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USGS Cooperative National Geologic Map Now Covers 50 States, U.S. Territories

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September 03, 2026 19:16 Announcement

USGS Cooperative National Geologic Map Now Covers 50 States, U.S. Territories

New version unlocks geology critical to understanding resources and hazards across the Nation

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey today released Version 2.0 of the Cooperative National Geologic Map, expanding coverage to include Alaska, Hawaii, and most U.S. territories.

This version is the first digital map to provide standardized geologic data for all 50 states and most territories. Through the innovative map interface developed by the USGS National Geologic Map Database, anyone can view and interact with the map data to learn more about the Nation’s geologic framework, resources, and hazards.

“Mapping our nation is critically important to identify and access the energy and mineral resources we need to support and grow the American economy,” Assistant Secretary of the Interior Andrea Travnicek said. “Geologic maps highlight locations of minerals, energy potential, and other natural resources. Better information will drive the mineral and energy economy, support advanced manufacturing and national defense, and free us from mineral dependence on foreign adversaries.”

Map version 2.0 brings some of the nation's most remote and geologically complex regions into standardized view for the first time, for example:

Alaska: Alaska's vast size, remoteness, and geologic complexity have long made it one of the most difficult regions in the country to map comprehensively, and one of the most important, given its abundant energy and mineral resources. Alaska's geology, from the Aleutians to the North Slope, is now searchable by age, material, and rock type, the kind of detail that can guide resource exploration in a state with incredibly abundant energy and mineral resources. Previous USGS efforts to synthesize more than a century of work conducted by the USGS and the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys made the rapid inclusion in version 2.0 possible.

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