[gis_info] Oregon geologic maps, reports and more now free online

[Rudie Watzig]

OREGON GEOLOGIC MAPS, REPORTS AND MORE NOW FREE ONLINE

News Release from Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries
Posted on FlashAlert: December 8th, 2015 9:41 AM
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) today launched Publications Center, a web hub for free download of maps, reports, data, articles and more.

Everything DOGAMI has published since 1937 is now available, from early mining reports to spectacular imagery created with cutting-edge lidar technology to geodatabases. Making the Agency's science freely available to all helps Oregon's people and communities learn more about the natural hazards, mineral resources, and geology of our great state.

"Accessing this wealth of information is easier than ever," says Ali Ryan Hansen, DOGAMI earth science information officer. "Whether you want a field trip guide, a historic map, or the latest landslide inventory geodatabase, you can download it immediately from Publications Center."

Oregonians also get a look at the state's history through the lens of mining and geology. A 1965 lunar geological field conference guidebook, published as Bulletin 57, includes a welcome from Governor Mark O. Hatfield as well as guides to Oregon's "remarkably well-exposed and accessible lunar-like geology." Gold, discovered in the Oregon Territory in 1851, is a popular topic, from a 1961 Ore Bin article on skin diving for placer gold to 1984 maps of Grant County geology and gold deposits.

Among the best sellers at Nature of the Northwest Information Center, which closed in July, were the "Oregon: A Geologic History" map, recreation maps of Oregon peaks, and stunning lidar images of Oregon scenes -- all now free for download.

Publications Center is online at www.oregongeology.org/pubs/<http://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/>
Contact Info:
Ali Ryan Hansen, Earth Science Information Officer
Office: 971-673-0628 Cell: 503-347-5898
ali.hansen at state.or.us<mailto:ali.hansen at state.or.us>

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