This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) provides $410,000.00 to the New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) to collect high-quality Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data covering Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York. The project will update the existing elevation dataset, which is from 2014 and has a point spacing of 0.7 meters, to meet at minimum Quality Level 2...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $2,473,614.72 Cooperative Agreement under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) to the Indiana Office Of Technology (In.gov), a division of the Indiana State Budget Agency. The purpose of this 3-year award, running from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, is to update the state of Indiana's LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) dataset. Specifically, the vendor will collect Quality Level 1 (QL-1) LiDAR data for the central...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $2,657,323 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817). The project, titled "WASHINGTON SIX COUNTIES RE-COLLECTION PROJECT", will fund the collection of 7,770 square miles of full LiDAR coverage over six counties in Washington state at the Quality Level 1 standard. This re-collection effort will update and maintain...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810) provides $1,084,922 to the New York State Education Department (NYSED) for a geologic mapping project in New York state. The funding will be used to conduct geological fieldwork, collect sediment and rock samples, and produce 2D geologic maps and cross-sections for multiple counties in New York. The resulting deliverables will provide information on the location of...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $249,990 Cooperative Agreement under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) to the University of Oklahoma's Office of Research Administration. This 3-year project will operationalize two fixed-mount, laser scanning (LIDAR) instruments to measure cross-sectional channel geometry in shallow rivers with frequently changing geomorphologies. The data collected will be integrated into USGS workflows to produce real-time, stage-area...
This $3,983,825 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) will support the State of Michigan's statewide hydrography improvement project. The funding will enable the continued development of elevation-derived hydrography data, including flowlines, water bodies, and water area features, for the northern Lower Peninsula and eastern Upper Peninsula watersheds. This data will be integrated into...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $340,841 Cooperative Agreement to the New York State Education Department (NYSED), under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (EMRI) program (CFDA 15.073), to conduct 3D bedrock geologic mapping of the Pyrites Complex in St. Lawrence County, New York. The 3-year award period runs from September 15, 2024 to September 14, 2027. The key products and services to be delivered under this Cooperative Agreement include: Geological fieldwork and mapping in...
The Vermont Agency of Transportation, under a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Program (CFDA 15.817), will acquire 9,649 square miles of high-quality Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data at Quality Level 1 (QL1) resolution for the entire state of Vermont. This $2,364,005 project will provide updated, high-resolution elevation data to support a wide range of applications, including public safety, environmental protection, water quality...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $1,303,940 Cooperative Agreement under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) to update Missouri's digital riverine and wetland data. This multi-year effort, spanning from August 2024 to July 2026, aims to improve the accuracy of geospatial datasets critical for natural disaster planning and response, as well as natural resource management. The project focuses on...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) will provide $163,184 to the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to produce geological maps, reports, and charts that investigate and define the geological framework of the existing geologic setting in Lewis and Montgomery counties, New York. The key activities involve geological fieldwork and mapping, including field traverses, collection of...