US Geological Survey · FinOps Profile

Us Geological Survey Finops

FinOps shape for the U.S. Geological Survey: free public earth-science APIs (earthquakes, water, geomagnetism, ScienceBase). There is no commercial billing surface; FinOps focuses on stewardship of shared public infrastructure rather than dollar cost.

Us Geological Survey Finops is the FinOps profile for US Geological Survey on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 2 billable meters, billed in USD, on a none cycle, and pricing category free public service.

The profile maps 7 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Federal Government, Earth Science, FinOps, and FOCUS.

Category: Government Open Data Pricing: Free Public Service Billing: None FOCUS v1.3
Federal GovernmentEarth ScienceFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
U.S. Geological Survey
ProviderName
U.S. Geological Survey
PublisherName
U.S. Geological Survey
ServiceCategory
Government Open Data
ServiceName
USGS APIs

Meters

api_requests
Unit: request
Requests to USGS web services; counted against api.data.gov per-key budget when fronted, otherwise unmetered
feed_pulls
Unit: request
Real-time GeoJSON feed retrievals (recommended pattern for automated consumers)

Sources