blog_2010CAgeologymap.jpg In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the California Geological Survey, that agency  has released the 2010 Geologic Map of California and the Fault Activity Map of California. Both are digital products bui… more »

[blog_Baja_CAshakemap.jpg] On April 4, 2010, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occured along the Laguna Salada fault in Baja California, Mexico. The epicenter was 16 miles southwest of Guadalupe Victoria. The  earthquake, according to the  USGS: "occurred ap… more »

Detail of a satellite image from the NASA Scientific Visualization Studio. The Free Government Information Blog, a useful resource for accessing data published by the United States government, posted an informative list of government-provided geodata t… more »

Disaster relief in Chile from Brady Forrest   more »

From the Kelly Lab blog: The California Protected Area Database (CPAD) is a GIS inventory of all protected land in California more »