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This map shows the geographic extent of existing and in progress 3DEP data acquisition projects as of July, 2019.  FY19 projects are the result of partnership projects awarded through the FY19 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) and though ongoing Federal coordination via the 3DEP Working Group.

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Selected area from a 3/7/19 US Topo map depicting the transportation features (roads, railroads) in the selection.

Image depicting transportation layer (left image) and structures / orthoimage layers (right image) from a selected area of a 2019 US Topo map of Dallas, TX.

Map of Fiscal Year 2019 status of 3DEP quality data, as of June 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. 

Dark Hollow Falls - Shenandoah National Park, VA

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.