EQF;

I agree in part. But it's worse than that; there is a lack of communication between individuals in the same agency. For example, the group who created the US quake hazards map would not share the data with ANYone.

There's an abundance of communication from bottom to top within an agency. When I was running certain projects within the USGS I spent more time writing progress reports than doing the work.

The problem is money. Each group is fighting for a piece of the pie, just as the agencies are fighting for a share in the bigger pie.

I don't see what you're proposing as a solution. People are able to communicate now but they won't, for reasons of survival.

Roger