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Career. Applegate is an adjunct full professor at the University of Utah. From 2004 to 2011, he served as senior science advisor for earthquake and geologic hazards at the United States Geological Survey. Since May 2011, he has served as associate director of the USGS for natural hazards.
미국 지질조사국 (美國 地質調査局, USGS: United States Geological Survey)은 미국 내무부 산하의 연구기관으로, 1879년 3월 3일, 의회 차원에서 설립되었다. 미국 영토 내의 지형 이나 천연 자원, 자연재해 등을 주로 측정하며, 또한 지형도 와 지질도 를 제작하기도 한다 ...
The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey ( abbreviated USC&GS; known as the Survey of the Coast from 1807 to 1836; as the United States Coast Survey from 1836 until 1878) was the first scientific agency of the United States Government. It existed from 1807 to 1970, and throughout its history was responsible for mapping and charting the coast ...
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879, to study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The agency also makes maps of ...
A " quadrangle " is a topographic map produced by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) covering the United States. The maps are usually named after local physiographic features. The shorthand " quad " is also used, especially with the name of the map; for example, "the Ranger Creek, Texas quad". A quadrangle is defined by north and south ...
Established by an Act of Congress in 1879 and charged with responsibility for "classification of the public lands, and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain," the U. S. Department of the Interior's Geological Survey has been the Nation's principal source of information about its physical resources the configuration and character of the ...
Description. Seal of the United States Geological Survey.svg. Seal of the United States Geological Survey. The central element is a crossed pick and hammer, a traditional symbol of mining, over a stylized symbol of a mountain and water. The USGS has a separate logo which is used as a visual identifier. Source.
