Core Science Systems

Map of Fiscal Year 2019 status of completed, in progress, and planned 3DEP quality data, as of October 2019. The Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeks submission of proposals to continue to expand the extent of lidar data that meet 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) specifications. Approximately 53 percent of the Nation has 3DEP-quality data available or in progress.

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

USGS Earth MRI FY19 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition

Bar graph showing 3D Elevation program fiscal year 2015-2018 expenditures

Bar graph showing 3D Elevation Program data acquisition federal and non-federal investments for fiscal years 2015 - 2018.

Map of Alaska showing probability (%) of change occurrence. Insets show fire boundaries from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Large Fire Database and Landsat 8 imagery (bottom right; 2016) north of Fairbanks, Alaska.

Map of Fiscal Year 2018 status of 3DEP quality data, as of October 2018. The Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeks submission of proposals to continue to expand the extent of lidar data that meet 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) specifications. Approximately 53 percent of the Nation has 3DEP-quality data available or in progress.

Roof deck

Survey Analysis via Visual Exploration rock cores

Kevin T. Gallagher, USGS Associate Director, Core Science Systems, addresses

 Members of the MAPPS Executive Summit on US lidar coverage

This graphic depicts the status of USGS US Topo map production as of May 29, 2019, showing maps published from 2013 to 2018, and maps planned to be published in fiscal year 2019, under the Alaska Mapping Initiative.