Jason M Stoker, Ph.D.
Dr. Jason Stoker oversees strategic planning, development and coordination of the 3D Elevation Program and science and application related data, tools, and services. Jason provides technical expertise, prepares roadmaps, and plans for elevation products and services, and helps determine the long-term vision for 3DEP products and services.
Professional Experience
Elevation Science and Applications Lead, USGS National Geospatial Program
FGDC National Geospatial Data Asset Data Manager, 5 National Elevation Theme Datasets
Project Manager, Lidar Science Project, USGS EROS
Supervisor of USGS EROS Topographic Science Team
Former Director, USGS Center for Lidar Information Coordination and Knowledge (CLICK)
Lidar Lead, NASA Surface Topography and Vegetation Study Team
Past Member of the NSF OpenTopography Facility Advisory Committee
Biological Scientist, US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., South Dakota State University
M.S., Colorado State University
B.S., Colorado State University
Affiliations and Memberships*
ASPRS
AGU
Science and Products
Comparison of Surface Flow Features from Lidar-Derived Digital Elevation Models with Historical Elevation and Hydrography Data for Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Volumetric visualization of multiple-return LIDAR data: Using voxels
Integrating disparate lidar datasets for a regional storm tide inundation analysis of Hurricane Katrina
The need for a national LIDAR dataset
Detection of foliage-obscured vehicle using a multiwavelength polarimetric lidar
CLICK: The USGS Center for LIDAR Information Coordination & Knowledge
Report of the First National Lidar Initiative Meeting, February 14-16, Reston, Va.
CLICK: The new USGS center for LIDAR information coordination and knowledge
Estimating stand structure using discrete-return lidar: an example from low density, fire prone ponderosa pine forests
Collection and analysis of high-resolution elevation data for the Lincoln Lidar Project, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2004
Recent U.S. Geological Survey applications of Lidar
Report of the U.S. Geological Survey Lidar Workshop sponsored by the Land Remote Sensing Program and held in St. Petersburg, FL, November 2002
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Comparison of Surface Flow Features from Lidar-Derived Digital Elevation Models with Historical Elevation and Hydrography Data for Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Volumetric visualization of multiple-return LIDAR data: Using voxels
Integrating disparate lidar datasets for a regional storm tide inundation analysis of Hurricane Katrina
The need for a national LIDAR dataset
Detection of foliage-obscured vehicle using a multiwavelength polarimetric lidar
CLICK: The USGS Center for LIDAR Information Coordination & Knowledge
Report of the First National Lidar Initiative Meeting, February 14-16, Reston, Va.
CLICK: The new USGS center for LIDAR information coordination and knowledge
Estimating stand structure using discrete-return lidar: an example from low density, fire prone ponderosa pine forests
Collection and analysis of high-resolution elevation data for the Lincoln Lidar Project, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2004
Recent U.S. Geological Survey applications of Lidar
Report of the U.S. Geological Survey Lidar Workshop sponsored by the Land Remote Sensing Program and held in St. Petersburg, FL, November 2002
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government