USGS Open Science Success Stories

Sharing data, knowledge, and best practices about natural hazards in the Caribbean improves resilience for all.

Focused engagement helps to foster equity and inclusion in using cutting-edge science.

Through the ASIST initiative, the USGS is leading the way in open science by bringing together scientists from different fields to collaborate closely...

Reproducible workflows and stakeholder engagement enable open forecasts that are valuable for decision makers. 

This story highlights a project team researching an aspect of open science—co-production—and demonstrates how teams can make sensitive social science...

The Science Data Management Team’s tools help make USGS data available to all, while maintaining security and privacy, and fostering collaborations...

Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) data and code, along with a collaborative team focused on equity make this project a great...

Collaborations across State, Tribal, and Federal organizations help to enhance habitat quality for western ungulate herds.

Standardizing data and sharing open-source tools helps the geophysical community increase the long-term impact of its data. 

Increasing understanding and accessibility of USGS data and processes by working with students and seasonal employees.

Rapid release of new glacier data contributes to global research.

Broadening the reach of USGS data through multiple distribution formats, platforms, and example code