3:15 pm – 4:15 pm, Bobcat Room | Carol Lydic, USGS

Abstract:

The mission of the National Geospatial Program (NGP) is to provide National topographic information to advance science, support government, enlighten citizens, and enable decision making. There are many components of the NGP such as The National Map, 3D Elevation Program (3DEP), National Hydrography, and National Digital Trails as examples. The goal of 3DEP is to complete acquisition of nationwide lidar (IfSAR in Alaska) to provide the first-ever national baseline of consistent high-resolution topographic elevation data, both bare earth and 3D point clouds. This presentation will highlight the status of 3DEP with an emphasis on the Rocky Mountain Region.

Bio:

Carol Lydic works for the US Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program, as the National Map Liaison for New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming.

Carol began her federal career with the Defense Mapping Agency, now known as the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, where she served in technical and managerial roles as a geodesist.

She began working for USGS as the National Mapping Division Liaison to the Bureau of Land Management and later served on to detail to the Department of Homeland Security as a geospatial analyst. She is currently based in the Denver, Colorado area as a National Map Liaison.