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National Geologic Map Database

The National Geologic Map Database Project (NGMDB) is a collaborative effort primarily involving the
USGS and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG). This Web page contains information
regarding the development of methods and standards intended to address a fundamental requirement
of the NGMDB's authorizing legislation, the Geologic Mapping Act of 1992:

"Geologic maps contributed to the national archives [the NGMDB] should have standardized format, symbols, and technical attributes so that archival information can be assimilated, manipulated, accessed, exchanged, and compared efficiently and accurately."

Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, section 31f(b)

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