Abstract

The National Map Communities of Use
Track: National Mapping
Authors: Larry Sugarbaker, carol ostergren

The strategic vision of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Geospatial Program (NGP) is to satisfy the needs of users by providing geospatial services and products that users incorporate into their decision making and operational activities. To attain that vision, the NGP must understand who the users are and how they are using program products, such as LiDAR data, which supports flood and landslide mapping, Quaternary fault mapping, water flow, and vegetation research. The NGP has identified four key Communities of Use - Water Resources, Geologic Mapping, Geologic Hazards, and Natural Resources Conservation. The NGP intends to gather information from these user communities to improve NGP products and services, or create new ones, to meet the operational needs of users. This talk will focus on the near-term activities to engage the Communities of Use for the USGS Pacific Region in the areas of Geologic Mapping, Geologic Hazards, and Natural Resources Conservation.