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Example of the forest to mining conversion is seen in the Landsat image (bottom image)

Mining

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Topographic surface change resulting from landfill operation (Sunshine Canyon landfill in Sylmar, California)

Landfills

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Topographic surface change resulting from dam construction (Lake Pleasant near Phoenix, Arizona)

Dam Construction

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Orange County, California, is the top ranked county for topographic change related to urban development

Urban Development

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Example of topographic change resulting from road construction in western Maryland

Road Construction

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Topographic Change Results Information

Results Information

Presentations and Events
2024 Overview of the USGS 3D Elevation Program and 3D Hydrography Program for Tribes Presentation Thumbnail

2024 Overview of the USGS 3D Elevation Program and 3D Hydrography Program for Tribes

Science Theme
Topographic Change Viewer

Interactive Viewer
Presentations and Events

PubTalk 1/2020 — The Rise of the USGS in Space Exploration

Presentations and Events
mountain landscape with snow covered mountains in background

Climate change and landslides in subpolar Alaska: Less ice, more water

Presentations and Events

Hydrography Webinar Series - Session 8

Presentations and Events

PubTalk 5/2019 - Rodgers Creek Fault

Presentations and Events
Mississippi River Science Form (Video 6) Karen Waldrop

Mississippi River Science Forum: Part 6

How to's and trainings
April 2023 USGS Hydrography Community Call Thumbnail

April 2023 USGS Hydrography Community Call

Presentations and Events

Chesapeake Bay Elevation-derived Hydrography

Presentations and Events
Stories of the Water Cycle, Drippy's Journey Through A Changing World

New Water Cycle Diagram REVEALED

Presentations and Events

Drought Refugia: Remote Sensing Approaches and Management Applications

Podcasts
color image of Dr. Helen Poulos, with the graphic for the USGS EROS podcast Eyes on Earth

Eyes on Earth Episode 63 – ECOSTRESS and Post-Fire Recovery

Presentations and Events
Shaded image of hillslope

Blockslides, summit grabens, and collapsing highwalls of the Appalachian Valley and Ridge: Using lidar-derived imagery to reevaluate a thoroughly studied landscape

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video thumbnail: The Anatomy of Floods: The Causes and Development of 2011's Epic Flood Events

The Anatomy of Floods: The Causes and Development of 2011's Epic Flood Events

Featured Films and Shorts

1988 GIS Man Nature and Technology Video

Presentations and Events
3D Hydrography Program Transition Timelines Video Thumbnail

3D Hydrography Program Transition Timelines

Presentations and Events

USGS Public Lecture: Warm Ice—Dynamics of Rapidly Changing Glaciers

Presentations and Events

Pennsylvania Landslides, Pittsburgh and Beyond: A 40-year Perspective

Presentations and Events
Thumbnail Image of April Public Lecture Opening Slide

PubTalk-04/2023: Gravity Never Sleeps - Landslide Science and Risk Reduction

Presentations and Events

PubTalk 04/2019 - California's Ecosystems

Presentations and Events
Thumbnail Image of May Public Lecture Opening Slide

PubTalk-05/2023: Harnessing Our Greatest Life Force - Swim with Us Through Water Data for the Nation

Presentations and Events

PubTalk 8/2018 — What on Earth is going on at Kilauea Volcano?

How to's and trainings
Using Google Earth Engine to Generate Monthly-to-Weekly Maps of Surface Water Thumbnail

Using Google Earth Engine to Generate Monthly-to-Weekly Maps of Surface Water

Presentations and Events

PubTalk — Tsunamis