STATEMAP -- State Geologic Survey Mapping Component
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STATEMAP receives funds through an annual competitive grant process. Every Federal dollar awarded to a State Geological Survey is matched by a State dollar. The primary objective of the STATEMAP component of the NCGMP is to establish the geologic framework of areas that are vital to the welfare of individual States. Each State Geologist determines the State's mapping priorities in consultation with a State Mapping Advisory Committee. These priorities are based on State requirements for geologic map information in areas of multiple-issue need or compelling single-issue need and in areas where mapping is required to solve critical Earth science problems. Each STATEMAP project focuses on a specific area or issue. Although the individual projects last for only one year, they frequently build upon the results of previous years' mapping activities. Employees of the State Geological Surveys conduct the geologic mapping and frequently work closely with EDMAP students and their professors, as well as with FEDMAP geologists who may be mapping within the State. |
Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geologist David Szumigala examines the Casadepaga Schist at the "Glaucophane Volcano," Solomon Quadrangle, Seward Peninsula. Photo by Melanie Werdon, ADGGS.
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Association of America State Geologists (AASG)
Oklahoma Geological Survey Staff Geologists Tom Stanley, left, and Galen Miller mapping the Garber Sandstone Formation in Cleveland County, Oklahoma. Photo by Sue Crites, OGS. |
This organization, which includes the chief executives (State Geologists) of the State Geological Surveys and Puerto Rico, has been meeting since 1908 to share information and work toward common goals. State Geologists also have been meeting with the USGS since its establishment in 1879. Currently, the NCGMP meets several times a year with the AASG and communicates frequently with State Geologists to share information, solicit advice about various aspects of the Program, coordinate the STATEMAP proposal and funding process, and coordinate production of the joint AASG-USGS STATEMAP Information Sheets. Additional information about the AASG as well as links to every State Geological Survey Web site can be found on the Association's Web site. |
Last modified 03-28-2005 02:34
