Ontario Geological Survey

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The Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) is an administrative Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry. It is responsible for documenting and communicating the Geology of Ontario, and manages the Abandoned Mines Information System (AMIS), the Ontario Assessment File Database (OAFD), the Ontario Drill Hole Database (ODHD), the Ontario Mineral Inventory Database (OMI), the OGS Publications Database (PUB) as well as many other geological publications that describe the geology of Ontario.

OGS helps people understand how to apply the geological knowledge about Ontario to address a range of public policy issues. The OGS is a public good organization. Its geological survey function is mandated by the

To facilitate use of geological information by a range of technical and non-technical users, OGS provides many of Ontario's key, regional, geological databases for easy viewing on Google Earth, but using the OGSEarth function. Themes include: bedrock geology, surficial geology, mineral resource data, groundwater aquifer data, geophysical and geochemical data, bedrock topography and overburden thickness, plus many more themes.

OGS regularly shares information and fosters discussion about Ontario's geology on its OGS Facebook page and via its OGS Twitter page.

External links

• Official Ontario Geological Survey Website Archived 2010-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
• OGS Facebook Page
• OGS Twitter
• Search GeologyOntario - attribute-base search tool
• OGSEarth - geospatial access to OGS data