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Lidar point cloud (lpc) rendering for the capitol building in Olympia, Washington

Simulation of a flood event in New Mexico near the confluence of the Rio Jemez and Rio Grande Rivers north of Albuquerque.

Lidar point cloud rendering of the confluence of the Rio del los Frijoles and the Rio Grande near Bandelier National Monument.

A 3D lidar point cloud rendering of the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge in Taos New Mexico.

A 3DEP lidar point cloud illustrating dune progression with intensity and elevation information near White Sands National Park, New Mexico.

Top down view of lidar point cloud data showing elevation and intensity information of White Sands National Park (U.S. National Park Service). Colors highlight elevation changes within 3m range. USGS_LPC_NM_WhiteSandsNM_2020_D20_w3637n3633.laz

3DEP lidar point cloud showing elevation and intensity over the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness near the Four Corners region of New Mexico.

3DEP lidar point cloud over the Very Large Array Radio Observatory, Socorro, NM. Motion of middle two antennas between flight lines was captured.

Colorized 3DEP lidar point cloud showing intensity and elevation of part of Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico

Figure 1. 3D view of lidar point clouds demonstrating differences in point density at each lidar quality level (QL). 

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3D Elevation Program lidar in dark blue shown over a portion of Chicago, Illinois. 

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3DEP lidar rendering of Millsite Reservoir near Millsite State Park, Utah. 

Bar graphs comparing three partner funding scenarios for completing nationwide 3D Elevation Program data acquisition by 2023. 

The USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative and USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP), Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office, Natural Resources Conservation Services, and Bureau of Land Management have partnered to conduct airborne geophysical and 3DEP lidar surveys over parts of Nevada and California to collect information on undiscovered geothermal, criti

Geiger mode 3DEP lidar point cloud over Chicago, IL from 3DEP Project USGS Lidar Point Cloud IL 4County Cook 2017

The USGS 3DEP DEM viewer may be accessed at: https://apps.nationalmap.gov/3depdem

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Bar graph showing total estimated program cost and funding gap to complete nationwide 3D Elevation Program data acquisition by 2023

This is a 3DEP lidar digital rendering of Grand Teton National Park.

This is a geiger mode lidar image colored by elevation over Cook County, Illinois

Lidar point cloud image of USGS headquarters building in Reston, VA, shaded by RGB values from orthophotos