The West Texas LiDAR project was completed for the USGS in 2019.  The data can be accessed in Equator by clicking below.

The West Texas LiDAR project was completed between February 16 and May 14, 2019. The following counties were included in the survey: Culberson, Jeff Davis, Reeves, Presidio, Brewster, Pecos, Terrell, Val Verde, Crockett, Crane, Ward, Maverick, Dimmit, Kinney, Webb, Zapata, and Jim Hogg. The survey was ordered to support the Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (MAP) program, the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) high resolution elevation enterprise program, and the 3DEP mission.

In total, 32,494 square miles were surveyed as part of the West Texas LiDAR acquisition project. The survey was completed by a joint venture of Merrick-Surdex. Point cloud data was collected using Optech Galaxy lidar sensors. The Galaxy is a high performance sensor that is capable of surveying large areas efficiently.

The survey was completed to a quality level of 2 (QL2) in accordance with USGS Lidar Base Specification 1.3. After the survey was complete, a vertical accuracy control report was prepared to summarize the non-vegetated vertical accuracy (NVA) and vegetated vertical accuracy (VVA). The NVA and VVA were tested to be 11.2 cm (4.4 inches) and 20.8 cm (8.2 inches), respectively, to a 95% confidence level.

As part of the West Texas LiDAR survey, the following cities/towns were included:

If you are looking for topographic data that falls outside of the West Texas project extents, please check out the USGS Topographic Map page for more information.