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Attachment H: FY23 BLM Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition 

Attachment H: FY23 FAA Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition 

Attachment H: FY23 FEMA Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition 

Attachment H: FY23 FPAC-NRCS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas 

Attachment H: FY23 USFWS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition 

Attachment H: FY23 NOAA Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas 

This map of the United States and its territories shows the areal extent and quality level of planned, in-progress, and existing publicly available lidar (IfSAR in Alaska) data identified by the United States Interagency Elevation Inventory (USIEI) that meet 3DEP base level specification planned to be under award by September 30, 2022. 3DEP base level spec

The 3D Nation Elevation Requirements and Benefits Study was performed to document national requirements for improved topographic and bathymetric elevation data, estimate the benefits and costs of meeting these requirements, and evaluate multiple national 3D elevation program implementation scenarios. 

Four Images created with 3DEP-quality lidar and IfSAR technology. Left to right, Clockwise: Digital Elevation Model of the Red River near Fargo, ND; IfSAR Digital Surface Model; Lidar point cloud image of Dulles Airport, VA; Lidar point cloud image of the transportation network in Denver, CO.

Figure 1. 3D view of lidar point clouds demonstrating differences in point density at each lidar quality level (QL). 

Navigate the 3DEP BAA

The 3DEP Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) facilitates partnering with the USGS and other Federal agencies to acquire high-quality 3D elevation data for the nation. Follow these guidelines to apply.

The USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative and USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP), Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office, Natural Resources Conservation Services, and Bureau of Land Management have partnered to conduct airborne geophysical and 3DEP lidar surveys over parts of Nevada and California to collect information on undiscovered geothermal, criti

Geiger mode 3DEP lidar point cloud over Chicago, IL from 3DEP Project USGS Lidar Point Cloud IL 4County Cook 2017

The USGS 3DEP DEM viewer may be accessed at: https://apps.nationalmap.gov/3depdem

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This is a 3DEP lidar digital rendering of Grand Teton National Park.

This is a geiger mode lidar image colored by elevation over Cook County, Illinois

"Old Hickory" is a prospect deposit site discovered in 1988 in the Appalachian Highlands of Virginia.  DEM Shows the Stoney Creek area, with 5x vertical exaggeration.

Figure 2: Zooming in to red rectangle A from figure 1. Points colored by laser intensity (blue = low intensity, red = high intensity).

Figure 3: Zooming in and rotating scene in 3D from figure 2. Points coloer by laser intensity (blue = low intensity, red = high intensity).

An oblique perspective of Alaska's Denali Mountain visualized by 3D Elevation Program lidar data. 

3D rendering of Mesa County, Colorado landslide from 3DEP lidar. Lidar point cloud with color from imagery.