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Home » USGS Partners with States and Counties to Enhance The National Map 2.17.04
The USGS signed separate Memoranda of
Understanding with the National States Geographic Information Council
and the National Association of Counties to further enhance
development of the National Map.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently signed separate Memoranda of
Understanding (MOU) with the National States Geographic Information Council
(NSGIC) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) to further enhance
development of The National Map and to improve collaboration among all
levels of government. Working with its partners, USGS will build The
National Map as a framework for geographic knowledge that will provide
current, accurate, and nationally consistent digital geospatial data and
topographic maps derived from those data.
Although these groups have a long-standing relationship, the MOUs formally
create and set forth the goals of the partnership and indicate areas of
focus and cooperation. The MOUs represent a commitment on the part of the
federal government and non-government organizations representing state and
local governments to work together to provide seamless access to geospatial
data.