Initial efforts call for the implementation of a national geospatial data framework by the year 2000 and for the establishment of a process to maintain these data in the decades beyond 2000. This patented method is available for license from the USGS and for collaborative development. Microbial agents are used to removed nitrates and toxic selenium compounds from waste water. The USGS is seeking cooperative partnerships with state business assistance organizations who can help match USGS technologies with the state businesses, particularly small companies, who may be interested in adopting, using, and commericalizing these technologies. Development of NeoChim Exploration Technology USGS is seeking a commercial partner to test and further develop mineral, oil and gas exploration technology that improves upon the Chim method as a cost-effective geochemical exploration technique.
Most samples are available for further analyses.
Partners could assist USGS in developing products and uses for these data, perhaps in fields like agriculture, environmental hazard identification and remediation. The USGS is looking for collaborative partners to assist in the development of prediction models that explain how physical properties of natural and synthetic minerals and rocks vary with composition, internal structure, temperature, redox state and pressure. The USGS has a wide array of techniques and equipment for sample characterization and measurement of thermodynamic properties of minerals and mineral materials. Cooperative partnerships in this area are encouraged. SDTS is a means for moving spatial data between different computer systems.