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The 3D Elevation Program—Supporting Montana’s Economy

Fact Sheet 2023-3041
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20233041

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Introduction

Montana, America’s fourth largest State with an area of 147,040 square miles, is defined by its diverse terrain. The western two-fifths of the State falls within the Rocky Mountains and the eastern three-fifths is in the Great Plains. Because of its location along the Continental Divide, the rivers in Montana drain into either the Pacific Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. Montana is often called the Treasure State due to its mineral wealth, which includes oil, gas, and coal, but the State’s primary economic activity is agriculture. Other economic activities include natural resources conservation, water supply and quality, infrastructure and construction management, flood risk management, and geologic resource assessment and hazard mitigation. Critical applications that meet the State’s management needs depend on light detection and ranging (lidar) data that provide a highly detailed three-dimensional (3D) model of the Earth’s surface and aboveground features.

Suggested Citation

Carlson, T., 2023, The 3D Elevation Program—Supporting Montana’s economy: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2023–3041, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20233041

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Status of 3DEP in Montana
  • Agriculture and Precision Farming
  • Flood Risk Management
  • Geologic Resource Assessment and Hazard Mitigation
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title The 3D Elevation Program—Supporting Montana’s economy
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2023-3041
DOI 10.3133/fs20233041
Year Published 2023
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) National Geospatial Program
Description 2 p.
Country United States
State Montana
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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