TY - Generic
T1 - An update of geologic mapping in Massachusetts
T2 - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America
Y1 - 2004
A1 - Joseph P Kopera
A1 - Stephen B Mabee
A1 - Scott A Salamoff
A1 - Hildreth, Carol
KW - #StaffPubs
KW - data
KW - data acquisition
KW - data processing
KW - digital data
KW - Geologic maps 14
KW - mapping
KW - massachusetts
KW - National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
KW - programs
KW - publications
KW - regional
KW - review
KW - STATEMAP
KW - United States
AB - Despite the state's relatively high population density and decades of detailed study of the bedrock geology, only about half of the 7.5' quadrangles in Massachusetts have been published as GQ series geologic maps. As the state's population continues to grow, the availability of basic geologic data becomes increasingly crucial for informed land-use and water-management decision making. Much of the published 1:24000 scale geologic mapping predates recent advances in the understanding of regional tectonics, and needs to be updated. The Office of the State Geologist has begun a geologic mapping program in Massachusetts to address these needs. Two mapping projects were conducted through the STATEMAP component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping program in 2003. These projects focused on 7.5' quadrangles along the I-495 corridor, which is experiencing extensive population growth and development. The first project involved conversion of published 1:24,000-scale surficial geology to digital form for 10 quadrangles in southeastern Massachusetts. A semi-automated process was developed for this project that easily converts published paper geologic maps into vectorized, georeferenced datalayers. The second project involved 1:24000-scale geologic mapping of the Marlborough quadrangle in east-central Massachusetts. Products include traditional maps of bedrock and surficial geology as well as two new prototype products: a fracture characterization map and a surficial materials map. These projects mark the first time in Massachusetts' history that quadrangle-scale geologic data will be available in digital form to consultants and stakeholders, thus greatly expediting and improving the use and analysis of all geologic data. In addition, the inclusion of fracture characterization and surficial materials maps adds substantially to the value of traditional geologic map products. The new maps provide supplemental data on the hydrologic characteristics of the bedrock and the vertical stacking of surficial deposits that previously was unavailable. STATEMAP projects in 2004 will continue to focus along the I-495 corridor, and will involve revision and new mapping in the Wilmington, Reading, South Groveland, Lawrence, Hudson, and Oxford quadrangles.
JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America
PB - Geological Society of America (GSA) : Boulder, CO, United States
CY - United States
VL - 36
SN - 00167592
IS - 22
N1 - Accession Number: 2005-048993; Conference Name: Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 38th annual meeting; Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 53rd annual meeting; Washington, DC, United States; Conference Date: 20040325; Language: English; Coden: GAAPBC; Collation: 1; Collation: 58; Publication Types: Abstract Only; Serial; Conference document; Updated Code: 200518; Monograph Title: Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 38th annual meeting; Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 53rd annual meeting; Monograph Author(s): Anonymous; Reviewed Item: Analytic
JO - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America
ER -
TY - DATA
T1 - USGS Publications Warehouse
Y1 - 0
PB - United States Geological Survey
UR - http://infotrek.er.usgs.gov/pubs/
U1 -
Pubs Warehouse provides access to over 100,000 publications written by USGS scientists over the century-plus history of the bureau
ER -
TY - MAP
T1 - USGS Surficial Geologic Map Compilations (OFR 2006-1260)
Y1 - 0
KW - #MGSPub
KW - #SurficialMaps
KW - surficial geology
KW - USGS
AB - Since 2006, the USGS has been releasing compilations of updated surficial geology compilations for Massachusetts under OFR2006-1260 (http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1260/). Older, more detailed surficial geologic maps (GQs, etc...) for Massachusetts can be downloaded from the National Geologic Map Database (http://ngmdb.usgs.gov) and the USGS Publications Warehouse (http://pubs.usgs.gov) Compilation areas published under OFR2006-1260 are: - A - Surficial Geologic Map of the Clinton-Concord-Grafton-Medfield 12-Quadrangle Area in East Central Massachusetts (USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-A)
- B - Surficial Geologic Map of the Salem Depot-Newburyport East-Wilmington-Rockport 16-Quadrangle Area in Northeast Massachusetts (USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-B)
- C - Surficial Geologic Map of the Ashby-Lowell-Sterling-Billerica 11-Quadrangle Area in Northeast-Central Massachusetts (USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-C)
- D - Surficial Geologic Map of the Worcester North-Oxford- Wrentham-Attleboro Nine-Quadrangle Area in South- Central Massachusetts (USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-D)
- E - Surficial Geologic Map of the Pocasset-Provincetown-Cuttyhunk-Nantucket 24-Quadrangle Area of Cape Cod and Islands, Southeast Massachusetts Area in South- Central Massachusetts (USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-E)
- F - Surficial Geologic Map of the Norton-Manomet-Westport-Sconticut Neck 23-Quadrangle Area in Southeast Massachusetts(USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-F)
- G - Surficial Geologic Map of the Heath-Northfield-Southwick-Hampden 24-Quadrangle Area in the Connecticut Valley Region, West-Central Massachusetts (USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-G)
- I - Surficial Geologic Map of the Mount Grace-Ashburnham-Monson-Webster 24-Quadrangle Area in Central Massachusetts
See the links below for the USGS websites for each product. If you're looking for an older, more detailed surficial geologic map of a particular quadrangle, we recommend using the National Geologic Map Database (http://ngmdb.usgs.gov) and the USGS Publications Warehouse (http://pubs.usgs.gov). We also recommend MassDEP's Hydrogeologic Information Matrix for finding the most recent USGS publications for a given town in Massachusetts (http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dep/water/compliance/hydromat.pdf
UR - http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1260
ER -
TY - Generic
T1 - U-Mass Geoscience Contribution Series
Y1 - 1978
KW - #BedrockMap
KW - #BedrockMaps
KW - #ConnecticutValley
KW - #Fieldtrips
KW - #UMGeoPubs
AB - For several decades the Department of Geology and Geography at UMass Amherst published student theses, fieldtrip guidebooks, etc..., as affordable bound paper volumes. These publications represent some of the only geologic maps and data available for many parts of the Commonwealth. This links to a list of these publications, now available via PDF, maintained by the Dept. of Geosciences at U-Mass Amherst. For paper copies, please contact the department office.
JF - U-Mass Geoscience Publication Series
PB - Dept. of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
UR - http://www.geo.umass.edu/research/list.html
ER -
TY - Generic
T1 - The U-Mass Geosciences publication series
Y1 -
KW - #BedrockMaps
KW - #LegacyPublications
KW - #MapsDataPublications
KW - BEDROCK
KW - GEOLOGY
KW - maps
KW - massachusetts
KW - theses
KW - U- Mass
AB - A series of publications on Massachusetts geology based on Master's and PhD theses by U-Mass students from the 1960s-1990s. These are a valuable resource and the only geologic data for many areas. ***Note: This list needs to be re-built in the biblio database and have its own page off of MGS website– it's no longer online.
PB - U-Mass Amherst Dept. of Geosciences
UR - http://www.geo.umass.edu/dept_info/contrib_series/list.html
ER -
TY - Generic
T1 - UNH Historic Map Library for New England
Y1 -
KW - #LegacyPublications
KW - #MapsDataPublications
KW - #Topo
KW - 1800s
KW - 1:24000
KW - 1:31680
KW - 7.5
KW - historic
KW - quadrangles
KW - surveyed
KW - topographic
KW - topographic maps
KW - topography
AB - Historic topographic maps of New England states going back to the 1800s.
PB - UNH Library
UR - http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm
ER -
TY - Generic
T1 - USGS Educational Resources
Y1 -
KW - #EducationalResources
KW - #SubjectResources
KW - classroom
KW - curricula
KW - earth science
KW - education
KW - K-12
KW - lesson plans
KW - schools
KW - standards
KW - teacher resources
KW - teaching
AB - Highlights USGS geologic information helpful for the public, educators, students, scientists, businesses, and government agencies
PB - USGS
UR - http://education.usgs.gov/
ER -
TY - Generic
T1 - USGS Groundwater Watch
Y1 -
KW - #EducationalResources
KW - #Hydro
KW - #MapsDataPublications
KW - #NaturalHazards
KW - #Water
KW - active
KW - aquifer
KW - drought
KW - flood
KW - flow
KW - groundwater
KW - historic
KW - level
KW - rivers
KW - static water level
KW - stream gauges
KW - streamflow
KW - streams
KW - surface water
KW - water
KW - water quality
AB - The USGS has a distributed water database that is locally managed. Surface water, groundwater, and water quality data are compiled from these local, distributed databases into a national information system. The groundwater database contains records from about 850,000 wells that have been compiled during the course of groundwater hydrology studies over the past 100 years. Information from these wells is served via the Internet through NWISWeb, the National Water Information System Web Interface. NWISWeb provides all USGS groundwater data that are approved for public release. This large number of sites is excellent for some uses, but complicates retrievals when the user is interested in specific networks, or wells in an active water- level measurement program. These "groundwater watch" web pages group related wells and data from these active well networks, and provide basic statistics about the water-level data collected by USGS water science centers for Cooperative Programs, for Federal Programs, and from data supplied to us by our customers through cooperative agreements.
PB - USGS
UR - http://groundwaterwatch.usgs.gov/
ER -
TY - Generic
T1 - The USGS Landslide Handbook– A Guide to Understanding Landslides
Y1 - 0
KW - #EducationalResources
KW - #Landslides
KW - #NaturalHazards
KW - #SubjectResources
KW - classroom
KW - curricula
KW - earth science
KW - education
KW - K-12
KW - landslides
KW - lesson plans
KW - natural hazards
KW - schools
KW - standards
KW - teacher resources
KW - teaching
PB - USGS
UR - http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1325/
ER -
TY - Generic
T1 - USGS Publications Warehouse
Y1 -
KW - #MapDatabase
KW - #MapsDataPublications
KW - catalog
KW - data
KW - database
KW - GEOLOGIC MAP
KW - index
KW - maps
AB - Search here second for any and all geologic data for the Commonwealth before searching the links below.
PB - USGS
UR - http://infotrek.er.usgs.gov/pubs/
ER -
TY - Generic
T1 - USGS Topoview
Y1 - 2014
KW - #MapsDataPublications
KW - #Topo
KW - topographic maps
KW - USGS
AB - An MGS favorite: Contemporary to historic topographic maps. TopoView highlights one of the USGS's most important and useful products, the topographic map. In 1879, the USGS began to map the Nation's topography. This mapping was done at different levels of detail, in order to support various land use and other purposes. As the years passed, the USGS produced new map versions of each area. The most current maps are available from The National Map. TopoView shows the many and varied older maps of each area, and so is useful for historical purposes—for example, the names of some natural and cultural features have changed over time, and the 'old' names can be found on these historical topographic maps.
PB - United States Geological Survey
UR - http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/maps/TopoView/
ER -
TY - Generic
T1 - USGS Water Resources of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Y1 -
KW - #EducationalResources
KW - #Hydro
KW - #MapsDataPublications
KW - #NaturalHazards
KW - #Water
KW - aquifer
KW - drought
KW - flood
KW - flooding
KW - flow
KW - groundwater
KW - historic
KW - level
KW - rivers
KW - static water level
KW - stream gauges
KW - streamflow
KW - streams
KW - surface water
KW - water
KW - water quality
AB - This is your direct link to water-resource information on Massachusetts's rivers and streams, ground water, water quality, and biology. Provides links to real time and historic streamflow, groundwater, drought, water quality, and precipitation data.
PB - USGS
UR - http://ma.water.usgs.gov/
ER -
TY - Generic
T1 - USGS Water Resources of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Y1 - 0
KW - massachusetts
KW - natural hazards
KW - Rhode Island
KW - water resources
UR - http://ma.water.usgs.gov/
ER -