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Assessing environmental contaminant threats to lands and biota managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Contaminant Assessment Process (CAP) is a standardized approach for documenting and assessing threats posed by environmental contaminants to lands and biota managed by the Department of the Interior (DOI). The Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey Biological Resources Division (USGS/BRD) developed the CAP cooperatively with the U.S. Fish
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James Coyle, Craig Moore, R. Sky Bristol, Mary G. Henry, Tim Hall, Tim Kubiak
Land status and federal mineral ownership in the Powder River basin, Wyoming and Montana; a digital data set for geographic information systems
As the Nation's energy resources continue to be examined for development, it is critical that a digital database exist that contains location data for all Federal land and mineral resources. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), is collecting these ownership files and compiling them in Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) ARC/I
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Laura Biewick, Shayne R. Urbanowski, Sheila Cain, Larry Neasloney
Geospatial Technology Applications and Infrastructure in the Biological Resources Division
Executive Summary -- Automated spatial processing technology such as geographic information systems (GIS), telemetry, and satellite-based remote sensing are some of the more recent developments in the long history of geographic inquiry. For millennia, humankind has endeavored to map the Earth's surface and identify spatial relationships. But the precision with which we can locate geographic featur
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Frank D'Erchia, James Getter, Terry D. D'Erchia, Ralph Root, Susan Stitt, Barbara White
Geospatial Technology Strategic Plan 1997-2000
Executive Summary -- Geospatial technology applications have been identified in many U.S. Geological Survey Biological Resources Division (BRD) proposals for grants awarded through internal and partnership programs. Because geospatial data and tools have become more sophisticated, accessible, and easy to use, BRD scientists frequently are using these tools and capabilities to enhance a broad spect
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Frank D'Erchia, Terry D. D'Erchia, James Getter, Marcia McNiff, Ralph Root, Susan Stitt, Barbara White
The United States Geological Survey Library System
The U.S. Geological Survey Library, established in 1882, is one of the largest earth science libraries in the world. The Library System consists of the headquarters library in Reston, Virginia, and three branch libraries in Denver, Colorado; Flagstaff, Arizona; and Menlo Park, California
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A geographic information systems technique for monitoring contaminants in Galveston Bay, Texas
A geographic information system (GIS) was used to compile a series of databases containing details concerning metal contamination and pollution sources to study their impacts on the Galveston Bay (TX) ecosystem. Using these databases, a series of maps with various overlays was created with ARC/INFO software. These maps allowed patterns of spatial distribution of numerous variables to be easily vis
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Marcia McNiff, P.F. Roscigno, W. Ji