Description:
The STATEMAP Program has facilitated a tremendous amount of
geologic mapping in the past 25 years, but it imposes a rather
relentless schedule on state geological surveys. STATEMAP is part
of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program administered
by the US Geological Survey (USGS). Federal funding is
allocated annually, beginning in September for the AZGS, and
is matched dollar-for-dollar by the state; we typically agree to
deliver 4 or 5, 1:24,000-scale geologic maps at the end of the
funding cycle. These products must be delivered to the USGS in
fairly presentable draft form at the end of the contract period, or
funding is not released for the following year.