USGS meaning in General ?

Answer: What is United States Geological Service mean?

The United States Geological Survey, abbreviated USGS and formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization's work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility.

The USGS is a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior; it is that department's sole scientific agency. The USGS employs approximately 8,670 people and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The USGS also has major offices near Lakewood, Colorado, at the Denver Federal Center, and Menlo Park, California.

The current motto of the USGS, in use since August 1997, is "science for a changing world". The agency's previous slogan, adopted on the occasion of its hundredth anniversary, was "Earth Science in the Public Service".

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Full Form	Category
United States Geological Statistics	Academic & Science
United States Geologic Survey	General
United States Geological Service	General
United States Geological Survey	Governmental
US Geological Survey	Governmental
Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos	International
Untied States Geological Survey	Regional