U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region

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United States government scientific survey geological survey topographical survey

The U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region was a 19th-century federal scientific survey that conducted pioneering geological and topographical investigations across the Rocky Mountains in the American West.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories	3
U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region canonical	2
U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories	2
Geographical and Geological Surveys of the Rocky Mountain Region (staff later work)	1
Hayden Geological Survey	1
Illustrations and reports for the Hayden Survey of the Rocky Mountain region	1
Rocky Mountain geology	1
U.S. Geological Surveys of the West	1
United States geological exploration of the West	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2842845 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region
Context triple: [Grove Karl Gilbert, employer, U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region]

A. Raynolds Expedition to the Yellowstone and Missouri River headwaters
The Raynolds Expedition to the Yellowstone and Missouri River headwaters was an 1859–1860 U.S. Army topographical survey that produced some of the earliest detailed scientific and geographic information about the northern Rocky Mountains and the Yellowstone region.
B. Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mount Rosalie
Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mount Rosalie is a monumental 19th-century landscape painting by Albert Bierstadt that dramatically depicts the grandeur and atmospheric power of the Rocky Mountains.
C. De Long Mountains
The De Long Mountains are a remote mountain range in northwestern Alaska known for their rugged terrain and Arctic environment.
D. Henry Mountains region
The Henry Mountains region is a remote, rugged mountain area in southeastern Utah known for its volcanic laccolith formations, sparse human presence, and significant wildlife habitat.
E. The Ice Sheet at Ogden
The Ice Sheet at Ogden is an ice arena in Ogden, Utah, best known for hosting curling events during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region
Target entity description: The U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region was a 19th-century federal scientific survey that conducted pioneering geological and topographical investigations across the Rocky Mountains in the American West.

A. Raynolds Expedition to the Yellowstone and Missouri River headwaters
The Raynolds Expedition to the Yellowstone and Missouri River headwaters was an 1859–1860 U.S. Army topographical survey that produced some of the earliest detailed scientific and geographic information about the northern Rocky Mountains and the Yellowstone region.
B. Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mount Rosalie
Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mount Rosalie is a monumental 19th-century landscape painting by Albert Bierstadt that dramatically depicts the grandeur and atmospheric power of the Rocky Mountains.
C. De Long Mountains
The De Long Mountains are a remote mountain range in northwestern Alaska known for their rugged terrain and Arctic environment.
D. Henry Mountains region
The Henry Mountains region is a remote, rugged mountain area in southeastern Utah known for its volcanic laccolith formations, sparse human presence, and significant wildlife habitat.
E. The Ice Sheet at Ogden
The Ice Sheet at Ogden is an ice arena in Ogden, Utah, best known for hosting curling events during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government scientific survey ⓘ geological survey ⓘ topographical survey ⓘ
activity	collection of rock and fossil specimens ⓘ geological mapping ⓘ preparation of scientific reports ⓘ production of maps and atlases ⓘ topographic surveying ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dataTypeCollected	cartographic information ⓘ geological data ⓘ paleontological specimens ⓘ topographic data ⓘ
discipline	earth sciences ⓘ physical geography ⓘ
field	cartography ⓘ geography ⓘ geology ⓘ natural history ⓘ paleontology ⓘ topography ⓘ
impact	contributed to understanding of Rocky Mountain geology ⓘ informed later federal land and resource policy ⓘ provided baseline data for the United States Geological Survey ⓘ
notableFor	early federal scientific exploration of the American West ⓘ pioneering geological investigations in the Rocky Mountains ⓘ
operatedIn	American West ⓘ linked to: Old West Rocky Mountains ⓘ
output	geological reports ⓘ regional geological cross sections ⓘ scientific monographs ⓘ topographic maps ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of the Interior ⓘ
purpose	geological investigation of the Rocky Mountain region ⓘ scientific exploration of the American West ⓘ topographical mapping of the Rocky Mountain region ⓘ
regionStudied	Rocky Mountain region ⓘ
sector	federal government ⓘ
sponsor	United States Congress ⓘ
succeededBy	United States Geological Survey ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grove Karl Gilbert → employer → U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region ⓘ

Geological Survey of California → notableWork → Geographical and Geological Surveys of the Rocky Mountain Region (staff later work) ⓘ