Research opportunities in geography at the U.S. Geological Survey / Committee on Research Priorities in Geography at the U.S. Geological Survey, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Research Priorities in Geography at the U.S. Geological Survey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geological Survey (U.S.).

Geography--Research--United States.

Geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'It all happened so quickly. One minute I was squatting on the bare earth, preoccupied with popping pea pods. The next, I saw the flash of a black hand and white cloth, and before I even had a chance to cry out it had sailed towards my face, and completely covered it . . .' In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. So begins the incredible true story of Marina Chapman, who went on to spend several years alone in the jungle, her only family a troop of capuchin monkeys. Using instinct to guide her, she copied everything they did and soon learned to fend for herself. At around ten years old, a completely feral Marina was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her to a brothel. After being enslaved and beaten daily, she escaped - to live the perilous existence of a Colombian city street kid. Marina's life as a wild child wasn't over. In some ways, it had only just begun. This is her astonishing story.

Contents:

""RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN GEOGRAPHY AT THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""USGS VISION AND MISSION""; ""NRC COMMITTEE CHARGE""; ""THE USGS AND GEOGRAPHY""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""The General State of Geographic Knowledge""; ""The Dynamics of the Land Surface-Human Activities Connection""; ""Geographic Techniques""; ""Data Research""; ""GIScience Research""; ""Bridging the Gap Between Science, Policy, and Management""; ""SUMMARY""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""GEOGRAPHY AND THE CHANGING USGS""

""SCIENCE AT THE USGS""""USGS VISION AND MISSION""; ""THE GEOGRAPHY DISCIPLINE AT THE USGS""; ""STUDY AND REPORT""; ""2 Geography at the USGS ""; ""MODERN GEOGRAPHY""; ""Geography�s Themes""; ""USGS Influences on U.S. Geography""; ""HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHERS AT THE USGS""; ""PRESENT GEOGRAPHY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE USGS""; ""Geography as an Integrator""; ""Geographic Data and Research""; ""Geographic Techniques""; ""Surveying""; ""Remote Sensing""; ""Cartography""; ""GIScience""; ""SUMMARY""; ""3 Priorities for Maintaining and Enhancing Spatial Data Management ""

""PRIMARY PRIORITIES""""Spatial Data Collection""; ""Spatial Data Representation""; ""Integration of Spatial Data""; ""SECONDARY PRIORITIES""; ""Spatial Data Mining""; ""Historical Spatial Data""; ""Digital Conversion of Hardcopy Spatial Data""; ""Documenting Human Impacts on the Environment""; ""Understanding Infrequent or Slow Environmental Processes""; ""Ecosystem Management and Ecosystem Restoration""; ""Historical Data for Decision Makers""; ""Managing the Security of Data""; ""Spatial Data Reserves for Decision Making""; ""SUMMARY""; ""4 Priorities for Geographic Information Science ""

""PRIMARY PRIORITIES""""The National Map""; ""Databases for The National Map""; ""Digital Elevation Data""; ""Land Cover""; ""Biogeographic Data""; ""Hydrographic Data""; ""Transportation Data""; ""Geographic Place Names""; ""SECONDARY PRIORITIES""; ""Resolution and Scale""; ""Delivering Vector Data to Users""; ""Standards for GIS Products""; ""Priorities in Spatial Analysis""; ""SUMMARY""; ""5 Research on Land-Surface and Society Interactions ""; ""PRIMARY PRIORITIES""; ""Environmental Resources and Systems""; ""Climate Change""; ""Scale and Pattern in Ecosystems""; ""River Systems""

""Hazards Research: Nature, Technology, and Security""""Natural Hazards""; ""Technological Hazards and Public Health""; ""Homeland Security""; ""SECONDARY PRIORITIES""; ""Urban Dynamics""; ""Regional and Place-Based Research""; ""Bridging Science, Policy, and Decision Making""; ""Expanding Public Involvement in Policy Making""; ""Decision-Support Systems""; ""SUMMARY""; ""6 Conclusions and Recommendations ""; ""ADVANCING THE GENERAL STATE OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE DISCIPLINE""; ""UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS OF THE LAND SURFACE-HUMAN ACTIVITIES CONNECTION""

""MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING GEOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND METHODS""

Notes:

"This study was supported by cooperative Agreement No. 00HQAG0217 between the National Academy of Sciences and U.S. Geological Survey"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-111).

ISBN:

9786610183272

9780309182775

0309182778

9781280183270

1280183276

9780309566261

0309566266

OCLC:

923269329