noun
US Geological Survey; USGS
Official Japanese name for the United States Geological Survey, a scientific agency of the U.S. government.
米国地質調査所は地震のデータを公開している。
The US Geological Survey publishes earthquake data.
Compound of 米国 (United States), 地質 (geological), and 調査所 (survey office), directly translating the English name.