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Core Science Analytics and Synthesis (CSAS)

CSAS Featured Projects

The USGS is looking for your bright ideas and everyone is encouraged to enter including
students age 13 and up. DataOne Effects of Energy Development in the Rocky Mountain Area (EERMA) John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis National Fish Habitat Partnership Gap Analysis Program (GAP) Ocean Biogeographic Information System - USA (OBIS-USA) ScienceBase The U.S. National Vegetation Classification (USNVC)
CSAS Vision
- Develop national data products through analysis and synthesis to enable USGS science.
- Lead strategic research and informatics partnerships.
- Mobilize data and create innovative tools and technologies for scientific discovery and rapid response to societal issues.
- Lead advances in biodiversity science and characterize the biogeography of the nation.

National Programs

CSAS Supported Activities

Highlighted Programs & Activities

ScienceBase

An integrated database providing access to aggregated information derived from many data and information domains. ScienceBase includes feeds from existing data systems, metadata catalogs, and scientists contributing new and original content. Enter ScienceBase

MyUSGS

A collaborative information management system, ideal for communities of practice within USGS and between USGS and USGS partners. Its key components are a document management tool, a collaborative wiki known as Confluence, and an integrated user interface that allows community members to tie these and other applications together into one portal. Enter myUSGS