The Louisiana Geological Survey is an official Earth Science Information Center (ESIC) source in our state. Under the network of the U.S. Geological Survey, there are 75 Earth Science Information Centers across the nation that sell and offer earth science products and data.

Cartographic Manager John Snead of the state's Geological Survey has been named to a government/industry team of experts tasked with formulating a National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS). The new mapping system will be used to aid in the safe and environmentally sound transportation of natural gas and hazardous liquid by pipeline in the country.

The U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) signed a cooperative agreement two years ago, to produce a map and maintain a database of pipelines in the offshore waters of the state of Louisiana. MMS and DNR have now completed the project which involved many man-hours, research, and GIS (geographic information systems) expertise.

Today, pinpointing an oil well on a map at its exact location in Cameron parish, Louisiana from your home computer is not too difficult a task. But not so long ago, that just couldn’t be done. At the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR), information technology has been a boon, benefitting the private and public sectors, says DNR Information Technology Director Rizwan Ahmed.

Redlands, California—Selected from more than 200,000 organizations worldwide, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources is being honored for its work in geographic information system (GIS) technology. The Special Achievement in GIS award is presented by ESRI, the world leader in GIS software, mapping components, and spatial database management tools. The awards were presented at a ceremony at the nineteenth Annual ESRI International User Conference, the largest gathering of GIS professionals in the world.