Purpose

Partnering with stakeholders to enable discovery of our natural world and turn information into knowledge.

Mission

The GIO enables sound science and decisionmaking by:

• Ensuring that anyone can find, get, and use information in ways that are meaningful to them.
• Providing innovative technology and methods to improve performance.
• Advocating effective stewardship of information assets.
• Fostering meaningful partnerships.

Vision

By September 30, 2007, provide an efficient and effective integrated information environment that supports science and decisionmaking.

CR GIO Theme

Achieve the USGS GIO vision of an integrated information environment by identifying customers, establishing working relationships, and deriving investment priorities from stakeholder needs.