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"@context": "http://schema.org/", "@type": "WebPage", "additionalType": "Project", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/gggsc/science/integrated-methods-development-project", "headline": "Integrated Methods Development Project", "datePublished": "September 28, 2012", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kathleen S (Kathy) Smith, Ph.D.", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/kathleen-s-kathy-smith", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0001-8547-9804" } } ], "description": [ { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "The Integrated Methods Development Project (IMDP) was an interdisciplinary project to develop tools and conduct research requiring integration of geologic, geophysical, geochemical, and remote-sensing expertise." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Imaging Spectroscopy Research: Managed and enhanced the USGS Spectral Library, which forms the knowledge base for all imaging spectroscopy studies where materials identification and mineral mapping is a goal; the Library is a critical asset used by multiple projects under the Mineral Resources Program, the USGS response in Afghanistan, and USGS rapid responses (e.g., oil spill, and others). Maintained the spectroscopy laboratory and spectrometers, which are critical to all remote sensing studies conducted by the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center in Denver." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "The Integrated Methods Development Project (IMDP) was an interdisciplinary project to develop tools and conduct research requiring integration of geologic, geophysical, geochemical, and remote-sensing expertise. The goals of the project were to:" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Toxic Substances Hydrology Program Activities: The USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program provided objective scientific information on environmental contamination to improve characterization and management of contaminated sites, to protect human and environmental health, and to reduce potential future contamination problems. Some research topics on this project are funded through this program." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "The project consisted of tasks and subtasks funded by the Mineral Resources Program and the Toxic Substances Hydrology Program. The Integrated Methods Development Project supported the development and maintenance of new and existing techniques, methods, and applications. New or improved research tools developed within this project will be incorporated into topical projects." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Return to Mineral Resources Program | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program | Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Applied Geochemistry Research: Included a wide variety of applied geochemistry studies that have broad applications and frequently were conducted in collaboration with other USGS projects. These process-oriented research studies spanned scales (microscopic to regional) and environments (earth materials to human health) relevant to mineral and energy resources, water quality, climate change, ecosystem health, and human health. These studies frequently required specialized equipment and facilities, and numerous small laboratories support this work." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Geophysical Research: Evaluated and improved existing geophysical methods, software, and instrumentation used by USGS projects. Anticipated and developed new geophysical techniques and software applications that the USGS will need in the future. Maintained existing geophysical instrumentation and developed new instrumentation and techniques that lead to improved data resolution or provided new information about geological, hydrological, or cultural sources of geophysical anomalies." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Integrated Research Studies: Environmental challenges associated with understanding mineral systems, processes, and climatic factors require an integrated approach. Approaches may range in scale from the study of minerals under highly controlled laboratory conditions to methods applied to complex large field sites and geologic features. This task allowed for investigation and exploration of new applications, methodology, and research directions that require integratation of geologic, geochemical, and geophysical information for traditional and nontraditional mineral resource and mineral environmental applications. Topics included mineral carbonation as a means to mitigate negative effects of global climate change; petrophysical properties related to environmental rock properties; effects of volcanic processes on mineral alteration, identification of geologic features in ice-covered environments, metal sequestration in salts on playa, and integrated 3-D maps and interpretations of the formation of mineral deposits." } ], "funder": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/gggsc" }, "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Energy" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Geology" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Method Development" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Support Activities" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Science Technology" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Environmental Health" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "mineral resources" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Methods and Analyses" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Mineral Resources Program (MRP)" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Hyperspectral Imaging" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Integrated Methods" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Geophysics" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Remote Sensing" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Water" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Geochemistry" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Information Systems" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Methods and Analysis" } ]
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