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Arizona Geological Survey Contributions to the National Geothermal Data System: Accomplishments for FY 2013 (Arizona Geological Survey)

For the third year in a row, the NGDS project received “good” or “outstanding” review comments during the annual sponsor peer review (scores for all elements were between 7 and 10 with the majority of scores as 8’s and 9’s).

Progress this year has focused on data collection and deployment, we have successfully more than doubled the available data points from FY12, approximately 2 million, to more than 5 million at the end of FY13. The project reached a milestone of providing access to information for more than 1 million wells in December of 2012.

This year, significant strides in public relations and engagement occurred, including featured articles in Scientific American, EARTH, a Geothermal Resources Council Best Presentation Award, and one of the Top 12 Geothermal Events of 2012.

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