Publications
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topoBuilder quick start guide topoBuilder quick start guide
TopoBuilder is a public web application from the National Geospatial Program that enables anyone to create customized digital U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic maps, called OnDemand Topos, with the best available, most up-to-date data from The National Map (nationalmap.gov). OnDemand Topos can be made at different scales or quadrangles and can cover anywhere within the United...
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Elaine Guidero, Ariel T. Doumbouya, Karen F. Adkins, Brigitta Urban-Mathieux
Automated deep learning-based point cloud classification on USGS 3DEP lidar data using transformer Automated deep learning-based point cloud classification on USGS 3DEP lidar data using transformer
The goal of the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) is to facilitate the acquisition of nationwide lidar data. Although data meet USGS lidar specifications, some point cloud tiles include noisy and incorrectly classified points. The enhanced accuracy of classified point clouds can improve support for many downstream applications such as hydrologic analysis, urban...
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Jung-Kuan Liu, Rongjun Qin, Shuang Song
Developing version 2 of satellite-estimated precipitation monthly reports for selected locations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Developing version 2 of satellite-estimated precipitation monthly reports for selected locations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI; also known as the Marshall Islands) is a nation of more than 30 low-lying atolls and islands, most of which are inhabited, dispersed across an Exclusive Economic Zone over 770,000 square miles in the tropical central north Pacific Ocean. The study objectives and methods were originally presented in U.S. Geological Survey Data Report 1181 and are
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Gabriel B. Senay, David A. Helweg, Stefanie Kagone, Thomas Cecere, Tiare Eastmond, Amy Koch, Kurtis Nelson, Jack Randon