Founded | 1948 |
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Focus | Earth Science |
Location | |
Method | Science, partnerships, information services, nonpartisan policy |
Staff
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50+ |
Slogan | "Connecting Earth, science, and people" |
Website | americangeosciences.org |
The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is a nonprofit federation of 51 geoscientific and professional organizations that represents geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists. 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.
EARTH Magazine, formerly known as Geotimes, is AGI's monthly newsmagazine.
Since 1966, AGI has produced GeoRef, a literature database for those studying the earth sciences.