C&R Staff
Types of Partnership Agreements
Meetings & Events
Earth Science Information Center - Ask USGS
The National Map
Availability of USGS Geospatial Data and Aerial Photography Products
USGS National Mapping Program Geospatial Data Standards
National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
USGS Public Domain Software
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Functions and responsibilities of the Coordination and Requirements Section include:
- Coordinating mapping activities with Federal, State, and local governments and the private sector in the 10 Mid-Continent Mapping Center states.
- Determining and analyzing users’ requirements for mapping, derivative map products, and spatial digital data.
- Establishing cooperative agreements for map and digital data production with interested agencies and coordinating the development of innovative partnerships between these agencies.
- Conducting research and resolving difficult problems involving cartographic and geographic data.
- Assisting and informing Federal, State, and local agencies and the public through presentations and demonstrations on the National Mapping Programs and the activities of the National Mapping Discipline.
- Serving as the coordinator when approached by governmental agencies and the private sector who possess non-National Mapping Discipline digital data.
- Explaining the role of the USGS in the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) and related Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) activities.
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