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Oil with a taffy-like consistency in a natural seep along a small creek, being poked with a stick to show its gooey nature.
Natural oil seep along Tarwater Creek, San Mateo County, California
Natural oil seep along Tarwater Creek, San Mateo County, California
Natural oil seep along Tarwater Creek, San Mateo County, California

The natural oil seep in this photo is located in Pescadero Creek County Park, where the Canyon Trail crosses Tarwater Creek. The oil is black, has a taffy-like consistency, and smells like motor oil.

Simulated flooding, Denver, CO
Simulated flooding, Denver, CO
Simulated flooding, Denver, CO
Simulated flooding, Denver, CO

A 3D Elevation Program lidar point cloud colored by RGB color from imagery from the National Agriculture Imagery Program and showing simulated flooding (in blue) of an area in Denver, Colorado.

A 3D Elevation Program lidar point cloud colored by RGB color from imagery from the National Agriculture Imagery Program and showing simulated flooding (in blue) of an area in Denver, Colorado.

In a pasture a white horse is standing in the foreground, in background is an apparatus that pumps oil from the ground.
Oil well pumping unit, Half Moon Bay oil field, California
Oil well pumping unit, Half Moon Bay oil field, California
Oil well pumping unit, Half Moon Bay oil field, California

The Half Moon Bay oil field is one of the oldest oil fields in California and was first developed during the 1880s. Since then, the field has produced an estimated 60,000 barrels of oil from about 19 wells.

Lidar point cloud showing structures
Lidar point cloud showing structures
Lidar point cloud showing structures
South Dakota Landsat State Mosaic
South Dakota Landsat State Mosaic
South Dakota Landsat State Mosaic
South Dakota Landsat State Mosaic

South Dakota is home to the fabled “Black Hills.” Seen from a distance, these pine-covered hills, rising several thousand feet above the surrounding prairie, appear black.

Capital Pierre

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 886,667

South Dakota is home to the fabled “Black Hills.” Seen from a distance, these pine-covered hills, rising several thousand feet above the surrounding prairie, appear black.

Capital Pierre

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 886,667

3D rendering Great Sand Dunes
3D rendering Great Sand Dunes
3D rendering Great Sand Dunes
3D rendering Great Sand Dunes

3D rendering of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, from 3DEP DEMs

Lidar point cloud of the Statue of Liberty
Lidar point cloud of the Statue of Liberty
Lidar point cloud of the Statue of Liberty
Lidar point cloud of the Statue of Liberty

This image is a lidar point cloud of the Statue of Liberty in New York with a blue to red color ramp symbology with blue representing low elevation, and red representing high elevation

This image is a lidar point cloud of the Statue of Liberty in New York with a blue to red color ramp symbology with blue representing low elevation, and red representing high elevation

A perspective view of Mount hood
A perspective view of Mount hood
A perspective view of Mount hood
A perspective view of Mount hood

A perspective view of Mount hood, made from the OR_Sandy_River_2007 lidar data

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