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3D Elevation Program related official publications written by USGS staff.
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The 3D Elevation Program: summary for New Hampshire The 3D Elevation Program: summary for New Hampshire
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications important to New Hampshire, including flood mitigation, land development, agriculture, transportation planning and design, infrastructure asset inventory and management, and many others. For the State of New Hampshire, elevation data are critical for many business uses such as flood risk management, natural resources...
Authors
William J. Carswell
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Utah The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Utah
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 Utah, elevation data are critical for infrastructure and construction management, natural resources conservation, geologic resource assessment and hazard mitigation, flood risk management...
Authors
William J. Carswell
3D Elevation Program: summary for Vermont 3D Elevation Program: summary for Vermont
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 Vermont, elevation data are critical for hazard mitigation, geologic resource assessment, natural resources conservation, agriculture and precision farming, flood risk management...
Authors
William J. Carswell
3D Elevation Program: summary for Nebraska 3D Elevation Program: summary for Nebraska
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 Nebraska, 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 Michigan The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Michigan
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 Michigan, elevation data are critical for agriculture and precision farming, natural resources conservation, flood risk management, water supply and quality, infrastructure and construction...
Authors
William J. Carswell
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Ohio The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Ohio
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 Ohio, elevation data are critical for agriculture and precision farming, natural resources conservation, flood risk management, infrastructure and construction management, water supply and...
Authors
William J. Carswell
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Indiana The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Indiana
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 Indiana, elevation data are critical for flood risk management, agriculture and precision farming, natural resources conservation, infrastructure and construction management, aviation...
Authors
William J. Carswell
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 J. Sugarbaker, Eric W. Constance, Hans Karl Heidemann, Allyson L. Jason, Vicki Lukas, David L. Saghy, Jason M. 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