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Tag Archives: 3DEP
DEM Users Manual 3rd Edition is Now Available
The 3rd edition of the DEM Users Manual includes 15 chapters, three appendices and a detailed Index. References in the eBook version are hyperlinked which is coming soon. Chapter and appendix titles include: 1. Introduction to DEMs 2. Vertical Datums … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Modeling, Agriculture, airborne LiDAR, bathymetric, Data, Education, Environmental, Forestry, GIS, Hydrographic LiDAR, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Mapping, Photogrammetry, Quality, remote sensing, Research, Software, Standards, topography
Tagged 3DEP, ASPRS, DEM Users Manual, IFSAR, Maune, NED, sonar
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USGS 3DEP – The 3D Elevation Map is Half Full
The USGS 3D Elevation Program, or 3DEP is a momentous undertaking in terms of the cost, organizational requirements and the data management, but the good news the country is 50% completed. There will be a keynote presentation at ILMF 2019 … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Modeling, Agriculture, airborne LiDAR, Environmental, Feature Extraction, Forestry, GIS, Government, Lidar, Mapping, Photogrammetry, remote sensing, topography
Tagged 3DEP, Mapping, Topography, USGS
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Quantum Spatial Supports Lidar Data Acquisition for USGS
Quantum Spatial helps to build coalitions of public and private groups to fund 3DEP projects. Quantum Spatial, Inc. (QSI), the nation’s largest independent geospatial data firm, announced that it is currently working on more than two dozen Lidar collection projects … Continue reading
Posted in airborne LiDAR, Data, Environmental, Forestry, Government, Mapping, remote sensing, Research, topography
Tagged 3DEP, Ayres Associates, Broad Agency Announcement, QSI, Quantum Spatial, USGS
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3DEP Program Moving to LAZ
In support of ongoing efforts to provide efficient, cloud ready, open data formats for the use of lidar data, the USGS National Geospatial Program and its associated 3D Elevation Program is transitioning all of its lidar data distribution files to … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Modeling, airborne LiDAR, Cloud, Data, Government, Mapping, Orgs, Software, Standards
Tagged 3DEP, IFSAR, LAS, LAZ, USGS, USGS National Geospatial Program
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Sources of Free Lidar Data
This detailed article in Geospatial World by Anusuya Datta provides an extensive listing and description of a variety of free lidar data sources from around the world, as well as this informative introductory video. The USGS 3DEP program is the … Continue reading
Posted in airborne LiDAR, Data, Government, Hydrographic LiDAR, Mapping, Open Source, remote sensing, Research
Tagged 3DEP, NCALM, NEON, NOAA, NSF, OpenTopography, USGS, USIEI
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Largest Single Photon Data Collect
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) contracted with Woolpert for a single photon lidar (SPL) data acquisition and processing of approximately 3,726 square miles of South Dakota. The task order was issued under the Geospatial Product and Services Contracts (GPSC 3) … Continue reading
Posted in airborne LiDAR, Mapping, remote sensing, Research, Sensors
Tagged 3DEP, Leica Geosystems, single photon, USGS, Woolpert
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The Benefits of 3D Elevation
A white paper from the USGS entitled, “3D Elevation – We’ve Got You Covered in all 50 States” plus Puerto Rico provides a number of interesting examples of the benefits of investing in lidar data acquisition on a national scale. … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Modeling, Environmental, Forestry, Government, Mapping
Tagged 3DEP, Benefits of 3D, elevation, USGS
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Day 2 ILMF 2016
Day 2 at ILMF 2016 was all about content. Following up on yesterday’s discussion of single photon and Geiger-mode lidar the USGS and others reported on the results of field tests made this past fall in Connecticut. Linear mode lidar … Continue reading
Posted in airborne LiDAR, Conferences, Flash LiDAR, Mapping, remote sensing, Sensors
Tagged 3DEP, Day 2 ILMF 2016, USGS
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3DEP BAA
The USGS just announced the 3DEP program via a Broad Agency Announcement for FY 2015/16. The BAA provides detailed information on how to partner with the USGS and other Federal agencies to acquire high-quality 3D Elevation data. Information and contacts … Continue reading
Posted in airborne LiDAR, Data, Environmental, Government, Mapping
Tagged 3DEP, BAA, USGS
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USGS 3DEP RFI
The primary purpose of this RFI is to identify potential options for providing robust management, file access and exploitation of numerous, large-volume lidar datasets acquired by the USGS through the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) http://nationalmap.gov/3DEP/. Options may be in the … Continue reading
Posted in airborne LiDAR, Data, Environmental, Mapping, Software, Technology
Tagged 3DEP, LiDAR, USGS
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