Geologic Mapping Forum 2023/2024 Abstracts

Abstract

The Geologic Mapping Forum (GMF) in Minneapolis in 2018 and 2019 was attended by ~100 geological map authors, program managers and allied professionals from geological surveys and associated agencies, who met to discuss the status and future of geological mapping in the USA. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Geologic Mapping Forum planned for April 7th to 9th, 2020, was not held. It therefore was decided that GMF Online would be held as meetings of about two hours duration on Thursdays at Noon Central, about once per month, from early autumn until spring, in 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023/2024. A similar format is planned for 2024/2025. For the 2025/2026 GMF, plans are being developed for a September 2025 in-person meeting in Minneapolis, similar to the 2018 and 2019 meetings. Online meetings would follow, that winter. Early plans for 2026/2027 call for the in-person meeting to be in Denver.

The intended GMF audience is geological map authors and program managers, and the focus in geology rather than funding or GIS. Optional abstracts for the 20-minute invited talks were requested, and are presented here.