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Lidar point cloud Washington, DC

Lidar point cloud Washington, DC

DEM of Atchafalaya Basin, LA

A perspective view of Mount hood, made from the OR_Sandy_River_2007 lidar data

3D view of USGS_LPC_WY_GrandTetonElkRefuge_2014 data

Bismarck, ND DEM- inverted blue color ramp.

3D rendering of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, from 3DEP DEMs

Lidar point cloud- Pittsburgh, PA

This image is a lidar point cloud of the Statue of Liberty in New York with a blue to red color ramp symbology with blue representing low elevation, and red representing high elevation

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

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, 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 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

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

Soil analysis

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

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

A USGS benchmark at the USGS National Center.

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

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

Digital Elevation Model in the Atchafalaya Basin, LA

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