Great lakes geologic mapping coalition michigan FY2024 work plan 2024-2025PROJECT period: 9 30 2024 through 9 29 2025AWARD purpose: project 1: conversion of barry and van buren county surficial…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) provides $124,642 to Western Michigan University to deliver two primary projects:

1. Conversion and digitization of surficial geologic maps for Barry and Van Buren Counties in Michigan into a GEMS database format, benefiting government agencies, planners, and various professionals.

2. Development of interactive web-based publications, including a 3D web-scene, story map, and derivative maps, showcasing the surficial geology of Allegan County, Michigan. These web-based products will be made publicly available to benefit local government, planners, and environmental/geological professionals.

The award period runs from September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2025.

Activities

Project 1: the major activities involved in this project are to convert, and update as needed, the surficial geologic maps of barry and van buren counties into a digital geologic database format.project 2: activities associated with this project include the creation and sharing interactive web based maps of the surficial geology of allegan county including a 3D web-scene, story map, derivative maps, cross-sections, and subsurface data.deliverables and outcomes:project 1: the deliverable for this project will be a gems database delivered to the ngmdb for each county.project 2: the deliverable for this project will be URL(s) links to the published web-based map products.

Intended beneficiaries

Project 1: converting these maps into a digital format will benefit the public, local units of government, land use planners, construction and aggregate professionals, environmental professionals, hydrogeologist, geologists.project 2: providing these maps and data via a web service will benefit the public, local units of government, land use planners, construction and aggregate professionals, environmental professionals, hydrogeologist, geologists.

Subrecipient activities

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