Collaborations in stratigraphic information for geolex: gulf and south atlantic coastal plainsperiod of performance: 03 25 2025 - 03 24 2027AWARD purpose: the GSA will finalize interpretations of…

This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $100,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The award will enable the Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA) to finalize interpretations of two previous cooperative projects and create a unified geologic stratigraphic nomenclature for the entire Gulf Coast region. The GSA will work closely with the USGS National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB) staff to create a database based on their findings, which will then be integrated into the USGS GEOLEX system to establish a seamless nomenclature across the Gulf Coast. The performance period for this project is from March 25, 2025 to March 24, 2027.

Activities

The GSA will unify and tie together the results of the east and west gulf coast stratigraphy reconciliation projects. This process will involve interaction with the USGS ngmdb geologists working with them in meetings and online conversations. Once the stratigraphy is agreed upon, the GSA will work with the geolex geologists and database administrators to determine the best methodology and data structure to add the new data to the database. Deliverables and expected outcomes:the geological survey of alabama will provide the USGS with finalized stratigraphic nomenclature updates that are in a format that they can be added to the USGS geolex system. The GSA will also assist with entry of updated strata, and removal of outdated strata in geolex.intended beneficiary(IES): geological survey of alabama