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  Tours of the USGS 

Rocky Mountain Mapping Center

Take a tour of the USGS Rocky Mountain Mapping Center!  Located in Building 810 on the Denver Federal Center in Denver Colorado USA, the USGS Rocky Mountain Mapping Center is a facility where 350 professionals use geographic information systems, image processing packages, and other tools to create computerized databases, paper maps, and other representations of the Earth's terrain.  They also conduct research in the biological sciences, geography, and earth sciences, and coordinate mapping partnerships with a wide range of organizations.

These professionals also maintain a distribution facility of over 50 million maps, books, and other USGS publications, and serve customers by distributing maps, aerial photographs, satellite imagery, spatial data, and a wide variety of other information critically needed in making decisions about the Earth.  These decisions range from planning for and mitigating natural disasters, to locating a business, to planning a roadway, to ensuring a safe water supply for our nation.  

Tours may include any or all of the activities listed at left.

Tours are subject to the availability of USGS scientists.  Tours must be scheduled at least 3 weeks in advance. Educational groups can only be accommodated for Grade 6 and above.  

For more information on tours, educational workshops, and in-class presentation topics, visit http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/public/outreach/classroomtours.html   

To set up a tour, contact Richard Shields at the USGS Rocky Mountain Mapping Center: 

Email:  rlshields@usgs.gov

or call (303) 202-4382.