Databases/Data

Access to remotely sensed data

Geolex database contains 16,072 names from the USGS Geologic Names Committee (GNC) card catalog.

Global seismic database on earthquake parameters and their effects

Database of Geologic Maps

Access to Geophysical Data

Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey.

Volcano and Eruption Database

Contains 4,714 individual mineral species descriptions with links and a comprehensive image library

Provides up-to-date information and detailed dynamic maps of earthquakes across the world within a maximum of 24 hours of their occurence. This web site also includes a database of past earthquakes, an animation of the past month's earthquakes, and statistical earthquake prediction.