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Geographic Names Information System

Known as: Geographical Names Information System, GNIS, USGS GNIS 
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and… 
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Using UAS Hyperspatial RGB Imagery for Identifying Beach Zones along the South Texas Coast
Shoreline information is fundamental for understanding coastal dynamics and for implementing environmental policy. The analysis… 
2015
2015
Effects of Regulated River Flows on Habitat Suitability for the Robust Redhorse
AbstractThe Robust Redhorse Moxostoma robustum is a rare and imperiled fish, with wild populations occurring in three drainages… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Weathering the escarpment: chemical and physical rates and processes, south‐eastern Australia
Differences in chemical weathering extent and character are expected to exist across topographic escarpments due to spatial… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Population structure, diversity, and phylogeography in the near‐threatened Eurasian black vultures Aegypius monachus (Falconiformes; Accipitridae) in Europe: insights from microsatellite and…
The Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus) has experienced a severe decline during the last two centuries and is globally… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Late Neogene and Quaternary evolution of the northern Albemarle Embayment (mid-Atlantic continental margin, USA)
Review
2002
Review
2002
Wave Control on Reef Morphology and Coral Distribution: Molokai, Hawaii
A multi-disciplinary project lead by the U.S. Geological Survey is currently studying the fringing reef off southern Molokai… 
2000
2000
Voluminous lava-like precursor to a major ash-flow tuff : low-column pyroclastic eruption of the Pagosa Peak Dacite , San Juan volcanic field , Colorado
The Pagosa Peak Dacite is an unusual pyroclastic deposit that immediately predated eruption of the enormous Fish Canyon Tuff… 
1999
1999
Indirect Geospatial Referencing through Place Names in the Digital Library: Alexandria Digital Library Experience with Developing and Implementing Gazetteers.
All types of information can be referenced to a geographic place. Maps, aerial photographs, and remote sensing images are… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Composite and Merged Aeromagnetic Data for Alaska - A Web Site for Distribution of Gridded Data and Plot Files
Data from 85 individual aeromagnetic surveys were merged together to produce a single data grid spanning much of Alaska. 
Review
1993
Review
1993
USGS potential‐field geophysical software for PC and compatible microcomputers
Potential‐field software currently in use by the USGS Branch of Geophysics has recently been modified for use on PC/MS-Dos based… 
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