U S Geological Survey Finops
FOCUS-aligned FinOps for USGS: federal open-data services are zero-cost to consumers; FinOps exposure is on the consumer side (egress, downstream compute) rather than direct USGS billing.
U S Geological Survey Finops is the FinOps profile for U.S. Geological Survey on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.
It defines 2 billable meters, billed in USD, on a not applicable cycle, and pricing category no charge (public open data).
The profile maps 7 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.
Tagged areas include Federal Government, Earth Science, Open Data, FinOps, and FOCUS.
Framework Alignment
FOCUS Columns
Meters
Sources
- https://www.usgs.gov/products/web-tools/apis
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/comcat/
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
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