Award-Winning Products by the SPN
The Science Publishing Network (SPN) has produced many award-wining reports that showcase the excellent design, purpose, and science done by the dedicated staff within the U.S. Geological Survey. The SPN products regularly receive recognition through the Shoemaker Awards and 1st or 2nd place and Report of Excellence Blue Pencil Awards of the National Association of Government Communicators.
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2024
National Association of Government Communicator Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
- Print Category—Second Place
It Begins with Curiosity—How Do Scientists Learn from Volcanoes?: U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 212 (1/4 in slideshow) - K-12 Educational Program—Third Place
I Am A...Science Careers Book For Kids: U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 222 (2/4)
Shoemaker Awards for Communications Product Excellence
- Large Print Product Category
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory 2021 Annual Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1494 (3/4) - Webpage/Website Category
Liquefaction and Sea-Level Rise: Sensitivity to liquefaction hazards from sea-level rise in the San Francisco Bay area, California: Geonarrative (4/4)
2023
National Association of Government Communicator Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
- Technical or Statistical Report—First Place
Rocky Mountain Region Science Exchange 2020—EarthMAP and the Colorado River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1483 - Electronic Publication—First Place
Coastal and Marine Science of the U.S. Geological Survey in St. Petersburg, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 214
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2022
Shoemaker Awards for Communications Product Excellence
- Large Print Product Category
Coastal and Marine Science of the U.S. Geological Survey in St. Petersburg, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 214 - Small Print Product Category
California and Landsat: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2021–3034
National Association of Government Communicator Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
- Annual Report—First Place
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Annual Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1482 (1/9 in slideshow) - Technical or Statistical Report—Second Place
U.S. Geological Survey 21st-Century Science Strategy 2020–2030: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1476 (2/9) - Technical or Statistical Report—Award of Excellence
Nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed—A Century of Change, 1950–2050: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1486 (3/9)
2021
National Association of Government Communicator Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
- Annual Report—First Place
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center—2019 Annual Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1467 (4/9) - Special Purpose Product—Second Place
Geologic Map of Jezero Crater and the Nili Planum Region, Mars: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3464 (5/9)
2020
Shoemaker Award for Communications Product Excellence
- Print Product Category
California's Exposure to Volcanic Hazards: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018–5159 (6/9) - Small Print Product Category
U.S. Geological Survey Response to Chronic Wasting Disease: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2019–3034 (7/9)
Association of Earth Science Editors Outstanding Publication Award
- Outstanding Publication Award
Geologic Field Photograph Map of the Grand Canyon Region, 1967–2010: U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 189 (8/9)
National Association of Government Communicator Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards
- Electronic Publication Category – First Place and Soft or Hard Cover Book Category – First Place
Coastal and Marine Science of the U.S. Geological Survey in Woods Hole, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 191 (9/9)