dataset · USA
Homeland Security and Infrastructure US Cities
The U.S. Cities elevation data collection program supported the US Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security and Infrastructure Program (HSIP). As part of the HSIP Program, there were 133+ U.S. cities that had imagery and LiDAR collected to provide the Homeland Security, Homeland Defense, and Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery (EPR&R) community with common operational, geospatially enabled baseline data needed to analyze threat, support critical infrastructure protection and e
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Licence: US Government Public Domain https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-are-terms-uselicensing-map-services-and-data-national-map
Evidence quality: 43
Listed in aws-odr public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- LiDAR point cloud · orthoimagery · building footprints · vegetation delineation
- Coverage docs-verified
- 133+ U.S. cities
- Update frequency docs-verified
- Periodically
- Access docs-verified
- US Government public domain licence; AWS Requester Pays S3 bucket (no API key)
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Baseline terrain and DEM derivation for drainage or flood modelling in US cities · Building footprint and vegetation delineation for site constraint mapping in US urban projects · Orthoimagery for baseline site context in US urban projects
- Audience llm-inferred
- GIS analysts · flood consultants · civils engineers · hydrologists
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Publicly released data excludes US Military Installation coverage and is provided as is · Covers US cities only, not UK · Update frequency is periodic, not a fixed schedule · Collection dates are not stated in the docs · Requester Pays bucket incurs AWS request and transfer costs for the user
Evidence
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.