The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is a nonprofit federation of about 50 geoscientific and professional organizations that represents
geologist
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s,
geophysicist
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s, and other
earth scientist
Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres ...
s. The organization was founded in 1948. The name of the organization was changed from the American Geological Institute on October 1, 2011. The organization's offices are in
Alexandria, Virginia
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.
About
Since 1966, AGI has produced
GeoRef
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The GeoRef database is a bibliographic database that indexes scientific literature in the geosciences, including geology. Coverage ranges from 1666 to the present for North American literature, and 1933 to the present for the rest of th ...
, a literature database for those studying the earth sciences. AGI operates the Center for Geosciences and Society.
AGI's monthly magazine ''Geotimes'' became ''EARTH Magazine'' on September 1, 2008, with an increased focus on public communication of geoscience research. In April 2019, ''EARTH Magazine'' suspended publication and was folded into ''
Nautilus Quarterly
''Nautilus'' is an American popular science magazine featuring journalism, essays, graphic narratives, fiction, and criticism. It covers most areas of science, and related topics in philosophy, technology, and history. ''Nautilus'' is published ...
''.
Mission
The stated mission of AGI is to “represent and serve the geoscience community by providing collaborative leadership and information to connect Earth, science, and people.”
See also
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List of geoscience organizations
This is a list of geoscience organizations, including such fields of geosciences as geology, geophysics, hydrology, oceanography, petrophysics, and related fields.
Intercontinental organizations
* Anthropocene Working Group
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Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...
'' magazine from the 1970s
References
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Geology societies
Earth sciences organizations
Bibliographic database providers
Scientific supraorganizations
Scientific organizations based in the United States
Organizations established in 1948
1948 establishments in the United States
Organizations based in Alexandria, Virginia
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