Unitit States Geological Survey
The Unitit States Geological Survey (USGS, umwhile simply Geological Survey) is a scienteefic agency o the Unitit States govrenment. The scientists o the USGS study the laundscape o the Unitit States, its naitural resoorces, an the naitural hazards that threaten it. The organisation haes fower major science disciplines, concernin biology, geografie, geology, an hydrology. The USGS is a fact-findin resairch organisation wi na regulatory responsibility.
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Formed | Mairch 3, 1879 |
Jurisdiction | United States |
Heidquarters | Reston, Virginia United States 38°56′51″N 77°22′06″W / 38.9475194°N 77.3683075°WCoordinates: 38°56′51″N 77°22′06″W / 38.9475194°N 77.3683075°W |
Employees | 8,670 (2009) |
Annual budget | $1.1 billion (FY2010)[1] |
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Paurent agency | United States Department of the Interior |
Website | USGS.gov |
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- ↑ Moody, Joan (22 October 2009). "Secretary Salazar Applauds Senate's Confirmation of Dr. Marcia McNutt as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey" (Press release). United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 November 2009.