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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 contains a wealth of USGS and other
public domain data, including global coverages of elevation,
landcover, seismicity, and resources of minerals and energy at a
nominal scale of 1:1 million. The GIS, which will run on the included
Environmental Systems Research Institute's (ESRI) ArcView Data
Publisher software, will be produced both by region on seven CD-ROM's or on
one DVD.

Detailed Description of Data Sets Included on each volume of the CD-ROM and
DVD (See http://webgis.wr.usgs.gov/globalgis/datasets.htm for additional
details and metadata on each data layer)

Vector Datasets:

-County Political boundaries
-Administrative boundaries
-Major cities
-City Gazetteer
-Large Urban areas (polygons)
-Roads
-Railroads
-Utility lines
-Airfields
-Geologic providence
Geologic age
-Faults
-Ecological Regions
-Perennial rivers
-Small rivers and streams
-Springs, wells, and dams
-Drainage basins
-River basins
-Volcanoes
-Earthquakes
-Ore deposits
-Oil and gas fields
-U.S. national Oil and Gas Assessment
-Mineral deposits and metallogenic belt maps of the Russian Far East
-Mines
-Elevation data
-Climate data (temperature, precipitation, potential and actual
evapotranspiration, cloud coverage)

Raster Datasets:

-Shaded relief
-Landcover
-12 Greenness (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (one for each
month))
-Population
-Lights and night
-Slope
-MODIS Blue Marble True-color satellite image
-Simulated Earth Image

[Summary provided by USGS)

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

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

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

ISO Topic Category

FARMING
BIOTA

BOUNDARIES
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ECONOMY
ELEVATION
ENVIRONMENT
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
INLAND WATERS
PLANNING CADASTRE
SOCIETY
STRUCTURE
TRANSPORTATION
UTILITIES/COMMUNICATIONS

Platform

MAPS [Information]

TERRA >Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1) [Information]

Instrument

AVHRR >Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer [Information]

MODIS >Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [Information]

Project

GLOBAL GIS >Global Geographic Information Systems [Information]

Quality

THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE LIMITED WARRANTY,
AND THE LICENSEE EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE DATA CONTAINS SOME
NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS. THERE IS NO WARRANT THAT THE
DATA WILL MEET LICENSEE'S NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS; THAT THE USE OF THE
DATA WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED; OR THAT ALL NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR
ERRORS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED.

Access Constraints

Required to Use CD-ROM Data Set: ArcView Data Publisher 3.1 works in Windows NT
4, Windows 2000, or Windows 95/98/ME and requires an industry-standard personal
computer with a Pentium microprocessor, at least 24 MB of RAM (64 MB
recommended), and 34 MB hard disk space (600 MB recommended).

Required to Use DVD Data Set: ArcView Data Publisher 3.1 works in Windows NT 4,
Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 95/98/ME and requires at least a Pentium
microprocessor and at least 64 MB RAM, and 34 MB hard disk space (10 GB
recommended). THIS DISK IS A DVD-ROM AND REQUIRES A DVD-ROM DRIVE. The disk
will NOT work in CD-ROM drives.

Use Constraints

USG, AGI, ESRI,
AND/OR ITS LICENSOR(S) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOST PROFITS, LOST SALES, OR BUSINESS
EXPENDITURES, INVESTMENTS, OR COMMITMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY
BUSINESS; LOSS OF ANY GOODWILL; OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR USE OF THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS, HOWEVER CAUSED, ON
ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, AND WHETHER OR NOT ESRI OR ITS LICENSOR(S)
HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THESE LIMITATIONS
SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY.

Keywords

GIS

USGS

Geographic Information Systems

Global

Datasets

Atlas

Political Boundaries

Shaded Relief

Digital Data

Elevation

Slope

Hydrology

Rivers

Springs

Wells

Cities

Towns

Airfields

Roads

Utility Lines

Population

Population Density

Geology

Geomorphology

Ecological Regions

Historical Seismicity

Epicenter Locations

Volcanoes

Natural Resources

Ore Deposits

Oil Fields

Gas Fields

US National Oil and Gas Assessment

Climate Data

Land cover

Vegetation Index

Lights at Night

Blue Marble True-color Satellite Image

Simulated Earth

MODIS

TEMS

GTOS

G3OS

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

USGS

Data Center

American Geological Institute [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.agiweb.org/

Data Center Personnel

Name: CHRISTOPHER M. KEANE
Phone: (703) 379-2480
Fax: (703) 379-7563
Email: keane at agiweb.org
Contact Address:
American Geological Institute
4220 King Street
City: Alexandria
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 22302-1502
Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution_Media: CD-ROM
Distribution_Size: 34 MB
Distribution_Format: GIS
Fees: $29.95 per CD-ROM

Distribution_Media: DVD
Distribution_Format: GIS
Fees: $180.00 per DVD

Personnel

TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

TRENT HARE
Role: DATA CENTER CONTACT
Phone: 928-556-7126
Email: thare at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey, Astrogeology Team
2255 N. Gemini Dr.,
City: Flagstaff
Province or State: AZ
Postal Code: 86001
Country: USA

Publications/References

D. Galuska, M. Gishey, S. hamlin, T. Joyle, B. Redding, S. Dudask,
K. Tribbett, K. Ross,, D. Sherrill, C, Lamer, and P. Tsushima, ESRI
Virtual Campus.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-11-01

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-11-22

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