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See Talk:Earthquake#Official earthquake information. Brian j d 08:03, 2005 Jan 27 (UTC)
Around 2004, by order of the US Department of Homeland Security, the USGS digitally airbrushed the US Capitol, the White House, and the residence of the Vice President (The US Naval Observatory) because of security concerns.
What did they airbrush it on (or from)? -- NormalAsylum (t) 18:34, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
Is it OK to overlay USGS maps and submit them to the Commons? I think that it would because they would be public domain, because they are created by the federal government. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. -- Chris 19:16, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
From the USGS Web site:
USGS-authored or produced data and information are considered to be in the U.S. public domain. While the content of most USGS Web pages is in the U.S. public domain, not all information, illustrations, or photographs on our site are. Some non USGS photographs, images, and/or graphics that appear on USGS Web sites are used by the USGS with permission from the copyright holder. These materials are generally marked as being copyrighted. To use these copyrighted materials, you must obtain permission from the copyright holder under the copyright law. When using information from USGS information products, publications, or Web sites, we ask that proper credit be given. Credit can be provided by including a citation such as the following: Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior/USGS U.S. Geological Survey/photo by Jane Doe (if the photographer/artist is known) [1]
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Rlhuffine ( talk • contribs) 01:44, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
"Be-all and end-all" means the prime cause, essential element, or totality [2], as in "Sex is (not) the be-all and end-all of marriage."
"Invigorating" means creating vigor: an invigorating swim makes you feel energetic. — JerryFriedman 21:30, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
The section is giving a specific POV of this, which the page notes changed three months before the section states it did. That's one item amiss. Absent is any reference point to show what part of the policy actually changed. The second paragraph is quoting some other text - not in the manual. The sentence beginning "The revision was claimed" is expressing a POV without giving the text it is discussing. This and other statements in the section should be referenced to verifiable text. (The use of the blog-style comments, other than demonstrating that some people are annoyed, lacks most of the features needed to make a reliable source). Tedickey ( talk) 00:38, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
The word "censorship" is used in exactly one place in the wp-article, by someone objecting to pre-publication review. There is no reliable source presented which point out (in the past year...) that USGS has censored any articles. Tedickey ( talk) 01:01, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
here is some older commentary on peer review in government agencies including USGS dated 1999. Tedickey ( talk) 01:08, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
This is a nice page so far as it goes, but it has missed all the real history. The USGS was a reconstituted version of the famed and colorful US Coast and Geodetic Survey dating from the administration of Thomas Jefferson. Jfgrcar ( talk) 14:53, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
There seems to be no mention of the close working relationship between USGS and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Thanks, DA Sonnenfeld ( talk) 19:34, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
I've just removed this unsourced and outdated section. If this is inappropriate please restore it. It does not add to this otherwise very good article. I couldn't find any good sources for this content. Thanks. oceanflynn 02:06, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
The factual accuracy of parts of this article (those related to section) may be compromised due to out-of-date information. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. (November 2010) |
In December 2006, it was announced that the rules for the publication of USGS research were being revised. citation needed Employees were informed that USGS leadership and communications staff should be notified "of findings or data that may be especially newsworthy, have an impact on government policy, or contradict previous public understanding to ensure that proper officials are notified and that communication strategies are developed." [1] [2] citation needed
The revision was claimed not to change existing rules, citation needed but rather to emphasize the importance of maintaining the scientific integrity of the agency's work by requiring scientists to accept comments from the public and follow administrative policies. However, scientists have questioned whether this revision is likely to facilitate censorship of their work, as has been alleged by critics to have occurred in some federal agencies under the administration of United States President George W. Bush. [1] [3] citation needed
According to the authors of this policy, citation needed USGS information is given to the public after it has been through a peer review and approval process. USGS leadership and communications staff are kept informed of relevant scientific findings so they can manage the flow of information to decision-makers, who use this information to make resource-management choices. Policy makers have said these principles and practices will bolster the USGS’s scientific objectivity and reputation. [1] [2] [4] [5]
References
Although this is a fine example of important work by the USGS, I wonder if this publication merits its own section. Plazak ( talk) 10:55, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
I may be mistaken, but this source indicates that maps may be released with increased frequency now: ...starting this year, the USGS will publish the map annually instead of every six years. “It may even be more frequent than that,” said Mark Petersen, chief of the United States Geological Survey’s National Seismic Hazard Project in Golden, Colorado. Dustin (talk) 01:01, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
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@ Bubba73: The marker says it's from U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, and it's very similar to the marker in that article, but that article says nothing about USGS. Is this image in the right place? Maybe it's better placed in the gallery at Fort McAllister Historic Park? By the way, I added the inscription to the file page, I hope that's cool. ― Mandruss ☎ 03:23, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. ( non-admin closure) Rotideypoc41352 ( talk · contribs) 00:27, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
United States Geological Survey → U.S. Geological Survey – Usage by them and official sources almost everywhere. See: their website "Who We Are | U.S. Geological Survey", their Instagram "U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)", their Facebook "U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)", and their LinkedIn "U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)". I think I proved the point with sources published by them, but here is some official listing using this name: usa.gov, data.gov, NOAA, drought.gov, allgov.gov, and the DeptOf Interior. This is used more, but some notable outliers are: this category on NYTimes (using full name), although most of the articles within stick with the common "U.S. Geological Survey". This UN agency uses "US Geological Survey", and ScienceDirect has the full name listed in a category, but many of the articles themselves use "US Geological Survey" or the full name. Some of their social media use the acronym only, including their YouTube and Twitter.
Additionally, the proposed name has a higher search average on Google.
It is also spoken as "U-S Geological Survey" both in common usage (when the acronym is not used) and on their own website. BhamBoi ( talk) 06:12, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
the subject is known primarily by its abbreviation and that abbreviation is primarily associated with the subject. If that was the case, then all of these United States-related articles could have been shortened to the "U.S." acronym by now). Zzyzx11 ( talk) 08:09, 15 February 2023 (UTC)