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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:22.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Registration Open for Northwest
(WA, ID, OR) 3D Elevation Program (3DEP)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:18pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48)">Public Meeting</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">On May 11,
at 12:00 PM Pacific, a public meeting will be held to discuss
potential high-resolution elevation data projects for federal fiscal year
(FY) 2016. This meeting is designed as a forum for all interested
stakeholders in the Northwest 3DEP community to discuss potential
high-resolution elevation data project areas, identify common areas of
mutual interest, and refine requirements. The meeting will also cover
general information about the Broad Area Announcement (BAA) process for
submitting 3DEP proposals for the FY 2016 program year. To attend the
meeting in person or virtually, you need to sign up and register on the
site below.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)"> <br>
Both in-person and virtual attendance is available for the May 11<sup>th</sup> meeting.
MEETING REGISTRATION is required. Please visit: </span></b><a href="http://ugic.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ec7bb52d2d61c33cc69b2e881&id=fc929d5f71&e=f3243c39f2" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:blue">https://www.geoplatform.gov/elevation/3DEP/PublicMeetings/StateRegionalWorkshops</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)">.<br>
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Meeting location is the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Science Center:
934 Broadway, Suite 300. Tacoma, WA 98402</span></b></p>
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The meeting is the next step in the BAA Public Meeting Series.
National meetings were held on April 24<sup>th</sup> and 29<sup>th</sup>to
provide basic information about the national BAA process to the 3DEP
stakeholder community. Presentation materials from those meetings are
available on the 3DEP Geospatial Platform Sharing Site:<a href="http://ugic.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ec7bb52d2d61c33cc69b2e881&id=3e6aca4ee2&e=f3243c39f2" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.geoplatform.gov/elevation/3DEP/PublicMeetings</span></a>.
The next set of meetings are geographically focused. Additional
information on the May 11<sup>th</sup> Northwest meeting, and other
state public meetings, can be found at the 3DEP Geospatial Platform Sharing
Site noted above.<br>
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The meeting will be led by the USGS Northwest National Map Liaison, Tom Carlson.
For questions or further information on the meeting, 3DEP, and BAA, contact
Tom Carlson. </span></b><a href="mailto:tcarlson@usgs.gov"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">tcarlson@usgs.gov</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,80,80)"></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Tom Carlson, PhD, GISP<div><span style="font-size:12.6666669845581px">Geographer - Geospatial Liaison</span><div>US Geological Survey</div><div>934 Broadway, Suite 300</div><div>Tacoma, WA 98402</div><div>253.552.1682 Office</div></div><div><br></div><div><b><a href="http://nationalmap.gov" target="_blank">The National Map</a> - Your Source for Topographic Information<img src="http://nationalmap.gov/images/tnm_green_flat.jpg"></b></div><div><br></div></div></div>
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