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The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Kansas The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Kansas
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the State of Kansas, elevation data are critical for agriculture and precision farming, natural resources conservation, flood risk management, infrastructure and construction management, geologic...
Authors
William J. Carswell
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Wyoming The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Wyoming
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the State of Wyoming, elevation data are critical for geologic resource assessment and hazard mitigation, flood risk management, water supply an quality, natural resources conservation, agriculture and...
Authors
William J. Carswell
The 3D Elevation Program: Summary for New Jersey The 3D Elevation Program: Summary for New Jersey
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the State of New Jersey, elevation data are critical for water supply and quality, flood risk management, natural resources conservation, agriculture and precision farming, infrastructure and...
Authors
William J. Carswell
The 3D Elevation Program initiative: a call for action The 3D Elevation Program initiative: a call for action
The 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) initiative is accelerating the rate of three-dimensional (3D) elevation data collection in response to a call for action to address a wide range of urgent needs nationwide. It began in 2012 with the recommendation to collect (1) high-quality light detection and ranging (lidar) data for the conterminous United States (CONUS), Hawaii, and the U.S...
Authors
Larry Sugarbaker, Eric Constance, Hans Heidemann, Allyson Jason, Vicki Lukas, David Saghy, Jason Stoker
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Illinois The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Illinois
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the State of Illinois, elevation data are critical for flood risk management, water supply and quality, infrastructure and construction management, agriculture and precision farming, and other business...
Authors
William J. Carswell
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Arizona The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Arizona
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the State of Arizona, elevation data are critical for infrastructure and construction management, natural resources conservation, flood risk management, geologic resource assessment and hazard mitigation...
Authors
William J. Carswell
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Georgia The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Georgia
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the State of Georgia, elevation data are critical for infrastructure and construction management, natural resources conservation, flood risk management, agriculture and precision farming, forest...
Authors
William J. Carswell
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Mississippi The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Mississippi
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the State of Mississippi, elevation data are critical for infrastructure and construction management, flood risk management, agriculture and precision farming, natural resources conservation, forest...
Authors
William J. Carswell
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Arkansas The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Arkansas
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the State of Arkansas, elevation data are critical for agriculture and precision farming, natural resources conservation, flood risk management, infrastructure and construction management, forest...
Authors
William J. Carswell
The 3D Elevation Program: Summary for Massachusetts The 3D Elevation Program: Summary for Massachusetts
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, elevation data are critical for flood risk management, natural resources conservation, agriculture and precision farming, infrastructure and construction management...
Authors
William J. Carswell
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for North Carolina The 3D Elevation Program: summary for North Carolina
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, and recreation. For the State of North Carolina, elevation data are critical for flood risk management, natural resources conservation, agriculture and precision farming, infrastructure and construction management, forest resources...
Authors
William J. Carswell
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Oklahoma The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Oklahoma
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the State of Oklahoma, elevation data are critical for flood risk management, infrastructure and construction management, agriculture and precision farming, natural resources conservation, wildlife and...
Authors
William J. Carswell