United States Geological Survey

Summary

United States Geological Survey is an United States federal agency^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of united_states_federal_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,442 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• United States Geological Survey's field of work was geological survey^[3].
• United States Geological Survey's field of work was biology^[4].
• United States Geological Survey's field of work was ecology^[5].
• United States Geological Survey was a member of Biodiversity Information Standards^[6].
• United States Geological Survey was a member of Open Geospatial Consortium^[7].
• United States Geological Survey was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[8].
• United States Geological Survey was a member of DataCite^[9].
• United States Geological Survey was a member of Research Data Alliance^[10].
• United States Geological Survey is in the country of United States^[11].
• United States Geological Survey's instance of is recorded as United States federal agency^[12].
• United States Geological Survey's instance of is recorded as national mapping agency^[13].
• United States Geological Survey's headquarters location is recorded as Reston^[14].
• United States Geological Survey's child organization or unit is recorded as National Wildlife Health Center^[15].
• United States Geological Survey's child organization or unit is recorded as Volcano Disaster Assistance Program^[16].
• United States Geological Survey's child organization or unit is recorded as Astrogeology Science Center^[17].
• United States Geological Survey's child organization or unit is recorded as Science Publishing Network^[18].
• United States Geological Survey's child organization or unit is recorded as National Geospatial Program^[19].
• United States Geological Survey's child organization or unit is recorded as Core Research Center^[20].
• United States Geological Survey's child organization or unit is recorded as USGS Core Science Systems Mission Area^[21].
• United States Geological Survey's child organization or unit is recorded as USGS Water Resources Mission Area^[22].
• United States Geological Survey's child organization or unit is recorded as USGS Ecosystems Mission Area^[23].
• United States Geological Survey's child organization or unit is recorded as USGS Environmental Health Mission Area^[24].
• United States Geological Survey's child organization or unit is recorded as USGS Land Resources Mission Area^[25].
• United States Geological Survey's child organization or unit is recorded as USGS Natural Hazards Mission Area^[26].
• United States Geological Survey's child organization or unit is recorded as USGS Energy and Minerals Mission Area^[27].

Body

Founding

March 3, 1879 marks the founding of United States Geological Survey^[28].

Identity

United States Geological Survey's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[29].

Operations

United States Geological Survey's headquarters location is recorded as Reston^[14]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of the Interior^[30]. Subsidiaries include National Wildlife Health Center^[15], a research center^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1975^[33], headquartered in Madison^[34]; Volcano Disaster Assistance Program^[16], a government agency^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1986^[37]; Astrogeology Science Center^[17], a government agency^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1963^[40]; Science Publishing Network^[18]; National Geospatial Program^[19], an United States federal agency^[41], in United States^[42]; and Core Research Center^[20], a research center^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1974^[45].

Industry

Fields of work include geological survey^[3]; biology^[4], a branch of science^[46]; and ecology^[5], an academic discipline^[47].

Why It Matters

United States Geological Survey ranks in the top 9% of united_states_federal_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,442 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

It is credited with the discovery of Yellowstone volcano^[50], a caldera^[51], in United States^[52].

FAQs

What did United States Geological Survey discover?

United States Geological Survey is credited as discoverer of Yellowstone volcano^[50].