Compilation of Geospatial Data (GIS) for the Mineral Industries and Related Infrastructure of the People's Republic of China

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled a geodatabase containing mineral-related geospatial data for the People's Republic of China. The data can be used in analyses of the extractive fuel and nonfuel mineral industries and related economic and physical infrastructure integral for the successful operation of the mineral industries within the area of study as well as the movement of mineral products across domestic and global markets. This geodatabase reflects the USGS ongoing commitment to its mission of understanding the nature and distribution of global mineral commodity supply chains by updating and publishing the georeferenced locations of mineral commodity production and processing facilities, mineral...

Tags: Asia, China, Economic Geology, Energy Resources, Fujian Province, All tags... GIS, Geography, Guangdong Province, Guanxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan Province, Hebei Province, Hunan Province, Information Sciences, Jiangsu Province, LNG, Mineral Resources, NGL, PGE, REE, Shandong Province, South China Sea, Tianjin Municipality, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Zhejiang Province, aluminum, amethyst, antimony, antimony occurrence, antimony resources, aquamarine, aragonite, arsenic, asbestos, barite, barium, bauxite, beforsite, bentonite, beryl beryllium, bismuth, boron, brine, brown coal, bulk cargo, bulk shipping, cadmium, calcium, celestite, cement, cesium, chromium,, clay, coal, coal (brown), coal (hard), coal occurrence, coal resources, coalbed methane, coalfield, cobalt, columbium, commodity, continuous resources, conventional resources, copper, copper occurrence, copper resources, dam, deposit, diamond, electrical transmission lines, electricity, electricity generation, emerald, energy, energy generation, epidote, evaporite-related potash, exploration, extra high voltage, ferroalloys, floating storage, fluorite, fluorspar, fluxstone, gallium, garnet, gas, gas production, gas terminal, gemstone, gemstones, geography, gold, graphite, gypsum, hafnium, halite, halite (brine), hard coal, hydrocarbon resources, iron, iron (carbonatite), iron and steel, iron ore, kyanite, lapiz lazuli, lead, limestone, liquefied natural gas (LNG), lithium, magnesite, magnesium, manganese, marble, maritime port, mercury, methanol, mica, mine, mineral, mineral commodity, mineral deposit, mineral exploration, mineral exports, mineral occurrence, mineral processing, mineral resources, minerals, mining, mining exploration, molybdenum, morganite, muscovite, natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGL), nickel, niobium, niobium (columbium), non-renewable energy, ochre, oil, oil and gas, oil and gas terminal, oil production, oil terminal, onshore, peat, petroleum, phosphate, phosphate occurrence, phosphate resources, phosphorite, phosphorus, platinum-group elements, porphyry copper, port, port terminal, potash, potash occurrence, potash resources, potassium, power, power generation, power lines, power plant, power station, power transmission, quartz, rare earth elements, recoverable resources, refinery, refining, regasification, regasification unit (FSRU), renewable energy, resources, rhenium, rose quartz, rubidium, ruby, salt, sand, sand (glass), sand and gravel, sandstone, sapphire, sediment-hosted stratabound copper, selenium, serpentine, shale gas, shale oil, shipping port, silica, silver, smelting, sodium, sphalerite, spinel, strontium, sulfur, sövite, talc, tantalum, technetium, tellurium, terminal, thorium, tight gas, tight oil, tin, titanium, tourmaline, transmission lines, tungsten, ultra high voltage, unconventional resources, undiscovered resources, uranium, vanadium, vermiculite, water storage, zinc, zirconium, Fewer tags

USGS Yellowstone National Park Core Collection

In 1967 and 1968 the USGS, in partnership with NASA and the National Park Service, extracted rock core from 13 locations in Yellowstone National Park. Depths of the holes ranged from 215 ft to 1,088 ft and the total drilled footage was 6,802 ft. The deepest hole was drilled in Norris Basin. Research on these cores provided critical understanding of complex geothermal systems that would inform the potential development of other systems, external to the park, as energy sources. These cores are extremely rare due to the many restrictions on sampling in the park. Years later, the cores were used to investigate the origin of some of Yellowstone supervolcano’s lavas using techniques that did not even exist when the cores...

Categories: Collection, Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Collection, National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park, bulk crustal melting, caldera, All tags... completed, drilling, geochemistry, geothermal, hot springs, hydrothermal, hydrothermal alteration, ndc_collection, renewable energy, rhyolite, supervolcano, tectonics, uplift, Fewer tags

USGS Western Ecological Research Center

The USGS Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) comprises a dispersed science community collocated with DOI agencies, academic institutions, or proximal to critical ecosystems. WERC scientists conduct peer-reviewed research using innovative tools to provide natural resource managers with the knowledge to address challenges to ecosystem function and service in Pacific West landscapes. Four Scientific Themes define the research of WERC scientists: Species and Landscape Response to Human Activity Renewable energy development, urbanization, water abatement, prescribed fires, barriers to movement, and invasive species are among key factors that impact Pacific western US natural resources. To identify potential impacts...

Tags: Coastal Ecosystems, Ecosystems, Endangered Species, Fire Ecology, Forest Plots, All tags... Genetic landscapes, Global Change, Habitat models, Invasive Species, Land use planning, Migratory birds, RC, Renewable Energy, Satellite Telemetry, Sea level rise, WERC, Wildlife, Fewer tags

On-a-wing and a (GIS) Layer: Prioritizing migratory bird habitat along Great Lakes shoreline

The Nature Conservancy - Great Lakes Program is leading the development of a scalable (Great Lakes wide, individual lake basin, to coastal reach within a lake basin) rule-based spatial model for ranking the relative importance of coastal lands and waters as habitat for migrating birds. Results will guide conservation actions including land acquisition, land and water management and restoration, and development of wind energy facilities. Specifically, the team will: 1) refine, create and integrate migratory bird stopover habitat models which depict the distribution of potential stopover sites along or near the shorelines of Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario; and, 2) develop an online portal that will deliver...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, 2012, 2013, Conservation NGOs, Decision Support, All tags... EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE, Federal resource managers, Great Lakes, Great Lakes, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Private land owners, Project, Report, State agencies, Tribes, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperative, coastal, completed, environment, environment, migratory birds, renewable energy, upper midwest, Fewer tags

Report: On-a-wing and a (GIS) Layer: Prioritizing migratory bird habitat along Great Lakes shoreline

The Nature Conservancy - Great Lakes Program is leading the development of a scalable (Great Lakes wide, individual lake basin, to coastal reach within a lake basin) rule-based spatial model for ranking the relative importance of coastal lands and waters as habitat for migrating birds. Results will guide conservation actions including land acquisition, land and water management and restoration, and development of wind energy facilities. Specifically, the team will: 1) refine, create and integrate migratory bird stopover habitat models which depict the distribution of potential stopover sites along or near the shorelines of Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario; and, 2) develop an online portal that will deliver...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, 2012, 2013, Conservation NGOs, Decision Support, All tags... EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE, Federal resource managers, Great Lakes, Great Lakes, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Private land owners, Report, Report, State agencies, Tribes, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperative, coastal, completed, environment, environment, migratory birds, renewable energy, upper midwest, Fewer tags