U.S. Geological Survey Manual
Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey Manual
Table of Contents
Program Series USGS Program Policies 500.1 Policy of USGS in Cooperative Work with States, Counties, Municipalities, and Other Political Subdivisions 500.2 Policy on Work for Non-Federal Agencies 500.3 Policy on Work for Other Federal Agencies 500.4 Policy on Employee Responsibility Towards American Indians and Alaska Natives 500.5 News Release and Media Relations Policy 500.6 American Indian and Alaska Native Sacred Sites 500.7 Audiovisual Media and Products 500.8 (Replaced by 502.4 Fundamental Science Practices: Review, Approval, and Release of Information Products) 500.9 (Replaced by 502.4 Fundamental Science Practices: Review, Approval, and Release of Information Products) 500.10 USGS Reporting Policy 500.11 Obtaining Permission for Access to Private Lands 500.12 Use of Facilities by Non-Government People 500.13 Extracurricular Activities 500.14 Safeguard and Release of U.S. Geological Survey Data and Information 500.15 Customer Service Policy 500.16 Classification and Inventory of USGS Web Services 500.17 (Replaced by 1100.1 Information Product Planning) 500.19 Contributions and Grants to USGS from Outside Sources 500.20 Cooperative Research and Development Projects With Private Sources 500.21 Industrial Research Associate Program 500.23 Acceptance of Volunteer Service 500.24 Policy for Release of Computer Databases and Computer Programs 500.25 Scientific Integrity 500.26 Domestic Memorandum of Understanding 501.1 Cost Distribution 502.1 Fundamental Science Practices: Foundation Policy 502.2 Fundamental Science Practices: Planning and Conducting Data Collection and Research 502.3 Fundamental Science Practices: Peer Review 502.4 Fundamental Science Practices: Review, Approval, and Release of Information Products (Replaces SM chapter 500.8 and SM chapter 500.9) 503.1 (Replaced by 1100.3 USGS Publication Series) 503.2 (Replaced by 1100.5 Authorship, Acknowledgments, and Credits in USGS Information Products) 504.1 Standards for Digital Spatial Data Released to the Public 516.2 Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality 550.1 USGS Visual Identity SystemContact: APS, Office of Policy and Analysis
Program Series Geographic Information Office Program Policies 600.1 ADP Cost Accounting, Cost Recovery, and Sharing 600.2 (Replaced by 600.5, Information Technology Systems Security - General Requirements) 600.3 Networking of Computing Resources 600.5 Information Technology Systems Security - General Requirements 600.6 Implementation and Administration of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Geologic Division Program Policies 700 (Reserved) National Mapping Division Program Policies 800.1 Mapping Responsibility and Policy 800.2 National Mapping Program Water Resources Division Program Policies 900 (Reserved) Emergency Planning and Operations 1000.1 Emergency Planning and Operations - Purpose, Policy, Procedure Publishing 1100.1 Information Product Planning (replaces SM 500.17) 1100.2 Planned chapter to be titled: "Editing U.S. Geological Survey Information Products" 1100.3 USGS Publication Series (replaces part of SM 503.1) 1100.4 Use of Outside Publications, Including Abstracts (replaces part of SM 503.1) 1100.5 Authorship, Credits, and Acknowledgements in USGS Information Products (replaces SM 503.2) 1100.6 Use of Copyrighted Material in USGS Information Products (replaces 450.3) 1100.7 Audiovisual Media and Products (currently SM 500.7) 1100.8 Policy for Release of Computer Databases and Computer Programs (currently SM 500.24)
1100.9 Standards for Digital Spatial Data Released to the Public (currently SM 504.1) 1100.10 Planned chapter to be titled: "Metadata for USGS Information Products" 1100.11 Safeguard and Release of U.S. Geological Survey Data and Information (currently SM 500.14)