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Ground elevation for US properties and land, from the US Geological Survey.

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About USGS Elevation

Get the ground elevation in meters or feet for any latitude and longitude, through the US Geological Survey National Map service. Elevation is background information. It does not replace a certified survey.

Published byUSGS National Map Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP)
CoversUnited States, Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories where National Map elevation data are published
UpdatesFreshness not declared
CredentialsNone of your own
Used forelevationterrainlandunited-states

⚠ Returned elevations are interpolated from elevation models and are not a surveyed elevation.

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Connect USGS Elevation to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP clients

Pick the tool your team uses for the exact setup steps.

  1. 1

    Open Claude settings

    Launch Claude, click the profile button (bottom left), and go to Settings.

  2. 2

    Access connectors

    Open the Connectors tab, scroll to the bottom, and click “Add custom connector”.

  3. 3

    Name your connector

    Enter any name you’d like for this connector.

  4. 4

    Get the connector URL

    Log in to ParcelOps, open the /mcp page, and copy the connector URL you want to use.

  5. 5

    Add the connector

    Paste the URL into the “Remote MCP server URL” box and click Add.

  6. 6

    Start using

    Your USGS Elevation connector is ready to use in Claude.