USGS Geoscience data catalog

Here you'll find documentation with links to the data files. To use the data, you'll need scientific software such as a geographic information system (GIS). There are 515 records here.

Atmosphere and Climate

climate change, greenhouse gases, hurricanes, paleoceanography, precipitation, sea-level change

Earth Characteristics

bedrock, fault zones, geologic history, geologic maps, geologic structure, gravity, igneous rocks, karst, magnetic field, magnetism, rocks and deposits, sediments and soils, surficial geology

Earth Sciences

economic geology, geochemistry, geochronology, geomorphology, geophysics, marine geology, seismology, soil chemistry, stratigraphy, structural geology, water chemistry

Environmental Issues

abandoned mines and quarries, contamination and pollution, mine drainage, mine waste, vegetation

Geographic Analysis and Mapping

geologic maps, geospatial data, maps and atlases, remote sensing

Geographic Areas

Oceans, North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Antarctica, Asia, Asia Minor and Middle East, Southeast Asia,

Geologic Processes

earthquakes, erosion, landslides, tectonic processes, volcanic activity

Natural Hazards

earthquakes, hurricanes, landslides, liquefaction, tsunamis

Natural Resources

coal resources, copper, gold, lead, metallic ores, mineral resources, mines, mining and quarrying, oil and gas, resource assessment, resource extraction, silver, uranium, zinc

Oceans and Coasts

bathymetry, sea-floor characteristics, sea ice, sea surface temperature, tsunamis

Techniques and Methods

aeromagnetic surveying, aeroradiometric surveying, chemical analysis, electromagnetic surveying, field monitoring stations, mathematical modeling, radiometric dating, remote sensing, seismic networking, seismic reflection, sonar

Publication number

Bulletin, Digital Data Series, Miscellaneous Investigations Map, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map, Mineral commodity and minerals industry reports, Mining and Quarrying Trends, Open-File Report, Reports published by other organizations, Professional Paper

USGS Geoscience Data Catalog