A new, precise detailed map of the continent of the continent pours data from more than a hundred different geographical maps in an interactive interface.
“Big mineral resources or infrastructure projects, even urban planning or destruction, they all rely on maps.”
The Cooperative National Geological Map of the American Geological Survey (USGS) is the result of 3 years of development, but has created decades of map -making by geographical experts. These efforts have obtained a multi -tool that makes a list of complex rock classes that form a controversial state: In large plains, the band of ancient metamorphic stones in the Apolian mountains, the layers of pacific stones in the northwest of the Pacific.
The audience is wide for new geographical maps: USGS encourages everyone to indicate natural resources from curious ordinary people to natural resources or to identify natural risks.
“Geographical maps and tipographic maps are the first stops for many widespread efforts,” said Juliet Craader, a specialist at the University of Washington. “Big mineral resources or infrastructure projects, even urban planning or destruction, they all rely on maps.”
Co -operative national geographical map holds a premium on such a view. Rock layers are described by color, and users can click on them to find out more. Consumers can change between ideas that differently differently or can bounce rocks in terms of source content or age among different geographical layers in one place. Cooperative national geographical maps integrate and refer to the original maps stored through the National Geographic Map Database, let users dig into source content.
“I see it as a very effective educational tool,” said David Solar, a senior program scientist and map development team at the USGS. “There is an interesting way for people to begin to understand geology and to see the similarities and differences between maping of geology in different areas at different times.”
Many decades of work, absolutely new technology
The new map is created for decades of the survey on the United States geology and the types of stones and sesame seeds.
These figures come from many sources, including state geographical survey and university geologists. These sources do not always use the same units, USGS map makers faced an important challenge. In fact, the new map is the product of the recent push of the US State Geology Association and the National Geographical Map Database, which is to standardize geographical maps from all over the country.
“This map shows some of some of the power to maintain the quality of this community,” said John Stone.
The USGS mapmakers also benefited from a new, massive automated process to add various geographical maps to the same database. John Stone said it relies on a Texinomic category such as Rock Type and Geographic Age to standardize the data of different maps, which has been developed in which geologists have worked for decades.
John Stone said, “We have to formulate some of the process through this process that relies on taxoomy to select a wide category of units.”
According to John Stone, a new tool can connect a new map in a minute, which means adding new and latest maps will be much easier and faster than ever.
Work is going on
Although the new map integrates data from different states, the Craider noted that it still shows the difference in how geographical data is collected and published. For example, the Adho Washington border is clearly standing in the new map, not because the gender changes suddenly, but because each state provided different information about the layers of rocks near the border.
John Stone said, such discrepancy on the new map is inevitable, as it was intended to connect the data without changing the interpretations of the original maps. The Craader suggested that the differences indicate future cooperation opportunities in state agencies and with USGS.
Co -operative national geographical maps will include the updates of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and other US areas. More updates can include better functionality in map symptoms, as well as new geographical maps, as well as new geographical maps.
ATH NATHNEL SCARPING (@Nathanischarp), Science Author
