Archive of News Items Previously Featured on the IGS Home Page

Date indicates month item first appeared on IGS Web site.

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2008

• Looking for Historical Aerial Photos? (January 2008)
• New Geology and Interactive Map Web Site for Allen County, Indiana (January 2008)
• Reconnaissance of Coal-Slurry Deposits (January 2008)
• New Bedrock Geologic Map (January 2008)

2007

• 2007 Energy Report (June 2007)
• Looking for alternative fuels? The Indiana Biofuels Map Can Help (February 2007)
• 2008 IGS Calendar - Mining Coal: Images from the Past (December 2007)

2006

• Coal and the Environment (December 2006)
• Limestone Pad Marks - A Study of Remediation Techniques (December 2006)
• New Posters Highlight Indiana Specimins (December 2006)
• Work Resumes on Indiana GIS Atlas - 2005 Aerial Photos Now Available (September 2006)
• Looking for Oil and Gas Records? Check Out the Petroleum Database Management System (September 2006)
• Coal Supply and Demand - A new map from the IGS (September 2006)
• Free Earth Science Week Toolkit for teachers (September 2006)
• IGS Publishes New Energy Map—July 2006
• IGS Provides Aerial View of Indiana—(from e-GeoNews) July 2006
• 2006 Directory of Industrial Mineral Producers—July 2006
• Mineral Industry News—July 2006
• Subscribe to e-GeoNews to Stay Current on Publication Releases and other News from the IGS—July 2006
• New IGS Chart Presents Generalized Stratigraphic Column of Indiana Bedrock—April 2006
• Karst Poster—March 2006
• IGS serves Indiana science teachers at state convention—February 2006
• Glacial Deposits of Northern Lake County—January 2006

2005

• Indiana Coal-Quality Database Now Available—November, 2005
• Petroleum Database Management System Map Viewer Released—October, 2005
• Camps Get to the Core of the Matter—September, 2005
• Flip the switch, demand more coal: The environmental challenges from our continued use of fossil fuels—September, 2005
• IGS Online Bookstore Now Open!—August, 2005
• Indiana mineral industry report for 1st Quarter 2005 now available—August, 2005
• IGS Researchers Evaluating Carbon Sequestration as Option to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions—July, 2005
• Status Report on Project to Remediate Nitrate Contamination of Aquifer—July, 2005
• Report Provides Rockhound Portrait (click the link under "the Rockhound's 'Who Are We' survey")—July, 2005
• New GIS Web Site Provides Framework Data Layers for Indiana—June, 2005
• IGS Co-Hosts 22nd Annual International Meeting of The Society for Organic Petrology—June, 2005
• New Data Confirms Strong Earthquake Risk to Central U.S.—June, 2005
• Gems, Minerals, Fossils, Meteorites and more at Monroe County Show June 24-26, 2005—June, 2005
• IGS to Co-Host Arc Users Conference—May, 2005
• Magazine Highlights Educational Efforts of IGS Assistant Director—May, 2005
• Educational Signs Created by IGS Staff Dedicated at Weber Lake—May, 2005
• Indiana GIS Atlas Redesigned—May, 2005
• Color Aerial Photos Added to GIS Atlas—May, 2005
• Register for Rocks and Minerals in Modern Society Teachers' Workshop—May, 2005
• Register for Workshop on Indiana Coal—May, 2005
• GIS Atlas for Indiana Receives Achievement Award—March, 2005
• Governor Visits with IGS Staff during Expo at State House—February, 2005
• IGS Major Participant at Science Teachers Convention—February, 2005
• Developing a Prototypical Predictive Model for Beach Closings in Indiana—January, 2005

2004

• Quarry Provides Setting for World-Class Nature Park—December, 2004
• Indiana Geological Survey 2005 Calendar Now Available—December, 2004
• IGS Partner in New GIS Educational Site—November, 2004
• County Mosaics of Indiana Imagery Available on DVD—November, 2004
• Indiana mineral industry report for 2nd quarter 2004 now available—November, 2004
• Revised Version of Digital Elevation Model of Indiana Now Available on CD-ROM—October 2004
• Hundreds Visit IGS Booth at GeoFest—October 2004
• International Organization Honors IGS Geologist—September 2004
• IGS Geologist New Director of Iowa State Field Camp—September 2004
• Evaluation of Riparian Buffer Zones using GIS and Remote Sensing to Target Watershed Restoration Efforts—September 2004
• Demonstration of GIS Atlas for Indiana Hillshading Feature—September 2004
• Information about the September 12, 2004 Shelby County, Indiana Earthquake—September 2004
• New report on mercury in Indiana coal available—August, 2004
• Characterization of Indiana's coal resource; availability of the Reserves, Physical and Chemical Properties of the Coal, and Present and Potential Uses—August, 2004
• Register for the Core, Coal, and Coal Bed Methane Workshop—August 2004
• Evaluation of Ground Water in LaGrange County—June 2004
• An Evaluation of the Storage and Movement of Potential Contaminants in Soils at a Confined Feeding Operation—June 2004
• IGS Helps State Improve Waters Impacted by Acidic Mine Drainage—June 2004
• Mercury Content of Indiana Coals—June 2004
• New surface terrain poster available!—May, 2004
• New CD-ROM Featuring Maps, General Geology Handouts, and Classroom Activities Available—April, 2004
• Directors of Indiana and Nevada Geological Surveys Present National Award to U.S. Senator—April, 2004
• IGS Co-hosts Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals—April, 2004
• IGS Hosts Booth at Earth Day Indiana Festival—April, 2004
• Geologist, Astronaut, U.S. Senator Jack Schmitt Visits IU—April, 2004
• Access Petroleum Well Information Online—March, 2004
• Map Showing Glacial Geology of Central Indiana Now Available—March, 2004
• GIS-Based Hydrologic Modeling of Watersheds that Drain into Lake Michigan—March, 2004
• Updated Map Showing Pipelines, Oil and Gas Fields, and Gas Storage Fields Now Available—March, 2004
• Indiana mineral industry report for 4th quarter 2003 now available—March, 2004
• Indiana Geological Survey Receives GIS Achievement Award—March, 2004
• IGS Co-hosts Indiana GIS Initiative Conference—March, 2004
• Learn Geology in the Bighorn Mountains—February, 2004
• IGS contributes to National Geochemical Survey Database—February, 2004
• The Hills of Mars: An Earth-Based Perspective—February, 2004
• IGS Takes Geologic Education to Teachers at HASTI Convention—February, 2004
• Indiana mineral industry report for 3rd quarter 2003 now available—January, 2004

2003

• Learn more about the pressing geologic issues that affect Indiana at the Earth Science Issues site—December 2003
• Petrographic Characterization of Fly Ash—December 2003
• Is it a Meteorite?—December, 2003
• Map showing glacial geology of the South Bend area now available—November, 2003
• Indiana mineral industry report for 2nd quarter 2003 now available—November, 2003
• Indiana Coal and Its Role in America's Energy Future—October, 2003
• Indiana Geological Survey Scientists to Study Alternate Methods of Reducing Greenhouse Gas—October, 2003
• GPS: It’s Fun and Educational—October, 2003
• Latest GeoNews Focuses on IGS Education Efforts—October 2003
• IGS Participates in GeoFest at Indiana State Museum—October, 2003
• Gravimetry of the Anderson Bedrock Valley of Central Indiana—September, 2003
• Indiana mineral industry report for 1st quarter 2003 now available—September, 2003
• GIS Atlas for Indiana Now Using ArcIMS 4.0.1—September, 2003
• Director of Indiana Geological Survey to Lead National Association—August, 2003
• Reflection Seismic Profiling of the Wabash Valley Fault System in the Illinois Basin—August, 2003
• New Feature Shows How Historical Aerial Photos Can Be Used to Create Snapshots of a Community Through Time—June 2003
• Kentucky earthquake felt in parts of southern Indiana—June 2003
• IGS and Geology Department Team Up to Teach Geology in the Field—June 2003
• The Hydrogeologic Framework of Marion County Now Available—May 2003
• You can now interactively view aerial photographs and topographic maps of any part of Indiana—May 2003
• New Version of Coal Mine Information System Website Launched—May 2003
• Chemical Properties and Petrographic Composition of Coal and Fly Ash: Examples from Indiana—May 2003
• Alabama earthquake felt in Indiana—April 2003
• Glacial Terrain Explorer Now Available—March 2003
• New publication for rock collectors—March 2003
• Indiana mineral industry report for 4th quarter 2002 now available—March 2003
• Changes to rule that implements geologist certification/licensure law proposed—January 2003
• Earthquake jolts southwestern corner of Indiana—January 2003
• Shaded elevation map of Ohio now available from Ohio Geological Survey. Read the press release (Microsoft® Word file, 27K) or view a small version on the OGS web site.—January 2003

2002

• Head west for a geoscience adventure—December 2002
• New interface for Lake Rim GIS now available—December 2002
• IGS wall calendar now available—December 2002
• Read about Indiana mineral industry news for the third quarter of 2002 (PDF file, 66K)—November 2002
• New Project Search Feature—November 2002
• Go to the IU Home Pages site to read about the water cycle and about some of Center for Geospatial Data Analysis Assistant Director Sally Letsinger's water-related research.—October 2002
• IGS Geologists Reach New Heights—October 2002
• Read the latest IGS newsletter (PDF file, 290K)—October 2002
• Monument Celebrates Unshakable American Foundation—September 2002
• Coal Mining Disaster: Could it Happen Here?—August 2002
• Public Land Survey System data set now available—August 2002
• Midwestern project extension description available—August 2002
• GIS Atlas for Southwestern Indiana now available—July 2002
• Earthquake Near Evansville: Another Warning of Things to Come—July 2002
• New Karst in Indiana article—July 2002
• Spring Mill Lake project description available—July 2002
• Association of American State Geologists Annual Meeting Hosted by Indiana Geological Survey—July 2002
• Coal mining history article available—June 2002
• Earthquake Shakes Indiana!—June 2002
• Indiana Geological Survey to host annual meeting of the Association of American State Geologists—June 2002
• IGS Receives Grant to Create Statewide Digital Atlas—April 2002

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