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USGS Geologic Map

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USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) - national geologic map data. Query lithology, formation names, rock types, and geologic age at a point or within a bounding box from the USGS ArcGIS REST service. CRITICAL USAGE RULES: 1. No authentication required 2. Use queryGeologyAtPoint() for geology at a specific point 3. Use queryGeologyInBbox() for regional geology mapping 4. Returns USGS-mapped surface geologic units

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PublisherUSGS Geologic Map

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Methods (2)

  • queryGeologyAtPoint

    read

    Query local geological map information at a coordinate.

    Input schema
    {
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "latitude": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "longitude": {
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "latitude",
    "longitude"
  ]
}

  • queryGeologyInBbox

    read

    Query geological map information within a bounding box.

    Input schema
    {
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "xmin": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "ymin": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "xmax": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "ymax": {
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "xmin",
    "ymin",
    "xmax",
    "ymax"
  ]
}