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Mission: The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to
describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural
disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and
protect our quality of life. Vision: USGS has become a world leader in the natural
sciences thanks to our scientific excellence and responsiveness to society's needs.
As the Nation's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping
agency, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides
scientific understanding about natural resource conditions, issues, and problems.
The diversity of our scientific expertise enables us to carry out large-scale, multi-disciplinary
investigations and provide impartial scientific information to resource managers,
planners, and other customers.
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