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Alaska Geologic Mapping—A Role for Coastal Data
Allison Till of the Mineral Resources Program held a one-day workshop with
the Alaska Division of Geology and Geophysical Surveys (ADGGS) on September
6th. USGS representatives came from the following disciplines: Mineral
Resources, Earthquakes, Landslides, Coastal and Marine (Peter Barnes),
Earth Surface Processes, and Geophysics. Alaska state participants included
specialists in resources, engineering geology, and geophysics. The agenda
was to:
- develop a better understanding of the status of geologic-framework
information in the state,
- discuss geologic mapping opportunities,
- discuss the practical challenges of developing a larger USGS geologic-mapping
activity in Alaska, and
- develop a short list of issues and opportunities
to evaluate further.
Of potential interest to the Coastal and Marine Geology
Program is the ongoing Mineral Resources Program's effort to assemble a
national geologic-map database (likely at a scale of 1:500,000 in Alaska)
that can be used for mineral assessment. There is awareness in Alaska that
offshore information should be incorporated into this database where available.
Three topics related to mapping in Alaska were identified by the group as
worthy of additional discussion because of their geological and political
importance. One-page issues papers are being prepared on these topics:
- Terrestrial- and coastal-transportation corridors, including those for natural-gas development and delivery;
- Climate change and long-term monitoring of factors related to climate change;
- Fisheries resources and related ecosystems of rivers, coasts, and offshore environments.
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October 2000
in this issue:
Florida Bay Red Grouper
Divers at Turners Falls
Long Island Sound
cover story:
Boston Harbor Clean-Up
Sea Floor Mapping DVD-ROM
Santa Cruz Shark Festival
Natural Systems Restoration
Mapping Tools for Fisheries
Alaska Geologic Mapping
Coral Reef Task Force
Gulf of Mexico Sediments
Viking Celebration
Iceland Lecture
Congratulations
Visitors
October Publications List
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U. S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
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