USGS National Geospatial Program
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About the USGS National Geospatial Program
The National Geospatial Program provides leadership for USGS geospatial coordination, production and service activities. The Program engages partners to develop standards and produce consistent and accurate data through its Geospatial Liaison Network. Operational support is provided by the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center. These and other Program activities that are essential to the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) are managed as a unified portfolio that benefits geospatial information users throughout the Nation.
Access the Data
The main wiki page for the USGS
Contents of the Data
Contains links to the following webpages:
- nationalmap.gov - base data, map products and geospatial web services
- geodata.gov - geospatial information discovery and access, communities, and partnership marketplace
- nationalatlas.gov - maps of America for everyone's use
- geonames.usgs.gov/domestic - geographic names authority and gazetteer for the nation
- cegis.usgs.gov - leadership for geospatial information research
- ngtoc.usgs.gov/girt - geospatial information for effective emergency response
