

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

GEOLOGISTS; U.S. GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY; OTHERS

AS REQUIRED

AS REQUIRED

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

MULTICS

25K (BYTES)

FORTRAN

COMPUTER PRINTOUT; INTERACTIVE

TERMINAL; PUBLICATION

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; MAGNETIC TAPE

RESTON, VA

1 INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; 1 LINE

PRINTER; 1 MAGNETIC TAPE

IN GOOD USAGE IN THE US ARE 

COMPUTER CODED TO REFLECT DISTRIBUTION, GEOLOGIC AGE, USGS 

USAGE, LITHOLOGY, COLOR, THICKNESS, TYPE LOCALITY, AND A 

REFERENCE. PRINTOUTS AND A TAPE ARE AVAILABLE FOR 

REFERENCE AT EACH OF THE THREE REGIONAL CENTERS.

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SYSTEMS

***********

System Name:

Acronym: 

Application Category

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Date Implemented:

Last Modified:

Expected Application Life:

Application Status:

Annual Operating Costs:

Availability for Use/Access

Users:

Frequency of Input: 

Frequency of Output: 

Computer Makes and Models 

Computer Locations:

Operating System: 

Memory Required: 

Languages: 

Output Media: 

Input Media: 

Input Locations:

Related Systems:

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS

PROGRAM

GRASP

MISSION SUPPORT;

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION; SPATIAL; BIBLIOGRAPHIC

BOWEN, ROGER W.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

920 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6451 (FTS) 928-6451

WELL HISTORY CONTROL SYSTEM; P.I.

WELL FILE; PETROLEUM DATA SYSTEM;

MINERAL RESOURCES DATA BASE; ROCK

ANALYSIS STORAGE SYSTEM; MAP

BIBLIOGRAPHY FILE; MARINE DATABASE

INDEX; NUMEROUS COMMODITY FILES

04/74

11/80

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$70,000

UNLIMITED

USGS, PRIVATE INDUSTRY, NASA,

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,

UNIVERSITIES; (DOMESTIC AND

FOREIGN)

DAILY

DAILY

HP 2100; HIS MULTICS; PE; TE 4081

WOODS HOLE, MA; ANCHORAGE, AL;

RESTON, VA

MULTICS

150K (BYTES)

FORTRAN

TERMINAL; DISK

TERMINAL; DISK

RESTON, VA; DENVER, CO; MENLO

PARK, CA; WOODS HOLE, MA

STATPAC; ROCK ANALYSIS STORAGE

SYSTEM
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

Definition/Description:

GRASP IS A SYSTEM FOR THE STORAGE, RETRIEVAL, AND 

MANIPULATION OF DATA. THE MAJOR FEATURES OF THE SYSTEM ARE 

MACHINE INDEPENDENCE, DATA INDEPENDENCE, EASE OF USE, 

TIME-SHARE OPERATION, AND EASE OF EXPANSION.

Comments:

MEMORY REQUIRED COULD BE 64K WITH OVERLAY.

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System Name:

Acronym:

Application Category:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Date Implemented:

Last Modified:

Expected Application Life:

Application Status:

Annual Operating Costs:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Users:

Frequency of Input: 

Frequency of Output: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Operating System: 

Memory Required: 

Vendor Software: 

USGS Software: 

Languages: 

Output Media: 

Input Media:

Input Locations:

Peripheral Devices: 

Related Systems:

GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY

GEOLAB

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

HERRIOT, JAMES W.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MS 77

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 EXT 2932 (FTS) 467-2932

LOW FREQUENCY SURFACE DEFORMATION

DATA; INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT

OF SURFACE DEFORMATION DATA

01/74

01/82

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$12,000

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

USGS GEOLOGISTS IN TECTONOPHYSICS

BRANCH

CONTINUOUSLY

AS REQUIRED

PDP-11/03, PDP-11/44, PDP-11/70

MENLO PARK, CA

UNIX

100K (BYTES)

UNIX

NONE

'C T

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

RAW DATA VIA TELEPHONE LINES FROM

INSTRUMENTS

ABOUT 100 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS

IN CALIFORNIA

1 DISK; 1 INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

SEISMIC

3 -
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

Definition/Description:

REAL-TIME ACCESS OF LOW FREQUENCY DATA FROM MORE THAN 100 

INSTRUMENTS IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN 

ACCOMPLISHED ON THE PDF 11/44 UNIX LOW FREQUENCY DATA 

ACQUISITION SYSTEM. USERS CAN LOG IN TO THE SYSTEM AND 

ACQUIRE PRINTOUTS OR PLOTS OF UP-TO-THE MINUTE DATA FROM 

ANY SPECIFIED STATION IN SECONDS. THE SYSTEM SUPPORTS 

TELEPHONE ACCESS, SO THE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE REMOTELY AS 

WELL AS ON SITE. THE DATA ARE RECEIVED ON TWO POP 11/03 

COMPUTERS RUNNING IN PARALLEL (FOR RELIABILITY). THESE 

MACHINES CHECK THE DATA FOR VALIDITY AND STORE THE SAMPLES 

ON THEIR OWN FLEXIBLE-DISK MEDIA. THEY PERFORM THIS 

SERVICE AS WELL AS PROVIDE INTERACTIVE ACCESS USING OPLAN 

SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY REESE CUTLER OF CUTLER DIGITAL 

DESIGNS. ONE OF THE TWO POP 11/03 PROCESSORS HAS AN 

ORDINARY TERMINAL AS ITS CONTROLLING CONSOLE. THE OTHER 

HAS THE 11/44 AS ITS "VIRTUAL" CONSOLE. THE 11/44 

INTERFACES TO THIS REAL-TIME 11/03 THROUGH A SPECIALLY 

DEVELOPED NETWORK CONNECTION. HENCE, ALL THE DATA, 

INCLUDING MEASUREMENTS ONLY MINUTES OLD, ARE DIRECTLY 

ACCESSIBLE TO THE UNIX 11/44 TIME-SHARING COMPUTER.

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System Name:

Application Category 

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Address:

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Date Implemented:

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Computer Locations:

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

DEFORMATION DATA STORAGE,

REDUCTION, AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

ENGLISH, THOMAS T.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

P.O. BOX 51

HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, HI 96718

(808) 967-7328 (FTS)

NONE

01/79

01/79

1992

UNDER MODIFICATION

$10,000

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY STAFF

CONTINUOUSLY

AS REQUIRED

DATA GENERAL ECLIPSE S200; APPLE II

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

3 -
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

Operating System: 

Memory Required: 

Languages: 

Output Media:

Input Media:

Input Locations: 

Peripheral Devices:

RDOS

256K (BYTES)

FORTRAN 5; PASCAL; ASSEMBLER

INTERACTIVE TERMINALS; GRAPHICS;

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

INTERACTIVE TERMINALS; RADIO

TELEMETRY

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

1 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER;

DISK; 1 INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

Related Systems: SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM

Definition/Description:

THE SYSTEM IS USED FOR REDUCTION, ANALYSIS, AND ARCHIVING 

OF DATA FROM GEODETIC FIELD SURVEYS INCLUDING THIRD ORDER 

LEVELING, ELECTRONIC DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS, GROUND 

TILTING, AND FROM TELEMETRY MONITORS FOR TILT AND CREEP 

METERS.

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Address:

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Operating System: 

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Vendor Software:

MARINE INTEGRATED DATA ACQUISITION

AND PROCESSING SYSTEM

MIDAPS

MISSION SUPPORT;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

MANN, DENNIS

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD

MAIL STOP 79

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

(415) 323-8111 (FTS) 467-2070

PACIFIC/ARCTIC MULTICHANNEL DATA

01/76

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$110,000

NOT AVAILABLE

BATCH

PACIFIC-ARCTIC BRANCH, OFFICE OF

MARINE GEOLOGY

CONTINUOUSLY

CONTINUOUSLY

DG ECLIPSE 230, VAX

MENLO PARK, CA

RDOS

500K (BYTES)

DIGICON

3 -
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

USGS Software: 

Languages: 

Output Media: 

Input Media: 

Input Locations:

Peripheral Devices:

USGS DEVELOPED

FORTRAN; DG ASSEMBLER; MICRO CODE 

MAGNETIC TAPE; ELECTROSTATIC PLOTS 

MAGNETIC TAPE; CARD 

OFFICE OF MARINE GEOLOGY, MENLO 

PARK, CA

5 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER; 3 

DISK; 1 CARD READER 

Definition/Description:

THIS 'DATA BASE' IS NOT CONVENTIONAL. THE MULTICHANNEL 

SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA RESIDE ON 'FIELD 1 AND 

INTERMEDIATE-PROCESSING TAPES, WHICH ARE ACCESSIBLE BY THE 

MULTICHANNEL PROCESSING SYSTEM. COMPLETED SEISMIC 

SECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH DATA CURATOR - 

PACIFIC-ARCTIC BRANCH, OFFICE OF MARINE GEOLOGY.

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System Name:

Acronym:

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Address:

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USGS Software:

MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM

MRDS

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

MEDLIN, ANTOINETTE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

920 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6455 (FTS) 928-6455

MRDS FILE; GEOGRAPHIC NAMES

INFORMATION SYSTEM/U.S. NATIONAL

ATLAS INDEX

01/72

09/83

OPERATIONAL

$600,000

UNLIMITED

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; US

GOVERNMENT; US GOVERNMENT

AGENCIES; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES;

STATE GEOLOGIC SURVEYS; INDUSTRY;

PRIVATE USERS

AS REQUIRED

AS REQUIRED

AMD

RESTON, VA

MVS

125K (BYTES)

GIPSY

LAT/UTM CONVERSION; CARTOGRAPHIC

3 - 8
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

AUTOMATIC MAPPING; DISSPLA 

Languages: FORTRAN 

Output Media: PRINTER; TAPE; DISK 

Input Media: KEY TO DISK; INTERACTIVE TERMINAL 

Input Locations: USGS

Related Systems: CARTOGRAPHIC AUTOMATIC MAPPING 

Definition/Description:

IN GENERAL, MRDS CONSISTS OF A SET OF RECORDS ON THE 

MINERAL DEPOSITS AND MINERAL COMMODITIES OF THE US AND, TO 

A CERTAIN EXTENT, OF THE WORLD. THE FILE IS ARRANGED TO 

ACCEPT THE BASIC INFORMATION NEEDED TO DESCRIBE A MINERAL 

DEPOSIT OR A GROUP OF RELATED DEPOSITS, SUCH AS A MINING 

DISTRICT. THE FILE IS FLEXIBLE, SO THAT WHAT CONSTITUTES 

A RECORD CAN BE DECIDED LARGELY BY THE USER. HOWEVER, 

CERTAIN MINIMUM DATA ARE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH A RECORD. 

ENTRIES ARE IN NATURAL LANGUAGE TEXT WHEREVER POSSIBLE, 

BUT CERTAIN ENTRIES ARE RIGIDLY FORMATTED OR CODED OR 

BOTH. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FILE, TOGETHER WITH THE 

PROGRAM USED, PROVIDES FOR HIGHLY SELECTIVE RETRIEVALS. 

RETRIEVED INFORMATION CAN BE PRINTED IN ANY OF THREE 

ARRANGEMENTS, OR IT CAN BE PASSED TO A SUBSEQUENT PROGRAM 

FOR FURTHER PROCESSING, SUCH AS MAPS AND OTHER GRAPHICS.

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System Name:

Acronym:

Application Category 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA

SYSTEM

NCRDS

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

CARTER, M. DEVEREUX

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

956 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-7464 (FTS) 928-7464

CHEMICAL ANALYSES ON MAJOR, MINOR,

AND TRACE ELEMENTS IN U.S. COAL

BEDS; STRATIGRAPHIC INFORMATION

RELATING TO COAL RESOURCES OF THE

UNITED STATES; IDENTIFIED COAL

RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN UNITED

STATES; IDENTIFIED COAL RESOURCES

OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES;

NEWLY IDENTIFIED COAL RESOURCES OF

THE UNITED STATES; STANDARD UNITED

STATES BUREAU OF MINES CHEMICAL

ANALYSES; PROXIMATE AND ULTIMATE

ANALYSES FOR SELECTED AREAS IN THE

3 -
Date Implemented:

Last Modified:

Expected Application Life:

Application Status:

Annual Operating Costs:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Users:

Frequency of Input: 

Frequency of Output: 

Computer Makes and Models 

Computer Locations: 

Operating System: 

USGS Software: 

Languages: 

Output Media:

Input Media: 

Input Locations:

Peripheral Devices:

GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

UNITED STATES? BUREAU OF MINES

SUMMARY RESERVE BASE AND AVERAGE

ANALYSIS

01/75

12/82

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$2,000,000

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; STATE

AGENCIES? MINERALS MANAGEMENT

SERVICE? GENERAL PUBLIC

CONTINUOUSLY

AS REQUIRED

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

MULTICS

PACER? GARNET

FORTRAN

PLOTS? COMPUTER PRINTOUTS? TAPES?

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

TAPE? INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

BRANCH OF COAL RESOURCES, RESTON,

VA

1 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER? 1

DISK; 1 CARD READER? 1 INTERACTIVE

TERMINAL

Definition/Description:

THE BASIC NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM ALLOWS USERS 

TO INTERACTIVELY RETRIEVE INFORMATION ON COAL QUANTITY AND 

QUALITY AND TO BUILD NEW RESOURCE DATA FROM ONGOING 

RESEARCH ON THE GEOLOGY OF COAL BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEY AND STATE AGENCIES.

Comments:

DATA BASES ACCESSED CONTAIN SOME PROPRIETARY DATA. ACCESS 

TO NON-USGS USERS IS LIMITED TO NONPROPRIETARY DATA. THE 

NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (NCRDS) IS A 

USER-ORIENTED COMPUTERIZED STORAGE, RETRIEVAL, AND DISPLAY 

SYSTEM DEVISED BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO ASSESS THE 

QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES. THE USGS 

HAS INITIATED A 5- TO 10-YEAR PROGRAM TO PROVIDE 

POINT-SOURCE COVERAGE FOR THE COAL-BEARING ROCKS IN THE 

US. COOPERATIVE PROJECTS WITH MANY STATE GEOLOGIC AGENCIES 

HAVE BEEN FUNDED TO SUPPLEMENT USGS WORK AND TO AMASS THE 

VOLUME OF DATA REQUIRED TO ASSESS US COAL RESOURCES. 

CURRENTLY, FILES CONTAINING SUMMARY AREAL COAL TONNAGE 

ESTIMATES AND PROXIMATE/ULTIMATE CHEMICAL ANALYSES AND 

POINT-LOCATED MAJOR, MINOR, AND TRACE-ELEMENT ANALYSES ARE

3-10
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

AVAILABLE. THE POINT-SOURCE FILES ARE USED TO CALCULATE 

RESOURCE ESTIMATES AND TO DEPICT TRENDS IN THE OCCURRENCE 

AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COAL. PRIMARY DATA FOR 

RESOURCE CALCULATION INCLUDE BORE-HOLE RECORDS, FIELD 

MEASUREMENTS, COAL-BED OUTCROP PATTERNS, BURNED, 

CHANNELED, AND MINED-OUT AREAS, AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES. 

SYSTEM SOFTWARE CAN CALCULATE COAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES, 

GENERATE OVERBURDEN OR INTERBURDEN DISTRIBUTION, AND 

DELINEATE AREAS OF COAL WITH SELECTED QUALITY PARAMETERS 

(FOR EXAMPLE, >1 PERCENT SULFUR, <50 PPM ZINC) WITHIN 

SPECIFIED BOUNDARY (IES), (FOR EXAMPLE, COUNTY, 

QUADRANGLE, OR LEASE TRACT). DATA MAY BE DISPLAYED 

DESCRIPTIVELY BY PREFORMATTED TABLES, USER-DETERMINED 

LISTINGS, AND SELECTED STATISTICS OR GRAPHICALLY BY 

TWO-AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIAGRAMS, TREND SURFACES, 

ISOLINE MAPS, AND STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS.

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Acronym: 

Application Category

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Date Implemented:

Last Modified:

Expected Application Life:

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Availability for Use/Access

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Operating System:

NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION

SYSTEM

NEIS

MISSION SUPPORT;

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

PERSON, WAVERLY

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

MS 967 DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

BOX 25046

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-3994 (FTS) 234-3994

01/66

12/82

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$875,000

NOT AVAILABLE

INTERACTIVE

WORLDWIDE SEISMOLOGICAL COMMUNITY;

FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL

GOVERNMENTS

DAILY

DAILY

POP 11/70; VAX 780; DEC

GOLDEN, CO

DPD AND VAX OS

3-11
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

Languages: 

Output Media: 

Input Media:

1 LINE PRINTER: 1

FORTRAN; PL/1; C; RAP4 

PRINTOUTS; TERMINALS 

TERMINALS; TAPES; COMPUTER TO 

COMPUTER

Input Locations: GOLDEN, CO 

Peripheral Devices: 1 MAGNETIC TAPE;

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL 

Definition/Description:

THE NEIS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING SEISMIC DATA FROM 

APPROXIMATELY 2100 MONITORING STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, 

DETERMINING THE EPICENTER OF EACH EARTHQUAKE, AND 

PUBLISHING THE ORIGIN TIME, LOCATION, DEPTH, MAGNITUDE, 

AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH EARTHQUAKE. FOR SEVERE 

EARTHQUAKES, THE NEIS PROVIDES A QUICK EPICENTER 

DETERMINATION SERVICE IN ORDER TO MOBILIZE EMERGENCY AID 

FACILITIES.

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Address:

Telephone:

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Last Modified:

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PROSPECTOR

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

MCCAMMON, RICHARD

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

920 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6446 (FTS) 928-6446

PROSPECTOR

08/83

08/83

CONTINUOUS

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

$12,000

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

AS REQUIRED

AS REQUIRED

VAX 11/780

MENLO PARK, CA

VMS

4000K (BYTES)

INTERLISP

LISP

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

VARIED

1 DISK; 1 INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

3-12
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

PROSPECTOR IS A COMPUTER-BASED CONSULTING SYSTEM DESIGNED 

FOR USE BOTH IN SEARCHING FOR ORE DEPOSITS AND IN 

EVALUATING THE MINERAL POTENTIAL OF LARGE GEOGRAPHIC 

AREAS. IT UTILIZES THE "EXPERT SYSTEM" APPROACH, AN 

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUE. IT OPERATES BY 

ANALYZING DATA FROM A PARTICULAR SITE AND COMPARING THE 

RESULTS WITH THAT FOR OTHER MINERALS IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF 

ORE DEPOSITS.

Comments:

THIS PROGRAM IS PROPRIETARY TO SRI INTERNATIONAL AND MAY 

BE USED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED UNDER A LICENSE OR OTHER 

AGREEMENT CONTROLLING SUCH USE.

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Acronym:

Application Category:

Contact Person:

Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Date Implemented:

Expected Application Life:

Application Status:

Annual Operating Costs:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Users:

Frequency of Input: 

Frequency of Output: 

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Computer Locations: 

Operating System: 

USGS Software: 

Languages: 

Output Media: 

Input Media: 

Peripheral Devices:

PUBLICATION MANUSCRIPTS SYSTEM

PUBMANUS

BIBLIOGRAPHIC

WATSON, JOHN M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

BRANCH OF EASTERN TECHNICAL REPORTS

321 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6706 (FTS) 928-6706

PUBLICATION MANUSCRIPTS DATA BASE

05/82

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$6,000

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; PUBLIC

INQUIRIES OFFICES; GENERAL PUBLIC

MONTHLY

DAILY

HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

MULTICS

TARUS

PL/1

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

MAGNETIC TAPE

1 DISK

3-13
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

De f i n i t i on/De sc r ipt i on:

PUBMANUS PROVIDES, THROUGH INTERACTIVE COMPUTER TERMINALS, 

REFERRAL TO ALL USGS PUBLICATIONS. FLEXIBLE SEARCH 

TECHNIQUES ARE PROVIDED THAT ENABLE USERS TO REFERENCE 

PUBLICATION INFORMATION IN A NUMBER OF WAYS.

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System Name: 

Application Category: 

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Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Date Implemented:

Last Modified:

Expected Application Life:

Application Status:

Annual Operating Costs:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Users:

Frequency of Input: 

Frequency of Output: 

Computer Makes and Models 

Computer Locations: 

Operating System: 

Memory Required: 

Languages: 

Output Media:

Input Media:

Input Locations: 

Peripheral Devices:

Related Systems:

SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

ENGLISH, THOMAS T.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

P.O. BOX 51

HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, HI 96718

(808) 967-7328 (FTS)

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

DIGITAL SEISMOGRAM ARCHIVE;

HAWAIIAN EARTHQUAKE LOCATION DATA

BASE

01/79

01/79

1988

OPERATIONAL

$30,000

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

STAFF; OTHER USGS AND OUTSIDE

USERS BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH

SCIENTIST-IN-CHARGE OR CHIEF OF

SEISMIC PROGRAM

DAILY

DAILY

DATA GENERAL ECLIPSE S200

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

RDOS

256K (BYTES)

FORTRAN 5; ASSEMBLY

COMPUTER PRINTOUT; GRAPHICS;

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

ANALOG MAGNETIC TAPE AND PAPER

RECORDS

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

1 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER; '.

DISK; 1 INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

3-14
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

DEFORMATION DATA STORAGE, 

REDUCTION, AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

THE SYSTEM USES ANALOG SEISMIC SIGNALS AND RECORDS AS RAW 

INPUT. SEISMOGRAMS ARE TIMED PRIMARILY FROM DIGITIZED 

SIGNALS AND SECONDARILY FROM ANALOG RECORDS. TIMING 

INFORMATION FLOWS INTO A LOCATION MODEL. SUMMARY OUTPUT 

FROM THE MODEL BECOMES PART OF OUR EARTHQUAKE LOCATION 

DATA BASE WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE BY NUMEROUS SELECTION, 

STATISTICAL, REPORTING, AND GRAPHICS PROGRAMS.

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System Name: 

Application Category

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Date Implemented:

Last Modified:

Expected Application Life:

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Annual Operating Costs:

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Users:

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SEISMOGRAPH SERVICE CORPORATION

SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING SOFTWARE

MISSION SUPPORT;

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

TAYLOR, DAVID J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIC DIVISION

DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

MS 960

DENVER, CO 80225

(303) 234-5008 (FTS) 234-5008

CDP SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA BASE

06/75

08/80

1990

OPERATIONAL

$100,000

LIMITED

USGS OFFICE OF ENERGY RESOURCES,

BRANCH OF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES;

USGS OFFICE OF MARINE GEOLOGY,

ATLANTIC-GULF OF MEXICO

CONTINUOUSLY

CONTINUOUSLY

RAYTHEON RDS-500

DENVER, CO

RAYTHEON

32K (BYTES)

SSC 12.4

FORTRAN

COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETIC TAPE; CARDS; TERMINAL

BRANCH OF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES,

DENVER, CO; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHIC

3-15
GEOLOGIC DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

GROUP OFFICE, DENVER, CO 

Peripheral Devices: 3 MAGNETIC TAPE; 2 LINE PRINTER; 1

CARD PUNCH; 1 DISK; 1 CARD READER 

Definition/Description:

SYSTEM CONTAINS VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO PERFORM ALL PHASES OF 

ROUTINE PROCESSING ON COMMON-DEPTH-POINT MULTICHANNEL 

SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA. 

Comments:

THIS IS A DEDICATED SYSTEM FOR THE PROCESSING OF COMMON 

DEPTH POINT MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA.

3-16
INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

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System Name: 

Acronym: 

Application Category

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Date Implemented:

Last Modified:

Expected Application Life:

Application Status:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Users:

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Frequency of Output:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

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EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM

ESIS

MISSION SUPPORT; MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION; BIBLIOGRAPHIC

ALBERT, THEODORE M.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION

115 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6086 (FTS) 928-6086

EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION DATA BASE

06/81

07/82

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

ALL USGS PERSONNEL

AS REQUIRED

AS REQUIRED

AMD

RESTON, VA

MVS

750K (BYTES)

MODEL 204

PL/1; MODEL 204

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; COMPUTER

PRINTOUT

MAGNETIC TAPE; INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

ANY INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

1 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER; 1

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; 1 DISK 

Definition/Description:

THE EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (ESIS) WAS DEVELOPED 

IN 1981 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S 

OFFICE OF DATA ADMINISTRATION. ESIS SERVES AS A 

COMPREHENSIVE DATA MANAGEMENT FACILITY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT 

THE COORDINATION, INTEGRATION, AND STANDARDIZATION OF 

SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA OF THE U.S. 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ESIS PROVIDES, THROUGH AN ONLINE 

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEM, A DIRECTORY OR REFERRAL TO 

INFORMATION ABOUT USGS DATA BASES, DATA ELEMENTS THAT ARE 

FIELDS IN THE RECORDS OF DATA BASES, AND SYSTEMS. THE 

DATA BASES CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT MANY SUBJECTS FROM 

SEVERAL SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES SUCH AS GEOLOGY,

3-17
INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

GEOPHYSICS, GEOCHEMISTRY, HYDROLOGY, CARTOGRAPHY, 

OCEANOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHY, MINERALS EXPLORATION AND 

CONSERVATION, AND SATELLITE DATA SENSING.

3-18
NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

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System Name:

Acronym:

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Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Date Implemented:

Last Modified:

Expected Application Life:

Application Status:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

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Frequency of Output:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

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Memory Required:

Languages:

Output Media:

Input Media:

Peripheral Devices:

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY SUMMARY RECORD

SYSTEM

APSRS

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

LAUTERBORN, THOMAS J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER

509 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6505 (FTS) 928-6508

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY SUMMARY RECORD

SYSTEM FILE

09/75

10/76

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

LIMITED

BATCH

WEEKLY

AS REQUIRED

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

MVS

360K (BYTES)

PL/1

MAGNETIC TAPE PRINTER; COM FICHE 

MAGNETIC TAPE; CARD READER 

2 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER; ! 

MICROFORM; 1 DISK; 1 CARD READER 

Definition/Description:

A DATA BASE OF SUMMARY RECORDS GIVING INFORMATION ON 

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS THAT ARE LOCATED AT VARIOUS 

OTHER COMPANIES AND (OR) AGENCIES. THE DATA BASE CONTAINS 

ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION NEEDED BY A USER TO ORDER 

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTORS.

3-19
NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

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System Name: 

Application Category: 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Application Status: 

Availability for Use/Access 

Access Method: 

Users:

Frequency of Input: 

Frequency of Output: 

Computer Makes and Models 

Computer Locations: 

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BLACK HILLS HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM

SPATIAL; SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

BATTEN, LAWRENCE G.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

APPLICATIONS BRANCH

EROS DATA CENTER

SIOUX FALLS, SD 57198

(605) 594-6114 (FTS) 784-7114

BLACK HILLS HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM DATA

BASE

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL

MAPPING DIVISION; U.S. GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

QUARTERLY

WEEKLY

HP 3000

SIOUX FALLS, SD

INTERACTIVE DIGITAL IMAGE

MANIPULATION SYSTEM (IDIMS)

FORTRAN

COMPUTER PRINTOUT; INTERACTIVE

TERMINAL

MAGNETIC TAPE, INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

EROS DATA CENTER, SIOUX FALLS, SD

1 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 DISK

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Definition/Description:

MULTIPLE SPATIAL DATA SETS HAVE BEEN COMPILED INTO A 

HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH 

DAKOTA AND WYOMING. THE DATA SETS INCLUDE LANDSAT SCENES, 

DIGITAL TOPOGRAPHY (ALL TYPES), LAND COVER, GEOLOGY, 

DRAINAGE LINES AND DIVIDES, AND STREAM FLOW RECORDS. THE 

SYSTEM FACILITATES THE DERIVATION OF A MORE COMPLETE 

DESCRIPTION OF THE TOTAL HYDROLOGIC PROCESS IN THE BLACK 

HILLS AREA. THE SYSTEM PROVIDES THE CAPABILITY TO TEST 

THE RELATIONSHIPS OF SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS TO 

STATISTICAL INDICES OF STREAM FLOW AND TO BASINWIDE 

ESTIMATES OF EVAPOTRANSPIRATION AND RECHARGE TO THE 

REGIONAL AQUIFERS.

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DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES BY

COUNTY AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

DOE/CCD

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

WONG, RICHARD B.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

OFFICE OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

511 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6751 (FTS) 928-6751

RESOURCES BALANCING SYSTEM;

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT QUADRANGLE

FILE

12/68

06/79

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$1,000

LIMITED

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, OFFICE OF

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL

MAPPING DIVISION

ANNUALLY

ANNUALLY

AMD V7; HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

MVS

400 (BYTES)

PL/1

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

TERMINAL; TAPE

RESTON, VA

4 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER; 1

DISK; 1 INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

Related Systems: RESOURCES BALANCING SYSTEM

Definition/Description:

THE FUNCTION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES BY 

COUNTIES AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS PROCEDURE IS THE 

EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF MAPPING EXPENDITURES FOR THE 

PAST YEAR, THE CURRENT YEAR, AND THE IMPENDING YEAR 

ACCORDING TO COUNTIES AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION RETRIEVAL

AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM

GIRAS

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

ANDERSON, ERIC

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

521 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6251 (FTS) 928-6251

LAND USE AND LAND COVER

01/75

01/80

1990

OPERATIONAL

$50,000

LIMITED

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL

MAPPING DIVISION

PLANNING OFFICE;

SOUTH CAROLINA

DAILY

DAILY

AMD V/7

RESTON, VA

600K (BYTES)

CALCOMP

FORTRAN

TAPE; PAPER; PLOTS

TAPE

RESTON, VA

LOUISIANA 

UNIVERSITY

STATE 

OF

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THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING LAND USE 

AND LAND COVER MAPS AND ASSOCIATED OVERLAYS (FOR EXAMPLE, 

POLITICAL UNITS) FOR THE UNITED STATES. THESE MAPS ARE 

BEING DIGITIZED, EDITED, AND INCORPORATED INTO A DIGITAL 

DATA BASE. THE DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN 

BOTH GRAPHIC AND DIGITAL FORM, AND STATISTICS DERIVED FROM 

THE DATA WILL BE PUBLISHED. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE TASKS, 

THE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION RETRIEVAL AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM 

(GIRAS) HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED. GIRAS IS DESIGNED 

TO ACCEPT DIGITIZER INPUT, PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE EDITING 

FACILITIES, PRODUCE CARTOGRAPHIC AND STATISTICAL OUTPUT, 

PERMIT RETRIEVAL AND ANALYSIS OF DATA, AND EXERCISE DATA 

BASE MANAGEMENT TASKS. THE EDITING AND OUTPUT PROCEDURES

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SYSTEMS

ARE CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL AND UTILIZE AN ARC SEGMENT 

POLYGON APPROACH IN A PRODUCTION MODE. THE SYSTEM 

INCORPORATES FACILITIES FOR GRIDOING THE POLYGON DATA TO 

MAKE THEM COMPATIBLE WITH GRID-BASED DATA SOURCES. 

CURRENT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IS FOCUSED ON AN INTERACTIVE 

DATA BASE TO ENABLE IMMEDIATE RETRIEVAL AND DISPLAY OF MAP 

INFORMATION. USERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEARCH FOR EITHER 

LOCATIONS OR ATTRIBUTES AND DISPLAY RESULTS IN GRAPHIC OR 

TABULAR FORM.

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GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION

SYSTEM

GNIS

MISSION SUPPORT;

COMPUTATIONAL/STATI STICAL;

SPATIAL; BIBLIOGRAPHIC

PAYNE, ROGER L.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

OFFICE OF GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH

BRANCH OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES

523 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6261 (FTS) 928-6261

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES DATA BASE;

NATIONAL ATLAS DATA BASE;

TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS;

DESIGNATORS/GENERICS DATA BASE;

BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES

09/71

04/81

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAPPING

CENTERS; OTHER USGS DIVISIONS;

OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, AND

MUNICIPAL AGENCIES; BUSINESS AND

INDUSTRY; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

AND THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY;

PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS

CONTINUOUSLY

CONTINUOUSLY

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

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SYSTEMS

Operating System: MVS

Memory Required: 175K (BYTES)

Vendor Software: GIPSY

USGS Software: DATA TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM;

UTILITY SOFTWARE

Languages: ASSEMBLER; PL/1; FORTRAN;

EASYTRIEVE; TARUS

Output Media: COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC TAPE;

MICROFICHE; INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

Input Media: MAGNETIC TAPE; PUNCHED CARDS;

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

Input Locations: BRANCH OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES,

RESTON, VA

Peripheral Devices: 12 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER;

1 MICROFILM; 1 CARD PUNCH; 3 DISK; 

1 CARD READER; 12 INTERACTIVE 

TERMINAL

Def inition/Descript ion:

THE GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM (GNIS) WAS 

DEVELOPED TO MEET MAJOR NATIONAL NEEDS. THE SYSTEM WILL 

(1) ASSIST IN ESTABLISHING UNIFORM NAME USAGE THROUGHOUT 

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN COOPERATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL 

GOVERNMENTS AND THE PUBLIC, (2) PROVIDE AN INDEX OF NAMES 

FOUND ON FEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE MAPS, (3) ELIMINATE 

DUPLICATION AND THE NEED TO SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY 

AND TIME BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INDUSTRY, AND 

INSTITUTIONS TO ORGANIZE SIMILAR BASIC DATA FILES FOR 

SPECIFIC NEEDS, (4) PROVIDE FOR STANDARDIZATION OF DATA 

ELEMENTS AND THEIR CODED REPRESENTATION FOR USE IN 

INFORMATION INTERCHANGE WITHIN THE INFORMATION PROCESSING 

COMMUNITY, AND (5) MEET FEDERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION 

REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY LAW. GNIS FURNISHES DATA TO 

TWO KINDS OF USERS: (1) THOSE WHO USE THE INFORMATION FOR 

REFERENCE PURPOSES AND (2) THOSE WHO USE THE FILE AS A 

BASE OR SUBSET FOR OTHER SPECIALIZED FILES. THE SYSTEM 

PROVIDES BASIC AND, IN SOME CASES, DETAILED INFORMATION ON 

ABOUT 2,000,000 NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS 

TERRITORIES, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TOPOGRAPHIC MAP NAMES, 

TYPES AND CATEGORIES OF NAMES, AND DECISIONS BY THE U.S. 

BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES. THE SYSTEM IS CONTINUALLY 

EXPANDED BY ADDING NEW NAMES AND MORE DETAILED INFORMATION 

TO EXISTING ENTRIES AS WELL AS BY ADDING NEW CATEGORIES OF 

INFORMATION.

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SYSTEMS

Comments:

THE SYSTEM CONTAINS FIVE DATA BASES THREE OF WHICH WERE 

DEVELOPED IN SUPPORT OF THE GEOGRAPHIC NAMES DATA BASE. 

HOWEVER, THESE DATA BASES HAVE BECOME SELF SUPPORTING AND 

USABLE ON THEIR OWN. THE LARGEST AND MOST WIDELY USED IS 

THE GEOGRAPHIC NAMES DATA BASE. ALL OF THE USER COMMUNITY 

NOW UTILIZES ALL FIVE DATA BASES.

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INQUIRY, ORDER AND ACCOUNTING

SYSTEM

INORAC

MISSION SUPPORT; MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION SYSTEM

THOMPSON, R. J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

EROS DATA CENTER

MUNDT FEDERAL BUILDING

SIOUX FALLS, SD 57298

(605) 594-6511 EXT 555 (FTS) 784-7555

MAIN IMAGE FILE

12/76

01/82

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

UNLIMITED

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

ADMINISTRATION; NATIONAL OCEANIC

AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION;

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL

CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER

(CURRENTLY FOUR LOCATIONS); CANADA

CENTER FOR REMOTE SENSING; DEFENSE

MAPPING AGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY; U.S. ARMY CORPS

OF ENGINEERS; U.S. FISH AND

WILDLIFE SERVICE; WORLD BANK; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

CONTINUOUSLY

CONTINUOUSLY

BUR B6700

SIOUX FALLS, SD

BURROUGHS OPERATING SYSTEM

DMS II

COBOL; ALGOL; PL/1

3-25
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MAGNETIC TAPE; INTERACTIVE 

TERMINAL; COMPUTER PRINTOUT 

MAGNETIC TAPE; INTERACTIVE 

TERMINAL; PUNCHED CARDS 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL 

CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER] 

FOUR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

MAPPING CENTERS; NATIONAL SPACE 

TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES 

6 MAGNETIC TAPE; 2 LINE PRINTER; 

CARD PUNCH; 16 DISK; 1 CARD 

READER; 45 INTERACTIVE TERMINAL 

MAP SALES ACCOUNTING; EROS DATA 

CENTER DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING 

SYSTEM

Definition/Description:

THE SYSTEM ALLOWS INTERACTIVE QUERYING OF A DATA BASE 

DESCRIBING REMOTELY SENSED DATA PRODUCTS TO DETERMINE 

AVAILABILITY AND OTHER PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS OF 

INTEREST. THE SYSTEM PERMITS A PRODUCT TO BE ORDERED, 

ACCOUNTS FOR COST PAYMENTS, AND INPUTS DATA TO THE EROS 

DATA CENTER PRODUCTION PROCESSES.

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MAIN IMAGE FILE

MIF

THOMPSON, R. J.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

EROS DATA CENTER

MUNDT FEDERAL BUILDING

SIOUX FALLS, SD 57198

(605) 594-6511 EXT 555 (FTS) 784-7555

02/76

02/80

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$750,000

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

ADMINISTRATION; NATIONAL OCEANIC

AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION;

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL

CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTERS

(CURRENTLY FOUR LOCATIONS);

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REFER TO DESCRIPTION IN

DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; U.S.

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE; WORLD

BANK; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY;

CANADA CENTER FOR REMOTE SENSING

AS REQUIRED

CONTINUOUSLY

BUR 6700

SIOUX FALLS, SD 57198

MCP 3.1

1400K (BYTES)

DMS II

INORAC

PL/1; ALGOL; COBOL

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PRINTOUT

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUNCHED CARDS

EROS DATA CENTER, ALL MAEROS DATA

CENTERS, ALL MAPPING CENTERS;

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL

CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER

(NCIC); NCIC STATE AFFILIATES, AND

NONFEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

MAIN IMAGE FILE DATA BASE.

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MAP AND CHART INFORMATION SYSTEM

MCIS

SPATIAL

CAVANAUGH, DANIEL K.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER

509 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6727 (FTS) 928-6727

MAP AND CHART INFORMATION SYSTEM

FILE

03/79

10/79

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

LIMITED

BATCH

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL

CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER

3-27
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(NCIC) HEADQUARTERS; MAPPING

CENTER NCIC OFFICES

WEEKLY

AS REQUIRED

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

MVS

600K (BYTES)

SEQUENTIAL FILE

PL/1; DISSPLA

COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC TAPE;

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

PUNCHED CARDS; INTERACTIVE

TERMINAL; MAGNETIC TAPE

ALL U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAPPING

CENTERS; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

HEADQUARTERS

2 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER; 1

MICROFORM; 1 RJE STATION; 1 DISK;

1 CARD READER; 1 INTERACTIVE

TERMINAL 

Definition/Description:

THE MAP AND CHART INFORMATION SYSTEM STORES, RETRIEVES, 

AND DISPLAYS INFORMATION ABOUT DOMESTIC MAPS AND CHARTS. 

INFORMATION IS GATHERED BOTH FROM KNOWN TRANSLATABLE 

COMPUTER FILES AND FROM PHYSICALLY ENCODING DESCRIPTORS 

FROM SELECTED SOURCE MATERIAL. DATA DESCRIPTORS INCLUDE 

TITLE, SCALE, PRODUCER, GEOGRAPHIC AREA, INSET 

INFORMATION, GRIDS, CONTOUR INTERVALS, AND MICROFILM 

STORAGE LOCATION. INTERACTIVELY DEVELOPED SEARCH CRITERIA 

AND OUTPUT SPECIFICATIONS ARE USED TO EXECUTE A SEQUENTIAL 

SEARCH OF UP TO 25 SIMULTANEOUS QUERIES.

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RESOURCES BALANCING SYSTEM

RBS

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

WONG, RICHARD B.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION

511 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6217 (FTS) 928-6217

PRODUCTION FILE

01/66

01/78

1986

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OPERATIONAL

$5 r OOO

UNLIMITED

BOTH BATCH AND INTERACTIVE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL

MAPPING DIVISION USERS IN FOUR

REGIONAL OFFICES AND HEADQUARTERS

QUARTERLY

QUARTERLY

AMD

RESTON, VA

MVS

360K (BYTES)

FORTRAN; PL/1? EASYTRIEVE; SAS

HIGH-SPEED PRINTER

CARD PUNCH, INTERACTIVE TERMINALS

RESTON, VA; ROLLA, MO; DENVER, CO;

MENLO PARK, CA.

1 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER; 1

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES BY

COUNTY AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS 

Definition/Description:

THIS PROCEDURE IS USED TO DEVELOP AN INTERMEDIATE-RANGE 

AND LONG-RANGE OPERATIONS PROGRAM FOR MAPPING. PROJECTS 

ARE SCHEDULED TO COMPLETION IN COARSE TIME PERIODS (FISCAL 

QUARTERS). RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS ARE DERIVED THROUGH THE 

APPLICATION OF RATE TABLES. WORK IS BALANCED AGAINST 

AVAILABLE RESOURCES.

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SYSTEMS

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CENTRAL LABORATORY SYSTEM

MISSION SUPPORT;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

FELTZ f HERMAN

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

412 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6834 (FTS) 928-6834

01/72

09/83

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$300,000

UNLIMITED

INTERACTIVE

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES

DIVISION; STATE WATER RESOURCE

AGENCIES

DAILY

TWICE A WEEK

AMD

RESTON, VA

FORTRAN

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION'S 45

DISTRICT OFFICES

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND

RETRIEVAL SYSTEM 

Definition/Description:

THE CENTRAL LABORATORY SYSTEM IS AN AUTOMATED LABORATORY 

ANALYSIS SYSTEM THAT PERFORMS WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS FOR 

ALL WATER RESOURCES DIVISION FIELD OFFICES. BOTH THE 

ORGANIC AND THE INORGANIC CONSTITUENTS OF WATER SAMPLES 

ARE DETERMINED, AND THE VALUES ARE STORED FOR EVENTUAL 

ENTRY INTO WATSTORE.

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SYSTEMS

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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

MIS

MISSION SUPPORT;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION; BIBLIOGRAPHIC

LOWELL, SUSAN

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

405 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6861 (FTS) 928-6861

PROJECTS; REPORTS TRACKING SYSTEM;

HISTORIC; MEMOS

01/73

01/80

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$300,000

UNLIMITED

BATCH

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER

RESOURCES DIVISION; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (ESPECIALLY

DIRECTOR'S OFFICE); LOCAL

GOVERNMENT; PRIVATE INDUSTRY

CONTINUOUSLY

CONTINUOUSLY

AMD 470 V/7

RESTON, VA

IBM MVS

1000K (BYTES)

S2K; GIPSY

JANUS

PL/I; SAS

LINE PRINTER; INTERACTIVE

TERMINAL; MICROFICHE

MAGNETIC TAPE; INTERACTIVE

TERMINALS

ALL WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

LOCATIONS

1 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER; 1

MICROFORM; 1 DISK; 1 INTERACTIVE

TERMINAL

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WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

SYSTEMS

Definition/Description:

MAINTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT WATER RESOURCES DIVISION (WRD) 

AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL HYDROLOGIC PROJECTS AND WRD MEMOS

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NATIONAL WATER DATA EXCHANGE

NAWDEX

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

WILLIAMS, OWEN 0.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

421 NATIONAL CENTER

RESTON, VA 22092

(703) 860-6031 (FTS) 928-6031

DEFINITIONS OF COMPONENTS OF THE

MASTER WATER DATA INDEX MAINTAINED

BY NAWDEX; DEFINITIONS OF

COMPONENTS OF THE WATER DATA

SOURCES DIRECTORY MAINTAINED BY

NAWDEX; DIRECTORY OF LOCAL

ASSISTANCE CENTERS OF THE NAWDEX;

FIRST NAWDEX MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCE

PROCEEDINGS; GENERALIZED RETRIEVAL

SYSTEM HEADING FILE; MASTER WATER

DATA INDEX; MASTER WATER DATA

INDEX CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

TABLE; MASTER WATER DATA INDEX

LATITUDE-LONGITUDE TABLE; NAWDEX

WATER QUALITY PARAMETER FILE;

PARTIAL AND FULL-STATE DIGITIZED

HYDROLOGIC UNIT LINES AND DATA

BASE; WATER DATA SOURCES DIRECTORY

01/76

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$1,200,000

UNLIMITED

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

COMMISSION; TEXAS NATURAL

RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM; U.S.

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; SOIL

CONSERVATION SERVICE; ALASKA

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

CONSERVATION; TENNESSEE VALLEY

AUTHORITY; SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER

MANAGEMENT DISTRICT; BUREAU OF

LAND MANAGEMENT; U.S. PARK

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SYSTEMS

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SERVICE; BUREAU OF RECLAMATION; 

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE; 

GREAT LAKES BASIN COMMISSION; 

LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LABORATORY; 

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION; U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE 

SERVICE; UTAH DIVISION OF WATER 

RIGHTS; ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF 

NATURAL RESOURCES; FEDERAL 

REGULATORY COMMISSION; OFFICE OF 

SURFACE MINING; VERMONT DEPT OF 

WATER RESOURCES; MONTANA WATER 

RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER; 

BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY; 

WYOMING WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH 

INSTITUTE; STATE GEOLOGICAL 

SURVEYS; PRIVATE COMPANIES; 

INDIVIDUALS 

WEEKLY 

DAILY 

AMD V7 

RESTON f VA 

4000 (BYTES) 

INTEL S2000; HASP II 

PL/1; COBOL; FORTRAN 

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PUNCHED 

CARDS; COMPUTER PRINTOUT 

MAGNETIC TAPE; INTERACTIVE 

TERMINAL; PUNCHED CARDS 

MORE THAN 100 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE 

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND 

RETRIEVAL SYSTEM; TEXAS NATIONAL

RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM 

Definition/Description:

NAWDEX PROVIDES A NATIONWIDE INDEXING SERVICE. THIS 

COMPUTERIZED INDEX IDENTIFIES OVER 375,000 SITES FOR WHICH 

WATER DATA ARE AVAILABLE FROM OVER 410 ORGANIZATIONS, THE 

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS OF THESE SITES, THE COLLECTING 

ORGANIZATIONS, THE TYPES OF DATA AVAILABLE, THE PERIODS OF 

TIME FOR WHICH DATA ARE AVAILABLE, THE MAJOR PARAMETERS 

AND THE FREQUENCIES OF MEASUREMENT, AND THE MEDIA ON WHICH 

THE DATA ARE STORED.

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SYSTEMS

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NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND 

RETRIEVAL SYSTEM 

WATSTORE

SCI ENTI FI C/TECHNI CAL 

SHOWEN, CHARLES R. 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 

437 NATIONAL CENTER 

RESTON, VA 22092 

(703) 860-6879 (FTS) 928-6879 

AGENCY CODE FILE; AUTOMATIC 

DIGITAL RECORDER TAPES; BIOLOGICAL 

ANALYSES OF WATER SAMPLES; 

BIOLOGICAL ORGANISM NAME FILE; 

DAILY VALUES FILE; DAILY VALUES 

TRANSACTION FILE; DATA COLLECTION 

PLATFORM (DCP) MANAGEMENT 

INFORMATION FILE; DEFINITIONS DATA 

BASE; GEOLOGIC UNIT FILE; GOES 

DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM FILE; 

GROUNDWATER SITE INVENTORY; 

LANDSAT DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM 

FILE; MULTICS DATA COLLECTION 

PLATFORM SYSTEM FILE; NATIONAL 

WATER USE DATA SYSTEM; PARAMETER 

CODE DICTIONARY FILE; PARTIAL AND 

FULL-STATE DIGITIZED HYDROLOGIC 

UNIT LINES AND DATA BASE; PEAK 

FLOW FILE; RATING TABLE FILE; 

STATION HEADER FILE; STREAM FLOW 

BASIN CHARACTERISTICS FILE; TIME 

OF TRAVEL FILE; UNIT VALUES FILE; 

WATER QUALITY DATA FILE; WATSTORE 

REAL-TIME FRONT-END HYDROLOGIC 

DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM; WATER 

RESOURCES DIVISION COUNTY CODE FILE 

12/71 

12/80

CONTINUOUS 

OPERATIONAL

UNLIMTED * 

USGS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

FIELD OFFICES; OTHER FEDERAL AND

STATE AGENCIES; UNIVERSITIES;

CONFULTING ENGINEERS; PLANNERS

DAILY

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SYSTEMS

Frequency of Output: 

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Related Systems:

DAILY 

AMD V7 

RESTON, VA 

INTEL S2000 

PL/1; COBOL; FORTRAN 

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; COMPUTER 

PRINTOUT

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; RJE DEVICES; 

PUNCHED CARDS; MAGNETIC TAPE; DISK 

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION DISTRICT 

AND SUBDISTRICT OFFICES; FIELD 

HEADQUARTERS; FIELD UNITS 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S 

STORET SYSTEM 

Definition/Description:

THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, THROUGH ITS WATER RESOURCES 

DIVISION, INVESTIGATES THE OCCURRENCE, QUANTITY, QUALITY, 

DISTRIBUTION, AND MOVEMENT OF THE SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND 

WATERS THAT COMPRISE THE NATION'S WATER RESOURCES. IT IS 

THE PRINCIPAL FEDERAL WATER DATA AGENCY AND, AS SUCH, 

COLLECTS AND DISSEMINATES ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF THE WATER 

DATA CURRENTLY BEING USED BY NUMEROUS STATE, LOCAL, 

PRIVATE, AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES TO DEVELOP AND MANAGE 

OUR WATER RESOURCES. AS PART OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S 

PROGRAM OF RELEASING WATER DATA TO THE PUBLIC, A 

LARGE-SCALE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE 

STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF WATER DATA COLLECTED THROUGH ITS 

ACTIVITIES. THE NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL 

SYSTEM (WATSTORE) WAS ESTABLISHED IN NOVEMBER 1971 TO 

MODERNIZE THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S EXISTING 

WATER-DATA-PROCESSING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES AND TO 

PROVIDE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF ITS 

DATA-RELEASING ACTIVITIES. THE SYSTEM IS OPERATED AND 

MAINTAINED ON THE CENTRAL COMPUTER FACILITIES OF THE 

SURVEY AT ITS NATIONAL CENTER IN RESTON, VA. DATA MAY BE 

OBTAINED FROM WATSTORE THROUGH ANY OF THE WATER RESOURCES 

DIVISION'S 45 DISTRICT OFFICES.

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System Name: 

Application Category

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Address:

NEW MEXICO ANNUAL OBSERVATION WELL

FILE

MISSION SUPPORT;

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

HUDSON, JAMES

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

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SYSTEMS

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505 MARQUETTE, NW.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87102

(505) 766-2011 (FTS) 474-2011

ANNUAL OBSERVATION WELL FILE

06/79

06/79

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$3,000

LIMITED

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; NEW MEXICO

STATE ENGINEER; INTERESTED PRIVATE

PARTIES

CONTINUOUSLY

AS REQUIRED

PRIME 750

ALBUQUERQUE, NM

PRIMOS

100K (BYTES)

MISC MODULES

FORTRAN

COMPUTER PRINTOUT; INTERACTIVE

TERMINAL; MAGNETIC TAPE

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION NEW

MEXICO DISTRICT OFFICES

1 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER; 1

DISK; 1 INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

Definition/Description:

THIS SYSTEM IS USED TO INPUT, PROCESS, AND OUTPUT WELL 

DATA OBTAINED THROUGH FIELD MEASUREMENTS.

Comments:

SOFTWARE MODULES INCLUDE SORTING ROUTINES (BY WELL NUMBER, 

BY BASIN, BY LOCATION, AND SO ON), ANNUAL REPORT 

GENERATOR, HYDROGRAPH GENERATOR (RUNS ON ZETA PLOTTER).

3-36
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

SYSTEMS

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COMPUTERIZED ONSHORE MONTHLY

ENGINEERING REPORT

COMER

JOHNSTON, DERYL

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

1717 H STREET

WASHINGTON, DC 20006

(202) 653-2143 (FTS) 653-2143

COMPUTERIZED ONSHORE MONTHLY

ENGINEERING REPORT

01/76

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$40,000

NOT AVAILABLE

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FIELD

OFFICES

MONTHLY

QUARTERLY

AMD

MVS

148K (BYTES)

GIPSY

QUESTRAN; PL/1

COMPUTER PRINTOUT

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

WASHINGTON, DC

Definition/Description:

COMER PROVIDES THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT WITH THE 

ABILITY TO ANALYZE AND EFFECTIVELY ADMINISTER THE ONSHORE 

LEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. PROVIDED ALSO IS A CAPACITY TO 

MEASURE AND PROJECT PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR BUDGETARY 

AND MANAGEMENT NEEDS.

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Acronym: 

Contact Person 

Address:

Telephone:

COMPUTERIZED ONSHORE RECORD OF

EVENTS

CORE

JOHNSTON, DERYL

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

1717 H STREET

WASHINGTON, DC 

(202) 653-2143

20006

(FTS) 653-2143

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BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

SYSTEMS

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ONSHORE RECORD OF EVENTS

01/74

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$6 f OOO

LIMITED

REGIONAL AREA; DISTRICT OIL AND

GAS SUPERVISORS? BUREAU OF LAND

MANAGEMENT STATE AND DISTRICT

OFFICES

MONTHLY

AMD

MVS

150K (BYTES)

GIPSY

QUESTRAN

COMPUTER PRINTOUT; INTERACTIVE

TERMINAL

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

WASHINGTON, DC

Input Media:

Input Locations:

Definition/Description:

CORE PROVIDES THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUREAU OF LAND 

MANAGEMENT (BLM) DECISION TYPE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO 

THE NUMBERS, TYPES, CAUSES, AND EFFECTS OF UNDESIRABLE 

EVENTS OCCURING ON ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LANDS UNDER BLM 

SUPERVISION.

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GEOTHERMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING

HISTORY SYSTEM

GCBHS

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

MACIOLEK, HERBERT

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

BRANCH OF INFORMATION SERVICES

STATE OFFICE CALIFORNIA

2800 COTTAGE WAY

SACRAMENTO, CA 95825

(916) 484-4008 (FTS) 468-4008

BIDDING HISTORY SYSTEM FILES

06/78

02/79

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$500

LIMITED

DCM GEOTHERMAL OFFICE

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BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

SYSTEMS

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AS REQUIRED

AS REQUIRED

DATAPOINT 5500

SACRAMENTO, CA

DATASHARE

48K (BYTES)

LOCAL PROGRAMS

DATABUS

PRINTER

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

SACRAMENTO, CA

1 LINE PRINTER; 2 DISK? 1

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL 

De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

GCBHS IS A NATIONWIDE DATA RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR FEDERAL 

GEOTHERMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND LEASING INFORMATION. 

GCBHS PERFORMS ALL PROCESSING TASKS NEEDED TO BUILD, 

OPERATE, MAINTAIN, AND RETRIEVE INFORMATION SUCH AS KNOWN 

GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES AREA IDENTIFICATION CODE, MODIFIED 

LEGAL DESCRIPTION, DATE OF LEASE SALE, TRACT NUMBER, 

ACREAGE OFFERED, SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AND BID, GRANDFATHER 

RIGHTS, REOFFERS, AND UNSUCCESSFUL BIDDERS AND BIDS.

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GEOTHERMAL LEASE AND APPLICATION

SYSTEM

GLAAS

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

MACIOLEK, HERBERT

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

BRANCH OF INFORMATION SERVICES

STATE OFFICE CALIFORNIA

2800 COTTAGE WAY

SACRAMENTO, CA 95825

(916) 484-4008 (FTS) 468-4008

GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS AND LEASE

FILES

01/75

01/79

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$21,000

LIMITED

GEOTHERMAL STAFF

DAILY

CONTINUOUSLY

DATAPOINT 5500

3-39
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

SYSTEMS

Computer Locations: SACRAMENTO, CA

Operating System: DATASHARE/DATABUS CRT ENTRY

Memory Required: 48K (BYTES)

Languages: DATABUS

Output Media: CRT; COMPUTER PRINTOUT

Input Media: INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

Input Locations: SACRAMENTO, CA

Related Systems: ALL SYSTEMS DEVELOPED FOR DCM

GEOTHERMAL 

Definition/Description:

PROVIDES AUTOMATED CENTRAL REPOSITORY FOR ALL GEOTHERMAL

LEASING DATA

3-40
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

SYSTEMS

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ACCIDENT AND EVENTS SYSTEM

SPATIAL

GIROIR, A. DONALD

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PO BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0555 (FTS) 680-9555

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF (OCS)

EVENTS FILE

01/71

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$3,000

LIMITED

VARIED

AS REQUIRED

AS REQUIRED

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

GIPSY

PRINTOUT

CARDS

3301 N. CAUSEWAY BLVD., METAIRIE,

LA 70010

DATA BASE ON ACCIDENTS AND POLLUTION OCCURRENCES

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FIELD AND RESERVOIR RESERVES

ESTIMATION

FRRE

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL; SPATIAL

SURCOUF, ROBERT

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PO BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0690 (FTS) 680-9690

FIELD AND RESERVOIR RESERVE

ESTIMATES, GULF OF MEXICO--OCS

01/75

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$5,000

3-41
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

SYSTEMS

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Definition/Description:

TO CALCULATE AND MAINTAIN 

RESERVE ESTIMATES FOR ALL 

OF MEXICO OCS

PROPRIETARY

GULF OF MEXICO OCS REGION;

OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT,

RESTON

WEEKLY

WEEKLY

PERKIN-ELMER 3250

METAIRIE, LA

OS32

FORTRAN

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; PRINTER

DISK

3301 N. CAUSEWAY BLVD., METAIRIE,

LA 70010

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

INFORMATION SYSTEM

CURRENT FIELD AND RESERVOIR 

OIL AND GAS FIELDS ON THE GULF

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GEOSCIENCE INTERPRETIVE AID SYSTEM

GIAS

YANG, R. H.

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PO BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0706 (FTS) 680-9706

VELOCITY DATA CELLS

01/73

01/80

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$80,000

PROPRIETARY

DAILY

DAILY

AMD V7; HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

CALCOMP; SDL; CPS; TCS; AGII

FORTRAN

PRINTOUTS; GRAPHICS

CRT; DIGITIZED DATA; CURSOR INPUT

3301 N. CAUSEWAY BLVD., METAIRIE,

LA 70010

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MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

SYSTEMS

Definition/Description:

PROVIDES COMPUTATIVE AND REPORT PREPARATION ASSISTANCE TO 

GEOPHYSICISTS INVOLVED IN LEASE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT, 

EVALUATES ANCILLARY GEOPHYSICAL DATA TO PROVIDE 

COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF SUBSURFACE FACTORS AFFECTING VALUE 

AND PRODUCT OF FEDERAL LANDS.

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De f i n i t i on/De sc r i pt i on:

TO PROVIDE DETAILED DATA 

IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

GULF OF MEXICO LEASE DATA FILE

SPATIAL

CHEDOTAL, JOSEPH J.

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PO BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0729 (FTS) 680-9729

LEASE DATA FILE, GULF OF

MEXICO OCS

01/75

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$16,000

LIMITED

WEEKLY

WEEKLY

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

GIPSY

CARDS; PRINTER; DISK; TAPE

CARDS

3301 N. CAUSEWAY BLVD., METAIRIE,

LA 70010

AND INFORMATION ON EACH LEASEHOLD

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GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE DATA

FILE

SPATIAL

WILLIAMS, JAMES

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

P.O. BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0729 (FTS) 680-9729

LEASE SALE DATA FILE, GULF OF

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SYSTEMS

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Definition/Description:

TO MAKE AVAILABLE DETAILED 

GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE

MEXICO OCS

01/76

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$1,000

PROPRIETARY

MONTHLY

MONTHLY

AMD

RESTON, VA

OS/MVS

GIPSY

EASYTRIEVE;

CARDS; TAPE;

CARDS

28 IRS 

DISK

DATA AND INFORMATION ON EACH

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LEASE PRODUCTION AND REVENUE

LPR

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL

VAVRINA, MARY

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

MAIL STOP 643

RESTON, VA 22091

(703) 860-7567 (FTS) 928-7567

LEASE PRODUCTION AND REVENUE

01/72

01/79

1992

OPERATIONAL

$10,000

LIMITED

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; BUREAU OF

LAND MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITIES;

PETROLEUM COMPANIES; CONSULTING

COMPANIES

AMD

RESTON, VA

OS/MVS

400K (BYTES)

IBM UTILITIES

DISSPLA; NOS; SYSTEM 2

FORTRAN

COMPUTER PRINTOUT; MAGNETIC TAPE

3-44
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

SYSTEMS

Input Media: PUNCHED CARDS; MAGNETIC TAPE

Definition/Description:

STUDY OF OIL AND GAS AND OTHER MINERALS AS TO ROYALTY, 

PRODUCTION, AND BID INFORMATION. A DATA BASE IS SET UP 

AND ANALYZED, AND REPORTS ARE GENERATED.

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LEASE SALE EVALUATION

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

YANG, R. H.

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PO BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-9706 (FTS) 680-9706

LEASE SALE DATA FILE, GULF OF

MEXICO--OCS

01/80

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$425,000

PROPRIETARY

VARIED

AS REQUIRED

AS REQUIRED

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PRINTOUT

PUNCHED CARDS

METAIRIE, LA

Definition/Description:

TO PLACE A VALUE ON OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS TRACTS THAT ARE 

OFFERED FOR BID BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND TO PROVIDE 

DATA FOR POSTSALE ANALYSIS OF BIDDING PATTERNS AND 

CORRELATIONS BETWEEN BIDS AND PRESALE EVALUATIONS

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MICROFILM DATA FILE

SPATIAL

WILLIAMS, JAMES

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PO BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0729 (FTS) 680-9729

MICROFILM DATA FILE

01/76

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OPERATIONAL

$1,000

PROPRIETARY

VARIED

AS REQUIRED

AS REQUIRED

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

PRINTOUTS; INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

Definition/Description:

MAINTAIN UPDATED INVENTORY OF ANCILLARY GEOPHYSICAL DATA 

STORED ON MICROFILM AND PROVIDE CROSS-REFERENCED INDEX TO 

SUCH DATA

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MONTE CARLO

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL; SPATIAL

LORE, GARY

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

MAIL STOP 644

RESTON, VA 22091

(703) 860-7567 (FTS) 928-7567

MONTE CARLO EVALUATION FILES

01/77

CONTINUOUS

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

$200,000

PROPRIETARY

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PERSONNEL

MONTHLY

MONTHLY

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

OS

570K (BYTES)

FORTRAN; COBOL; ASSEMBLER

PUNCHED CARDS; COMPUTER PRINTOUT

PUNCHED CARDS; DISK FILES

RESTON, VA; WASHINGTON, DC;

METAIRIE, LA; LOS ANGELES, CA;

ANCHORAGE, AK

3-46
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

SYSTEMS

Definition/Description:

COMPUTATION OF PROBABILISTIC VALUE OF OIL AND GAS 

RESOURCES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF (OCS)

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Acronym: 

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Address:

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Computer Locations: 

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Memory Required: 

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Related Systems:

OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS

OSTA

LANFEAR, KENNETH J.

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

MAIL STOP 644

RESTON, VA 22091

(703) 860-6730 (FTS) 928-6730

OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS

MODEL FILES

01/76

06/82

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$500,000

LIMITED

INTERACTIVE AND BATCH

ANALYSTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE

INTERIOR AND MINERALS MANAGEMENT

SERVICE

AS REQUIRED

AS REQUIRED

AMD V7; HIS MULTICS

RESTON, VA

MVS

1200K (BYTES)

OSTA; SEDOS

FORTRAN IV

REPORT PREPARED FOR EACH OSRUN

PAPER AND ELECTRONIC DATA

RESTON, VA; ANCHORAGE, AK; LOS

ANGELES, CA; METAIRIE, LA; VIENNA,

VA; OTHER LOCATIONS

1 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER; 1

RJE STATION; 1 DISK; 1 CARD

READER; 4 INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

DIGITIZING SYSTEM

3-47
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

SYSTEMS

Definition/Description:

THE OSTA MODEL IS USED TO ESTIMATE THE PROBABILITY THAT 

OIL SPILLS FROM OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL PRODUCTION 

WILL OCCUR AND CONTACT ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE 

RESOURCES. A MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUE IS USED TO PREDICT OIL 

SPILL MOVEMENT OWING TO RANDOM WINDS AND CURRENTS. THE 

DATA BASE OF THE OSTA MODEL INCLUDES WINDS, OCEAN 

CIRCULATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE LOCATIONS FOR MOST 

OF THE UNITED STATES OCS.

Comments:

THE OSTA MODEL HAS BEEN RUN OVER 20 TIMES FOR NEARLY ALL 

AREAS OF THE US OCS.

***********

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70010

(FTS) 680-9729

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

INFORMATION SYSTEM

OCSIS

MISSION SUPPORT;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL

CHEDOTAL, JOSEPH J.

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

P.O. BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA

(504) 838-0729

10/81

12/82

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

PROPRIETARY

BOTH BATCH AND INTERACTIVE

GULF OF MEXICO OCS REGION

CONTINUOUSLY

CONTINUOUSLY

PERKIN-ELMER 3250

METAIRIE, LA

OS32

1000K (BYTES)

DMS/32, RQL

FORTRAN

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

METAIRIE, LA

1 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER; 1

DISK; 1 INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

3-48
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

SYSTEMS

Definition/Description:

THE OCSIS SYSTEM COLLECTS, STORES, AND ANALYZES 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE OPERATION OF OIL AND GAS LEASES IN 

THE GULF OF MEXICO.

***********

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Definition/Description:

INFORMATION COLLECTED ON 

OF MEXICO.

PIPELINE SYSTEM

SPATIAL

GIROIR, A. DONALD

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PO BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0555 (FTS) 680-9555

PIPELINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, GULF

OF MEXICO--OCS

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$5,000

LIMITED

VARIED

WEEKLY

WEEKLY

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

HARD COPY

PUNCHED CARDS

3301 N. CAUSEWAY BLVD., METAIRIE,

LA 70010

ALL PIPELINE SEGMENTS IN THE GULF

***********

System Name:

Acronym:

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Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Date Implemented: 

Expected Application Life

PLATFORM INSPECTION SYSTEM

IS

SPATIAL

GIROIR, A. DONALD

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PO BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0555 (FTS) 680-9555

PLATFORM INSPECTION SYSTEM, GULF

OF MEXICO--OCS

01/75

CONTINUOUS

3-49
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

SYSTEMS

Application Status: 

Annual Operating Costs: 

Availability for Use/Access 

Frequency of Input: 

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Computer Locations: 

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OPERATIONAL

$26,000

LIMITED

DAILY

DAILY

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

MICROFICHE; HARD COPY

PUNCHED CARDS

3301 N. CAUSEWAY BLVD., METAIRIE,

LA 70010

Definition/Description:

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO PRODUCTION AND 

DRILLING INSPECTIONS

***********

System Name:

Acronym:

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Address:

Telephone:

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Date Implemented: 

Expected Application Life: 

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Users:

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Input Locations:

Related Systems:

PRODUCTION DECLINE CURVE ANALYSIS

DECLINE

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL; SPATIAL

DAVIDSON, LAWRENCE

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PO BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0903 (FTS) 680-9903

FIELD AND RESERVOIR RESERVE

ESTIMATES, GULF OF MEXICO--OCS

01/75

1985

OPERATIONAL

$2,000

PROPRIETARY

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, GULF

OF MEXICO OCS REGION

WEEKLY

WEEKLY

PERKIN-ELMER 3250

METAIRIE, LA

OS32

FORTRAN

CARDS; TAPE; DISK; PRINTER

CARDS

3301 N. CAUSEWAY BLVD., METAIRIE,

LA 70010

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

INFORMATION SYSTEM

3-50
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

SYSTEMS

Definition/Description:

PROVIDES ESTIMATES OF REMAINING RECOVERABLE OIL AND GAS IN 

DECLINING FIELDS

***********

System Name:

Acronym: 

Application Category

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Date Implemented:

Last Modified:

Expected Application Life:

Application Status:

Annual Operating Costs:

Availability for Use/Access

Access Method:

Users:

Frequency of Input: 

Frequency of Output: 

Computer Makes and Models: 

Computer Locations: 

Operating System: 

Memory Required: 

Languages: 

Output Media:

Input Media:

Input Locations: 

Peripheral Devices:

Related Systems:

SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

DIGITIZING SYSTEM

SEDDS

MISSION SUPPORT;

COMPUTATIONAL/STATISTICAL ;

SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL; SPATIAL

LANFEAR, KENNETH J.

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

12203 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE

MAIL STOP 644

RESTON, VA 22091

(703) 860-6730 (FTS) 928-6730

OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS

MODEL FILES

10/78

01/83

1990

OPERATIONAL

$20,000

UNLIMITED

BOTH BATCH AND INTERACTIVE

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE; U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDROLOGISTS

AS REQUIRED

AS REQUIRED

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

MVS

800K (BYTES)

FORTRAN IV

COMPUTER PRINTOUT; INTERACTIVE

TERMINAL; PLOTTERS

INTERACTIVE TERMINAL; DIGITIZING

TABLES

RESTON, VA

1 MAGNETIC TAPE; 1 LINE PRINTER; 1

DISK; 1 INTERACTIVE TERMINAL

OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS

3-51
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

SYSTEMS

Definition/Description:

THE SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA DIGITIZING SYSTEM, SEDDS, 

WAS DEVELOPED FOR ANALYZING LARGE AMOUNTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL 

DATA FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES. THIS SYSTEM CAN COMBINE 

DATA FROM MAPS OF DIFFERENT SCALES AND PROJECTIONS, PLACE 

SPATIAL DATA WITHIN A MATRIX OF GRID CELLS, AND STORE THE 

DATA IN EITHER OF TWO DIFFERENT STORAGE NOTATIONS USING 

INTEGERS OR INDIVIDUAL BITS, EACH DESIGNED FOR HIGH SPEED 

RETRIEVAL BY MATHEMATICAL MODELS. THE KEY CONCEPT IN THE 

DESIGN OF SEDDS IS THE AUTOMATIC CONVERSION OF ALL SPATIAL 

DATA TO A STANDARD MAP PROJECTION COORDINATE SYSTEM. 

SEDDS IS FULLY OPERATIONAL, AND HAS BEEN APPLIED TO A 

NUMBER OF OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS MODELS AND OTHER 

APPLICATIONS.

Comments:

REFERENCE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 80-871

***********

System Name: 

Acronym:

Application Category 

Contact Person: 

Address:

Telephone:

Data Bases Accessed:

Date Implemented:

Last Modified:

Expected Application Life:

Application Status:

Annual Operating Costs:

Availability for Use/Access

Users:

Frequency of Input:

Frequency of Output:

Computer Makes and Models:

Computer Locations:

Languages:

Output Media:

Input Media:

Input Locations:

WELL STATUS AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM

WSPS

SPATIAL

CHEDOTAL, JOSEPH J.

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PO BOX 7944

METAIRIE, LA 70010

(504) 838-0729 (FTS) 680-9729

RESERVOIR FILE, GULF OF

MEXICO DCS? WELL FILE, GULF OF

MEXICO--OCS

01/77

01/80

CONTINUOUS

OPERATIONAL

$68,000

PROPRIETARY

VARIED

DAILY

DAILY

AMD V7

RESTON, VA

COBOL

TAPE; DISK? PRINTER

TAPE; DISK

3301 N. CAUSEWAY BLVD., METAIRIE,

LA 70010

3-52
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

SYSTEMS

Definition/Description:

IN SUPPORT OF DCS ORDER NO. 11, MONITORS THE RATE OF 

RESERVOIR DEPLETION SO THAT THE MAXIMUM EFFICIENT RATE IS 

NOT EXCEEDED. ASSIGNS ALLOWABLE PRODUCTION RATE TO EACH 

WELL. RATES ARE MONITORED MONTHLY BY RESERVOIR AND BY 

WELL.

3-53
TITLE INDEX

ACCIDENT AND EVENTS SYSTEM 3-41 

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY INFORMATION SYSTEM 2-151 

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY SUMMARY RECORD SYSTEM 3-19 

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY SUMMARY RECORD SYSTEM FILE 2-152 

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEYS 2-1 

AFTERSHOCK STUDIES 2-2 

AGE PROFILE DATA 2-3 

AGENCY CODE FILE 2-193 

ALASKA LANDSAT LAND COVER DATA 2-153 

ALASKA SEISMIC STUDIES 2-4 

ALASKAN AEROMAGNETIC DATA BASE 2-5 

ANNUAL OBSERVATION WELL FILE 2-194 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - CAC03,

CARBON AND NITROGEN 2-6 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - CARBONATE

FRACTION COMPOSITION 2-7 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - CHEMICAL

ANALYSES 2-8 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - CHEMICAL

ANALYSES, MAJOR ELEMENTS 2-9 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - CHEMICAL

ANALYSES, TRACE ELEMENTS 2-10 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - CRUISE AND

STATION POSITION DATA 2-11 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - CUMULATIVE

FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION 2-12 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - EQUIPMENT

AND SEDIMENT DESCRIPTION 2-13 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - GEOTECHNICAL

DATA 2-14 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - GERMAN

SEISMIC DATA-1 2-15 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - GERMAN

SEISMIC DATA-2 2-16 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - GERMAN

SEISMIC DATA-3 2-17 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - GERMAN

SEISMIC DATA-4 2-18 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - GRAVEL,

SAND, SILT, AND CLAY 2-19 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - HEAVY

MINERAL ANALYSIS 2-20 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - MINERALS IN

CLAY FRACTION 2-21 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - NOMINAL AND

MAXIMUM DEPTHS 2-22 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - SAND

FRACTION COMPOSITION 2-23 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - SAND

FRACTION 125-250 MM 2-24

A - 1
TITLE INDEX

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - SEDIMENT

GRAIN SIZE ANALYSES 2-25 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - TEXTUAL DATA 2-26 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - TRACE

ELEMENTS ANALYSIS 2~27 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING PROJECT - X-RAY

DIFFRACTION ANALYSES 2-28 

ATLANTIC OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF SEISMIC DATA 2-29 

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INVENTORY 2-195 

AUTOMATIC DIGITAL RECORDER TAPES 2-196 

AVERAGE TOPOGRAPHIC ELEVATIONS IN CALIFORNIA

AND ADJACENT REGIONS 2-30 

B&F NAVIGATION - GEORGES BANK 2-31 

BALTIMORE CANYON MINERALOGY 2-32 

BASIC WELL DATA FOR PROFESSIONAL PAPER 796 2-197 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES (CITATN) 2-33 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES (SEARCH) 2~34 

BIDDING HISTORY SYSTEM FILES 2-283 

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSES OF WATER SAMPLES 2-198 

BIOLOGICAL ORGANISM NAME FILE 2-199 

BLACK HILLS HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM 3-20 

BLACK HILLS HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM DATA BASE 2-155 

BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES 2-156 

BOREHOLE AND COMPLETION FILE, GULF OF

MEXICO--OCS 2-290 

BOSTON HARBOR GEOCHEMISTRY DATA 2-35 

BRANCH OF PETROPHYSICS AND REMOTE SENSING

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA BASE 2-36 

BUREAU OF MINES SUMMARY RESERVE BASE AND

AVERAGE ANALYSIS 2-37 

CALIFORNIA GROUNDWATER SITE INVENTORY 2~200 

CALIFORNIA REGIONAL GRAVITY DATA 2~38 

CAMERA CALIBRATION DATA BANK 2~158 

CARBON CONTENT ANALYSES 2-39 

CARBON 14 DATES 2~40 

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MICROEARTHQUAKE NETWORK 2-41 

CENTRAL LABORATORY SYSTEM 3-30 

CHEMICAL ANALYSES ON MAJOR, MINOR, AND TRACE

ELEMENTS IN U.S. COAL BEDS 2-43 

CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES 2~44 

CHROMIUM RESOURCES OF THE WORLD 2-45 

CLASSIFIED LAND 2-284 

CLAY MINERALOGY ANALYSES 2-46 

COMPUTERIZED ONSHORE MONTHLY ENGINEERING

REPORT 2-285, 3-37 

COMPUTERIZED ONSHORE RECORD OF EVENTS 3~37 

CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS BY ELECTROMAGNETIC

METHODS 2-47 

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT QUADRANGLE FILE 2-159 

CONTERMINOUS U.S. TERRAIN DIGITAL DATA BASE 2-48

A - 2
TITLE INDEX

CONTINENTAL SLOPE - BATHYMETRY DATA 2-49 

CRUISE ADMINISTRATIVE DATA 2-50 

DAILY VALUES FILE 2-201 

DATA ACQUISITION AND FLOW EQUIPMENT 2-51 

DATA PROCESSING LABORATORY 3-1 

DEEP SEA DRILLING AGE PROFILE 2-52 

DEFINITIONS DATA BASE 2-202 

DIGITAL RADAR IMAGES 2-146 

DIGITAL SONAR 2-53 

DIRECT ACCESS DATA INPUT/OUTPUT FILE OF

SPATIAL TIME SERIES DATA FOR NUMERICAL

SIMULATION MODELING 2-204 

DIRECT CURRENT SCHLUMBERGER VERTICAL

ELECTRICAL SOUNDINGS 2-54 

DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES BY COUNTY AND

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS 3-21 

DRAINAGE AREA DATA BASE 2-205 

DRAINAGE AREAS OF ILLINOIS STREAMS 2-206 

EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION DATA BASE 2-147 

EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM 3-17 

EARTHQUAKE DATA RETRIEVAL 2-291 

EASTERN UNITED STATES EARTHQUAKE DATA 2-55 

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES BIBLIOGRAPHY 2-56 

ELECTROCHEMICAL DATA SET ON PURE MINERAL

SPECIMENS 2-57 

FIELD AND RESERVOIR RESERVE ESTIMATES, GULF

OF MEXICO--OCS 2-292 

FIELD AND RESERVOIR RESERVES ESTIMATION 3-41 

FLAGSTAFF LANDSAT TAPE LIST 2-148 

FLOOD MAP INVENTORY 2-208 

FLOOD PLAIN SIMULATION FACILITY DATA 2-209 

FULL STATE DIGITIZED HYDROLOGIC UNIT LINES

DATA BASE 2-210 

GAZETTEER OF LAKES, PONDS, AND RESERVOIRS 2-212 

GENERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM 3-2 

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION RETRIEVAL AND ANALYSIS

SYSTEM 3-22 

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES DATA BASE 2-161 

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM 3~23 

GEOLOGIC INFORMATION FILE 2-213 

GEOLOGIC MAP DATA 2-58 

GEOLOGIC NAMES 2-60 

GEOLOGIC NAMES OF THE UNITED STATES 3-3 

GEOLOGIC RETRIEVAL AND SYNOPSIS PROGRAM 3-4 

GEOLOGIC UNIT FILE 2-214 

GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY 3-5 

GEOPHYSICAL MAPPING SYSTEM 2-293 

GEOSCIENCE INTERPRETIVE AID SYSTEM 3-42 

GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS AND LEASE FILES 2-286 

GEOTHERMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING HISTORY SYSTEM 3-38

A - 3
TITLE INDEX

GEOTHERMAL LEASE AND APPLICATION SYSTEM 3-39 

GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES 2-61 

GRAIN SIZE ANALYSES 2-63 

GRASP USER INDEX 2-64 

GROUNDWATER SITE INVENTORY 2-215 

GULF OF MEXICO LEASE DATA FILE 3-43 

GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE DATA FILE 3-43 

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DEFORMATION DATA

STORAGE, REDUCTION, AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM 3-6 

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DIGITAL

SEISMOGRAM ARCHIVE 2-65 

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY EARTHQUAKE

LOCATION DATA BASE 2-66 

HIGH PLAINS LANDSAT IRRIGATED LANDS DATA 2-162 

HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL AQUIFER SYSTEM ANALYSIS 2-217 

HIGH RESOLUTION SEISMIC DATA, GULF OF MEXICO 2-294 

HYDROCARBONS 2-67 

HYDROGEOLOGY SUBFILE 2-218 

HYDROLOGIC DATA REAL-TIME COLLECTION SYSTEM 2-219 

HYDROLOGIC DATA STATIONS MAINTAINED BY THE

USGS IN ILLINOIS 2-220 

HYDROLOGIC UNIT NAME AND DESCRIPTION DATA

BASE 2-221 

HYPOCENTER DATA FILE 2-68 

IDENTIFIED COAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN

UNITED STATES 2-69 

IDENTIFIED COAL RESOURCES OF THE WESTERN

UNITED STATES 2-70 

INDEX OF ACTIVE FLORIDA WATER DATA COLLECTION

STATIONS 2-222 

INDEX TO GEOLOGIC MAPS 2-72 

INDIVIDUAL STATE SEISMIC HISTORY 2-73 

INQUIRY, ORDER AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM 3-25 

INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT OF SURFACE

DEFORMATION DATA 2-74 

INTERNATIONAL PHOSPHATE RESOURCE DATA BASE 2-75 

INVENTORY OF MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC DATA 2-76 

INVENTORY OF PUBLISHED MAPS 2-164 

IRON RESOURCE ASSESSMENT 2-77 

LAKES IN THE MINNEAPOLIS~ST. PAUL

METROPOLITAN AREA 2-223 

LAND COVER DATA FROM LANDSAT OF BOISE, IDAHO,

1975 2-165 

LAND COVER DATA FROM LANDSAT OF PHOENIX,

ARIZONA, 1973 2-166 

LAND COVER DATA FROM LANDSAT OF PUGET SOUND,

WASHINGTON, 1975 2-168 

LAND COVER DATA FROM LANDSAT OF WASHINGTON,

DC, 1973 2-169 

LAND COVER DATA FROM LANDSAT OF WESTERN

A - 4
TITLE INDEX

WASHINGTON STATE, 1974 2-171 

LANDSAT IMAGES OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA 2-149 

LEASE DATA FILE, GULF OF MEXICO OCS 2-295 

LEASE PRODUCTION AND REVENUE 3-44 

LEASE SALE DATA FILE, GULF OF MEXICO--OCS 2-297 

LEASE SALE EVALUATION 3-45 

LONG ISLAND SOUND SEISMOTECTONICS 2-78 

LORAN-C MAP DIRECTORY 2-79 

LOW FREQUENCY SURFACE DEFORMATION DATA 2-80 

LUNAR CONSORTIUM 2-81 

MAIN IMAGE FILE 2-172, 3-26 

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM 3-31 

MAP AND CHART INFORMATION SYSTEM 3-27 

MAP AND CHART INFORMATION SYSTEM FILE 2-174 

MARINE DATA INDEX - BIOLOGIC DESCRIPTION

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES 2-82 

MARINE INTEGRATED DATA ACQUISITION AND

PROCESSING SYSTEM 3-7 

MARS CONSORTIUM 2-83 

MASTER WATER DATA INDEX 2-225 

MEASUREMENTS AT LOW FLOW, PARTIAL RECORD

STATIONS, MISCELLANEOUS SITES AND SPRINGS 2-226 

MENLO PARK ROCK MAGNETICS LABORATORY REMANENT

MAGNETIZATION 2-85 

METALLOGENIC STUDIES 2-86 

MICROFILM DATA FILE 2-298, 3-45 

MID-ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF 2-87 

MID-CONTINENT GRAVITY 2~88 

MINERAL RESOURCES DATA BASE 2-88 

MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM 3-8 

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE DATA 2-227 

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SEISMOTECTONICS 2-90 

MONTANA GRAVITY 2-91 

MONTE CARLO 3-46 

MONTE CARLO EVALUATION FILES 2-299 

MULTICS DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM SYSTEM FILE 2-228 

NATIONAL ATLAS 2-175 

NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CENTER

CARTOGRAPHIC CATALOG FILE 2-177 

NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE 2-178 

NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM 3-9 

NATIONAL DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA BASE -

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL 2-179 

NATIONAL DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA BASE - DMA

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL 2-181 

NATIONAL DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA BASE -

LAND USE/LAND COVER 2-182 

NATIONAL DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA BASE -

LARGE/INTERMEDIATE SCALE PLANIMETRIC 2-184

A - 5
TITLE INDEX

NATIONAL DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHIC DATA BASE -

SMALL SCALE PLANIMETRIC 2-185 

NATIONAL DIGITIZED HYDROLOGIC UNIT LINES DATA

BASE 2-230 

NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE CATALOG 2-92 

NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION SYSTEM 3-11 

NATIONAL GRAVITY DATA SET 2-93 

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES BIOLOGICAL DATA 2-94 

NATIONAL STREAM QUALITY ACCOUNTING NETWORK

(NASQAN) DATA BASE SYSTEM 2-231 

NATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCE EVALUATION DATA

BASE 2-95 

NATIONAL WATER DATA EXCHANGE 3-32 

NATIONAL WATER DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL

SYSTEM 3-34 

NATIONAL WATER USE DATA SYSTEM 2-232 

NEBRASKA DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT NOTES FILE 2-234 

NEBRASKA REGISTERED WELL FILE 2-235 

NEBRASKA SANDHILLS LAKES FILES 2-236 

NEBRASKA TEST HOLES FILE 2-237 

NEBRASKA WATER LEVEL FILE 2-238 

NEBRASKA WELL SCHEDULE FILE 2-239 

NEVADA AND ARIZONA GRAVITY 2-96 

NEW ENGLAND ABC SITE INVENTORY DATA BASE 2-240 

NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT (WRD) LOW FLOW SUMMARY

FILE 2-241 

NEW MEXICO ANNUAL OBSERVATION WELL FILE 3-35 

NEW MEXICO GRAVITY 2-97 

NEW YORK COOPERATIVE SNOW SURVEY 2-242 

NEWLY IDENTIFIED COAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED

STATES 2-98 

NICKEL/COBALT 2-99 

NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN GRAVITY DATA BASE 2-100 

NUCLEAR EVEN TIME HISTORIES AND COMPUTED SITE

TRANSFER FUNCTIONS FOR THE LOS ANGELES

AREA 2-101 

OIL SHALE DATA SYSTEM 2-102 

OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS 3~47 

OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS MODEL FILES 2-300 

ONSHORE RECORD OF EVENTS 2-288 

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF (OCS) EVENTS FILE 2-301 

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INFORMATION SYSTEM 3-48 

OVERVIEW OF MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC DATA 2-104 

PACIFIC/ARCTIC MULTICHANNEL DATA 2-105 

PALEOMAGNETIC DATA BASE 2-106 

PARAMETER CODE DICTIONARY FILE 2-244 

PARTIAL AND FULL-STATE DIGITIZED HYDROLOGIC

UNIT LINES AND DATA BASE 2-245 

PEAK FLOW FILE 2-246 

PERMIAN BASIN WELL AND RESERVE FILE 2-107

A - 6
TITLE INDEX

PETROLEUM DATA SYSTEM 2-108

PETROLEUM WELL HISTORY CONTROL SYSTEM 2-110

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PURE MINERALS 2-111

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS 2-112 

PIPELINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, GULF OF

MEXICO--OCS 2-302

PIPELINE SYSTEM 3-49

PLATFORM INSPECTION SYSTEM 3-49 

PLATFORM INSPECTION SYSTEM, GULF OF

MEXICO--OCS 2-304

PRECIPITATION NETWORK 2-247

PRODUCTION DECLINE CURVE ANALYSIS 3-50

PROSPECTOR 3-12 

PROXIMATE AND ULTIMATE ANALYSES FOR SELECTED

AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES 2-113

PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY 2-249

PUBLICATION MANUSCRIPTS DATA BASE 2-114

PUBLICATION MANUSCRIPTS SYSTEM 3-13

PUERTO RICO SEISMIC PROGRAM 2-115

PUMPAGE FROM POWER (ANNUAL, PGE) 2-250

RADIOMETRIC AGE DATA BANK 2-116

RATING TABLE FILE 2-251

RESERVOIR FILE, GULF OF MEXICO--OCS 2-305

RESERVOIR INDUCED SEISMICITY 2-117

RESOURCES BALANCING SYSTEM 3-28

RIVER MILES FOR ILLINOIS STREAMS 2-252

ROCK ANALYSIS STORAGE SYSTEM 2-118

SAN FRANCISCO VOLCANIC FIELD 2-120

SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY 2-121

SEISMIC DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM 2-122

SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM 3-14 

SEISMOGRAPH SERVICE CORPORATION SEISMIC DATA

PROCESSING SOFTWARE 3~15

SESTON SAMPLE ANALYSES PART 1 AND PART 2 2-123

SOIL ANALYSIS FOR DATING 2-125

SOUTH CAROLINA SEISMIC PROGRAM 2-126 

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RAINFALL DATA FOR STREAM

FLOW SIMULATION 2-253

SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA DIGITIZING SYSTEM 3-51

STANDARD USBM CHEMICAL ANALYSES 2-127

STATION HEADER FILE 2-254

STATION INFORMATION FILE 2-255

STATION MASTER INDEX 2-256

STATION/SAMPLE COLLECTION 2-128

STATISTICAL PACKAGE 2-129 

STRATI GRAPHIC; INFORMATION RELATING TO COAL

RESOURCES OF THE -UNITED STATES 2~130

STREAM DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT FILE 2-257

STREAM FLOW BASIN CHARACTERISTICS FILE 2~258

STRONG MOTION INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM 2-131

A - 7
TITLE INDEX

SUBSURFACE INTERFACE RADAR DATA 2-133

SURFACE WATER INDEX FILE 2-259

SUSPENDED MATTER 2-134

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS 2-135

TAMPA BAY FIELD DATA 2~260

TAPE ARCHIVE MARINE DATA BASE 2-136 

THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF MINERALS AND

RELATED SUBSTANCES 2-137

TIME OF TRAVEL 2-261

TIME OF TRAVEL FILE 2-262

TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS 2-187

TRACE METALS ANALYSES 2-138 

TRAVELERS RESEARCH CORPORATION TAPE OF SMALL

RURAL WATERSHED DATA 2-264

T1X 2-189

UNIT VALUES FILE 2-265

UNITED STATES TERRESTRIAL HEAT FLOW 2-139

USGS LONG ISLAND WELL DATA BASE 2-266

VELOCITY DATA CELLS 2-306

VOYAGER IMAGE DATA 2-141

WATER DATA SOURCES DIRECTORY 2-267

WATER LEVEL SUBFILE 2-268

WATER QUALITY DATA FILE 2-269 

WATER QUALITY OF GROUNDWATER ADJOINED TO

HIGHWAYS IN MASSACHUSETTS 2-270

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION COUNTY CODE FILE 2-272

WATER RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS--OKLAHOMA 2-273 

WATER USE BY SELECTED MUNICIPALITIES IN

FLORIDA 2-274 

WATSTORE REAL-TIME FRONT-END HYDROLOGIC DATA

PROCESSING SYSTEM 2-276

WELL FILE 2-307

WELL FILE, GULF OF MEXICO--OCS 2-308

WELL HEADER FILE 2-277 

WELL HISTORY PRODUCTION FILE, GULF OF

MEXICO--OCS 2-309

WELL LOG DATA FILE 2-278

WELL STATUS AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM 3~52

WESTERN GEOSCIENCE 2-142

WESTERN INTEGRATED TOPOGRAPHIC DATA BASE 2-143

WORLD DATA BANK I 2-190

WORLD DATA BANK II 2-191

WORLD FLUORSPAR RESOURCES 2-144

WRD/MIS PROJECTS INFORMATION SYSTEM 2-279

1975 MINNESOTA WATER USE 2-281

A - 8
ACRONYM INDEX

ADMIN/CRUIS

ADPINV

ADR

AGCODE

ALASKA MAG

ANLMAS

AOCSSRD

AOWF

APIS

APSRS

APSRS FILE

AQUIFERS

BGR1MA

BGR2MA

BGR3MA

BGR4MA

BHCP

BIOFILE

BMALYT

BMRESBAS

BS

CAGWSI

CALNET

CARBON

CC FILE

CCDB

CDATES

CDPGEN

CHROMI UM

CITATN

CL

CLAYMI

COMER

CONGR

CORE

DADB

DAD 10

DAFE

DECLINE

DEFINITIONS

DIGITAL TERRAIN

DMA DATA

DOE/CCD

DPL

DRAINAGE AREA FILE

DSDMAS

DVFILE

2-50

2-195

2-196

2-193

2-5

2-8

2-29

2-194

2-151

3-19

2-152

2-217

2-15

2-16

2-17

2-18

2-290

2-198

2-127

2-37

2-283

2-200

2-41

2-39

2-17-7

2-158

2-40

2-104

2-45

2-33

2-284

2-46

2-285,3-37

2-159

2-288,3-37

2-205

2-204

2-51

3-50

2-202

2-48

2-93

3-21

3-1

2-206

2-3

2-201

ECOAL

ELECTRICAL

SOUNDINGS

ELECTROMAGNETIC

ESIDB

ESIS

EVENTS

FE

F INDEX

FLSTBASE

FMI

FPDATA

FRRE

GAAL

GAZETTEER

GCBHS

GEO-UNITS

GEOINDEX

GEOLAB

GEOMAPFIL

GEONAMES

GEOTHERM

GI FILE

GIAS

GIPSY

GIRAS

GLAAS

CMS

GNIS

GNIS/BGN

GNI S/GEONAMES

GRASP

GRAVITY DATA

GRSIZE

GWSI

HDF

HEAT FLOW

HIRESGOM

HIWAYQW

HUNDBASE

HY

HYCARB

HYDRECS

HYDROLOGIC DATA

STATIONS

INORAC

INSTRUMENTS

2-69

2-54

2-47

2-147

3-17

2-301

2-77

2-222

2-210

2-208

2-209

2-292,3-41

2-286

2-212

3-38

2-214

2-72

3-5

2-58

2-60,3-3

2-61

2-213

3-42

3-2

3-22

3-39

2-293

3-23

2-156

2-161

3-4

2-38

2-63

2-215

2-68

2-139

2-294

2-270

2-221

2-218

2-67

2-219

2-220

3-25

2-74

B - 1
ACRONYM INDEX

IPRDB

IS

LAKEHYD

LANDSAT TAPE-LIB

LCLS-ALASKA

LCLS-BOISE75

LCLS-HP

LCLS-PHOENIX73

LCLS-PUGET75

LCLS-WASH73

LCLS-WWASH74

LEASE

LORMAP

LOW FLOW

LOW FREQUENCY DATA

LPR

LSALE

LUNARCON

MADATA

MAPMAS

MARSCON

MASAGE

MASCFD

MASDEP

MASPAR

MASQUA

MASTER

MASTEX

MASUSE

MASX

MAS100

MAS110

MAS210

MAS250

MAS300

MAS310

MAS320

MAS400

MAS500

MAS505

MAS560

MAS700

MAS710

MCIS

MCIS FILE

MDCPSF

METMAP

2-75

2-304,3-49

2-223

2-148

2-153

2-165

2-162

2-166

2-168

2-169

2-171

2-295

2-79

2-226

2-80

3-44

2-297

2-81

2-31

2-49

2-83

2-52

2-12

2-22

2-87

2-55

2-256,2-32

2-26

2-64

2-35

2-11

2-13

2-19

2-25

2-23

2-7

2-24

2-6

2-28

2-21

2-20

2-9

2-10

3-27

2-174

2-228

2-86

MICRO FILE

MI DAPS

MIF

MIS

MI SCO

MONTCAR

MRDB

MRDS

MRNIDX

MVST

MWDI

NASQAN

NATLBASE

NAWDEX

NCISTQ

NCRDS

NDCDB/DEM

NDCDB/DLGD

NDCDB/DMAD

NDCDB/GRAS

NDCDB/2MIL

NDMNF

NEABC SI

NEIS

NEMSW

NEQCAT

NEWCOAL

NI/CO

NRWL

NSLF

NTF

NURE

NWLF

NWSF

NWUDS

OCSIS

ORGFILE

OSDS

OSTA

P.P. 796

PALEOMAG

PAMCD

PBW/RF

PCD FILE

PDS

PKFIL

PMS

2-298

3-7

2-172,3-26

3-31

2-227

2-299

2-88

3-8

2-82

2-90

2-225

2-231

2-230

3-32

2-178

3-9

2-179

2-184

2-181

2-182

2-185

2-234

2-240

3-11

2-241

2-92

2-98

2-99

2-235

2-236

2-237

2-95

2-238

2-239

2-232

3-48

2-199

2-102

2-300,3-47

2-197

2-106

2-105

2-107

2-244

2-108

2-246

2-302

TJ _
ACRONYM INDEX

PRECIP

PROD

PTSTBASE

PUBMANUS

PUMP

PWS

QUAKES

QWFILE

RADB

RAIN FILE

RASS

RAT FILE

RATFILE

RBS

RESERVOIR

RIS

RIVER MILE FILE

SA LIBRARY

SAD

SBC FILE

SEARCH

SEASAT

SEDAS

SEDDS

SEDLAB

SFVF

SI FILE

SMIRS

SNOW

STATPAC

STA004

SUSED

SUSMAT

SWINDEX

T-70

TAM

TBFD

TECMAS

THERM PROP

TOT

TRAVELERS

TRMETS

TT FILE

T1X

USALYT

USCHEM

USTRAT

2-247

2-309

2-245

2-114,3-13

2-250

2-249

2-291

2-269

2-116

2-253

2-118

2-251

2-257

3-28

2-305

2-117

2-252

2-149

2-125

2-258

2-34

2-146

2-122

3-51

2-121

2-120

2-255

2-131

2-242

2-129

2-128

2-135

2-134

2-259

2-164

2-136

2-260

2-14

2-137

2-261

2-264

2-138

2-262

2-189

2-113

2-43

2-130

VELCELL

VOYAGER EDR

WATERUSE

WATSTORE

WCOAL

WDBI

WDBII

WDSD

WELLS

WF

WFR

WHCS

WHF

WL FILE

WLDF

WPI

WRAFT

WRD. COUNTY

WRD . STAHDR

WRD. UNIT

WRIO

WSPS

WUSMIF

2-306

2-141

2-281

3-34

2-70

2-190

2-191

2-267

2-308

2-307

2-144

2-110

2-277

2-268

2-278

2-279

2-276

2-272

2-254

2-265

2-273

3-52

2-274

B - 3
CONTACT PERSON INDEX

AALUND, TERRANCE 

ALBERT, THEODORE M, 

ALLEN, RONALD V. 

ANDERSON, ERIC 

BAILEY, NORMAN G.

BALTZER, ROBERT A. 

BATSON, RAYMOND M. 

BATTEN, LAWRENCE G, 

BOTBOL, JOSEPH M.

BOWEN, ROGER W. 

BRIDGES, NANCY J. 

CANNON, WILLIAM F. 

CARDWELL, LYNN 

CARTER, M. DEVEREUX

CARTWRIGHT, ROBERT 

CAVANAUGH, DANIEL K. 

CHAVEZ, PAT 

CHEDOTAL, JOSEPH J.

CONVERSE, APRIL 

DAVIDSON, LAWRENCE 

DEMPSEY, THOMAS 

DEMPSTER, GEORGE R. 

DOLNACK, DONALD J. 

DREW, LAWRENCE J. 

EDELEN, PHILIP N. 

EDELEN, PHILIP N., OR

ELIASON, PATRICIA T. 

ELSTON, DONALD P. 

ENGDAHL, ERIC R. 

ENGLISH, THOMAS T. 

FELTZ, HERMAN 

FISCHKNECHT, FRANK 

FOOSE, MICHAEL P. 

GAYDOS, LEONARD J. 

GILL, GARY 

GIROIR, A. DONALD 

GOCKEL, DANIEL J. 

GODSON, RICHARD H. 

GOODWIN, CARL R.

2-291, 2-293, 2-307 

2-147, 3-17

2-242

3-22

2-39, 2-40, 2- 

2-123, 2-128, 

2-204 

2-143

2-155, 3-20 

2-3, 2-6, 2-7, 

2-12, 2-13, 2- 

2-18, 2-19, 2- 

2-24, 2-25, 2- 

2-32, 2-33, 2- 

2-55, 2-64, 2-

2-94, 2-104

3-4

2-75

2-77

2-97

2-37, 2-43, 2-

2-127, 2-130,

2-247

3-27 

2-53

2-290, 2-292,

3-48, 3-52

2-131

3-50

2-179, 2-181, 

2-246, 2-258, 

2-197, 2-264 

2-107 

2-199

MADDY, DAVID V. 

2-198 

2-5 

2-106 

2-68

2-65, 2-66, 3

3-30

2-47

2-99

2-153, 2-165,

2-227

2-301, 2-302,

2-213

2-1

2-260

46, 2-50, 2-63, 2-67, 

2-134, 2-135, 2-138

2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 

14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 

20, 2-21, 2-22, 2-23, 

26, 2-27, 2-28, 2-31, 

34, 2-35, 2-49, 2-52, 

76, 2-79, 2-82, 2-87,

69, 2-70, 2-98, 2-113, 

3-9

2-305, 2-308, 2-309, 3-43,

2-182, 2-184, 2-185 

2-262, 2-265

-6, 3-14

2-166, 2-168, 2-169, 2-171 

2-304, 3-41, 3-49

C - 1
CONTACT PERSON INDEX

GROMME, SHERMAN 2-85

GUSS, PHILIP 2-174 

HALLEY DES FONTAINES, ISABELLE

	2-195

HAMMETT, KATHLEEN M. 2-253

HANNA, WILLIAM F. 2~91

HARDEN, JENNIFER 2-125

HATHAWAY, R. MICHAEL OR NICHOLS, VANCE

	2-257

HAWKINS, GEORGE W. 2-218, 2-266, 2-268, 2-277 

HEALY, HENRY G. OR TROUTMAN, DAVID

	2-274, 2-278

HEALY, RICHARD W. 2-206, 2-220, 2-252

HEMINGWAY, BRUCE S. 2-137

HERRIOT, JAMES W. 2-74, 2~80, 3-5

HILL, EDWARD E. 2-164

HUDSON, JAMES 2-194, 3-35

HUTCHINSON, DEBORAH R. 2-78

IRWIN, JAMES H. 2-273

JACQUES, JAMES E. 2-223, 2-281

JOHNSTON, DERYL 3-37

KANE, MARTIN 2-88

KETCH, CLAIR 2-177

KIEFFER, HUGH 2~83

KISH, GEORGE R. 2-255

KLEINKOPF, DEAN 2-100

KLESERT, R. S. 2-240

KNUTSON, GLENDA D. 2-151

LAHR, JOHN 2-4

LANFEAR, KENNETH J. 2-300, 3-47, 3-51

LANGER, CHARLES 2-2, 2-115, 2-126

LANZA, MELINDA M. 2-212, 2-249

LAUTERBORN, THOMAS J. 2-152, 3-19

LEE, MICHAEL 2~86

LESTER, F. W. 2-41

LINCK, MICHAEL K. 2-158

LINNEY, JAMES D. 2-241

LI PIN, BRUCE 2-44, 2-45

LORE, GARY 2-299, 3-46

LOWELL, BRENT 2-172

LOWELL, SUSAN 2-279, 3-31

LUCKEY, RICHARD R. 2-217

LUTTRELL, GWENDOLYN W. 2~60, 3-3

MACIOLEK, HERBERT 2-283, 2-286, 3~38, 3-39

MADDY, DAVID V. 2-193, 2-244, 2-269

MANN, DENNIS 2-105, 3-7

MANN, WILLIAM B. 2-232

MARK, ROBERT K. 2-117

MARSHAL, VAUGHN 2-139

MARVIN, RICHARD F. 2~116, 3-2

	C - 2
CONTACT PERSON INDEX

MAY, V. J. 2-226, 2-256

MCCAMMON, RICHARD 3-12

MEDLIN, ANTOINETTE 2-88, 3-8

MERK, CHARLES F. 2-228, 2-254, 2-272

MITTEN, HUGH 2-200, 2-250

MOE, LOI 0. 2-284

MORGAN, CHARLES 0. 2-202, 2-214, 2-215

MOSS, CALVIN 2-96

MURRAY, DAVID J. 2-189

OLHOEFT, GARY 2-36, 2-56, 2-57, 2-111, 2-112, 2-133

OLIVER, HOWARD 2-30

PAYNE, ROGER L. 2-156, 2-161, 2-175, 2-187, 3-23

PERSON, WAVERLY 3-11

PITMAN, JANET K. 2-102

POLLOCK, SAMUEL J. 2-270

PRESGRAVE, BRUCE 2-122

PREVATTE, DOREEN M. 2-178

RAPPORT, AMY 2-61

ROGERS, ALBERT M. 2-101

SAKSS, YULA 2-72

SARGENT, KENNETH A. 2-142

SCHILD, DONALD E. 2-234, 2-235, 2-236, 2-237, 2-238, 2-239

SCHNEIDER, VERNE R. 2-209

SCHORNICK, JAMES C., JR. 2-231

SCHRUBEN, PAUL G. 2-144

SHEDLOCK, KAYE 2-90

SHOPE, WILLIAM G. 2-219, 2-276

SHOWEN, CHARLES R. 2-196, 2-208, 3~34

SIMMONS, JAMES D. 2-222, 2-259

SNYDER, DAVID B. 2-38

SODERBLOM, LAURENCE A. 2-81

SOWERS, LYNDA B-. 2-141, 2-146, 2-148, 2-149

STAPLETON, JAMES 2-190, 2-191

STEELE, WILLIAM C. 2-51, 2-121, 2-136, 3-1

STILTNER, GLORIA 2-210, 2-221, 2-230, 2-245

STOVER, CARL 2-73

STUTHMANN, NEIL G. 2-201, 2-251

SURCOUF, ROBERT 3-41

SWEENY, RONALD 2-48, 2-93

TAGGART, JAMES N. 2-92

TAKAHASHI, KENNETH I. 2-108

TAYLOR, DAVID J. 2-29, 3~15

THELIN, GAIL P. 2-162

THOMPSON, R. J. 3-25, 3-26

ULRICH, GEORGE 2-120

VAN DRIEL, J. NICHOLAS 2-58

VAN TRUMP, GEORGE 2-129

VAVRINA, MARY 3-44

WAGNER, LLOYD 2-205, 2-261

WAHL, RONALD R. 2-95

	C - 3
CONTACT PERSON INDEX

WALTON, RONALD J. 2-110

WATSON, JOHN M. 2-114, 3-13

WILCH, LAMONT 0. 2-118

WILLIAMS, JAMES 2-295, 2-297, 2-298, 3-43, 3-45

WILLIAMS, OWEN 0. 2-225, 2-267, 3-32

WONG, RICHARD B. 2-159, 3-21, 3-28

WYATT, EDDIE R. 2-285, 2-288

YANG, R. H. 2-306, 3-42, 3-45
KEYWORD INDEX

ACCELEROGRAM

ACCELEROGRAPH

ACCESSION

ACCESSION INFORMATION

ACCESSION SOURCE LOCATOR

ACCIDENT

ACCOUNTING

ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

ACCOUNTING UNITS

ACIDITY

ACQUISITION

ACREAGE

ADA COUNTY

ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATIVE

AERIAL

AERIAL CAMERA 

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH 

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY 

AEROMAGNETIC 

AEROMAGNETIC FLIGHT 

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY 

AFTERSHOCK 

AGE

AGENCY

AGENCY CODE

AGRICULTURAL

AIR

AIR TEMPERATURE

AIRBORNE SURVEY

AIRCRAFT

AIRGUN

AIRPORT

AIRY-HEISKANEN

ALASKA

2-131 

2-131 

2-172 

2-172 

2-172 

2-288, 3-41

2-193, 2-221, 2-231, 3-25

3-25

2-221

2-247

2-51, 2-294, 3-5, 3-7

2-283, 2-284, 2-286, 3-38

2-165

2-108, 2-196

2-50, 2-129, 2-175, 2-184, 2-185,

2-193, 2-279

2-151, 2-152, 2-158, 2-172, 2-177,

3-19

2-158

2-152, 2-177

2-151, 2-152, 2-158, 2-172, 3-19

2-1, 2-5

2-5

2-1

2-2

2-3, 2-43, 2-52, 2-58, 2-60, 2-69,

2-70, 2-75, 2-81, 2-106, 2-116,

2-118, 2-129, 2-214, 2-292, 3-2,

3-3

2-58, 2-82, 2-118, 2-126, 2-152, 

2-158, 2-164, 2-168, 2-171, 2-174, 

2-179, 2-181, 2-182, 2-184, 2-189, 

2-190, 2-191, 2-193, 2-210, 2-221, 

2-225, 2-226, 2-230, 2-242, 2-244, 

2-245, 2-254, 2-256, 2-273, 2-278,

2-279, 2-284, 2-286, 3-9, 3-23,

3-34

2-152, 2-193, 2-254

2-217

2-234

2-234

2-1

2-1, 2-152

2-15

2-185

2-38

2-4, 2-5, 2-58, 2-85, 2-95, 2-153,

2-181, 2-185, 2-284, 2-288, 2-299,

2-300

D -
KEYWORD INDEX

ALASKA LANDSAT

ALASKA PIPELINE

ALASKA SEISMIC STUDIES

ALASKAN OIL

ALBEDO

ALBEDO CRATER

ALBEDO WATER

ALBERTS PROJECTION

ALGORITHM

ALKALINITY

ALLUVIAL

ALLUVIAL MINING

ALLUVIAL/BEDROCK

ALPINE

ALTIMETRY

ALTITUDE

ALUMINUM OXIDE 

AMERICAN CONTINENT 

ANALYSIS

ANALYTICAL LABORATORY

ANALYTICAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY

ANHYSTERETIC

ANHYSTERETIC MAGNETIZATION

AN I ON

ANOKA

ANOMALY

ANTARCTIC

ANTARCTICA

APOAPSIS

APOAPSIS COLOR

APPALACHIAN

APPARENT RESISTIVITY

AQUATIC

AQUATIC BIOLOGY

AQUATIC MICROBIOLOGY

AQUATIC ORGANISM

AQUIFER

2-153 

2-185 

2-4 

2-5

2-81, 2-83 

2-83 

2-83 

2-93 

2-244 

2-236 

2-142 

2-142 

2-142 

2-153 

2-81

2-1, 2-5, 2-202, 2-213, 2-236, 

2-238, 2-239 

2-8 

2-86

2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-12, 2-14, 2-15, 

2-20, 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28, 2-37, 

2-39, 2-43, 2-46, 2-63, 2-65, 2-85, 

2-106, 2-108, 2-111, 2-112,

2-118

2-125

2-165

2-199

2-249

2-102 

2-113 

2-122 

2-136 

2-182 

2-231

2-120, 2-121, 

2-127, 2-131, 

2-168, 2-171, 

2-201, 2-217, 

2-255 

2-300

2-265, 

2-306, 

3-45,

2-117 

2-123 

2-138 

2-198 

2-247

2-269, 2-270, 2-273

3-1, 3-6, 3-9, 3-22, 3-30,

3-47, 3-50, 3-51

2-8

2-158

2-106

2-106

2-244

2-223

2-38, 2-93

2-106

2-106, 2-151

2-83

2-83

2-110

2-54

2-123

2-198

2-123

2-199

2-155, 2-162, 2-194, 2-214, 2-215,

2-198, 2-199

D -
KEYWORD INDEX

AQUIFER CODE

ARABIA

ARABIAN

ARABIAN PENINSULA

ARC

ARCHIVE

ARCTIC

ARCTIC CRUISE

ARCTIC OCEAN

AREA DRAINAGE

AREA GAGE

AREA IDENTIFICATION

AREA LEVEL

AREAL

AREAL COAL TONNAGE

AREAL EXTENT

AREAL INVESTIGATION

ARGENTINA

ARGON

ARGON DATING

ARIZONA

ARMY

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

ASH

ASSAY

ASSEMBLY

ASSESSMENT

ATLANTIC

ATLANTIC COAST 

ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN 

ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF 

ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SLOPE 

ATLANTIC MARGIN CORING

ATLAS 

ATLAS INDEX

2-217, 2-218, 2-235, 2-237, 2-238,

2-239, 2-240, 2-268, 2-277, 2-278,

3-20

2-214, 2-215

2-149

2-149

2-149

2-181, 3-22

2-65, 2-131, 2-136

2-51, 2-121, 2-136, 2-153, 3-1,

3-7

2-51

2-51, 2-121, 2-136, 3-1

2-205

2-246

2-177

2-223

2-242, 2-279, 3-9

3-9

2-279

2-279

2-2

2-120

2-120

2-47, 2-96, 2-120, 2-142, 2-166,

2-284, 2-291

2-153, 2-174

3-12

2-127

2-102 '

2-269

2-1, 2-39, 2-40, 2-46, 2-63, 2-67,

2-77, 2-128, 2-138

2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11,

2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17,

2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21, 2-22, 2-23,

2-24, 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28, 2-29,

2-53, 2-94, 2-123, 2-134, 2-135,

2-197, 2-299

2-53, 2-134, 2-135

2-197

2-26

2-14, 2-26, 2-53

2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11,

2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17,

2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21, 2-22, 2-23,

2-24, 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28

2-175, 2-185, 2-208

2-175

D -
KEYWORD INDEX

ATMOSPHERIC HAZE

ATOMIC

AUTOCOLLIMATION

AUTOCOLLIMATION COORDINATES

AUTOMATIC DIGITAL RECORDER

AVAILABLE ENTHALPY

AVERAGE CRUSTAL THICKNESS

AVERAGE ELEVATION

BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE CANYON

BAND

BANDS

BARITE

BAROMETRIC

BASALT

BASE MAP

BASIN

BASIN CHARACTERISTICS

BATHYMETRIC

BATHYMETRY

BEARING ROCK 

BEAUFORT 

BEAUFORT SEA 

BED

BED MAP 

BEDDING 

BEDROCK

BEDROCK MINING 

BEDROCK TYPE 

BERING SEA 

BERMUDA 

BERMUDA GRASS 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

BID INFORMATION 

BIDDING

BIDDING HISTORY 

BIDDING PATTERNS 

BIDDING SYSTEM 

BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE 

BIOLOGICAL

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS 

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

2-149

2-27

2-158

2-158

2-196

2-137

2-38

2-30

2-32, 2-53

2-32, 2-53

2-81, 2-149

2-148

2-144

2-1

2-142

2-72, 2-149, 2-293

2-2, 2-102, 2-107, 2-110, 2-142,

2-155, 2-194, 2-205, 2-206, 2-210,

2-212, 2-221, 2-230, 2-245, 2-258,

2-284, 3-35

2-205, 2-258

2-49, 2-260

2-49, 2-53, 2-121, 2-136, 2-174,

2-260, 3-1

2-130

2-105

2-105

2-43, 2-58, 2-127

2-58

2-130

2-142

2-142

2-223

2-136

2-209

2-209

2-33, 2-34, 2-36, 2-75, 2-82, 2-147,

3-17

2-33, 2-34, 2-36, 2-56, 2-75

3-44

2-283, 2-297, 3-38, 3-45

2-283, 3-38

3-45

2-283

2-23, 2-24

2-82, 2-94, 2-123, 2-198, 2-199,

2-244, 2-269

2-198, 2-199

2-123

2-223, 2-237

3-1

D -
KEYWORD INDEX

BIOLOGICAL ORGANISM

BIOLOGY

BLACK HILLS

BLAKE PLATEAU

BLOCK

BLOCK NUMBER

BLOWOUT

BLUELINE

BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES

BOILING

BOILING POINT

BOISE

BORATE

BORDER

BORE

BOREHOLE

BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS

BOREHOLE RECORD

BORINGS

BOROUGH

BOSTON

BOSTON HARBOR

BOTTOM

BOTTOM SAMPLE

BOUGUER

BOUGUER ANOMALY

BOULDER

BOUNDARY

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

BOXCAR

BOXCAR SPATIAL FILTER

BRITISH COLUMBIA

BROAD BAND

BROAD BAND ALBEDO

BULK

CADMIUM

CALCIUM

CALCIUM CARBONATE

CALCIUM OXIDE

CALIBRATION

CALIFORNIA

2-301

2-290, 2-301 

2-290, 3-9

2-199

2-94, 2-198, 2-269

2-155, 3-20

2-9, 2-22

2-181, 2-295, 2-298, 2-299, 2-301,

2-304, 2-305, 2-308, 2-309

2-295, 2-298, 2-299, 2-301, 2-304,

2-305, 2-308, 2-309

2-288

2-155

2-156

2-137

2-137

2-165

2-8

2-105

2-288

2-278

2-278

3-9

2-240

2-153

2-35

2-35

2-9, 2-134

2-293

2-38, 2-93

2-38, 2-93

2-43, 2-69, 2-70, 2-91, 2-96, 2-97,

2-98, 2-100, 2-127, 2-130

2-30, 2-58, 2-155, 2-182, 2-184,

2-185, 2-190, 2-191, 2-204, 2-210,

2-221, 2-230, 2-245, 2-272, 2-293,

3-9

2-204

2-149

2-149

2-171

2-81

2-81

2-28, 2-208

2-27

2-7, 2-169

2-6, 2-7

2-8

2-158

2-30, 2-38, 2-41, 2-47, 2-61, 2-74,

2-80, 2-142, 2-200, 2-284, 2-291,

2-293, 2-307, 3-5

2-135, 2-293

D -
KEYWORD INDEX

CALIFORNIA BOUNDARY 

CALIFORNIA FAULT LINES 

CALIFORNIA MICROEARTHQUAKE

NETWORK

CALIFORNIA REGIONAL GRAVITY 

CAMERA

CAMERA CALIBRATION 

CAMERA LENS 

CANADA

CANADIAN

CANADIAN OIL

CANAL

CANYON

CARBON

CARBON CONTENT

CARBONATE

CARBONATE COMPOSITION

CARTOGRAPHIC AUTOMATIC

MAPPING

CARTOGRAPHIC CATALOG 

CARTOGRAPHIC NAME 

CARTOGRAPHY

CARVER

CATALOGING

CATALOGING UNITS

CATION

CELL

CENSUS

CENSUS TRACT 

CENTER POINT 

CENTRAL ALASKA 

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA 

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

MICROEARTHQUAKE 

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 

CHANNEL 

CHANNEL FLOW 

CHANNEL FLOW HYDRAULICS 

CHARLESTON 

CHART 

CHEMICAL

2-151, 2-244, 2-254,

2-53, 2-106 

2-40

2-30 

2-80

2-41

2-38

2-151, 2-158

2-158

2-151, 2-158

2-108, 2-139

2-269, 2-272

2-108

2-108

2-184

2-32, 2-49

2-6, 2-39,

2-39

2-7

2-7

2-184, 2-185, 2-190, 2-191

2-177

2-156

2-147, 2-165, 2-166, 2-168, 2-169,

2-171, 2-179, 2-181, 2-182, 2-184,

2-185, 2-190, 2-191, 3-17

2-223

2-221

2-221

2-244

2-58, 2-153, 2-155, 2-159, 2-162,

2-306, 3-51

2-182

2-182

2-72

2-4

2-41

2-41

2-190, 2-191

2-15, 2-127, 2-209

2-209

2-209

2-126

2-58, 2-174, 2-177, 3-27

2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-27, 2-43, 2-61,

2-75, 2-102, 2-108, 2-111, 2-112,

2-113, 2-118, 2-120, 2-125, 2-127,

2-129, 2-231, 2-244, 2-247, 2-249,

2-255, 2-269, 2-270, 2-273, 3-9

D -
KEYWORD INDEX

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

CHEMISTRY

CHLORINE

CHROMITE

CHROMITE DEPOSIT

CHROMITE PRODUCTION

CHROMIUM

CHROMIUM DEPOSIT

CHROMIUM RESOURCES

CITATION

CLASSIFICATION

CLASSIFIED LAND

CLAY

CLAY DISTRIBUTION

CLAY FRACTION

CLAY MINERALOGY

CLEAT

CLOUD

CO

COAL

COAL BEARING STATES

COAL BED 

COAL BED MAP 

COAL BED OUTCROP 

COAL FIELD 

COAL RESERVE 

COAL SAMPLE 

COAL STRATIGRAPHY 

COAL-BEARING

COAL-BEARING ROCK

COAL-TONNAGE

COAST

COASTAL

COASTAL BERMUDA 

COASTAL PLAIN 

COASTAL RANGE 

COASTAL WATERS 

COASTAL ZONE

2-39, 2-46

2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-27, 2-43, 2-102,

2-108, 2-111, 2-112, 2-113, 2-118,

2-120, 2-127, 2-231, 2-247, 2-249,

2-255, 2-270, 2-273, 3-9

2-120

2-75, 2-127, 2-269

2-8

2-44, 2-45

2-44, 2-45

2-45

2-45

2-45

2-45

2-33, 2-34

2-120, 2-169, 2-223, 2-279, 2-284

2-284

2-19, 2-21

2-19

2-21

2-21, 2-46

2-130

2-172

2-27, 2-43, 2-69, 2-70, 2-91, 2-96,

2-97, 2-98, 2-100, 2-118, 2-122,

2-127, 2-130, 2-162

2-37, 2-43, 2-47, 2-58, 2-69, 2-70,

2-98, 2-113, 2-127, 2-130, 3-9

2-43, 2-69, 2-70, 2-98, 2-127,

2-130

2-43, 2-58, 2-127, 3-9

2-58

3-9

2-69

2-37

2-113, 2-127

2-130

2-43, 2-69, 2-70, 2-98

3-9

3-9

2-127, 

2-130

2-130

3-9

2-15, 2-29, 2-41, 2-50, 2-53, 2-76,

2-104, 2-105, 2-134, 2-135, 2-139,

2-291

2-41, 2-123, 2-197, 2-204, 2-209

2-209

2-197

2-41

2-123, 2-139, 2-204

2-204

D -
KEYWORD INDEX

COASTLINE 

COCONINO COUNTY 

COLLECTION PLATFORM 

COLLECTION SITE 

COLLECTION STATION 

COLLECTOR 

COLOR

COLOR TYPE 

COLORADO

COLUMBIA 

COMMODITY

COMMON DEPTH POINT

COMMUNICATIONS

COMPARTMENT

COMPETITIVE BIDDING

COMPOSITE

COMPUTER

COMSAT

CONCENTRATION

CONDUCTANCE

CONDUCTANCE ANALYSIS

CONDUCTIVITY

CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT

CONFORMAL PROJECTION

CONGRESS

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

QUADRANGLE 

CONSERVATION 

CONSERVATION AREA 

CONSORTIUM 

CONSTRUCTION 

CONTACT

CONTAMINANT 

CONTERMINOUS STATES 

CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES

CONTINENT 

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

2-190, 2-191

2-120

2-228

2-222, 2-225, 2-254

2-222

2-47

2-58, 2-60, 2-83, 2-130, 3-3

2-60

2-43, 2-69, 2-70, 2-98, 2-102,

2-122, 2-127, 2-130, 2-153, 2-162,

2-217

2-169, 2-171, 2-187

2-58, 2-86, 2-88, 2-95, 2-144,

3-8

3-15

2-228

2-30

2-283

2-182, 2-247

2-25, 2-58, 2-63, 2-101, 2-102,

2-107, 2-122, 2-123, 2-131, 2-142,

2-158, 2-169, 2-195, 2-196, 2-204,

2-208, 2-209, 2-210, 2-217, 2-219,

2-221, 2-222, 2-242, 2-245, 2-274,

2-276, 2-279, 3-3, 3-5, 3-13, 3-17,

3-27, 3-34

2-228

2-8, 2-27, 2-35, 2-261

2-201, 2-234, 2-247, 2-270, 2-276

2-270

2-47, 2-196

2-47

2-142

2-177

2-159, 3-21

2-159

2-5, 2-147, 3-17

2-5

2-81, 2-83

2-266

2-130

2-185

2-302

2-179

3-47

2-181, 2-182,

2-215

2-106

2-184

2-261

2-159

2-1, 2-48, 2-93, 2-181, 2-189,

2-288

2-86

2-185

D - 8
KEYWORD INDEX

CONTINENTAL SHELF

CONTINENTAL SHELF SLOPE 

CONTINENTAL SLOPE

CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES

CONTINUOUS IMAGE

CONTOUR

CONTOUR INTERVAL

CONTRACTOR

CONTROL STRUCTURE

CONVERSION

COOPERATIVE

COOPERATOR

COORDINATE 

COORDINATE SYSTEM 

COORDINATES

COPPER

CORDILLERA

CORE

CORE SAMPLE 

CORING PROJECT

CORNER

CORPUS CHRISTI

COUNT

COUNTRY

COUNTY

COUNTY CODE

2-9, 2

2-46,

2-123,

2-290,

2-298,

2-306,

3-48

2-15

2-14,

2-50,

2-138

2-231

2-81

2-58,

2-151,

2-298,

2-223

2-204,

2-110,

3-9

2-153,

2-276

2-108,

2-108

2-3, 2

2-153,

2-174,

2-27,

2-106

2-14,

2-106,

2-106,

2-6, 2

2-12,

2-18,

2-24,

2-164,

2-53

2-7, 2

2-45,

2-219,

2-37,

2-116,

2-156,

2-174,

2-212,

2-232,

2-286,

2-272

-14, 2-15, 2-26, 2-39, 2-40, 

2-50, 2-63, 2-67, 2-105, 

2-128, 2-134, 2-135, 2-138, 

2-292, 2-293, 2-295, 2-297, 

2-300, 2-301, 2-302, 2-305, 

2-307, 2-309, 3-46, 3-47,

2-26, 2-39, 2-40, 2-46, 2-49, 

2-53, 2-63, 2-67, 2-128,

2-151, 2-164, 2-174, 3-27 

2-164, 2-174, 3-27

2-306

3-51

2-182, 2-232, 2-242, 2-270,

2-162, 2-208, 2-222, 2-273, 

2-161, 2-175, 2-187, 3-51

-43, 2-58, 2-108, 2-122, 

2-156, 2-158, 2-159, 2-161, 

2-175

2-99

2-26, 2-35, 2-52, 2-85, 2-102, 

2-121 r 3-37 

2-121

-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 

2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 

2-19, 2-20, 2-21, 2-22, 2-23, 

2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28 

2-187

-24, 2-108, 2-198

2-58, 2-99, 2-116, 2-210, 

2-221, 2-230, 2-245, 3-2

2-43, 2-69, 2-70, 2-72, 2-101, 

2-120, 2-127, 2-151, 2-155, 

2-159, 2-161, 2-165, 2-166, 

2-175, 2-189, 2-206, 2-208, 

2-222, 2-223, 2-225, 2-226,

2-259, 2-266, 2-272, 2-274,

3-2, 3-9, 3-21

D -
KEYWORD INDEX

COUNTY NAME 

COUNTY QUADRANGLE 

COUNTY SEATS 

COVER

COVERAGE

CRAFT

CRATER

CREEP

CREEP METER

CREST STAGE

CROPLAND

CRUDE OIL

CRUSTAL THICKNESS

CULTURAL

CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY

CURRENT

CURRENT WATER YEAR

CUSMAP

CUTLER DIGITAL DESIGNS

CYLINDRICAL PROJECTION

DAILY VALUES

DAKOTA

DAM

DAM SPECIFICATIONS

DATA ADMINISTRATOR

DATA CELLS

DATA COLLECTION

DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM

DATA COLLECTION SITE

DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM

DATA EXCHANGE

DATA INDEX

DATING

DEATH

DECLINE CURVE ANALYSIS

DECLINING FIELDS

DEEP SEA

2-272

2-212, 3-2, 3-9

2-274

2-153, 2-155, 2-162, 2-165, 2-166,

2-168, 2-169, 2-171, 2-172, 2-182,

2-242, 3-20, 3-22

2-30, 2-61, 2-72, 2-108, 2-118,

2-129, 2-141, 2-142, 2-146, 2-148,

2-151, 2-152, 2-164, 2-172, 2-174,

2-179, 2-181, 2-182, 2-184, 2-185,

2-190, 2-191, 2-221, 3-9

2-172

2-83

3-6

3-6

2-227

2-162

2-108

2-38

2-156, 2-161, 2-175, 2-185, 2-187

2-12

2-54, 2-80, 2-115, 2-126, 2-156,

2-161, 2-175, 2-177, 2-179, 2-181,

2-182, 2-184, 2-185, 2-187, 2-220,

2-222, 2-242, 2-269, 2-273, 2-276,

2-284, 2-295, 2-299, 2-300, 2-306,

3-21, 3-22, 3-41, 3-47 

2-220

2-97, 2-100

3-5

2-81, 2-83

2-193, 2-201, 2-244, 2-251

2-155, 2-162, 2-217, 2-223, 3-20

2-117

2-117

3-17

2-306

2-22, 2-115, 2-219, 2-222, 2-228,

2-254, 2-259, 2-276

2-228

2-254

2-115, 2-219

2-95, 2-294

2-82

2-120, 2-125

2-301

3-50 

3-50 

2-3, 2-22, 2-52

D - 10
KEYWORD INDEX

DEEP SEA DRILLING

DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT

DEEP SEA VENTURES

DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY

DEFORMATION

DEGREE

DEICING

DEICING CHEMICALS

DELTA

DENSITY

DENVER

DENVER LABORATORY

DEPLETION

DEPOSIT

DEPOSIT NAME 

DEPOSITORY 

DEVELOCORDER 

DEVELOP

DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT WELL

DIAL

DIAMOND-DRILLING

DIFFRACTION

DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS

DIGITAL

DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY

DIGITAL DESIGNS 

DIGITAL ELEVATION 

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL 

DIGITAL LINE 

DIGITAL MAP 

DIGITAL MODEL 

DIGITAL RADAR

2-3, 2-52

2-52

2-22

2-143, 2-164, 2-174, 2-181

2-74, 2-80, 3-6

2-38, 2-55, 2-81, 2-156, 2-161,

2-162, 2-175, 2-181, 2-187

2-270

2-270

2-53

2-38, 2-181

2-27, 2-118

2-27

2-308, 3-52

2-44, 2-45, 2-58, 2-75, 2-86, 2-88,

2-95, 2-99, 2-107, 2-144, 3-8,

3-12

2-144

2-72

2-4

2-4, 2-58, 2-72, 2-73, 2-99, 2-108,

2-118, 2-143, 2-165, 2-166, 2-168,

2-169, 2-171, 2-190, 2-191, 2-195,

2-210, 2-241, 2-245, 2-246, 2-257,

2-265, 2-274, 2-279, 3-5, 3-17,

3-22, 3-23, 3-27, 3-28, 3-34, 3-51

2-47, 2-75, 2-92, 2-156, 2-244,

2-284, 2-295, 3-22

2-295

2-131

2-77

2-28

2-28

2-30, 2-48, 2-53, 2-65, 2-83, 2-122,

2-143, 2-146, 2-155, 2-165, 2-166,

2-168, 2-169, 2-171, 2-172, 2-177,

2-179, 2-181, 2-182, 2-184, 2-185,

2-190, 2-191, 2-196, 2-251, 2-265,

3-5, 3-20, 3-22

2-165, 2-166, 2-168, 2-169, 2-171,

2-179, 2-181, 2-182, 2-184, 2-185,

2-190, 2-191

3-5

2-48, 2-179, 2-181

2-179, 2-181

2-184, 2-185

2-143

2-30

2-146

D - 11
KEYWORD INDEX

DIGITAL RADAR IMAGE 2-146

DIGITAL RECORDER 2-196, 2-251, 2-265

DIGITAL SHADED RELIEF 2-143

DIGITAL SONAR 2-53

DIGITALLY MOSAIC LANDSAT 2-153, 2-162

DIGITIZED SONAR IMAGERY 2-53

DIGITIZER 3-22

DIRECTIONAL SURVEY 2-307

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT 2-227, 2-234, 2-241, 2-257

DISCOVERY 2-107, 2-108, 2-292

DISPERSION 2-261

DISPERSION CHARACTERISTICS 2-261

DISPLAY 2-58, 2-82, 2-190, 2-191, 3-9,

3-22

DISPLAY SYSTEM 3-9 

DISSOLVED ORGANIC SUBSTANCES 2-123 

DISSOLVED OXYGEN 2-196, 2-276 

DISTORTION 2-149 

DISTRICT 2-77, 2-88, 2-159, 2-169, 2-187,

2-196, 2-200, 2-226, 2-227, 2-241,

2-242, 2-257, 2-259, 2-273, 2-278,

3-8, 3-34

DISTRICT QUADRANGLE 2-159 

DOCUMENTATION 2-179, 2-181, 2-182, 2-184, 2-185,

2-190, 2-191, 2-242

DOMESTIC DEFENSE 2-174 

DOMINANT ROCK 2-58

DOWNSTREAM 2-206, 2-226, 2-256, 2-273 

DRAIN 2-247 

DRAINAGE 2-155, 2-191, 2-205, 2-206, 2-212,

2-226, 2-236, 2-246, 2-252, 2-256,

2-258, 2-259, 3-20 

DRAINAGE AREA 2-205, 2-206, 2-212, 2-226, 2-252,

2-256, 2-259

DRAINAGE BASIN 2-155, 2-212, 2-258 

DRIFT 2-307 

DRIFT ANGLE 2-307

DRILL 2-130, 2-235, 2-237, 2-295, 2-307 

DRILL HOLE 2-130 

DRILLING 2-3, 2-52, 2-77, 2-110, 2-288,

2-290, 2-299, 2-301, 2-304, 3-49 

DRILLING AGE 2-52 

DRILLING INSPECTION 3-49 

DRILLING OPERATIONS 2-304 

DRILLING PROJECT 2-3, 2-52 

DRINKING WATER 2-249 

DRY 2-47, 2-106 

DRY LAKE 2-47 

DRY LAKE VALLEY 2-47

D - 12
KEYWORD INDEX

DRY VALLEY

DYE

DYNAMIC WATER

EARTH

EARTH CONDUCTIVITY

EARTH RESISTIVITY

EARTH SCIENCE

EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION

EARTH TEMPERATURE

EARTHQUAKE

EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY 

EARTHQUAKE CATALOG 

EARTHQUAKE DESCRIPTIONS 

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING 

EARTHQUAKE HISTORY 

EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER 

EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION 

EARTHQUAKE LOCATION 

EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH 

EARTHQUAKE SITES 

EAST

EAST COAST

EAST COAST MARGIN

EASTERN MAPPING CENTER

EASTERN MARGIN

ECOLOGICAL

ECONOMIC

ECONOMICS

EDIT

ELECTRICAL SOUNDING

ELECTRICAL WELL LOGGING

ELECTROCHEMICAL

ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENT

ELECTROMAGNETIC MEASUREMENT

ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS

ELECTROMAGNETISM

ELECTRON

ELEMENT

ELEMENT ANALYSIS 

ELEMENT COMPOSITION

2-106

2-261

2-235

2-47, 2-139, 2-147, 2-172, 3-17

2-47

2-47

2-147, 3-17

2-147, 3-17

2-139

2-2, 2-4, 2-41, 2-55, 2-65, 2-66,

2-68, 2-73, 2-92, 2-115, 2-122,

2-126, 2-131, 2-291, 3-11, 3-14

2-4

2-92

2-131

2-131

2-92

2-66, 2-68

2-122, 3-11

2-66, 3-14

2-122

2-2

2-29, 2-39, 2-40, 2-46, 2-50, 2-55,

2-63, 2-67, 2-69, 2-76, 2-104,

2-128, 2-138

2-50, 2-76, 2-104

2-76, 2-104

2-190, 2-191

2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-18

2-223

2-75, 2-213

2-75

2-202, 2-240

2-54

2-278

2-57

2-57

2-47

2-47

2-133

2-81

2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-27, 2-43, 2-70,

2-95, 2-98, 2-118, 2-120, 2-129,

2-137, 2-147, 2-151, 2-152, 2-164,

2-174, 2-187, 2-215, 2-232, 2-290,

2-292, 2-295, 2-297, 2-301, 2-305,

2-308, 2-309, 3-17, 3-23

2-27, 2-43, 2-120

2-120

D - 13
KEYWORD INDEX

ELEVATION

ELEVATION MODELS 

EMERGENCY 

EMERGENCY AID 

EMISSION 

ENERGY

ENERGY RESOURCES

ENGINEER

ENGINEERING REPORT

ENGLAND

ENGLISH

ENTHALPY

ENTHALPY FUNCTION

ENTROPY

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTION 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE 

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY 

EPICENTER 

EROS

ESTUARINE 

ESTUARY

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION 

EXPANSION 

EXPENDITURE 

EXPERIMENT 

EXPERT SYSTEM 

EXPLORA 

EXPLORATION

EXPLORATORY WELL

EXPLOSION

EXTENSION

EXTRACT

FATALITY

FAULT

FAULT ENERGY

FAULT LINE

FAULT LINE DEFORMATION

FAULT SYSTEM

FEDERAL AGENCY

FEDERAL ENERGY

2-30, 2-48, 2-58, 2-83, 2-122,

2-161, 2-174, 2-179, 2-181, 2-212,

2-246, 2-290

2-179, 2-181

2-122, 3-11

2-122, 3-11

2-27

2-61, 2-82, 2-95, 2-108, 2-110,

2-137, 2-142, 2-284

2-142

2-174

3-37

2-240, 2-241

2-246

2-137

2-137

2-137

2-75

2-39, 2-40, 2-46, 2-63, 2-67, 2-128,

2-138

2-304

2-244, 2-265 

2-300, 3-47 

2-30, 2-123

2-41, 2-122

3-25

2-204

2-269

2-155, 3-20

3-4

2-159, 3-21

2-171, 2-209

3-12

2-15

2-91, 2-95, 2-96, 2-97, 2-100,

2-144, 2-147, 2-299, 3-17

2-295

2-301

2-171

2-110

2-301

2-2, 2-41, 2-58, 2-74, 2-80, 2-142

2-142

2-74, 2-80

2-74

2-41

2-179, 2-182, 2-184, 3-34

2-284

2-134, 2-135

3-11

D - 14
KEYWORD INDEX

FEDERAL LANDS

FEDERAL POWER PROJECT

FELDSPAR

FERRIC OXIDE

FERROUS

FERROUS IRON

FIELD

FIELD CODE

FIELD INSTRUMENT

FIELD LEASE

FIELD MEASUREMENT

FIELD NAME

FIELD RESERVES

FIELD SURVEY

FILM

FILTER

FILTERING

FIRE

FISCHER ASSAY

FISH

FISHERIES

FISSION

FLAGSTAFF

FLAME

FLIGHT

FLIGHT LINE

FLIGHT LINE SURVEY

FLOOD

FLOOD HYDROGRAPH

FLOOD HYDROGRAPHY

FLOOD MAP

FLOOD PLAIN

FLOOR

FLORIDA

FLORIDA DISTRICT 

FLOW

2-182,' 2-284

2-284

2-23

2-8

2-8

2-8

2-4, 2-5, 2-39, 2-40, 2-43, 2-46,

2-63, 2-67, 2-69, 2-70, 2-88, 2-91,

2-96, 2-97, 2-100, 2-105, 2-107,

2-108, 2-118, 2-120, 2-123, 2-128,

2-129, 2-134, 2-135, 2-138, 2-153,

2-196, 2-204, 2-231, 2-242, 2-257,

2-260, 2-276, 2-290, 2-292, 2-294,

2-305, 2-308, 2-309, 3-6, 3-7,

3-9, 3-30, 3-35, 3-41

2-107

2-4

2-309

2-231, 2-257, 3-35

2-290

2-292

3-6

2-4, 2-152, 2-172

2-149

2-81

2-288, 2-301

2-102

2-153

2-94

2-116

2-58, 2-142, 2-148

2-27

2-1, 2-5, 2-151

2-1, 2-5

2-5

2-196, 2-208, 2-209, 2-265

2-265

2-265

2-208

2-209

2-15

2-222, 2-253, 2-259, 2-260, 2-274,

2-278

2-278

2-51, 2-107, 2-139, 2-193, 2-196,

2-201, 2-204, 2-205, 2-209, 2-220,

2-226, 2-227, 2-234, 2-241, 2-246,

2-251, 2-253, 2-255, 2-257, 2-258,

2-261, 2-265, 3-20

D - 15
KEYWORD INDEX

FLOW CHARACTERISTICS

FLOW EQUIPMENT

FLOW HYDRAULICS

FLOW INFORMATION

FLOW RATE

FLOW VELOCITY

FLUORESCENCE

FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA

FLUORESCENT DYE

FLUORSPAR

FLUORSPAR RESOURCES

FLUX

FOCAL LENGTH

FORAMINIFERA

FOREST

FORMATION

FORMULA

FOSSILS

FRACTURES

FRAME

FREE SWELLING

FREE-AIR ANOMALY

FREQUENCY

FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT

FUND

FURNACE

FUSION

FUTURE

GAGE HEIGHT

GAGING STATION

GAMMA RAY 

GAP DISTANCE 

GAS

GAS ANALYSIS 

GAS FIELD 

GAS LEASE

GAS LEASEHOLD 

GAS PIPELINE 

GAS PRODUCTION 

GAS RESERVOIR

2-258

2-51

2-209

2-255

2-107

2-204

2-8, 2-81

2-81

2-261

2-144

2-144

2-139

2-152, 2-158

2-23

2-175

2-43, 2-60, 2-69, 2-70, 2-77, 2-118,

2-129, 2-137, 2-194

2-38, 2-127

2-130

2-130

2-162

2-127

2-93

2-12, 2-57, -2-74, 2-80, 2-225,

2-246, 2-265, 3-5, 3-32

2-12, 2-246

2-74

2-126

2-27

2-8

2-221

2-222, 2-273, 2-279, 3-9

2-156 2-232, 2-284

2-227, 2-246, 2-251,

2-107

2-246

2-206, 2-220

2-252, 2-273

2-81

2-41

2-5, 2-102, 2-108, 2-288, 2-290,

2-292, 2-295, 2-297, 2-299, 2-301,

2-302, 2-304, 2-305, 2-307, 2-308,

2-309, 3-37, 3-41, 3-44, 3-45,

3-46, 3-48, 3-50

2-108

2-5, 3-41

2-288, 2-290, 2-295

2-307, 2-308, 3-48

2-288

2-288, 2-302

2-108, 2-304, 2-308, 2-309

2-292

2-299, 2-305,

D - 16
KEYWORD INDEX

GAS RESOURCES

GAS WELL

GAZETTEER

GEOCHEMICAL

GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS

GEOCHEMISTRY

GEODATA 

GEODETIC

GEODETIC LOCATION 

GEOGRAPHIC

GEOGRAPHIC AREA 

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATE 

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE 

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

GEOGRAPHIC NAME

GEOGRAPHY

GEOINDEX

GEOLOGIC

GEOLOGIC AGE

GEOLOGIC HAZARDS 

GEOLOGIC INDEX 

GEOLOGIC INDEX MAP 

GEOLOGIC INFORMATION 

GEOLOGIC MAP 

GEOLOGIC MAPPING 

GEOLOGIC NAME 

GEOLOGIC PERIODS 

GEOLOGIC PROCESS 

GEOLOGIC RESEARCH 

GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE 

GEOLOGIC SYSTEM 

GEOLOGIC UNIT 

GEOLOGIC UNIT CODE 

GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION 

GEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT 

GEOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS

3-46

2-108

2-156, 2-161, 2-175, 2-212

2-43, 2-81, 2-129, 3-9

2-43, 3-9

2-6, 2-9, 2-10, 2-27, 2-31, 2-35,

2-43, 2-147, 3-17

2-179, 2-182, 2-184, 2-185

2-129, 2-177, 3-6

2-129

2-122, 2-152, 2-156, 2-159, 2-161,

2-165, 2-166, 2-168, 2-169, 2-171,

2-172, 2-175, 2-181, 2-182, 2-187,

2-191, 2-215, 2-267, 2-293, 2-298,

3-12, 3-22, 3-23, 3-27, 3-32

2-182, 2-267, 2-298, 3-27

2-156, 2-161, 2-175, 2-187

2-152

2-165, 2-166, 2-168, 2-169, 2-171,

2-182, 3-22

2-159, 2-172, 3-32

2-156, 2-161, 2-175, 2-187, 3-23

2-147

2-72

2-3, 2-36, 2-43, 2-47, 2-52, 2-58,

2-60, 2-69, 2-70, 2-72, 2-75, 2-83,

2-105, 2-116, 2-118, 2-134, 2-135,

2-142, 2-155, 2-213, 2-214, 2-217,

2-291, 2-292, 2-293, 3-2, 3-3,

3-4, 3-9

2-3, 2-52, 2-58, 2-60, 2-118, 2-292,

3-3

2-58

2-72

2-72

2-58, 2-213

2-58, 2-72, 2-155, 2-293

2-293

2-60, 3-3

2-116, 3-2

2-134, 2-135

2-47

2-105

2-213

2-116, 2-213, 2-214

2-116, 2-214

2-44

2-81

2-114

D - 17
KEYWORD INDEX

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEOLOGIST 

GEOLOGY

GEOMETRIC 

GEOPHYSICAL

GEOPHYSICAL ANALYSIS 

GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY 

GEOPHYSICAL LOGS 

GEOPHYSICAL MAP 

GEOPHYSICAL MAPPING 

GEOPHYSICS

GEORGES BANK 

GEOSCIENCE

GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL 

ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE 

GEOTECHNICAL 

GEOTHERM 

GEOTHERMAL

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS

GEOTHERMAL LEASE

GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

GEOTHERMAL STUDIES

GERMAN

GIBBS FREE ENERGY

GLAUCONITE

GLOBAL MAP

GLOBAL SCALE

GOLD

GOLDEN

GOVERNMENT AGENCY

GRAB SAMPLE

GRADIENT

GRADIENT INFORMATION

GRAIN

2-8, 2-22, 2-27, 2-60, 2-95, 2-122, 

2-147, 2-156, 2-161, 2-175, 2-187, 

2-201, 2-210, 2-221, 2-230, 2-242, 

2-245, 2-270, 2-273, 2-278, 2-284,

2-294, 3-9, 3-17, 3-22, 3-23, 3-34,

3-51

2-58, 2-60, 2-75

2-33, 2-34, 2-38, 2-39, 2-40, 2-46,

2-50, 2-51, 2-58, 2-61, 2-63, 2-67,

2-72, 2-75, 2-82, 2-83, 2-117,

2-128, 2-138, 2-144, 2-147, 2-197,

2-214, 2-223, 2-291, 3-7, 3-9,

3-17, 3-20

2-149

2-38, 2-39, 2-58, 2-63, 2-67, 2-69,

2-70, 2-76, 2-81, 2-82, 2-83, 2-98,

2-127, 2-130, 2-138, 2-278, 2-293,

2-294, 2-306, 3-5, 3-45

2-306

3-5

2-278

2-293

2-293

2-36, 2-50, 2-74, 2-80, 2-133,

2-147, 2-278, 2-294, 3-17

2-15, 2-31, 2-53

2-142

2-61, 2-139, 2-283, 2-286,

3-39

3-39

2-219, 2-228

2-14

2-61

2-54,

3-38,

2-61

2-286

2-61

2-54

2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-18

2-137

2-23

2-83

2-81

2-241

2-122

2-58, 3-23

2-31, 2-35

2-5

2-5

2-12, 2-25, 2-63, 2-130

D - 18
KEYWORD INDEX

GRAIN SIZE

GRAND CANYON

GRANITE

GRANT

GRAPH

GRAPHICS

GRAPHITE

GRASS

GRAVEL

GRAVITY

GRAVITY ANOMALIES 

GRAVITY CORRECTIONS 

GRAVITY FORMULA 

GRAVITY STATION 

GRAVITY STUDY 

GREAT PLAINS 

GREECE 

GRID

GRID CELLS

GRID CONTOUR

GRID STRUCTURE

GRIDDED

GRINDABILITY

GRINDABILITY INDEX

GROUND

GROUND STATION 

GROUNDWATER

GROUNDWATER LEVEL

GROUNDWATER QUALITY

GROUNDWATER SITE

GROUNDWATER SITE INVENTORY

GROUNDWATER WELL

GUAM

GUATEMALA

GUIDE

GULF

2-12, 2-25, 2-63

2-106

2-142

2-304

2-58, 2-184, 2-185, 2-269

2-88, 2-102, 2-118, 3-8, 3-14

2-27

2-209

2-7, 2-19

2-30, 2-38, 2-81, 2-83, 2-88, 2-91,

2-93, 2-96, 2-97, 2-100, 2-136,

2-292, 2-308, 2-309, 3-1

2-38

2-30

2-38

2-30, 2-38

2-91

2-139

2-2

2-29, 2-88, 2-91, 2-93, 2-96, 2-97,

2-100, 2-153, 2-155, 2-162, 2-182,

2-300, 3-27, 3-51

2-153, 2-162, 3-51

3-27

2-182

2-179, 2-181, 2-182

2-127

2-127

2-47, 2-69, 2-101, 2-179, 2-270,

2-276, 3-6

2-276

2-200

2-217

2-235

2-265

2-273

2-194, 2-196 

2-214, 2-215 

2-222, 2-225 

2-239, 2-240 

2-269, 2-270 

2-278

2-194, 2-196 

2-265

2-200, 2-202 

2-200, 2-202

2-201, 2-202, 

2-218, 2-220, 

2-237 

2-267

2-274

2-238, 

2-268, 

2-277,

2-268

2-215

2-215 

2-273

2-244, 2-269 

2-2

2-278, 2-291 

2-53, 2-110, 2-290, 2-292, 2-294,

2-295, 2-297 2-298 2-299, 2-301,

2-302, 2-304, 2-305, 2-306, 2-308, 

2-309, 3-41, 3-43, 3-48, 3-49

D - 19
KEYWORD INDEX

GULF COAST 2-53

GULF OF MEXICO 2-53, 2-290, 2-292, 2-294, 2-295,

	2-297, 2-298, 2-299, 2-301, 2-302,

	2-304, 2-305, 2-306, 2-308, 2-309,

	3-41, 3-43, 3-48, 3-49 

GYRE 2-87 

HARBOR 2-35 

HARDGROVE 2-127 

HARDGROVE GRINDABILITY INDEX 2-127 

HAWAII 2-47, 2-65, 2-66, 2-95, 2-133,

	2-139, 3-6

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO 2-65, 2-66, 3~6

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY 2-65, 2-66, 3-6

HAZARDS 2-58, 2-294

HAZE 2-149

HEAT 2-137, 2-139

HEAT CAPACITY 2-137

HEAT FLOW 2-139

HEAT FLUX 2-139

HEAT PRODUCTION 2-139

HEAVY MINERALS 2-20

HEIGHT 2-117, 2-151, 2-246

HEIGHT CONTOUR 2-151

HENNEPIN 2-223

HIGH PASS 2-149

HIGH PLAINS 2-162, 2-217

HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER 2-162

HIGH RESOLUTION 2-294

HIGH TEMPERATURE 2-137

HIGHLANDS 2-47

HIGHWAY 2-270

HIGHWAY DEICING 2-270

HISTORIC 2-72, 2-73, 2-110, 2-122

HISTORIC RECORDS 2-122

HISTORIC SEISMIC ACTIVITY 2-73

HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE 2-92

HISTORY 2-58, 2-73, 2-86, 2-92, 2-102,

	2-108, 2-110, 2-122, 2-144, 2-283,

	2-308, 2-309, 3-38 

HOLE 2-8, 2-52, 2-107, 2-130, 2-202,

	2-237

HORIZON 2-290

HOT SPRING 2-61

HYDRAULICS 2-209, 2-215

HYDROCARBON 2-29, 2-67

HYDROGEOLOGIC 2-58, 2-266

HYDROGEOLOGY 2-218, 2-223

HYDROGRAPH 2-196, 2-238, 2-265, 3-35

HYDROGRAPHIC 2-210, 2-221, 2-230, 2-245

D - 20
KEYWORD INDEX

HYDROGRAPHIC BOUNDARY 

HYDROGRAPHY 

HYDROLGRAPHIC 

HYDROLGRAPHIC BOUNDARY 

HYDROLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS 

HYDROLOGIC CLASSIFICATION

CODE

HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION 

HYDROLOGIC INSTRUMENTATION 

HYDROLOGIC PROJECT 

HYDROLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE 

HYDROLOGIC RESOURCE 

HYDROLOGIC SITE 

HYDROLOGIC STUDY 

HYDROLOGIC UNIT

HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE 

HYDROLOGIC UNIT NUMBER 

HYDROLOGIST 

HYDROLOGY

HYDROTHERMAL 

HYPOCENTER

HYPOCENTER LOCATION

HYPOCENTER ORIGIN

HYPOELLIPSE

HYPSOGRAPHY

ID

IDAHO

IDENTIFICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 

IDENTIFIED COAL RESOURCES 

IDENTIFIER 

ILLINOIS

ILLINOIS 

IMAGE

BASIN

IMAGE ARRAY

IMAGE FILE

IMAGE PROCESSING

IMAGE PROCESSING LABORATORY

IMAGERY

2-210 

2-184 

2-230 

2-230 

2-204

2-221, 2-230, 2-245 

2-185, 2-191, 2-196, 2-265

2-279

2-155, 2-204, 2-228, 3-20

2-228

3-31

2-273

2-276

2-256

2-205

2-182, 2-206, 2-210, 2-221, 2-225,

2-226, 2-230, 2-232, 2-245

2-210, 2-230, 2-245

2-206

2-241

2-147, 2-195, 2-214, 2-223, 2-227,

2-269, 3-17

2-61

2-41, 2-66, 2-68, 2-73, 2-115,

2-126

2-66, 2-115, 2-126

2-68

2-126

2-179, 2-181, 2-185

2-120, 2-165, 2-166, 2-168, 2-187

2-2, 2-91, 2-142, 2-165, 2-284,

2-291

2-74, 2-130, 2-131, 2-148, 2-177,

2-215, 2-222, 2-225, 2-246, 2-254,

2-256, 2-272, 2-283, 2-286, 2-302,

3-38

2-222, 2-254, 2-256

2-69, 2-70, 2-98

2-15, 2-72, 2-249, 2-254, 2-272

2-110, 2-165, 2-166, 2-168, 2-169,

2-171, 2-206, 2-220, 2-252

2-110

2-4, 2-50, 2-58, 2-81, 2-141, 2-146,

2-148, 2-149, 2-152, 2-153, 2-155,

2-162, 2-172, 2-298, 3-26

2-81

2-172

2-58, 2-153, 2-162

2-58

2-53, 2-146, 2-172

D - 21
KEYWORD INDEX

INDEX 2-58, 2-64, 2-72, 2-82, 2-127,

2-141, 2-152, 2-175, 2-204, 2-208, 

2-222, 2-225, 2-256, 2-259, 2-278, 

2-298, 3-23, 3-32, 3-45

INDEX MAP 2-72, 2-152

INDIAN 2-175, 2-284, 2-286

INDIAN LEASE 2-286

INDIAN RESERVATION 2-175

INDUCED SEISMICITY 2-117

INDUSTRY 2-58, 2-108, 2-110, 2-288, 2-295,

2-297, 2-299, 2-307, 3-23 

INERTIA 2-83 

INFORMATION SYSTEM 2-175, 2-187, 2-279, 3-11, 3-17,

3-20, 3-31

INJURY 2-288, 2-301 

INORGANIC 2-269, 3~30 

INORGANIC CONSTITUENTS 3-30 

INSPECTION 2-304, 3-49

INSTRUMENT 2-4, 2-74, 2-80, 2-131, 3-5 

INSTRUMENTATION 2-228, 2-259 

INTERBURDEN 3-9 

INTERFACE 2-133, 2-214, 2-244, 2-269, 2-279,

3-5

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY 2-190, 2-191 

INTERNATIONAL GRAVITY FORMULA 2-38 

INTERNATIONAL PHOSPHATE 2-75 

INTERNATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL

CENTER 2-122 

INTERNATIONAL SITES 2-204 

INTRUSIVE ROCK 2-106 

INTRUSIVES 2-142 

IOWA 2-213 

IRON 2-8, 2-77 

IRON RESOURCES 2-77 

IRRIGATE 2-162, 2-235 

IRRIGATION 2-235 

IRRIGATION WELL 2-235 

ISLAND 2-78, 2-85, 2-105, 2-152, 2-218,

2-232, 2-242, 2-266, 2-268, 2-277 

ISOLINE 3-9 

ISOLINE MAP 3-9 

ISOPACHS 2-58 

ISOSTATIC ANOMALIES 2-38 

JUPITER 2-141 

JUPITER SATELLITE 2-141 

KANSAS 2-162, 2-217 

KEY WEST 2-7, 2-24 

LABORATORY 2-8, 2-27, 2-43, 2-57, 2-58, 2-85,

2-112, 2-116, 2-120, 2-121, 2-153,

D - 22
KEYWORD INDEX

2-166, 2-169, 2-244, 3-1, 3-5,

3-30

LABORATORY NUMBER 2-116

LAKE 2-47, 2-106, 2-107, 2-212, 2-223,

2-236, 2-269, 2-276

LAKE HIGHLANDS 2-47

LAKE RESERVOIR 2-269

LAKE VALLEY 2-47

LAMBERT 2-142, 2-293

LAMBERT CONFORMAL PROJECTION 2-142

LAND 2-153, 2-155, 2-162, 2-164, 2-165,

2-166, 2-168, 2-169, 2-171, 2-182, 

2-184, 2-213, 2-239, 2-259, 2-284, 

2-288, 2-295, 2-297, 2-298, 2-305, 

2-308, 2-309, 3-20, 3-22, 3-37

LAND COVER 2-153, 2-155, 2-162, 2-165, 2-166,

2-168, 2-169, 2-171, 2-182, 3-22

LAND SURFACE 2-213, 2-239

LAND SURFACE ALTITUDE 2-213

LAND SURVEY 2-184, 2-259

LAND SURVEY SYSTEM 2-184

LAND USE 2-169, 2-171, 2-182

LANDSAT 2-148, 2-149, 2-153, 2-155, 2-162,

2-165, 2-166, 2-168, 2-169, 2-171, 

2-172, 3-20

LANDSAT IMAGE 2-148, 2-149

LANDSAT IMAGERY 2-172

LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER 2-149, 2-153, 2-162, 2-165, 2-168,

2-169, 2-171

LANDSAT SATELLITE 2-148

LANDSAT TAPE 2-148

LANGUAGE 2-215, 3-8

LANTHANUM 2-27

LASER 2-81

LASER ALTIMETRY 2-81

LATITUDE 2-1, 2-41, 2-43, 2-58, 2-72, 2-78,

2-81, 2-90, 2-108, 2-116, 2-118, 

2-122, 2-129, 2-130, 2-148, 2-162, 

2-164, 2-181, 2-205, 2-206, 2-212, 

2-215, 2-225, 2-226, 2-235, 2-238, 

2-254, 2-272, 2-278, 3-2

LATITUDE BOUNDARY 2-272

LAW 2-156, 2-200, 3-23

LEAD 2-27

LEASE 2-283, 2-286, 2-288, 2-290, 2-292,

2-294, 2-295, 2-297, 2-298, 2-299, 

2-304, 2-305, 2-306, 2-307, 2-308,

2-309, 3-9, 3-37, 3-38, 3-39, 3-43,

3-44, 3-45, 3-48

D - 23
KEYWORD INDEX

LEASE EVALUATION 

LEASE NUMBER 

LEASE OPERATOR 

LEASE SALE

LEASE TRACT

LEASEHOLD

LEGAL

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

LEGISLATIVE

LENGTH

LENS

LENS DISTORTION

LENS PLATEN

LEVEL

LEVEL MEASUREMENT 

LIBRARY

LICENSE

LIMNOLOGY

LINE DEFORMATION

LINE -GRAPH

LINE SURVEY

LINEAR

LINK

LITHIUM

LITHOLOGY

LITHOLOGY COLOR

LITHOLOGY THICKNESS

LOCATOR

LOG-PEARSON

LOGIC

LONG ISLAND

LONG ISLAND SOUND 

LONGITUDE

2-298,

2-306 

2-290 

2-309 

2-283 

2-306

2-293

3-43

2-283

2-283

2-58

2-15, 2-72, 2-152, 2-158, 2-197,

2-292, 2-308, 2-309

2-294, 2-295, 2-297

3-38, 3-43, 3-45 

3-9

2-286, 3-38 

2-286, 3-38

2-199,

2-302

2-151,

2-158

2-158

2-131,

2-204,

2-238,

2-273,

2-194,

2-232,

2-158

2-194,

2-215,

2-239,

2-276,

2-268

2-257,

2-196,

2-223,

2-266,

2-306,

2-265,

2-199,

2-232,

2-268,

2-309

2-269,

2-201,

2-235,

2-270,

LONGITUDE BOUNDARY 

LONGITUDE CENTER POINT

2-58, 2-91, 2-96, 2-97, 2-100,

2-116, 2-148, 2-177, 3-2

3-12

2-223

2-74

2-58, 2-184, 2-185

2-5

2-151

2-122, 2-172

2-8, 2-27

2-13, 2-58, 2-60, 2-130, 2-215,

3-3

3-3

2-60

2-172, 2-177

2-246

2-156, 2-161, 2-175, 2-187

2-78, 2-218, 2-242, 2-266, 2-268,

2-277

2-78

2-1, 2-41, 2-43, 2-55, 2-58, 2-72,

2-78, 2-81, 2-90, 2-108, 2-116,

2-118, 2-122, 2-129, 2-130, 2-148,

2-162, 2-164, 2-181, 2-205, 2-206,

2-212, 2-215, 2-226, 2-235, 2-238,

2-254, 2-272, 3-2

2-272

2-72

D - 24
KEYWORD INDEX

LORAN-C

LOS ANGELES

LOW FLOW

LOW FLOW STATISTICS

LOW FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT

LUNAR CONSORTIUM

MACMURDO SOUND

MADRID

MAGAZINE

MAGMATIC

MAGMATIC SULFIDE

MAGNETIC

MAGNETIC GRAVITY 

MAGNETIC TAPE

MAGNETICS

MAGNETICS LABORATORY

MAGNETIZATION

MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY

MAINE

MAJOR DAM

MAJOR EARTHQUAKE

MAJOR ELEMENT

MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MANGANESE

MANGANESE NODULE

MANTLE

MANTLE DENSITY

MANUFACTURER

MAP

MAP CENTER 

MAP DIRECTORY 

MAP DISPLAY 

MAP INVENTORY

2-79

2-101

2-196, 2-226, 2-227, 2-241

2-226

2-74

2-81

2-106

2-90

2-158

2-99

2-99

2-1, 2-30, 2-38, 2-82, 2-136, 2-196,

2-241, 2-269, 2-294, 2-299, 3-1

3-1

2-30, 2-38, 2-82, 2-196, 2-241,

2-299

2-81, 2-85, 2-136

2-85

2-85, 2-106

2-106

2-47, 2-240, 2-241

2-117

2-2

2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-43, 2-120

2-72, 2-82, 2-153, 2-164, 2-195,

2-202, 2-213, 2-217, 2-223, 2-232,

2-259, 2-295, 2-297, 2-298, 2-302,

2-305, 2-306, 2-308, 2-309, 3-17,

3-22, 3-31, 3-34, 3-37

2-72, 2-82, 2-195

2-223, 2-302

2-22

2-22

2-38

2-38

2-158

2-58, 2-72, 2-77, 2-79, 2-83, 2-86,

2-88, 2-122, 2-143, 2-149, 2-151,

2-152, 2-153, 2-155, 2-161, 2-162,

2-166

2-175

2-184

2-202, 2-213,

2-164, 2-165 

2-171, 2-174

2-181, 2-182

2-168 

2-177 

2-185

2-189, 2-190, 2-191, 2-208

2-221, 2-230, 2-245, 2-273

3-8, 3-9, 3-22, 3-23, 3-27

2-178

2-79

2-58

2-164, 2-208

2-169, 

2-178, 

2-187, 

2-210,

2-293,

3-51

D - 25
KEYWORD INDEX

MAP NAMES 

MAP SCALE 

MAP SERIES 

MAPPING

MAPPING CENTER 

MARGIN CORING

MARICOPA COUNTY 

MARINE

MARINE BIOLOGY 

MARINE FISHERIES 

MARINE GEOCHEMISTRY 

MARINE GEOLOGY

MARINE GEOPHYSICS

MARINE SAMPLE

MARQUETTE

MARQUETTE DISTRICT

MARS

MARS CONSORTIUM

MARS GRAVITY

MARS TOPOGRAPHY

MARYLAND

MASS

MASSACHUSETTS

MATHEMATICAL MODELS

MATHEMATICAL SIMULATION

MAXIMUM DEPTH

MAXIMUM DISCHARGE

MEASUREMENT

MEDIA

MEDICINE

MEDICINE LAKE

MEDICINE LAKE HIGHLANDS

MELTING

MENLO PARK

2-174, 2-187, 3-23

2-86, 2-184, 2-187, 2-190, 2-191

2-164

2-58, 2-143, 2-151, 2-159, 2-164,

2-174, 2-179, 2-181, 2-182, 2-184,

2-185, 2-189, 2-190, 2-191, 2-208,

2-293, 3-21, 3-28

2-151, 2-190, 2-191

2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11,

2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17,

2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21, 2-22, 2-23,

2-24, 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28

2-166

2-22, 2-27, 2-31, 2-33, 2-34, 2-39,

2-40, 2-46, 2-50, 2-51, 2-63, 2-67,

2-82, 2-94, 2-105, 2-128, 2-136,

2-138, 2-294, 3-7

2-94

2-94

2-27, 2-31

2-33, 2-34, 2-39, 2-40, 2-46, 2-50,

2-51, 2-63, 2-67, 2-82, 2-128,

2-138, 3-7

2-50, 2-294

2-22

2-77

2-77

2-83

2-83

2-83

2-83

2-169

2-215

2-8, 2-270

2-300, 3-51

2-260

2-22

2-246

2-8, 2-38, 2-47, 2-57, 2-74, 2-81,

2-85, 2-130, 2-194, 2-205, 2-225,

2-226, 2-227, 2-231, 2-232, 2-234,

2-241, 2-242, 2-257, 2-261, 2-268,

3-5, 3-6, 3-9, 3-32, 3-35

2-149, 2-172, 2-225, 3-5, 3-32

2-47

2-47

2-47

2-137

2-4, 2-85

D - 26
KEYWORD INDEX

METAL 2-35, 2-99, 2-138

METAL ANALYSIS 2-138

METALLOGENIC STUDIES 2-86

METALLURGY 2-77

METEOROLOGY 2-242

MEXICAN BORDER 2-105

MEXICO 2-53, 2-97, 2-139, 2-142, 2-162,

2-194, 2-217, 2-244, 2-254, 2-269, 

2-272, 2-290, 2-292, 2-294, 2-295, 

2-297, 2-298, 2-299, 2-301, 2-302,

2-304, 2-305, 2-306, 2-308, 2-309,

3-35, 3-41, 3-43, 3-48, 3-49

MIAMI 2-222

MICA 2-23

MICHIGAN 2-30, 2-49, 2-77, 2-110

MICHIGAN BASIN 2-110

MICROBIOLOGY 2-123

MICROEARTHQUAKE 2-41

MICROEARTHQUAKE NETWORK 2-41

MICROFICHE 2-110, 2-152, 2-178

MICROFILM 2-174, 2-298, 3-27, 3-45

MICROFILM STORAGE 2-174, 3-27

MICROSCOPE 2-7, 2-23, 2-24

MICROSEISMICITY 2-2, 2-115, 2-126

MID-ATLANTIC 2-87

MIDCONTINENT 2-110

MINE 2-37, 2-38, 2-43, 2-77, 2-88, 2-95,

2-127, 2-291

MINED-OUT 3-9

MINED-OUT AREAS 3-9

MINERAL 2-1, 2-20, 2-21, 2-23, 2-28, 2-56,

2-57, 2-58, 2-86, 2-88, 2-91, 2-95, 

2-96, 2-97, 2-100, 2-102, 2-111, 

2-116, 2-118, 2-120, 2-125, 2-129,

2-137, 2-144, 2-147, 2-213, 2-297,

3-8, 3-12, 3-17, 3-44

MINERAL DEPOSIT 2-58, 2-86, 2-88, 2-144, 3~8 

MINERAL EXPLORATION 2-91, 2-96, 2-97, 2-100 

MINERAL RESOURCE 2-86, 2-88, 2-95, 2-118, 2-129,

2-144, 3-8

MINERAL RESOURCES INFORMATION 2-144

MINERALOGY 2-21, 2-32, 2-46, 2-86, 2-130 

MINERALS ASSESSMENT 2-1

MINING 2-58, 2-77, 2-88, 2-142, 3-8 

MINING COMPANY 2-77 

MINING DISTRICT 2-88, 3~8 

MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL 2-223 

MINNESOTA 2-223, 2-281 

MINOR ELEMENT 2-43

D - 27
KEYWORD INDEX

MINUTE SAMPLE 2-58

MINUTE SAMPLE CELLS 2-58

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE 2-227, 2-241

MISSION 2-141

MISSISSIPPI 2-15, 2-53, 2-69, 2-70, 2-90

MISSISSIPPI DELTA 2-53

MISSISSIPPI RIVER 2-69, 2-70, 2-90

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 2-90

MISSOURI 2-27

MN 2-27

MNEMONIC 2-60, 2-214

MNEMONIC CODE 2-60

MODEL 2-30, 2-158, 2-179, 2-181, 2-204,

	2-209, 2-217, 2-253, 2-300, 3-14,

	3-47

MOLAR 2-137

MOLAR VOLUME 2-137

MONITOR 2-31, 2-122, 2-201, 2-276, 2-308,

	3-11

MONTANA 2-91

MOON 2-81, 2-141

MORPHOLOGICAL 2-125

MOSAIC 2-153, 2-162

MOSAIC LANDSAT 2-153, 2-162

MOUNTAIN 2-100, 2-110

MUD 2-288

MUD SPILL 2-288

MULTICHANNEL 2-76, 2-104, 2-105, 3-7, 3-15

MULTICHANNEL PROCESSING 3-7 

MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC

REFLECTION 3-7, 3-15

MULTICHANNEL SEISMICITY 2-76, 2-104 

MULTISPECTRAL CLASSIFICATION 2-169

MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER 2-149, 2-153, 2-162, 2-165, 2-166,

	2-168, 2-169, 2-171

MULTITEMPORAL 2-166

MUNICIPAL 2-235, 2-274

MUNICIPAL WELL 2-235

MUNICIPALITY 2-274

NASA 2-162, 2-165, 2-168, 2-171, 2-172

NASA AMES 2-162, 2-165, 2-168, 2-171

NASQAN 2-231

NASQAN STATION 2-231

NATIONAL ATLAS 2-175, 2-185

NATIONAL ATLAS INDEX 2-175

NATIONAL CENTER 2-258, 3-34

NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES 3-9 

NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE CATALOG 2-92

D - 28
KEYWORD INDEX

NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE

INFORMATION 

NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA

CENTER

NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY 

NATIONAL PARK 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 

NATIONWIDE NETWORK 

NATIONWIDE SUMMARY

INFORMATION 

NATURAL GAS

NATURAL GAS ANALYSIS 

NATURAL REMANENT

MAGNETIZATION 

NAUTICAL CHART 

NAVIGATION 

NCIC

NE 

NEBRASKA

NEBRASKA DISCHARGE

MEASUREMENT 

NEBRASKA WATER LEVEL 

NEGAUNEE 

NETWORK

NEVADA

NEVADA TEST SITE 

NEW ENGLAND 

NEW JERSEY 

NEW MADRID 

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEW YORK STATE 

NICKEL 

NITROGEN

NITROGEN CONTENT 

NOAA

NOAA-GOES 

NODC

2-122, 3-11

2-39, 2-43, 2-63, 2-67, 2-69, 2-70,

2-128, 2-138

2-174

2-175

2-247

2-228

2-72

2-108

2-297

2-288, 2-290, 2-292, 2-295, 

2-299, 2-301, 2-302, 2-304,

2-305, 2-307, 2-308, 2-309

2-108

2-106

2-174

2-31, 2-136, 2-252, 3-1

2-177, 2-178, 2-179, 2-181, 2-182,

2-184, 2-185, 2-190, 2-191

2-162

2-162, 2-217, 2-234, 2-235, 2-236,

2-237, 2-238, 2-239

2-234

2-238

2-77

2-2, 2-41, 2-115, 2-126, 2-228,

2-231, 2-247, 3-5

2-47, 2-96, 2-142, 2-143, 2-284,

2-291

2-47

2-240, 2-241

2-20, 2-23, 2-24, 2-49, 2-255

2-90

2-97, 2-142, 2-162, 2-194, 2-217,

3-35

2-197, 2-205, 2-212, 2-218, 2-242,

2-247, 2-249, 2-261, 2-266, 2-268,

2-277

2-205, 2-212, 2-242, 2-247, 2-249

2-27, 2-99

2-6

2-6

2-4, 2-63, 2-91, 2-96, 2-97, 2-100,

2-122, 2-123, 2-219

2-219

2-123, 2-128

D - 29
KEYWORD INDEX

NOISE

NONCARBONATE 

NONMETALLIC MINERALS 

NORMATIVE MINERALS 

NORTH

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT

NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH SLOPE

NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

NORTHERN IDAHO

NORTHERN MAINE

NORTHERN MEXICO

NORTHERN MICHIGAN

NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN

NOVA SCOTIA

NTIS

NUCLEAR

NUCLEAR EVENT

NUCLEAR REGULATORY AGENCY

NUMERIC SIMULATION

NUTRIENTS

OAHU

OBSERVATION WELL

OBSERVATORY

OBSERVED GRAVITY

OBSERVED RADIOACTIVITY

OCCURRENCE

OCEAN

OCEAN BOTTOM 

OCEAN CIRCULATION 

OCEAN CURRENT 

OCEAN SEDIMENT 

OCEAN SURVEY 

OCEANOGRAPHY

OFFICIAL GAZETTEER

OFFSHORE OIL

OGALLALA

OGALLALA AQUIFER

OHIO

OHIO DISTRICT

OIL

2-149

2-24

2-144

2-120

2-20, 2-86, 2-106, 2-133, 2-153,

2-181, 2-197

2-86, 2-106, 2-133

2-86

2-197

2-153

2-153

2-47

2-91

2-47

2-139

2-77

2-100

2-20

2-30, 2-38, 2-61, 2-190, 2-191

2-101, 2-126

2-101

2-126

2-204

2-255

2-47

2-194, 2-220, 3-35

2-65, 2-66, 3-6

2-38, 2-93

2-139

2-58, 2-75, 2-88, 2-115, 2-126,

3-9, 3-34, 3-41

2-31, 2-51, 2-121, 2-134

2-174, 2-300, 3-1 

2-135

2-135,

3-47 2-136

2-134

3-47

2-300

2-31

2-174

2-50, 2-63, 2-123, 2-128, 2-134,

2-135, 2-147

2-161

3-45

2-162

2-162

2-257

2-257

2-5, 2-102, 2-108, 2-110, 2-288,

2-290, 2-292, 2-295, 2-299, 2-300,

2-301, 2-304, 2-305, 2-306, 2-307,

D - 30
KEYWORD INDEX

2-308, 2-309, 3-37, 3-41, 3-44,

3-45, 3-46, 3-47, 3-48, 3-50, 3-51

OIL ANALYSIS 2-108

OIL FIELD 2-5

OIL LEASE 2-288, 2-290, 2-295, 2-299, 2-305,

2-307, 2-308

OIL RESERVOIR 2-292

OIL SHALE 2-102

OIL SPILL 2-288, 2-300, 2-301, 3-47, 3-51

OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS 3-47

OIL WELL 2-108, 2-110

OKLAHOMA 2-108, 2-162, 2-217, 2-273

ONSHORE LEASE 3-37

ONSHORE LEASE MANAGEMENT 3~37

ONSHORE OIL 3-37

OPEN CHANNEL 2-209

OPEN CHANNEL FLOW 2-209

ORDER 2-115, 2-122, 2-126, 2-149, 2-196,

2-204, 2-206, 2-226, 2-256, 2-273, 

2-284, 3-6, 3-11, 3-19, 3-25, 3-52

ORDER NUMBER 2-226, 2-256

ORE 3-12

ORE DEPOSIT 3-12

OREGON 2-142, 2-171, 2-284, 2-291

ORGANIC SUBSTANCES 2-123

ORGANISM 2-198, 2-199

ORGANISM COUNT 2-198

ORLANDO 2-222

OUTCROP 3-9

OUTCROP PATTERN 3-9

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 2-15, 2-105, 2-290, 2-292, 2-293,

2-294, 2-295, 2-297, 2-298, 2-299, 

2-300, 2-301, 2-302, 2-304, 2-305,

2-306, 2-307, 2-309, 3-41, 3-46,

3-47, 3-48, 3-52 

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASE 2-290, 2-294, 2-295, 2-297, 2-298,

2-299, 2-306 

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

LEASE SALE 2-297, 2-298, 2-306 

OVERBURDEN 2-43, 2-69, 2-70, 3-9 

OVERLAY 2-142, 3-4, 3-22 . 

OXIA PALUS 2-83 

OXIA PALUS REGION 2~83 

OXIDE 2-137 

OXYGEN 2-196, 2-276 

PACIFIC 2-51, 2-85, 2-105, 2-121, 2-136,

2-139, 2-165, 2-168, 2-171, 2-299,

3-1, 3-7 

PACIFIC COAST 2-139

D - 31
KEYWORD INDEX

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

PACIFIC-ARTIC

PACIFIC-ARTIC CRUISE

PALEOMAGNETIC ANALYSIS

PALEOMAGNETISM

PALUS REGION

PARK

PATTERNED ROUGHNESS

PB-ALPHA

PEAK DISCHARGE

PEAK ELEVATION

PEAK FLOW

PELLET

PERFORATION

PERMAFROST

PERMEABILITY

PERMIAN

PERMIAN BASIN

PERMIT

PERU

PESTICIDE

PETROGRAPHIC

PETROGRAPHIC CODE

PETROGRAPHIC MICROSCOPE

PETROLEUM

PETROLEUM DEPOSIT 

PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST 

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY

PETROLEUM PIPELINE

PETROLEUM PRODUCTION

PETROLEUM RESERVE

PETROLEUM RESERVES

PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION

PETROLEUM WELL

PETROLOGIC

PETROLOGY

PETROPHYSICAL

PETROPHYSICAL LABORATORY

PETROPHYSICS

PETROPHYSICS LABORATORY

PH

PHOENIX

PHOSPHATE

PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT

PHOSPHATE RESOURCE

2-209, 2-246

2-110

2-165, 2-168, 2-171

2-51

2-51

2-106

2-85

2-83

2-4, 2-85, 2-175

2-209

2-116, 3-2

2-246

2-246

2-193

2-10

2-290

2-139

2-197

2-107

2-107

2-33, 2-118, 3-22, 3-25

2-2

2-231, 2-244

2-7, 2-116, 2-120, 3-2

2-116

2-7

2-60, 2-107, 2-108, 2-110, 2-288,

2-290, 2-292, 2-295, 2-297, 2-299,

2-301, 2-302, 2-304, 2-305, 2-307,

2-308, 2-309

2-107

2-60

2-108, 2-110

2-299, 2-307

2-288, 2-302

2-288, 2-304, 2-308, 2-309

2-292

2-292

2-288, 2-302

2-107, 2-110

2-77

2-58, 2-75

2-112

2-112

2-36, 2-57

2-57

2-247, 2-276

2-166

2-22, 2-75

2-75

2-75

2-288, 2-295, 2-297,

D - 32
KEYWORD INDEX

PHOSPHORUS PENTOXIDE

PHOTO

PHOTO-REPRODUCED

PHOTOGEOLOGIC

PHOTOGRAMMETRY

PHOTOGRAPH

PHOTOGRAPHIC TELESCOPE

PHOTOGRAPHY

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC

PHYSIOLOGICAL

PICEANCE BASIN

PIPELINE

PIPELINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

PIPELINE SYSTEM

PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION

PLAINS

PLANE

PLANIMETRIC

PLANIMETRIC MAP

PLATE NUMBER

PLATEAU

PLATEN

PLATES

PLATFORM

PLATFORM INSPECTION 

PLATINUM 

PLATINUM GRADE 

PLATINUM GRADE METAL 

PLOT

POCATELLO VALLEY 

POINT

POINT LOCATION

POINT LOCATION SYSTEMS

POLAR

POLAR RESEARCH

POLLUTION

POLYGON

POND 

POOL

2-152, 2-177, 3~19

2-152, 2-158, 2-172, 3-19

2-185

3-49

2-302 

2-162

2-288, 2-299, 2-302,

2-209, 2-217

2-8

2-151

2-58

2-58

2-158

2-151

2-83

2-151

2-212

2-125

2-102

2-184

2-304

2-302

3-49

2-288

2-139

2-108

2-164

2-164

2-72

2-9, 2-22

2-158

2-58

2-228

3-49

2-304

2-99

2-99

2-99

2-235

2-307

2-2

2-7, 2-15, 2-24, 2-29, 2-61, 2-72,

2-76, 2-81, 2-88, 2-91, 2-93, 2-96,

2-97, 2-100, 2-106, 2-117, 2-137,

2-139, 2-141, 2-156

2-175, 2-187, 2-201

2-239, 2-245, 2-252, 2-293, 3-15

2-156, 2-161, 2-175, 2-187, 2-210,

2-245

2-156

2-38

2-38

2-288, 2-301, 3-41

2-182, 2-210, 2-221, 2-230

3-22

2-212

2-108

2-184, 2-185 

2-184

2-293, 2-295, 2-301, 2-304,

3-49

2-238, 2-257, 2-269, 2-270,

3-5

2-158, 2-161, 

2-210, 2-238,

2-161, 2-175, 2-187

2-245,

D - 33
KEYWORD INDEX

POPULATION

POROSITY

POTASSIUM

POTASSIUM ARGON DATING

POWDER

POWDER DIFFRACTION

POWER

PRAKLA

PRECIPITATION

PRECIPITATION NETWORK

PRECIPITATION SITES

PRESALE EVALUATION

PRIBILOF ISLAND

PRIMARY DRAINAGE

PRIVATE MAP

PROBABILITY

PROBABILITY MATRICES

PROCESSED RECORDS

PROCESSING LAB

PRODUCING WELL

PRODUCTION RATE

PRODUCTION TEST

PROJECT

PROJECT CODE 

PROJECTION

PROJECTION FORMAT

PROTEROZOIC

PROVINCE

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS

PUBLIC LAND

PUBLIC LAND SURVEY

PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM

PUBLIC LAW

PUBLIC WORKS

PUBLISHED MAP

PUERTO RICO

PUGET SOUND

PUMP

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

PURE MINERALS

2-175, 2-274

2-292

2-120

2-120

2-28

2-28

2-284

2-15

2-247, 2-265, 2-273

2-247

2-273

3-45 

2-85

2-191

3-23

2-300, 3-47 

2-300 

2-131 

2-58

2-108

3-52 

2-308

2-3, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 

2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 

2-17, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21, 2-22, 

2-23, 2-24, 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28, 

2-35, 2-52, 2-73, 2-77, 2-106, 

2-117, 2-151, 2-152, 2-162, 2-208,

2-217, 2-273, 2-279, 2-284, 3-9,

3-19, 3-28, 3-31, 3-37

2-152

2-58, 2-81, 2-83, 2-93, 2-142,

2-169, 2-232, 2-293, 3-51

2-93

2-106

2-139, 2-142

2-113, 2-127

2-184

2-184

2-184

2-156

2-270

2-72, 2-164, 2-187

2-106, 2-115, 2-118, 2-129, 2-152,

2-198, 2-199, 2-232

2-168, 2-171

2-239

2-166, 2-169

2-57, 2-111

D - 34
KEYWORD INDEX

QUADRANGLE

QUADRANGLE MAP

QUADRANGLE MAPPING

QUADRANGLE NAME

QUADRANGLE NUMBER

QUALITY ANALYSIS

QUALITY PARAMETERS

QUARTZ

RADAR

RADAR IMAGE

RADAR IMAGERY

RADIAL LENS DISTORTION

RADIOACTIVITY

RADIOCHEMICAL

RADIOGENIC

RADIOMETRIC

RADIOMETRIC AGE

RAILROAD

RAILROADS

RAINFALL

RAMSEY

RANGE

RANGELAND 

RANK

RATING CURVE 

RATING TABLE 

RAW IMAGE 

RECORDER WELL 

RECORDING SITE 

RECORDING STATION 

RECOVERY FACTOR 

REDUCED GRAVITY 

REFLECTION

REFLECTIVITY 

REGION

REGIONAL

2-41, 2-48, 2-58, 2-116, 2-151, 

2-155, 2-159, 2-164, 2-165, 2-178, 

2-179, 2-187, 2-205 

2-226 2-252

2-206, 2-208,

3-2, 3-9 2-212 

2-187

2-151, 2-164 

2-41

2-208

3-30

2-201, 3-9

2-23

2-83, 2-133, 2-146

2-146

2-146

2-158

2-139

2-231

2-139

2-83, 2-116, 3-2

2-116, 3-2

2-191

2-184, 2-185, 2-191

2-196, 2-253, 2-265

2-223

2-41, 2-58, 2-142, 2-152, 2-156,

2-174, 2-175, 2-187, 2-202, 

2-232, 2-283, 2-299, 3-28

2-69, 2-70, 2-127,

2-161

2-206

2-162

2-43, 2-60

2-206

2-257

2-251

2-141

2-238

2-131

2-122

2-292

2-38

2-15, 2-29

3-7, 3-15

2-81

2-30, 2-83, 2-90, 2-91, 2-100,

2-153, 2-155, 2-168, 2-171, 2-181,

2-191, 2-215, 2-221, 2-241, 2-284,

2-297, 2-305, 2-307

2-29, 2-38, 2-58, 2-96, 2-97, 2-100,

2-110, 2-165, 2-168, 2-171, 2-179,

2-181, 2-182, 2-184, 2-217, 2-232,

3-20

2-78, 2-81, 2-90, 2-105,

D - 35
KEYWORD INDEX

REGIONAL AQUIFER SYSTEM

ANALYSIS 2-217

REGIONAL GRAVITY 2-38, 2-96, 2-97, 2-100

REGIONAL STUDIES 2-217

REGISTRATION 2-235

REGULATION 2-304

RELIABILITY 2-43, 2-69, 2-70, 2-258, 3-5

RELIEF 2-143

RELIEF MAP 2-143

REMANENT 2-85, 2-106

REMANENT MAGNETIZATION 2-85, 2-106

REMOTE SENSING 2-36, 2-166, 2-169

REMOTE SITES 2-228

REMOTELY SENSED 2-172, 3-25

RESEARCH 2-38, 2-47, 2-58, 2-105, 2-108,

2-122, 2-153, 2-156, 2-162, 2-165, 

2-168, 2-169, 2-171, 2-172, 2-178, 

2-209, 2-264, 2-279, 3-9

RESEARCH PROGRAM 2-209

RESEARCH VESSEL 2-15, 2-49, 2-87

RESEARCH VESSEL COLUMBUS 2-49

RESEARCH VESSEL EXPLORA 2-15

RESEARCH VESSEL GYRE 2-87

RESEARCH VESSEL JAMES GILLIS 2-49

RESERVE 2-37, 2-107, 2-292, 3-41

RESERVOIR 2-108, 2-117, 2-201, 2-212, 2-269,

2-273, 2-276, 2-290, 2-292, 2-293, 

2-305, 2-308, 3-41, 3-52

RESERVOIR CLEARANCE 2-305

RESERVOIR ESTUARY 2-269

RESERVOIR FIELD 2-292

RESERVOIR INDUCED SEISMICITY 2-117

RESERVOIR RESERVE 2-292, 3-41

RESERVOIR SEISMICITY 2-117

RESISTIVITY 2-47, 2-54, 2-278

RESOLUTION 2-83, 2-158, 2-294, 2-300

RESOURCE 2-58, 2-69, 2-70, 2-75, 2-77, 2-95,

2-98, 2-102, 2-105, 2-108, 2-118,

2-129, 2-283, 2-284, 3-9, 3-28,

3-47

RESOURCE AREA 2-283

RESOURCES 2-38, 2-44, 2-45, 2-61, 2-69, 2-70,

2-75, 2-77, 2-86, 2-88, 2-95, 2-98, 

2-130, 2-142, 2-144, 2-159, 2-195, 

2-199, 2-2QO, 2-204, 2-208, 2-210, 

2-213, 2-215, 2-221, 2-228, 2-230, 

2-232, 2-242, 2-244, 2-245, 2-246, 

2-252, 2-257, 2-272, 2-273, 2-276, 

2-278, 2-279, 2-300, 3-8, 3-9,

D - 36
KEYWORD INDEX

RESTON

RESTORATION 

RETRIEVE

RIG 

RIVER

RIVER BASIN

RIVER MILE

RIVER MILEAGE

RIVER MOUTH

RIVER STAGE

RIVERBORNE

RIVERBORNE SEDIMENT

RIVERINE

ROAD

ROCK

ROCK ANALYSIS

ROCK CLASSIFICATION

ROCK FORMATION

ROCK MAGNETICS LABORATORY

ROCK SAMPLE

ROCK TYPE

ROCKIES

ROLL NUMBER

ROUGHNESS

ROYALTY

RUBIDIUM

RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM

RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM RATIOS

RUNOFF

RURAL

RURAL WATERSHED

SAFETY

SAFETY DEVICE

SAFETY INSPECTION

SALE

SALINE

3-28,

2-8, 2

3-34

2-284

2-88,

2-161,

2-204,

2-279,

2-301

2-9, 2

2-196,

2-226,

2-256,

2-206,

2-258,

2-205,

2-259

2-205,

2-196

2-9

2-9

2-204

2-155,

2-8, 2

2-85,

2-120,

3-2, 3

2-118,

2-120

2-60

2-85

2-120

2-58,

2-100

2-298

2-209

3-44

2-27

2-120

2-120

2-253,

2-264

2-264

2-304

2-304

2-304

2-283,

2-306,

2-102

3-34, 3-46, 3-47

-27, 2-208, 2-249, 2-276,

2-95, 2-118, 2-156, 2-158, 

2-175, 2-187, 2-196, 2-200,

2-215, 2-217, 2-226, 2-232,

3-8, 3-9, 3-38

-69, 2-70, 2-90, 2-184, 2-185, 

2-205, 2-206, 2-210, 2-221, 

2-245 

2-284 

2-230

2-230 

2-258 

2-210 

2-284 

2-252

2-231 

2-259 

2-221

2-252,

2-245,

2-256

2-256

2-184, 2-185

-23, 2-43, 2-56, 2-58, 2-60, 

2-106, 2-112, 2-116, 2-118, 

2-121, 2-130, 2-142, 2-213,

-3, 3-9 

2-121

2-118

2-265

2-294, 2-295, 2-297, 2-298,

3-38, 3-43, 3-45

D - 37
KEYWORD INDEX

SALINE MINERAL

SALINITY

SALT

SALT LEASE

SALT WATER

SAMPLE

SAMPLE AREA 

SAMPLE CELL 

SAMPLE COLLECTION

SAMPLE SITES

SAMPLING EQUIPMENT

SAN ANDREAS

SAN ANDREAS FAULT

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

SAN JUAN

SAND

SAND COMPOSITION

SANDHILLS

SATELLITE

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

SATELLITE COVERAGE

SATELLITE RELAY

SATURN

SAUDI ARABIA

SCALE

SCANNER

SCHLUMBERGER 

SCIENCE 

SCIENTIST 

SEA

SEA BOTTOM 

SEA DRILLING 

SEA FLOOR

2-102

2-204

2-288, 2-295

2-295

2-288

2-1, 2-6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11,

2-13, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21, 2-22, 2-25,

2-28, 2-31, 2-35, 2-39, 2-40, 2-43,

2-46, 2-58, 2-63, 2-67, 2-106,

2-108, 2-113, 2-116, 2-118, 2-120,

2-121, 2-123, 2-127, 2-129, 2-134,

2-135, 2-138, 2-198, 2-201, 2-247,

2-249, 2-269, 2-278, 2-293, 3-2,

3-5, 3-30 2-58

2-58

2-39, 2-40, 2-46, 2-63, 2-67, 2-123,

2-134, 2-135, 2-138

2-11

2-13

2-41

2-41

2-101

2-115

2-7, 2-19, 2-23, 2-24

2-23

2-236

2-141, 2-146, 2-147, 2-148, 2-149,

2-172, 2-228, 2-265, 2-276, 3-17

2-228

2-148, 2-172

2-265, 2-276

2-141

2-149

2-58, 2-81, 2-83, 2-86, 2-143,

2-152, 2-164, 2-165, 2-174, 2-178,

2-181, 2-182, 2-184, 2-185, 2-187,

2-190, 2-191, 2-210, 2-217, 2-230,

2-238, 2-245, 2-293, 3-27, 3-51

2-149, 2-153, 2-162, 2-165, 2-166,

2-168, 2-169, 2-171

2-54

2-147, 3-17

2-153, 2-162

2-3, 2-9, 2-15, 2-22, 2-52, 2-105,

2-123, 2-134, 2-135, 2-136, 3-1

2-9

2-3, 2-52

2-15

D - 38
KEYWORD INDEX

SEA WATER

SEASAT

SECTION

SECURITY 

SEDIMENT

SEDIMENT COMPOSITION

SEDIMENT DISCHARGE

SEDIMENT SAMPLE

SEDIMENTATION

SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY

SEDIMENTOLOGY

SEISMIC

SEISMIC ACTIVITY 

SEISMIC ENGINEERING 

SEISMIC HISTORY 

SEISMIC NETWORK 

SEISMIC PROGRAM 

SEISMIC RECORDING 

SEISMIC RECORDING STATION 

SEISMIC REFLECTION 

SEISMIC STUDY 

SEISMIC VELOCITY 

SEISMIC WAVELET 

SEISMICITY

SEISMOGRAM

SEISMOGRAPH

SEISMOLOGICAL

SEISMOLOGY

SEISMOTECTONICS

SELENIUM

SENSOR

SEQUENCE

SEQUENCE NUMBER

SESTON

SEWAGE

SEWAGE TREATMENT

SHADED RELIEF

SHADED RELIEF MAP

SHALE

2-123, 2-134, 2-135

2-146

2-58, 2-105, 2-116, 2-130, 2-133,

2-178, 2-206, 2-213, 2-234, 2-265,

2-278, 3-2, 3-7, 3-9

2-193

2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-12, 2-13,

2-19, 2-23, 2-24, 2-25, 2-31, 2-35,

2-135, 2-201, 2-255

2-7, 2-23

2-201

2-8, 2-13

2-121

2-121

2-134, 2-135

2-2, 2-4, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-18,

2-29, 2-65, 2-66, 2-68, 2-73, 2-76,

2-78, 2-90, 2-92, 2-104, 2-105,

2-122, 2-126, 2-131, 2-293,

2-298, 2-306 3-7, 3-11,

2-115

2-294

3-14, 3-15

2-73, 2-92

2-131

2-73

2-2, 2-115, 2-126

2-115

2-122

2-122

2-29, 2-78, 2-90, 3-7, 3-15

2-4, 2-294, 2-298, 2-306

2-306

2-306

2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-18, 2-76, 2-104,

2-117, 2-291

2-65

3-15

2-122

2-41, 2-65, 2-66, 2-80

2-78, 2-90

2-187

2-4

2-15, 2-60

2-60

2-87, 2-123

2-274

2-274

2-143

2-143

2-102, 2-142

D - 39
KEYWORD INDEX

SHELF

SHELL

SHELL MATERIAL

SHIPBOARD

SHORE

SHORE LINE

SHORE MILEAGE

SHOT POINT

SIDE LOOKING RADAR

SILICON

SILICON DIOXIDE

SILT

SILVER

SIMULATION

SIMULATION MODEL

SITE DESCRIPTIONS

SITE INVENTORY

SITE RECORD

SLOPE

SNOW

SNOW DEPTH

SNOW SURVEY

SNOWCOVER

SODIUM OXIDE

SOFTENING TEMPERATURE

SOIL

SOIL ANALYSIS

SOIL DATING

SOLAR

SOLAR ALBEDO

SOLID STATE

SONAR

SONAR IMAGERY

SOUND

SOUNDING

SOURCE LOCATOR

SOURCE MATERIAL

SOURCE TYPE

SOUTH

SOUTH CAROLINA

2-9, 2-14, 2-15, 2-26, 2-29, 2-39, 

2-40, 2-46, 2-50, 2-63, 2-67, 2-87, 

2-105, 2-123, 2-128, 2-134, 2-135,

2-292, 2-293, 2-295,

2-300

2-307

2-138, 2-290 

2-297, 2-298

2-305, 2-306

3-47, 3-48

2-23

2-23

2-13, 2-52

2-212, 2-293

2-293

2-212

2-15, 2-76, 2-293

2-146

2-240

2-8

2-19

2-27

2-204, 2-209, 2-253

2-204

2-131

2-200

2-215

2-301, 2-302, 

2-309, 3-46,

2-260

2-202, 2-215, 2-240

2-227

2-14, 2-15, 2-26, 2-32, 2-39, 2-40, 

2-46, 2-49, 2-50, 2-53, 2-63, 2-67, 

2-128, 2-138, 2-153, 2-155 

2-242 

2-242 

2-242 

2-242 

2-8 

2-127

2-125, 2-223 

2-125 

2-125 

2-83 

2-83 

2-137 

2-53 2-53

2-78, 2-106, 2-168, 2-171 

2-54

2-172

3-27

2-281

2-4, 2-49, 2-105, 2-126, 2-155,

2-162, 2-181, 2-217, 3-20

2-126

D - 40
KEYWORD INDEX

SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA 

SOUTH DAKOTA 

SOUTH PACIFIC 

SOUTHEAST NEVADA 

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 

SOUTHERN CANADA 

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA 

SPACE

SPATIAL FILTER 

SPATIAL FILTERING 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE 

SPECTRA 

SPECTRAL CLASSES

SPECTRAL REFLECTIVITY

SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC

SPECTROSCOPY

SPENT SHALE

SPILL

SPILLED OIL

SPRING

STAGE

STAGE TEMPERATURE

STANDARD

STANDARD METROPOLITAN

STATISTICAL AREA 

STANDARD STRATIGRAPHIC CODE 

STANDARDIZATION 

STATE

STATE AGENCY

STATE CODE

STATE FORESTS

STATE GEOLOGIC AGENCY

STATES

2-4

2-155, 2-162, 2-217, 3-20

2-105

2-47

2-307, 3-5

2-139

2-253

2-204

2-149

2-81

2-247, 2-270

2-81

2-153, 2-162, 2-165, 2-166, 2-168,

2-169, 2-171

2-81

2-27

2-8, 2-27

2-102

2-288, 2-300, 2-301, 3-47, 3-51

2-300

2-61, 2-215, 2-226, 2-269

2-196, 2-209, 2-251, 2-260, 2-276

2-196

2-8, 2-41, 2-43, 2-58, 2-60, 2-127,

2-152, 2-179, 2-181, 2-184, 2-295,

3-51

2-208

2-60

3-17, 3-23

2-1, 2-38, 2-43, 2-60, 2-65, 2-66, 

2-69, 2-70, 2-72, 2-73, 2-108, 

2-116, 2-127, 2-136, 2-143, 2-151, 

2-153, 2-156, 2-159, 2-161, 2-168, 

2-171, 2-174, 2-175, 2-182, 2-187, 

2-189, 2-194, 2-200, 2-205, 2-206, 

2-208, 2-210, 2-212, 2-213, 2-220, 

2-221, 2-222, 2-225, 2-226, 2-227, 

2-230, 2-232, 2-234, 2-235, 2-236, 

2-238, 2-239, 2-242, 2-245, 2-246, 

2-247, 2-249, 2-252, 2-254, 2-255, 

2-256, 2-257, 2-259, 2-261, 2-270, 

2-272, 2-273, 2-278, 2-279, 2-281, 

2-293, 2-297, 3-2, 3-9, 3-23, 3-34 

2-278, 3-9 

2-254, 2-272

2-175

3-9

2-1, 2-14, 2-26, 2-29, 2-37, 2-43,

D - 41
STATIC WATER LEVEL 

STATION

STATION IDENTIFICATION 

STATION IDENTIFIER 

STATION MASTER INDEX 

STATION NAME 

STATION NUMBER 

STATION TYPE 

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 

STATISTICS

STEADY FLOW

STEADY FLOW DISCHARGES

STOCHASTIC

STORAGE DEVICE

STORAGE LOCATION

STORAGE MEDIA

STRATIGRAPHIC

STRATIGRAPHIC CODE

STRATIGRAPHIC NAME

STRATIGRAPHIC SECTION

STRATIGRAPHY

STREAM

STREAM BASIN 

STREAM DISCHARGE

KEYWORD INDEX

2-44, 2-47, 2-48, 2-53, 2-55, 2-58, 

2-60, 2-61, 2-69, 2-70, 2-72, 2-73, 

2-85, 2-88, 2-92, 2-93, 2-95, 2-98, 

2-105, 2-108, 2-113, 2-118, 2-122, 

2-127, 2-129, 2-130, 2-136, 2-139, 

2-142, 2-143, 2-151, 2-152, 2-159, 

2-164, 2-172, 2-174, 2-175, 2-177, 

2-182, 2-185, 2-187, 2-189, 2-196, 

2-198, 2-199, 2-202, 2-204, 2-205, 

2-210, 2-214, 2-215, 2-217, 2-221, 

2-230, 2-231, 2-232, 2-244, 2-246, 

2-254, 2-269, 2-272, 2-279, 2-284,

2-288, 2-300, 3-3, 3-8, 3-9, 3-22,

3-23, 3-47

2-235

2-11, 2-13, 2-30, 2-31, 2-38, 2-41,

2-122, 2-193, 2-205, 2-206, 2-214,

2-220, 2-222, 2-226, 2-227, 2-231,

2-246, 2-247, 2-249, 2-251, 2-252,

2-254, 2-255, 2-256, 2-269, 2-273,

2-276, 3-5, 3-11

2-254, 2-256

2-249

2-256

2-254

2-205, 2-206, 2-220, 2-252, 2-273

2-256

2-118, 2-249

2-92, 2-112, 2-226, 2-242, 2-258,

2-269, 2-270, 3-9, 3-22

2-209

2-209

2-300

2-204

2-76, 2-174, 3-27

2-149

2-60, 2-75, 2-130, 3-3, 3-9

2-60

2-60

3-9

2-106, 2-130, 2-197

2-184, 2-185, 2-201, 2-205, 2-206,

2-220, 2-223, 2-226, 2-227, 2-231,

2-234, 2-241, 2-251, 2-252, 2-253,

2-255, 2-257, 2-258, 2-259, 2-261,

2-265, 2-269, 2-273, 3-20

2-205

2-257

STREAM DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT 2-257

D - 42
KEYWORD INDEX

STREAM GAGING 

STREAM RANK 

STREAM VELOCITY 

STREAMFLOW

STREAMFLOW SIMULATION 

STRIPING 

STRIPING NOISE 

STRONG MOTION 

STRONTIUM 

STRONTIUM RATIOS 

STRUCTURAL INFORMATION 

STRUCTURE

SUBSURFACE

SUBSURFACE CONTOUR

SUBSURFACE INTERFACE

SULFIDE

SULFIDE DEPOSIT

SULFUR

SULFUR LEASE

SUN

SUN ANGLE

SURFACE ALTITUDE

SURFACE DEFORMATION

SURFACE DRAINAGE

SURFACE WATER

SURFACE WATER INDEX 

SURFACE WATER QUALITY 

SURFACE WATER SITE 

SURVEY

SUSPENDED SEDIMENT

SYNOPTIC

TALLAHASSEE

TAMPA

TAMPA BAY

TAPE LIBRARY

2-258

2-206

2-234, 2-257

2-201, 2-205, 2-220, 2-226, 2-227,

2-234, 2-241, 2-251, 2-253, 2-255,

2-257, 2-258, 2-261, 2-265, 3-20

2-253

2-149

2-149

2-131

2-120

2-120

2-77, 2-149

2-77, 2-105, 2-172, 2-179, 2-181,

2-182, 2-184, 2-185, 2-204, 2-223

2-58, 2-133

2-58

2-133

2-8, 2-99

2-99

2-8, 2-295, 3-9

2-295

2-148

2-148

2-213

2-74, 2-80

2-206

2-196, 2-206, 2-208, 2-220, 2-222,

2-225, 2-227, 2-234, 2-239, 2-244,

2-246, 2-255, 2-257, 2-258, 2-259,

2-264, 2-265, 2-267, 2-269, 2-273,

2-274, 2-276

2-259

2-255

2-246, 2-259

2-1, 2-5, 2-8, 2-15, 2-20, 2-22,

2-27, 2-60, 2-95, 2-122, 2-147,

2-156, 2-161, 2-164, 2-174, 2-175,

2-184, 2-187, 2-201, 2-210, 2-221,

2-230, 2-242, 2-245, 2-259, 2-270,

2-273, 2-278, 2-284, 2-294, 2-306,

2-307, 3-3, 3-6, 3-9, 3-17, 3-22,

3-23, 3-34, 3-51

2-135

2-242

2-222

2-222, 2-260

2-260

2-148

D - 43
KEYWORD INDEX

TECTONOPHYSICS 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS 

TELEMETRY 

TELESCOPE 

TEMPERATURE

TEMPERATURE RESIDUALS

TEMPORARY SEISMIC NETWORK

TENNESSEE

TENNESSEE DISTRICT

TERMINAL GRAPHICS

TERRAIN

TERRAIN CORRECTIONS

TERRAIN ELEVATION

TERRESTRIAL

TERRESTRIAL HEAT

TERRESTRIAL HEAT FLOW

TERRITORIES

TERRITORY 

TEST HOLE 

TEST SITE 

TESTHOLE 

TEXAS

THERMAL

THERMAL INERTIA

THERMODYNAMIC

THORIUM

TILT

TIME-SERIES

TIPPLE

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

TONNAGE ESTIMATE

TOPICAL MAP

TOPOGRAPHIC BASES

TOPOGRAPHIC MAP

TOPOGRAPHIC MAP NAMES 

TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING 

TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE 

TOPOGRAPHY

TOPOLOGIC

TOPOLOGIC STRUCTURE 

TOPOLOGICAL 

TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURE

2-241. 2-256

2-74, 2-80 

2-122 

2-4, 3-6 

2-83

2-83, 2-127, 2-137, 2-139, 2-196, 

2-201, 2-204, 2-231, 2-234, 2-273, 

2-276 

2-83 

2-2 

2-226 

2-241 

2-118

2-30, 2-38, 2-48 

2-30, 2-38 

2-48

2-83, 2-139 

2-139 

2-139

2-72, 2-151, 2-161, 2-175, 2-187, 

2-196 2-202 2-208, 2-215, 2-246,

3-23

2-149

2-237

2-47

2-237

2-107

2-217

2-83

2-83

2-137

2-27

3-6

2-204

2-127

2-8

2-69, 2-98

2-58

2-58

2-122

2-184

3-23

2-159

2-178

2-108, 2-110, 2-142, 2-162,

2-161 

2-187

2-164, 2-174, 2-178,

3-23

2-189

2-179, 2-206, 2-252 

2-30, 2-38, 2-48, 2-53, 2-83, 2-143, 

2-206, 3-20 

2-182 

2-182

2-184, 2-185 

2-184, 2-185

D - 44
KEYWORD INDEX

TOPONYM

TOTAL DEPTH

TOWNSHIP

TOWNSHIP RANGE

TOXIC FLUID

TRACE ELEMENT

TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITION

TRACE METAL

TRACING TECHNIQUES

TRACT

TRACT NUMBER

TRAJECTORY

TRANSPORTATION

TRAVERSE

TRAVERSE PROFILE

TSUNAMI

TUFF

U.S.

U.S. ARMY

U.S. ATLAS

U.S. COAL RESOURCES

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

U.S. TERRITORIES

UINTA BASIN

UNDERGROUND

UNDERSEA

UNDERSEA BATHYMETRY

UNDERSEA TOPOGRAPHY

UNDERWATER PIPELINE

UNIFORM GEOGRAPHIC NAME

UNIFORM ROUGHNESS

UNIT VALUES

UNITED STATES

2-156, 2-161

2-213, 2-290

2-174, 2-206, 2-278, 2-283

2-206

2-288

2-10, 2-27, 2-43, 2-120, 3-9

2-120

2-35, 2-138

2-261

2-182, 2-283, 2-297, 2-299, 3-9,

3-38, 3-45

2-283

2-300, 3-47, 3-51

2-184, 2-185, 2-191, 2-288, 2-299,

2-302

2-133

2-133

2-4

2-142

2-1, 2-8, 2-22, 2-27, 2-37, 2-39,

2-40, 2-43, 2-46, 2-48, 2-50, 2-60,

2-61, 2-63, 2-67, 2-85, 2-92, 2-108,

2-110, 2-122, 2-125, 2-128, 2-130,

2-131, 2-138, 2-139, 2-147, 2-151,

2-153, 2-156, 2-161, 2-174, 2-175,

2-181, 2-187, 2-201, 2-210, 2-221,

2-230, 2-242, 2-245, 2-270, 2-278,

2-284, 2-291, 2-294, 3-9, 3-17,

3-22, 3-23, 3-34, 3-51 

2-153, 2-174

2-175

3-9

2-8, 2-22, 2-27, 2-60, 2-122, 2-147, 

2-156, 2-161, 2-175, 2-187, 2-201, 

2-210, 2-221, 2-230, 2-242, 2-245,

2-270, 2-278, 2-284, 2-294, 3-9,

3-17, 3-22, 3-23, 3-34, 3-51 

2-151, 2-175

2-2

3-34

2-53, 2-136

2-136

2-53

2-302

2-156

2-209

2-204, 2-265

2-29, 2-43, 2-44, 2-47, 2-48, 2-53,

2-60, 2-61, 2-69, 2-70, 2-72, 2-85,

D - 45
KEYWORD INDEX

UNSTEADY FLOW

URANIUM

URANIUM EXPLORATION

URANIUM MINE

URANUS

URBAN AREA

USA

USBM

uses

USGS RESEARCH VESSEL

UTAH

UTM

UTM COORDINATES

UTM PROJECTION

VALLEY

VAPOR

VEGETATION

VELOCITY

VELOCITY ANALYSIS 

VIKING

VIRGIN ISLAND 

VIRGINIA

VOLCANIC FAULT

VOLCANIC FIELD

VOLCANIC ROCK

VOLCANO

VOLCANO OBSERVATORY

2-88, 2-92, 2-93, 2-98, 2-105, 

2-108, 2-113, 2-118, 2-122, 2-127, 

2-129, 2-130, 2-139, 2-142, 2-143, 

2-151, 2-152, 2-159, 2-172, 2-174, 

2-175, 2-177, 2-189, 2-196, 2-198, 

2-199, 2-202, 2-204, 2-214, 2-215, 

2-231, 2-232, 2-244, 2-246, 2-254,

2-269, 2-272, 2-279, 2-288, 2-300,

3-3, 3-8, 3-9, 3-22, 3-23, 3-47

2-209

2-27, 2-95

2-95

2-95

2-141

2-169

2-208

2-113, 2-127

2-27, 2-37, 2-43, 2-51, 2-54, 2-58,

2-76, 2-77, 2-82, 2-87, 2-108,

2-110, 2-113, 2-114, 2-120, 2-121,

2-122, 2-126, 2-136, 2-147, 2-153,

2-158, 2-162, 2-165, 2-166, 2-168,

2-169, 2-171, 2-174, 2-175, 2-179,

2-181, 2-182, 2-184, 2-187, 2-190,

2-191, 2-201, 2-206, 2-210, 2-220,

2-221, 2-228, 2-239, 2-240, 2-242,

2-247, 2-252, 2-254, 2-258, 2-265,

2-266, 2-276, 2-211, 2-284, 2-288,

2-291, 3-1, 3-9, 3-13, 3-17

2-87

2-2, 2-102, 2-142, 2-291

2-118, 2-153, 2-169, 2-293

2-153

2-169

2-2, 2-47, 2-90, 2-101, 2-106

2-83

2-165, 2-166, 2-168, 2-169, 2-171

2-15, 2-204, 2-209, 2-234, 2-257,

2-260, 2-293, 2-298, 2-306

2-15, 2-306

2-83

2-152, 2-232

2-8, 2-15, 2-27, 2-169, 2-208,

2-249, 3-34

2-142

2-120

2-106, 2-120

2-65, 2-66, 2-120, 3-6

2-65, 2-66, 3-6

D - 46
KEYWORD INDEX

VOYAGER 2-141

VOYAGER MISSION 2-141

VOYAGER SATELLITE 2-141

WALKER LAKE 2-106

WARM WATER 2-61

WASHINGTON 2-168, 2-169, 2-171, 2-223, 2-232,

2-284, 2-291

WASHINGTON, D.C. 2-169, 2-232

WATER 2-11, 2-61, 2-83, 2-102, 2-117,

2-123, 2-134, 2-135, 2-139, 2-184, 

2-185, 2-194, 2-195, 2-196, 2-198, 

2-199, 2-200, 2-201, 2-202, 2-204, 

2-206, 2-208, 2-210, 2-214, 2-215, 

2-219, 2-220, 2-221, 2-222, 2-223, 

2-225, 2-227, 2-228, 2-230, 2-231, 

2-232, 2-234, 2-235, 2-238, 2-239, 

2-242, 2-244, 2-245, 2-246, 2-247, 

2-249, 2-252, 2-255, 2-257, 2-258, 

2-259, 2-261, 2-264, 2-265, 2-266, 

2-267, 2-268, 2-269, 2-270, 2-272, 

2-273, 2-274, 2-276, 2-278, 2-279, 

2-281, 2-284, 2-288, 2-299, 2-301,

2-302, 2-308, 2-309, 3-30, 3-32,

3-34

WATER CONTENT 2-242 

WATER DATA SOURCES DIRECTORY 2-267 

WATER DEPTH 2-117, 2-299 

WATER GRAVITY 2-308, 2-309 

WATER LEVEL 2-194, 2-204, 2-215, 2-235, 2-238,

2-239, 2-266, 2-268, 2-270, 2-273 

WATER POLLUTION 2-288, 2-301 

WATER POWER 2-284 

WATER QUALITY 2-196, 2-198, 2-201, 2-214, 2-215,

2-225, 2-231, 2-244, 2-247, 2-249,

2-252, 2-255, 2-265, 2-269, 2-270,

2-273, 2-276, 3-30

WATER QUALITY STATION 2-273 

WATER QUANTITY 2-201 

WATER RESOURCE 2-284 

WATER RESOURCES 2-195, 2-199, 2-200, 2-208, 2-210,

2-215, 2-221, 2-228, 2-230, 2-242,

2-244, 2-245, 2-246, 2-252, 2-257,

2-272, 2-273, 2-276, 2-278, 2-279,

3-34 

WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL 2-210, 2-221, 2-230, 2-245, 2-246

D - 47
KEYWORD INDEX

WATER RESOURCES

INVESTIGATIONS 

WATER SAMPLE 

WATER SITE 

WATER SOURCE 

WATER STAGE 

WATER SUPPLY 

WATER TEMPERATURE 

WATER TREATMENT 

WATER VAPOR 

WATERSHED 

WATSTORE

WAVELET

WEATHER

WEATHER SERVICE

WEIGHT

WELL

WELL BORE

WELL CONSTRUCTION

WELL CORE

WELL DEPTH

WELL DRILL

WELL DRILLING

WELL HISTORY

WELL HYDROGEOLOGY

WELL LEVEL

WELL LOCATION

WELL LOG

WELL NUMBER

WELL PRODUCTION

WELL SITE

WELL STATUS

WELL SURVEY

WELL WATER

WELL WATER LEVEL

WEST

WEST COAST 

WESTERN CORDILLERA 

WESTERN MONTANA

3-30

2-234, 2-273

2-279

2-198, 2-269

2-246, 2-259

2-281

2-276

2-208, 2-274

2-204, 2-231

2-274

2-83

2-206, 2-253, 2-264

2-193, 2-196, 2-244

2-265, 2-272, 2-276

2-306

2-247

2-247

2-8, 2-12, 2-19, 2-23, 2-28

2-58, 2-61, 2-102, 2-107, 2-108,

2-249, 2-254,

3-30, 3-34

2-110,

2-200,

2-220,

2-240,

2-277 ,

2-293,

2-307,

3-35,

2-288,

2-215

2-102

2-278

2-235,

2-288,

2-110,

2-218

2-309

2-266

2-278

2-308,

2-308,

2-277

3-52

2-307

2-118,

2-204,

2-222,

2-266,

2-278,

2-295,

2-308,

3-52

2-290,

2-295,

2-290,

2-308,

3-35

2-309

2-162

2-213

2-235

2-268

2-288

2-299

2-309

2-301

2-307

2-301

2-309

2-215 

2-238 

2-269 

2-290

2-218, 

2-239, 

2-273, 

2-292,

2-301, 2-304,

3-5, 3-23,

2-194, 2-268

2-268

2-7, 2-24, 2-70, 2-105, 2-110,

2-139, 2-291

2-105

2-106

2-91

D - 48
KEYWORD INDEX

WESTERN REGION

WESTERN TEXAS

WESTERN UNITED STATES

WESTERN WASHINGTON

WILDLIFE

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

WIND

WIND DIRECTION

WIND SPEED

WIND-TRANSITION

WISCONSIN

WISCONSIN DISTRICT

WOODS HOLE

WORLD

WORLD DATA CENTER

WORLD FLUORSPAR RESOURCES

WORLDWIDE

WRD DISTRICT

WYOMING

X-RAY

X-RAY DIFFRACTION

X-RAY FLUORESCENCE

X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA

X-RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION

ZINC

ZIRCONIUM

50-M CELLS

7.5 MINUTE QUADRANGLE

7.5 MINUTE QUADRANGLE CELL

7.5-MIN

7.5-MIN CELL 

7.5-MIN MAP 

7.5-MIN QUADRANGLE 

7.5-MIN TOPOGRAPHIC MAP

2-284

2-107

2-70 f 2-85, 2-142, 2-143

2-171

2-5, 2-153, 2-175

2-5

2-83, 2-204, 2-300, 3-47

2-204

2-204

2-300

2-38, 2-227

2-227

2-8

2-45, 2-75, 2-88, 2-91, 2-96, 2-97,

2-100, 2-117, 2-122, 2-144, 2-190,

2-191, 3-8, 3-11

2-91, 2-96, 2-97, 2-100

2-144

2-2, 2-56, 2-122, 2-172, 2-190,

2-191

2-196, 2-242

2-116, 2-155, 2-162, 2-217, 3-20

2-8, 2-28, 2-32, 2-81

2-28

2-8, 2-81

2-81

2-28

2-27, 3-9

2-27

2-155

2-155, 2-159, 2-189, 2-208

2-159

2-58, 2-155, 2-159, 2-179, 2-184,

2-187, 2-189

2-159

2-187

2-58, 2-1515, 2-159, 2-179

2-184, 2-187

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