GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 297
Wednesday, 25 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Ballroom 6A (Washington State Convention Center)

P6. Earth Anatomy Revealed: Geologic Mapping for Our Future

GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee; GSA Geoinformatics Division; Association of American State Geologists; American Geosciences Institute; American Institute of Professional Geologists; American Geophysical Union; U.S. Geological Survey
Darcy K. McPhee, Cassaundra A. Rose, L. Harvey Thorleifson and Danielle N. Woodring, Conveners
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
 
8:01 AM
Panel 1: What is the Role of Geoscience as a Whole, of the Sectors of the Geoscience Community, and of Geological Mapping in Responding to the Needs of Society?
8:04 AM
GEOSCIENCE AS THE BEDROCK FOR MODERN SOCIETY
ANDERSON BOOK, Allyson, American Geosciences Institute, 4220 King St., Alexandria, VA 22302, aandersonbook@agiweb.org
8:14 AM
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: MAPPING THE FUTURE OF AMERICA
WERKHEISER, William, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 101, Reston, VA 20192, whwerkhe@usgs.gov
8:24 AM
THE STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ROLE IN GEOLOGIC MAPPING NEEDED BY THE NATION
MASTERMAN, Steven, President, Association of American State Geologists, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, steve.masterman@alaska.gov
8:34 AM
THE HISTORY, EVOLUTION, AND IMPORTANCE OF GEOLOGICAL MAPS
JOHNSON, Aaron W., American Institute of Professional Geologists, 12000 Washington St., STE 285, Thornton, CO 80241, awj@aipg.org
 
8:44 AM
Panel 1 Discussion/Transition
 
9:00 AM
Panel 2: How is Geological Mapping Applied in Order to Deliver Benefits to Society?
9:04 AM
GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND SOCIETY; A FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE
SAN JUAN, Carma A., U.S. Geological Survey, Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225 and HORTON, John D., U.S. Geological Survey, Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, Box 25046 Denver Federal Center, MS-973, Denver, CO 80225, csanjuan@usgs.gov
9:14 AM
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY UTILIZATION OF GEOLOGIC MAPS PRODUCED BY THE STATEMAP
HENTHORNE, Bob, Mid-states Materials, 1800 Brickyard Road, Topeka, KS 66615, bhenthorne@midstatesmaterials.com
9:24 AM
HOW DO WE ESTIMATE HYDROGEOLOGIC PROCESSES GIVEN MAPS OF SUBSURFACE GEOLOGIC PROPERTIES?
SINGHA, Kamini, Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401; Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, ksingha@mines.edu
9:34 AM
APPLYING GEOLOGIC MAPPING TO NATURAL-HAZARD PREPAREDNESS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
RUBIN, Jeffrey, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, 11945 SW 70th Ave, Tigard, OR 97223, jeff.rubin@tvfr.com
 
9:44 AM
Panel 2 Discussion/Transition
 
10:00 AM
Panel 3: How Are New Perspectives and New Technology Improving Our Ability to Deliver Benefits to Society?
10:04 AM
ACCOMMODATING INNOVATION AND RENOVATION IN GEOLOGIC MAPPING FOR OUR FUTURE: WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
HOUSE, P. Kyle, U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, khouse@usgs.gov
10:14 AM
SUBSURFACE MAPPING AT SOCIETALLY RELEVANT SCALES: AIRBORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC IMAGING
MINSLEY, Burke, Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, USGS, Denver, CO 80225, bminsley@usgs.gov
10:24 AM
MACROSTRAT: AN INTEGRATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR LEVERAGING GEOLOGICAL MAPS AND LINKED DATA RESOURCES
PETERS, Shanan E. and CZAPLEWSKI, John, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, peters@geology.wisc.edu
10:34 AM
FLYOVER COUNTRY USES A WEALTH OF GEOINFORMATICS RESOURCES TO PUT GEOSCIENCE DATA IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND
MYRBO, Amy, LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, LOEFFLER, Shane, LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and MCEWAN, Reed, Institute for Health Informatics & Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, amyrbo@umn.edu
 
10:44 AM
Panel 3 Discussion/Transition
 
11:00 AM
Panel 4: How Are We Organized to Ensure That Geological Mapping Will Bring the Greatest Benefits to Society in the Future?
11:04 AM
MAKING THE MOST OF 21ST CENTURY GEOLOGIC MAPS
EIDE, Elizabeth, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources/ Water Science and Technology Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Keck Center, Washington, DC 20001, eeide@nas.edu
11:14 AM
GEOLOGICAL MAPPING: VITAL INFORMATION FOR NATIONAL DECISIONS
WHITE, Kasey S., Director for Geoscience Policy, Geological Society of America, 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, CO 20005 and MCCONNELL, Vicki, Geological Society of America, PO Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301, kwhite@geosociety.org
11:24 AM
A NEW DECADAL STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE OF GEOLOGIC MAPPING IN THE U.S
BROCK, John C., US Geological Survey, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Mail Stop 908, Reston, VA 20192, jbrock@usgs.gov
11:34 AM
ARE WE ORGANIZED FOR BRINGING MAXIMUM MAPPING BENEFITS TO SOCIETY? A STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PRACTITIONER PERSPECTIVE
ANDREWS Jr., William, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining & Mineral Resources Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, wandrews@uky.edu
 
11:44 AM
Panel 4 Discussion/Transition
 
11:59 AM
Concluding Remarks