3D Elevation Program
3DEP Uses in the News*
3DEP provides expanded benefits to a range of Federal, State, local, and private industry applications.
Learn about 3DEP's high-resolution topographic data applications with these in-depth Geo-narratives.
News Articles
2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013
2020
- AEG Firm Woolpert Is Blazing Trails with Exponential LiDAR Applications - Point of Beginning, July 15, 2020
- Positional Accuracy Assessment for NAIP/3DEP Pilot - Lidar News, June 22, 2020
- When to Collect New Lidar? - Lidar Magazine, June 14, 2020
- Indiana has identified the need to have ubiquitous access to statewide 3DEP QL2 topographic lidar data - April 23, 2020
- The Challenges and Joys of Mapping America’s Last Frontier: An interview with Dr. Dave Maune - Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing Journal, April 2020
- Innovative 3-D Elevation Program Has Huge Economic Promise - Diplomatic Courier, April 13, 2020
- Ranking Member Roger Marshall's Opening Statement at Joint Subcommittee Hearing on FEMA Flood Maps - February 27, 2020
2019
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
- Expanding 3DEP Coverage Coast-to-Coast: The Challenges and Opportunities of Improving Elevation Data in the West - Directions Magazine, Oct 2, 2019
- Tennessee Makes LiDAR Mapping Available, With Instructions - TN Dept of Finance and Administration, September 25, 2019
- Use of LiDAR in Disaster Response - Geospatial World, June 27, 2019
- Case Study: TX Coastal Lidar Mapping in Full Flow - Fugro, June 2019
- USGS 3DEP Data Now Available in Global Mapper - Blue Marble Geographics, May 14, 2019
- How Lidar is Being Used to Help With Natural Disaster Mapping and Management - The Engineering Community, May 10, 2019
- Overcoming Hurdles to Modeling River Bathymetry - Lidar Magazine, May 08, 2019
- Lidar Enlightens the Search for Critical Minerals - Lidar Magazine, May 8, 2019
- Congressman Gonzalez Urges Inclusion of Flood Mapping Reform - Point of Beginning, April 3, 2019
- Lidar in Virginia - Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, State of VA - March 2019
- Testimony of GSA Director Kasey White to U.S.House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations- February 26, 2019
- USGS’ 3DEP lidar data now available to the public - Spar3D, February 15, 2019
- Lawmakers reintroduce bill to protect communities from landslides - American Geosciences Institute, February 14, 2019
- USGS 3DEP Lidar Point Cloud now available as Amazon Public Dataset - Geospatial World, February 8, 2019
- USGS 3DEP Lidar Point Cloud Repository Available as an Amazon Public Dataset - GIS Lounge, February 7, 2019
2018
- Revealing our dynamic landscape through new high-resolution topographic data - Nevada Today, December, 18, 2018
- U.S. 3D Elevation Project as a model for a National Infrastructure Map - Between the Poles Blog, September 24, 2018
- Quantum Spatial Supports Multiple LiDAR Data Acquisition Projects - Geodatapoint, August 23, 2018
- 3DEP added a dynamic map service for accessing lidar data on the fly - Spar3D, August 13, 2018
- When Predictions Match Reality: The Power of LiDAR for Flood Warnings - GIS Lounge, January 7, 2018
2017
LiDARNews
- The 3D Elevation Program- Landslide Recognition, Hazard Assessment, and Mitigation Support - Lidar News, Sept 11, 2017
- The 3D Elevation Program and America's Infrastructure - Lidar Magazine, Jan. 2017
2016
- These gorgeous new Alaska maps could transform our understanding of the Arctic - Washington Post, Sept. 6, 2016
- Tennessee Agencies Collaborate to Gain Multipurpose Lidar Data - LiDAR Magazine, Vol. 6 No. 7, 2016
- How Is That Done Again? Changing Specifications - Lidar Magazine, Aug 27, 2016
- What's a map worth? The big cost and bigger benefit of three-dimensional elevation data - Earth, Jun 30, 2016
2015
- New Mexico in 3-D - Nov 27, 2015
- Partnership Shows LiDAR's Practical Use, Potential in Oregon - Lidar Magazine, Jul 17, 2015
- LiDAR detection may help save lives in the future - Washington Military Dept, March 13, 2015
2014
GIM International
- Alaska’s outdated maps make flying a peril, but a high-tech fix is slowly gaining ground - Washington Post, Oct 14, 2014
- 3D Mapping Data’s Future: 8 Examples - Information Week, Aug 19, 2014
- 3DEP Goes to Washington - GISUser, July 22, 2014
- USGS Establishes New 3D Elevation Programme - GIM International, July 18, 2014
- Obama Pushes Climate Resilient Infrastructure Forward - Sustainable Business, July 17, 2014
- Obama launches climate tools including 3-D maps - USA Today, July 17, 2014
- USGS Wants You to Know: What's the Deal with 3DEP? - Directions Mag, July 17, 2014
- Obama to meet with climate task force – Texas town rejects fracking ban - Politico, July 16, 2014
- Obama's day: Climate change and congressional Democrats - USA Today, July 16, 2014
- Obama bulking up local defenses against climate change impact - The Hill, July 16, 2014
- Obama announces funds to prepare country for climate change - MSNBC, July 16, 2014
- President's Climate Resiliency Actions Include Risk-Mapping Tool - NRDC, July 16, 2014
- Government: Now is the Time for the Geospatial Community to Contact Congress in Support of 3DEP - Lidar News, June 2, 2014
- Update on USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) initiative - GISUser, May 14, 2014
- Now is the Time for the Geospatial Community to Contact Congress in Support of 3DEP - Lidar News, April 26, 2014
- MAPPS, NSPS Testify on 3DEP, Land Inventory Before House Appropriations Subcommittee - Spatial News
- US Geological Survey to Lead Ambitious 3D Elevation Program - By Larry Sugarbaker, Spring 2014
- 3DEP Program Offers Boatload of Benefits - Point of Beginning, January 21, 2014
2013
CITYLAB
- FEMA Flood Mapping: Enhancing Coordination to Maximize Performance. National Academy of Public Administration -November 8, 2013
- A Huge Laser-Mapping Project Is Redrawing America - Motherboard, September 3, 2013
- How Lasers Will Give the U.S. East Coast Precise New Post-Sandy Maps - The Atlantic, September 3, 2013
- The USGS National Three Dimensional Elevation Program:3DEP - Lidar News, January 26, 2013
- Private Sector Capacity for 3DEP - Mapps, January 15, 2013
Press releases
2019
2017
2016
- USGS Support to the Department of Defense - U.S. Northern Command - Nov. 29, 2016
- Imagery Reveals More Landslides in Western Columbia Gorge - Nov. 4, 2016
- Uncharted: Exploring one of America’s fastest faults - Sept. 7, 2016
2014
- White House fact sheet: Taking Action to Support State, Local, and Tribal Leaders as They Prepare Communities for the Impacts of Climate Change - Jul 16, 2014
- Secretary Jewell Announces New Tribal Climate Resilience Program - DOI, July 16, 2014
- Taking Action to Support State, Local, and Tribal Leaders as They Prepare Communities for the Impacts of Climate Change - The White House, July 16, 2014