ANNUAL REPORT 2003
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Organisation |
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GEUS has nine research departments and three administrative/service departments
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| Due to cuts in appropriations, further staff cuts were foreboded in 2003, so that at the beginning of 2004 a total staff cut since 2002 of 60 employees will have been completed. In 2003, GEUS had nine research departments and three administrative/service departments. In addition, the Danish Lithosphere Centre (DLC), under the Danish National Research Foundation, is administratively attached to GEUS. Scientific activities are conducted in five programme areas, where tasks are carried out in project groups in a matrix structure. |
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Programme area:
Databanks, information technology and information to the general public
Archiving and data processing in connection with statutory reporting of geodata to GEUS. The objective is to ensure that data and sample collections are on a quality level allowing them to be used to implement projects in the areas of monitoring, emergency preparedness, consultancy and research. In addition, the programme area includes IT projects to develop efficient and modern IT tools for GEUS and presentation of data to the scientific community and the public. |
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Programme area:
Water resources
Procuring the necessary basis on which to manage our water resources. Activities are aimed at water circulation, the volume and quality of water resources, groundwater protection and transportation of substances injurious to the water environment with special emphasis on groundwater. Activities form the basis of consultancy services to government and local authorities. |
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Programme area:
Energy resources
Procuring and contributing the basis for continued exploration and sustainable exploitation of the energy resources of Denmark and Greenland. Activities include own research projects and international cooperation in the areas of oil/gas and alternative energy. The knowledge retrieved forms the basis of GEUS' consultancy services to government and local authorities and to some extent projects carried out for the corporate sector. |
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Programme area:
Mineral resources and Greenland mapping
Procuring the scientific basis for targeted exploration and environmentally friendly exploitation of raw materials and minerals in Greenland and Denmark. Activities include geological mapping and exploration of mineral resources in Greenland and official processing and consultancy services for Greenland Home Rule. In addition, studies are conducted regarding raw materials and construction work in Denmark and internationally.. |
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Programme area:
Nature and environment
Defining the processes in time and space leading to the current climate and environmental condition in Denmark and the North Atlantic region in particular. One objective is to improve the prospect of distinguishing between natural and man-made environmental changes. This programme area also includes mapping of onshore and offshore geological conditions. |
