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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1988. Geologic Mapping: Future Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11162.
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Geologic Mapping

Future Needs

Committee on Geologic Mapping

Board on Earth Sciences

Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources

National Research Council

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.
1988

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1988. Geologic Mapping: Future Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11162.
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Frank Press is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. Robert M. White is president of the National Academy of Engineering.

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The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy’s purposes of furthering knowledge and of advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Frank Press and Dr. Robert M.White are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

Support for this project was provided through the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Mines.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1988. Geologic Mapping: Future Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11162.
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COMMITTEE ON GEOLOGIC MAPPING

Charles J.Mankin,

Oklahoma Geological Survey,

Chairman

W.Gary Ernst,

University of California, Los Angeles

Douglas M.Morton,

U.S. Geological Survey

A.G.Unklesbay,

Columbia, Missouri

H.Jesse Walker,

Louisiana State University

Kenneth N.Weaver,

Maryland Geological Survey

NRC Staff

Joseph W.Berg, Jr.

Betty C.Guyot

Thomas M.Usselman

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1988. Geologic Mapping: Future Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11162.
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BOARD ON EARTH SCIENCES

Brian J.Skinner,

Yale University,

Chairman

Donald J.DePaolo,

University of California, Los Angeles

Larry W.Finger,

Carnegie Institution of Washington

Robert N.Ginsburg,

University of Miami

Alexander F.H.Goetz,

University of Colorado

Michel T.Halbouty,

M.T.Halbouty Energy Company

Allen Hatheway,

University of Missouri

Andrew H.Knoll,

Botanical Museum of Harvard University

Amos Salvador,

University of Texas at Austin

Joseph V.Smith,

University of Chicago

Sean C.Solomon,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Steven Stanley,

Johns Hopkins University

George A.Thompson,

Stanford University

Waldo R.Tobler,

University of California, Santa Barbara

Donald L.Turcotte,

Cornell University

Ex-Officio Members

Paul B.Barton, Jr.,

U.S. Geological Survey

Karl K.Turekian,

Yale University

Liaison Members

Miriam Baltuck,

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Jerry Brown,

National Science Foundation

Philip Cohen,

U.S. Geological Survey

Bruce R.Doe,

U.S. Geological Survey

Bruce B.Hanshaw,

28th International Geological Congress

James F.Hays,

National Science Foundation

John G.Heacock,

Office of Naval Research

Donald F.Heinrichs,

National Science Foundation

Marvin E.Kauffman,

American Geological Institute

Ben Kelly,

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

George A.Kolstad,

Department of Energy

Ian D.MacGregor,

National Science Foundation

Benjamin Morgan,

U.S. Geological Survey

Andrew Murphy,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Dallas L.Peck,

U.S. Geological Survey

Shelby G.Tilford,

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Raymond G.Watts,

U.S. Geological Survey

Kenneth N.Weaver,

Maryland Geological Survey

Arthur J.Zeizel,

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Robert S.Long,

Acting Staff Director

Betty C.Guyot,

Staff Assistant

Shirley E.Cole,

Administrative Secretary

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1988. Geologic Mapping: Future Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11162.
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COMMISSION ON PHYSICAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS, AND RESOURCES

Norman Hackerman,

Robert A.Welch Foundation,

Chairman

George F.Carrier,

Harvard University

Dean E.Eastman,

IBM, T.J.Watson Research Center

Mayre Anne Fox,

University of Texas

Gerhart Friedlander,

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Lawrence W.Funkhouser,

Chevron Corporation (retired)

Phillip A.Griffiths,

Duke University

J.Ross Macdonald,

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Charles J.Mankin,

University of Oklahoma

Perry L.McCarty,

Stanford University

Jack E.Oliver,

Cornell University

Jeremiah P.Ostriker,

Princeton University Observatory

William D.Phillips,

Mallinckrodt, Inc.

Denis J.Prager,

MacArthur Foundation

David M.Raup,

University of Chicago

Richard J.Reed,

University of Washington

Robert E.Sievers,

University of Colorado

Larry L.Smarr,

University of Illinois

Edward C.Stone, Jr.,

California Institute of Technology

Karl K.Turekian,

Yale University

George W.Wetherill,

Carnegie Institution of Washington

Irving Wladawsky-Berger,

IBM Corporation

Raphael G.Kasper, Executive Director

Lawrence E.McCray, Associate Executive Director

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PREFACE

Geologic maps are often the principal means of presenting geologic data. Thus, the Board on Earth Sciences, and its predecessor, the Geological Sciences Board, has been concerned with the status of geologic mapping in the United States. It created the Committee on Geologic Mapping in an effort to gain quantitative information on the status of mapping activities. The committee was primarily charged with determining the current and future usage of geologic maps. This information is essential in evaluating problems facing map producers.

The committee conducted a questionnaire survey designed to obtain information on the current usage of geologic maps, to locate by region current unmet needs for geologic mapping, and to identify future needs for such maps. The questionnaire identified the relative needs for specific map types and the needs by map scale, style of presentation, and type of user (e.g., exploration, basic research, engineering, and hazard assessment). Although the survey was conducted several years ago, the committee believes the results are still representative of the mapping needs, particularly as there are commonly long lead times in planning through final publication of geologic maps. This report presents the results of the questionnaire survey.

The assistance of the Oklahoma Geological Survey in the design of a statistically meaningful sampling procedure and the maintenance of the resulting data base is greatly appreciated.

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