U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey

The National Map CorpsVolunteer Program of the USGS

USGS Volunteered Geographic InformationJanuary 12, 2010Herndon, Virginia

USGS Map-Oriented Volunteer Programs

• Adopt-a-Map — annotation of paper map, all features

• GPS Coordinates — field collection, map-worthy structures

• Web-Based Direct Collection — online collection, map-worthy structures

Adopt-a-MapMap Annotation

Adopt-a-MapMap Annotation

GPS – based collection

GPS submission

Volunteer GPS PointsCollected Positions

Volunteer GPS Points:Collected Point & Final Position

The National MapVolunteer GPS Data

Volunteer GPS Metadata

Web-Based Direct Collection

Web-Based Direct CollectionOutline Map

Web-Based Direct Collection

Web-Based Direct Collection1:250,000 Digital Raster Graphic Background

Web-Based Direct Collection1:24,000 Digital Raster Graphic Background

Web-Based Direct CollectionImage Background

Web-Based Direct CollectionImage Background – Maximum Image Scale

Web-Based Direct CollectionCollection, Feature List

Web-Based Direct CollectionPrecise Location, Precise Name, Feature Type