Publications and Digital Data
The Pennsylvania Geological Survey has been collecting and disseminating geologic and topographic data since the First Pennsylvania Geological Survey was formed in 1836. Over the years, hundreds of reports and maps were printed and published by the four geological surveys of our state, many in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey. The current (fourth) series of publications includes printed and digital products, mostly technical but also many popular and educational in scope.
Digital databases were compiled and are maintained by the Survey for water wells, oil and gas wells, coalbed methane wells, quarries, sinkholes, and earthquake epicenters. In the twenty-first century, the Survey started releasing GIS datasets with many of their geologic maps and reports..
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Pennsylvania Geological Publications is a PDF booklet of almost all of the Fourth Survey reports (1919–present) and selected reports from the Third Survey (1899–1919). Entries include bibliographic information and indicate types of maps and scales. |
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Types of digital data distributed by the Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey and where to find them. |
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A brief description of the different publication series. Each description links to a comprehensive list of reports within the series, many of which are available online. |
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Descriptions and links to selected outside sources of digital geologic maps and to outside image and vector data used in mapping. |
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A free online magazine published by the Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey. |
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How to order cost and free publications that are still in print, where to borrow or view publications that are out of print, and how to link to publications that are available online. |
