Geological maps
by Tom Lagasse
Mountains of information
Of the interior
Geologic maps are actually four-dimensional data systems, and it is the fourth dimension of time that is crucial to assessing natural hazards and environmental or socio-economic risk. To read a geologic map is to understand not only where materials and structures are located, but also how and when these features formed.
Further reading:
‘What are geologic maps and what are they used for?’, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, available: https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/maps/geologic/whatis.html
‘The National Geologic Map Database’, U.S. Geological Survey, available: https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ngmdb/ngmdb_home.html
Author bio:
Tom’s poetry has appeared in The Silver Birch Poetry Series, Freshwater Literary Journal, The Eunoia Review, and in numerous anthologies. He will be one of the Writers in Residence at the Edwin Way Teale House at Trail Wood this summer. He lives in Bristol, Connecticut, USA. You can follow him on X/Twitter at @tomlagasse
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