About USGS: Quick Facts 2008

QuickFacts are general statistics about the U.S. Geological Survey.

What is the total annual budget of the USGS?

$1,006 billion

What are the total number of GSA buildings used by USGS?

181

What is the amount of GSA space (in square feet) occupied by the USGS?

4.2 million

What is the amount of space (in square feet) of USGS-owned installations?

1.2 million

How many USGS-owned buildings maintained (DOI Asset Code: 35000000)?

263

What is the number of USGS-owned installations (as geographic areas)?

34

How many USGS Water Resources Research Institutes are there?

54

How many USGS Cooperative Research Units are there?

40

How many USGS Science Centers are there?

67

How many USGS employee and family housing units are there?

17

What is the total number of USGS employees?

8,788

What is the total number of FTE?

8,355

What is the total number of earthquake monitoring global seismographic network stations maintained by the USGS (of 150 total including affiliates)?

99

How many modem digital earthquake sensors are installed by the USGS (cumulative)

805

How many U.S. volcanoes are monitored by the USGS?

52

How many streamgages and water quality monitors are there that are maintained by the USGS?

7,000

How many real-time streamgages are available online?

6,936

What are the total number of USGS geomagnetic observatories?

14

How many maps (1:24,000 scale) are produced by the USGS?

More than 55,000 hard copy topographic maps.

For how many years has the USGS provided global imagery?

37