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Name

USGS Thesaurus

alternativ Name

Web Link

https://apps.usgs.gov/thesaurus/

Description

The USGS Thesaurus is a controlled vocabulary providing category terms for scientific information products generated by the U.S. Geological Survey. It is designed as a formal thesaurus conforming to ANSI/NISO Z39.19. The thesaurus is faceted, meaning its top terms delineate general aspects of information resources: sciences, methods, topics, product types, time periods, instutional structures and activities.

Type

thesaurus

Disciplines

Earth Science

Keywords

usgs, science, categories, topics, time periods, organizational structures, activity, methods