The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received a $737,096 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation program (CFDA 15.814). The primary objectives of the two-year project grant are to: 1) Digitize and georeference borehole records collected by the Washington Geological Survey (WGS) and make them publicly available through an online database, which receives...
The Maryland Geological Survey (MD DNR) received a $235,561.19 Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) to preserve select collections of physical geologic samples and paper geophysical data and increase accessibility of these and other geoscience collections for future use. Key activities include: Preserving rock chips and sediments from subsurface drilling (drill cuttings) by replacing deteriorated...
The State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) received a $222,431.71 Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation program (CFDA 15.814). This grant will fund three subprojects to preserve physical geologic samples and digital geophysical data collected across Maryland, and generate new geochemical data on critical mineral resources. The first two subprojects will inventory, consolidate, and preserve...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810), provides $953,556 to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to conduct detailed geologic mapping and analysis in the state of Washington. The key deliverables include: Publishing detailed 1:24,000 scale surficial and bedrock geologic maps, technical reports, and GIS databases for the Tanwax Lake, Manastash Creek, and Enumclaw...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810), awarded a $812,868 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to complete detailed surficial and bedrock geologic mapping of three-and-a-half 7.5-minute quadrangles in three geographic areas of Washington state. The mapping and accompanying geophysical studies will characterize geologic hazards, support responsible natural resource use, and provide...
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received a $330,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) through the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) program. The purpose of the 3-year award is for DNR to: Complete a 1:48,000-scale geologic map of the Orient 15-minute quadrangle in northeastern Washington to provide a geologic framework for critical mineral inventories and mineral-deposit models. Collect and analyze detailed geochemical and...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $158,978 Project Grant under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) to the University of Wisconsin System's University of Wisconsin - Madison division. The grant will fund the reorganization, cataloging, and georeferencing of approximately 2,700 scanned field maps, the scanning of 4,300 geological thin sections, and the cataloging of 250 rock hand samples from the state's Upper Mississippi Valley Mineral...
The University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. was awarded a $349,400 grant under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) by the U.S. Geological Survey. The 2-year grant project, running from June 2024 to June 2026, will involve the recipient organization processing a newly donated collection of 175,000 wireline logs, digitally scanning and preserving the logs, and making them publicly available. Additionally, the project will add up to 200 new...
This $475,457 Project Grant award to Western Michigan University (WMU) from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA #15.814) will fund the following key activities: Preserve, inventory, and digitally scan a legacy collection of 100 geolograph charts from old or undeveloped oil/gas fields to provide subsurface data. Curate, inventory, and create 3D models for WMU's collection of 390 outcrop rock and 410 fossil samples. Produce 3D scans of...
The Colorado School of Mines, through a $114,951.98 project grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814), will digitize and make publicly accessible a series of the Colorado Geological Survey's archived maps, slides, geologic hazard reports, and exploration data from the San Juan Sag region. The key deliverables include: Scanning and georeferencing 125 historic CGS maps and 1,500 slides to be made available on the CGS...