The GSRM is a project of the International Lithosphere Program whose mission is to determine a globally self-consistent strain rate and velocity field model, consistent with geodetic and geologic field observations. The current GSRM is produced by SUNY Stony Brook and is a "digital model of the global velocity gradient tensor field associated with accommodation of present-day crustal motions." http://gsrm.unavco.org/intro/

The World Stress Map (WSM) is the global compilation of information on the present-day stress field of the Earth's crust with 21,750 stress data records in its current WSM database release 2008. It is a collaborative project between academia, industry and government that aims to characterize the stress patterns and to understand the stress sources. The World Stress Map Project

How Thick Is the Earth's Crust? The USGS presents a new contour map of the thickness of the Earth's crust. We use a 10 km contour interval plus the 45 km contour. This contour map was created directly from the 5 deg. by 5 deg. gridded crustal model CRUST 5.1 (Mooney et al., 1998) plus complimentary information. Global Crustal Databases and Models

LITHOPROBE is Canada's major national research project in the earth sciences. Its scientific program integrates modern geophysical, geological and geochemical concepts, methods and technology to extend to depth, and back in time, knowledge of the lithosphere (the upper rigid 100 to 250 km of the planet) in various key transects or study areas. Geological Survey of Canada

LI The Geoscience Data Repository (GDR), is a collection of Earth Sciences Sector geoscience databases that is managed and accessed by a series of Information Services (GDRIS). This site allows for you to discover, view and download, free of charge. Geoscience Data Repository

The Consortium for Continental Reflection Profiling (COCORP) pioneered the use of multichannel seismic reflection profiling for the systematic exploration of the continental lithosphere. COCORP-type profiles routinely probe to the base of the crust and frequently deeper. COCORP has collected over eleven thousand kilometers of profiling at thirty sites in the United States. COCORP

The Geothermal Laboratory at Southern Methodist University has an impressive collection of maps, databases and other information on the geothermal characteristics of North America. The Regional Heat Flow data base is a collection of published heat flow points prepared by David Blackwell et al. beginning in 1989 and continues to be updated. This work is completed for the Department of Energy (DOE). GeoThermal Data Files

The North American Volcanic and Intrusive Rock Database (NAVDAT) is intended as a web-accessible repository for age, chemical and isotopic data from Mesozoic and younger igneous rocks in western North America. Data entry for the western United States commenced in 2002 and there are now 61555 samples on-line and available for searching. Powerful map interfaces allow users to quickly plot sample locations on satellite images, and hyperlinked geochemical plots allow users to rapidly investigate space-time patterns in the compositions of igneous rocks. Data-entry templates that will archive metadata (e.g., analytical techniques and standard data) for analyses, and interfaces to Google Maps and Google Earth that allow easy visualization of sample locations are also included. NAVDAT Website

Database of the Geologic Map of North America - Adapted from the map by J.C. Reed, Jr. and others (2005). USGS Data Series 424, 2009, Scale 1:5,000,000. Authors C.P. Garrity and D.R. Soller. Available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/424 This database shows the geology of North and Central America, including the submarine geology of parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is now available as a Geographic Information System (GIS) database that contains all geologic and base-map information shown on the two printed map sheets and the accompanying explanation sheet. With publication of this database, the preparation of any type of simplified map is made significantly easier. The database also provides a more accessible means to explore the map information and to compare and analyze it in conjunction with other types of information (for example, land-use, soils, biology) in order to better understand the complex inter-relations among factors that affect Earth resources, hazards, ecosystems, and climate.