Released December 14, 2022 17:00 EST

2022, Fact Sheet 2022-3079

Jenna Shelton, William Andrews, Joseph Colgan, Samuel Johnstone, David Soller, Richard Berg, Donald Sweetkind, Kristine Zellman, John Brock, Kate Ritzel

The U.S. Geological Survey's National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program's U.S. GeoFramework Initiative responds to Congressional direction to implement the National Geologic Map Database Phase Three. The U.S. GeoFramework Initiative aims to create and deliver a new digital geologic framework of the United States by 2030. This Fact Sheet outlines the collaborations needed and plans taken to achieve that goal.