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FY25 3D Elevation Program DCA

3DEP DCA

FY25 3D Hydrography Program DCA

3DHP DCA

3DEP BAA & DCA Projects Web Mapping Application

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3D Elevation Program

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3D Hydrography Program

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The USGS National Geospatial Program (NGP) collaborates with a wide range of partners to share costs of topographic data acquisition in support of collective mission and business requirements. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 3DNTM DCA is closed. The FY24 3DNTM DCA was released on August 5, 2024. The initial deadline for project submissions was September 13, 2024.  

FY25 3D Elevation Program DCA

Lidar-derived Digital Elevation Model over Zion National Park, Utah
3DEP DCA

FY25 3D Hydrography Program DCA

Digital elevation model of Laguna Creek, AZ.
3DHP DCA

DCA Instructional Webinar

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The FY25 3DNTM DCA Instructional webinar was held on August 7, 2024 from 1-2:00pm ET. This webinar provided an overview of the Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 3D National Topography Model (3DNTM) Data Collaboration Announcement (DCA). 

Webinar Recording

FY25 Collaboration Announcement (DCA)  

The DCA provides a mechanism for partnering with the USGS and other Federal Agencies to acquire high-quality 3D Elevation or 3D Hydrography data to provide the Nation with high-resolution topographic products to support a broad array of applications. The FY2025 3DNTM DCA opened on August 5, 2024. The initial deadline for project submissions was September 13, 2024. Project submissions received after the deadline will be considered for review after initial project selections are made. See links above for detailed information on how to partner with the USGS and other Federal agencies to collect updated topographic information for 3DEP or 3DHP.  

 

About the 3DNTM DCA  

The 3D National Topography Model (3DNTM) is an initiative to update, improve, and integrate USGS elevation and hydrography data to support the most demanding scientific requirements and enable data-driven decisions across user communities. Key elements of the 3DNTM are in place or under active development.    

Federal agencies, State and local governments, Tribes, academic institutions and the private sector are eligible to submit proposals. Applicants to the 3DNTM DCA may contribute funds toward data acquisition via the Geospatial Products and Services Contracts (GPSC) or they may request funds toward data acquisition where the requesting partner is the acquiring authority.  See links above for detailed information on how to apply and commonly asked questions in the FAQ.  

Since 2015, the USGS has supported over 250 projects resulting in more than 1,200,000 mi2 of new lidar data and almost 100,000 mi2 of hydrography data. More information about the DCA, its predecessor the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), and past selected projects can be found on the DCA Portal.  

A list of Questions & Answers filling common knowledge gaps can be found on the 3DNTM Data Collaboration Announcement (DCA) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. FAQs will be updated regularly. 

 

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