AGAINST ALL ODDS:AGAINST ALL ODDS:ASSEMBLING A STATE-WIDE LIDAR COALITIONASSEMBLING A STATE-WIDE LIDAR COALITION

IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMESIN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES

Peter Goodmann, Assistant DirectorKentucky Division of Water (KDOW)

THE NEED FOR A COALITION:THE NEED FOR A COALITION:ECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC CONDITIONS

• Population: 4,269,245

• Area: 40,409 sq. mi.

• Per capita income $31,883

• Ranks 35th in Education

• Ranks 28th Economically

THE NEED FOR A COALITION:THE NEED FOR A COALITION:LIDAR USES IN KENTUCKYLIDAR USES IN KENTUCKY

THE NEED FOR A COALITIONTHE NEED FOR A COALITIONUNIFORM APPROACH UNIFORM APPROACH

Specific agency missions Non-standard products Limited area projects Restricted user access Quality issues

Independent efforts by various agencies have resulted in:

Imagery

Elevation Data

Transportation

Land Cover and Tree Canopy

Hospitals

Coal Exploration

Oil and Gas Wells

Ecoregions of KY

Floodplain Permits

Water Infrastructure

Water bodies

KDOW Regulated Dams

Surface Water monitoring stations

Much more…

KENTUCKY GEOGRAPHY NETWORKKENTUCKY GEOGRAPHY NETWORK

May 2010: Central Kentucky

ACCURATE FLOODPLAIN MAPPING:ACCURATE FLOODPLAIN MAPPING:IMPORTANCE IN KENTUCKY IMPORTANCE IN KENTUCKY

Kentucky River reached 42.7 feet, well above flood stage of 31 feet.

70 Flooded counties declare emergencies

Considered 1000 year flood for some areas.

July 2010: Eastern KentuckyAreas of Pike County receive up to 9 inches of rain in a few hours.

• 200 Homes damaged or destroyed • 7,000 residents were without power• 10,000 without water

ACCURATE FLOODPLAIN MAPPING:ACCURATE FLOODPLAIN MAPPING:IMPORTANCE IN KENTUCKY IMPORTANCE IN KENTUCKY

The Ohio River at Paducah rose to 55 feet, 16 feet above flood stage and 2 feet above the high water mark in 1950

The Mississippi River crested in Memphis at nearly 48' on 5/10/2011, just inches short of the all-time record (1937).

ACCURATE FLOODPLAIN MAPPING:ACCURATE FLOODPLAIN MAPPING:IMPORTANCE IN KENTUCKY IMPORTANCE IN KENTUCKY April 2011: Western Kentucky

Recent April/May rain events made national headlines as USACE intentionally breached levee to flood farmlands instead of town.

ACCURATE FLOODPLAIN MAPPING:ACCURATE FLOODPLAIN MAPPING:IMPORTANCE IN KENTUCKY IMPORTANCE IN KENTUCKY

ECONOMIC RESILIENCYECONOMIC RESILIENCYRECOVERY / BOUNCING BACKRECOVERY / BOUNCING BACK

THE COALITION:THE COALITION:KY LIDAR/ORTHOIMAGERYKY LIDAR/ORTHOIMAGERY

WORKGROUPWORKGROUP

USGS – United States Geological Survey

NRCS – National Resource Conservation Service

AML – Abandoned Mine Lands

DGI – KY Division of Geographic Information

KYTC – KY Transportation Cabinet

KDOW – KY Division of Water

LIDAR STATUS IN KENTUCKYLIDAR STATUS IN KENTUCKY

CURRENT RISK MAP PROGRAMCURRENT RISK MAP PROGRAMTRANSITION TO WATERSHED APPROACH TRANSITION TO WATERSHED APPROACH

CURRENT RISK MAP PROGRAMCURRENT RISK MAP PROGRAM

PRODUCTS AND APPLICATIONSPRODUCTS AND APPLICATIONS

PARTNERSHIP EXPANSIONPARTNERSHIP EXPANSION The Watershed approach will cause a need for

expanding the partnership Interagency

Interstate Inter-region

Watershed approach parallels KDOW’s strategic approach to managing water quantity and quality issues

Watershed approach challenges Large geographic areas

Expense

Diversity of communities within HUC-8 watersheds

PROGRAM MAINTENANCEPROGRAM MAINTENANCE

Standards Maintenance Accessibility Archiving Updating Optimizing

LESSONS LEARNEDLESSONS LEARNED

Connection of need How contracts are written Think Big ... be patient but do not wait Flexibility/Opportunities Promote and provide value Optimize data

KENTUCKY'S PLANKENTUCKY'S PLAN Produce high quality maps Technology to advance RiskMAP

web-enabled process tablet computing

LIDAR coalition Within the state Possibly interstate

Watershed Approach Public outreach, education, and involvement.

TAKE HOME ...NEXT STEPSTAKE HOME ...NEXT STEPS You can do this

Diversify and multiply partners

Partners need to get what they need and understand the Benefit/Cost ratios