DESCRIPTION

The American Geological Institute is a nonprofit federation of 29 geoscientific and professional organizations that collectively represent more than 80,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists. In addition, 115 colleges and universities are AGI Academic Associates, and 30 private companies are AGI Corporate Members. Founded in 1948, AGI's mission is to provide a focused voice for the geoscience profession, leadership for improving earth-science education at the precollege and college levels, and to increase public awareness and understanding of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources and interaction with the environment.

SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES

AGI provides professional and information services related to government affairs; earth-science education, human resources, and scholarships; the bibliographic database Georef, and its Document Delivery Service; and the monthly news magazine, Geotimes.

AREA OF CONCENTRATION

AGI is developing a groundwater and soil contamination database, a series of environmental geosciences directory.

GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE OF ACTIVITES

International

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

International federation of geoscientific and professional organizations.