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Lidar point cloud of wind turbines in Texas
Lidar point cloud of wind turbines in Texas
Lidar point cloud of wind turbines in Texas
Lidar point cloud of wind turbines in Texas

Lidar point cloud of wind turbines in Texas- QL2 data. Turbines were spinning as data was being collected.

3D rendering outside Boulder, CO
3D rendering outside Boulder, CO
3D rendering outside Boulder, CO
3D rendering outside Boulder, CO

3D rendering outside Boulder, CO. Overlay of 3DEP DEM and ortho imagery

Bismarck, ND DEM
Bismarck, ND DEM
Bismarck, ND DEM
Bismarck, ND DEM

Bismarck, ND DEM- inverted blue color ramp.

Satellite picture showing a new crack in the glacier.
New Rift on Greenland's Petermann Glacier
New Rift on Greenland's Petermann Glacier
New Rift on Greenland's Petermann Glacier

A new rift has been forming on Petermann Glacier, Greenland, throughout 2017. An older crack to the right of the new rift also seems to be extending toward the glacier's center. If this new rift meets up with the older crack, and an iceberg breaks off, it would be Petermann's third massive iceberg calving since 2010.

A new rift has been forming on Petermann Glacier, Greenland, throughout 2017. An older crack to the right of the new rift also seems to be extending toward the glacier's center. If this new rift meets up with the older crack, and an iceberg breaks off, it would be Petermann's third massive iceberg calving since 2010.

Great Dismal Swamp - Corapeake Ditch
Great Dismal Swamp - Corapeake Ditch
Great Dismal Swamp - Corapeake Ditch
Great Dismal Swamp - Corapeake Ditch

A view of Corapeake Ditch in the Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia. Learn more about the Great Dismal Swamp at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service website.

Vermont Landsat State Mosaic
Vermont Landsat State Mosaic
Vermont Landsat State Mosaic
Vermont Landsat State Mosaic

Vermont was the first state admitted to the union after the original 13 colonies. Vermont’s capital, Montpelier, is the smallest state capital with a population of less than 8,000. 

Capital Montpelier

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 643,077

Vermont was the first state admitted to the union after the original 13 colonies. Vermont’s capital, Montpelier, is the smallest state capital with a population of less than 8,000. 

Capital Montpelier

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 643,077

Arkansas Landsat State Mosaic
Arkansas Landsat State Mosaic
Arkansas Landsat State Mosaic
Arkansas Landsat State Mosaic

Arkansas, officially “The Natural State,” is a state of mountains, valleys, dense woodland and fertile plains. Its clear lakes and streams and abundant wildlife help to make tourism one of the state’s most important industries.

Capital Little Rock

Image Source Landsat 8

Arkansas, officially “The Natural State,” is a state of mountains, valleys, dense woodland and fertile plains. Its clear lakes and streams and abundant wildlife help to make tourism one of the state’s most important industries.

Capital Little Rock

Image Source Landsat 8

Lidar point cloud, Denver, CO
Lidar point cloud, Denver, CO
Lidar point cloud, Denver, CO
Lidar point cloud, Denver, CO

3D elevation data for an area of Denver, Colorado, in the form of a lidar point cloud

Kevin T. Gallagher IUCN World Conservation Congress
Kevin Gallagher presenting at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
Kevin Gallagher presenting at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
Kevin Gallagher presenting at the IUCN World Conservation Congress

Kevin T. Gallagher, USGS Associate Director, Core Science Systems, address audience

 At the IUCN World Conservation Congress about the need to advance scientific knowledge

Kevin T. Gallagher, USGS Associate Director, Core Science Systems, address audience

 At the IUCN World Conservation Congress about the need to advance scientific knowledge

Black and white photo showing an engraver creating a contour plate for a topographic map
Copper Plate Engraver
Copper Plate Engraver
Copper Plate Engraver

With great precision, an engraver carefully cuts away small ribbons of copper to create the contour plate for a USGS topographic map.

With great precision, an engraver carefully cuts away small ribbons of copper to create the contour plate for a USGS topographic map.

Alaska Surveying
Alaska Surveyors Circa 1924
Alaska Surveyors Circa 1924
Alaska Surveyors Circa 1924

Alaska surveying crew circa 1924 using alidade and plane table; transportation by dogsled. USGS photo files.

Digital Elevation Model in the Atchafalaya Basin, LA
DEM in the Atchafalaya Basin, LA
DEM in the Atchafalaya Basin, LA
Colored 3DEP lidar point cloud of Washington D.C.
3DEP lidar Washington Monument, D.C. oblique view
3DEP lidar Washington Monument, D.C. oblique view
3DEP lidar Washington Monument, D.C. oblique view

A 3D dimensional oblique visualization made by 3DEP lidar point cloud of the Washington Memorial, Washington D.C.

Smithsonian mineral specimen
Smithsonian mineral specimen
Smithsonian mineral specimen
Smithsonian mineral specimen

Photograph showing a mineral specimen displayed at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Photograph showing a mineral specimen displayed at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Rhode Island Landsat State Mosaic
Rhode Island Landsat State Mosaic
Rhode Island Landsat State Mosaic
Rhode Island Landsat State Mosaic

The total area (land and water) of Rhode Island is only 1,545 square miles. The state measures about 37 miles east-west, and about 48 miles north-south.

Capital Providence

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 1,097,379

Number of Pixels 3,162,631

The total area (land and water) of Rhode Island is only 1,545 square miles. The state measures about 37 miles east-west, and about 48 miles north-south.

Capital Providence

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 1,097,379

Number of Pixels 3,162,631

Kevin Gallagher interview interviewed
Kevin Gallagher being interviewed
Kevin Gallagher being interviewed
Kevin Gallagher being interviewed

Assoc. Director of the USGS, Kevin Gallagher spoke following the 3DEP stakeholder meeting on the value of USGS partnerships.

Assoc. Director of the USGS, Kevin Gallagher spoke following the 3DEP stakeholder meeting on the value of USGS partnerships.

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