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Lidar point cloud of Rio Grande River
Lidar point cloud of Rio Grande River
Lidar point cloud of Rio Grande River
Lidar point cloud of Rio Grande River

Lidar point cloud of Rio Grande River- El Paso, TX

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

New York lab soil analysis
New York lab soil analysis
New York lab soil analysis

Soil analysis

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

Image shows a silver benchmark set in concrete
USGS National Center Benchmark
USGS National Center Benchmark
USGS National Center Benchmark

A USGS benchmark at the USGS National Center.

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.

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
DEM in the Atchafalaya Basin, LA

Digital Elevation Model 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.

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

Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum
USGS Volunteer Student at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum
USGS Volunteer Student at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum
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.

Sample graphic of airborne lidar data acquisition.
3DEP, lidar acquisition
3DEP, lidar acquisition
3DEP, lidar acquisition

Sample graphic of airborne lidar data acquisition. Target area is illuminated by pulsed laser light in the aircraft, Differences in laser return times and wavelengths are then used to make digital 3D representations of the selected ground sections.

Sample graphic of airborne lidar data acquisition. Target area is illuminated by pulsed laser light in the aircraft, Differences in laser return times and wavelengths are then used to make digital 3D representations of the selected ground sections.

Aerial graphic of Oso landslide
Oso landslide, 3DEP
Oso landslide, 3DEP
Oso landslide, 3DEP

Aerial photo of the Oso, Washington landslide in 2014. The red arrows show the direction of material flow. The inset lidar image was derived from 3DEP data collected by the Washington Department of Transportation.

Aerial photo of the Oso, Washington landslide in 2014. The red arrows show the direction of material flow. The inset lidar image was derived from 3DEP data collected by the Washington Department of Transportation.

A 3D Elevation Program lidar point cloud showing simulated flooding (in blue) of an area in Denver, Colorado
3DEP, lidar point cloud, Denver
3DEP, lidar point cloud, Denver
3DEP, lidar point cloud, Denver

A 3D Elevation Program lidar point cloud showing simulated flooding (in blue) of an area in Denver, Colorado

A 3D Elevation Program lidar point cloud showing simulated flooding (in blue) of an area in Denver, Colorado

USGS scientists collecting surface water samples from Pine Creek
USGS scientists collecting surface water samples from Pine Creek
USGS scientists collecting surface water samples from Pine Creek
USGS scientists collecting surface water samples from Pine Creek

USGS scientists collecting surface water samples from Pine Creek