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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the American Geological Institute (AGI) Global GIS Database
Entry ID: Global_GIS

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Summary
Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and The American Geological
Institute (AGI) announced a cooperative agreement that will focus on
making the USGS Global Geographic Information System (GIS) database
readily available to educators and the general public in the form of a
GIS based world atlas.

This USGS Global GIS database ... View entire text
Related URL
Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: Access to Global GIS CD-ROMs and information.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: USGWS News Release "USGS and the American Geological Institute Combine to Offer a World of Information".
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: USGS
Dataset Title: Global GIS Database
Dataset Release Place: Virginia
Dataset Publisher: American Geological Institute (AGI)
Data Presentation Form: GIS maps
Online Resource: http://www.agiweb.org/pubs/pubindex.html?Catagory=GlobalGIS
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > EVAPOTRANSPIRATION Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Instrument
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
ACID OXALATE EXTRACTABLE AL
ACID OXALATE EXTRACTABLE FE
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: ARCSS056

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: ftp
Distribution Size: 510 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII text files
Personnel
JOHN M. KIMBLE
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 402-437-5376
Fax: 402-437-5336
Email: jkimble at gw.nssc.nrcs.usda.gov
Contact Address:
US Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service-National
Federal Building, Room 152, MS33, 100
City: Lincoln
Province or State: NE
Postal Code: 68508-3866
Country: USA
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Publications/References
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1978, High altitude perspective:
Washington, D.C., Scientific and Technical Information Office, U.S. Government
Printing Office, 30 p.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [n.d.], Earth resources--NASA
facts, [newsletter]: Houston, Texas, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, 8 p.

Van Nimmen, J., and others, 1988, NASA historical data book, volume I--NASA
resources 1958-1968, NASA Historical Series SP 4012: Washington, D.C.,
Scientific and Technical Information Division, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, 631 p.
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Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-05-02

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