Organizations, Institutes, & Societies
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Founded in 1917, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is one of the world's largest professional geological societies.
Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS)
The Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS) is an applied scientific organization founded in 1992.
Evolving Earth Foundation
Foundation is dedicated to promoting Earth Science related education and research
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) | U.S. Government
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) coordinates Federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental policies and initiatives
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | U.S. Government
EPA leads the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
U.S. interagency committee that promotes the coordinated development, use, sharing, and dissemination of geospatial data on a national basis. This nationwide data publishing effort is known as the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).
Geological Society
Offers geoscientists continuity and support through every phase of scientific and professional life. There is an appropriate grade of membership for each career stage, from student to retirement.
Geological Society of Australia (GSA)
The Geological Society of Australia was established as a non-profit organisation in 1952 to promote, advance and support Earth sciences in Australia
Geoscience Information Society
Facilitates the exchange of information in the geosciences through cooperation among scientists, librarians, editors, cartographers, educators, and information professionals
Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA)
Professional association and leading advocate for anyone using geospatial technology to help operate, maintain, and protect the infrastructure, which includes organizations such as utilities, telecommunication companies, and the public sector.
International Cartographic Association (ICA)
The International Cartographic Association promotes the discipline and profession of cartography in an global context.
International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Professional body representing the interests and activities of Engineers, Academics and Contractors all over the world that actively participate in ground engineering
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) is the international organization dedicated to advancing, promoting, and communicating knowledge of the Earth system, its space environment, and the dynamical processes causing change
National Geographic Society
National Geographic's Mission Programs support critical expeditions and scientific fieldwork, encourage geography education for students, promote natural and cultural conservation, and inspire audiences through new media, exhibitions, and live events.
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Established to reduce duplication of effort among agencies, improve quality and reduce costs related to geographic information, to make geographic data more accessible to the public, to increase the benefits of using available data, and to establish key partnerships with states, counties, cities, tribal nations, academia and the private sector to increase global data availability.
Open Geospatial Consortium
non-profit, international, voluntary consensus standards organization that is leading the development of standards for geospatial and location based services.
Open-Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
Created to support and build the highest-quality open source geospatial software and encourage the use and collaborative development of community-led projects.
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
The Society of Exploration Geophysicists serves the geoscience community with timely events, helpful information and networking opportunities, all with the purpose of advancing geophysics today and inspiring geoscientists for tomorrow.
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources
Information from the U.S. Government House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee including hearings, schedule, members, subcommittees, and issues
U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
Information from the Energy & Natural Resources Committee including hearings, schedule, members, subcommittees, and issues
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
The official website including information on members, subcommittees, schedules, hearings, and calendar.
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