2025 Post-Wildfire Lidar Data for Los Angeles, CA
FY25 3D Elevation Program DCA
The initial deadline for project submissions was September 13, 2024
The initial deadline for project submissions was September 13, 2024
3DNTM DCA Projects Web Mapping Application
3D Nation Study - RESULTS
Study documents $13.5 billion of benefits for 1,352 mission critical requirements for topographic and inland, nearshore, and offshore bathymetric 3D elevation data
Study documents $13.5 billion of benefits for 1,352 mission critical requirements for topographic and inland, nearshore, and offshore bathymetric 3D elevation data
3D Elevation Program Supports Broadband Internet Access
3DEP lidar data to improve knowledge of the geologic framework
Data acquisition for parts of Nevada & California
Data acquisition for parts of Nevada & California
Spatial Metadata
The Work unit Extent Spatial Metadata is a good source of information for current lidar data availability and basic information about lidar projects.
The Work unit Extent Spatial Metadata is a good source of information for current lidar data availability and basic information about lidar projects.
3D Elevation Program
The mission of 3DEP is to respond to growing needs for current high-quality topographic data and three-dimensional (3D) representations of the Nation's natural and constructed features.
Data Collaboration Announcement
Data Collaboration Announcement
The DCA provides a mechanism for partnering with the USGS and other Federal Agencies to acquire high-quality 3D Elevation or 3D Hydrography data to provide the Nation with high-resolution topographic products to support a broad array of applications.
About 3DEP Products & Services
About 3DEP Products & Services
All 3DEP products are available free of charge and without use restrictions.
Data Access and Visualization Apps
Data Access and Visualization Apps
A listing of web map services, viewers, applications and tools
Media
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Media
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Media
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News
The Feasibility of Using Lidar-Derived Digital Elevation Models for Gravity Data Reduction
The Feasibility of Using Lidar-Derived Digital Elevation Models for Gravity Data Reduction
New 3D Elevation Program Fact Sheet for Rhode Island
New 3D Elevation Program Fact Sheet for Rhode Island
New 3D Elevation Program Fact Sheet for Utah
New 3D Elevation Program Fact Sheet for Utah
Publications
The feasibility of using lidar-derived digital elevation models for gravity data reduction
Gravity data require submeter elevation accuracy for data processing, and differential global navigation satellite system (dGNSS) equipment is commonly used to acquire three-dimensional positional data to achieve such accuracy. However, lidar (light detection and ranging) data are commonly used to develop digital elevation models (DEMs) of Earth’s surface. Therefore, using elevations...
The 3D Elevation Program—Supporting Rhode Island’s economy
Introduction High-resolution elevation data are critical to applications of landscape modeling and planning, both of which have a significant effect on Rhode Island’s economy. In these and other enterprises, program managers, while aiming to strike a balance between accuracy and cost, strive to obtain the best available elevation data to help them address a range of issues. Programs...
The 3D Elevation Program—Supporting Utah’s economy
Introduction High-quality elevation data for Utah inform decision making to improve the State’s economy. Light detection and ranging (lidar) data are used to support infrastructure planning and management, assess natural resources, and improve resiliency to hazards. The expanding availability of current and more accurate lidar data helps to better support natural resource conservation...
Science
2025 Post-Wildfire Lidar Data for Los Angeles, CA
Following the devastating Los Angeles, California wildfires in January 2025, NV5 (a geospatial, engineering, and consulting company that serves as a prime contractor to the 3D Elevation Program via the USGS Geospatial Products and Services Contracts) acquired high-resolution airborne lidar data for the Palisades and Eaton impact areas. Through its partnership with University of California San...