Geospatial Concepts for Executives April 11, 2007 Shirley Hall GIS Program Manager USDA-FSA

Geospatial Concepts for Executives Geospatial Concepts for Executives April 11, 2007April 11, 2007

Shirley HallShirley HallGIS Program ManagerGIS Program Manager

USDA-FSAUSDA-FSA

Geospatial Information SystemsGeospatial Information Systems in the in the

Farm Service Agency Farm Service Agency

FSA’s mission is to stabilize farm income, help farmers conserve land and water resources, provide credit to new or disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and help farm operations recover from the effects of disasters.

FSA is using Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) to optimize its shrinking human and programmatic resources.

FSA’s GIS Implementation FSA’s GIS Implementation Replaced paper maps with Replaced paper maps with

digital photography digital photography Replaced pencils and pens Replaced pencils and pens

with PCs and GIS softwarewith PCs and GIS software Replaced wheel and chains Replaced wheel and chains

to measure fields with GPSto measure fields with GPS Replaced 35 mm Replaced 35 mm

compliance slides with compliance slides with digital imagerydigital imagery

What Needed to Be in Place?What Needed to Be in Place?

Digital orthophotography mosaicked into a seamless county view

Digitized farm field boundaries called Common Land Units (CLU)

Yearly digital compliance imagery

Hardware, software and applications

What Could Happen Then?What Could Happen Then?

Digital updates for farm makeup changes and land use

GIS based crop reporting and compliance applications

Identification and tracking of disaster events

Conservation planning and tracking

Producer and partner direct access to information.

Key Data Components Key Data Components FSA Has Put in PlaceFSA Has Put in Place

Mosaicked Digital Orthophotography (MDOQ)

Common Land Unit (CLU)

National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP)

Orthophotograhy(MDOQ)

Demographics

Soils

Common LandUnit (CLU)

National Agriculture Imagery Program

Common Land UnitsCommon Land Units

digitized farm and field boundaries

locally maintained

the key building block of FSA’s integrated Geographic Information System.

Fields_id: 1757Tract: 91Calcacres: 43.83












Map Printed:Feb 6, 2001

Example of Digital Ortho Photography with Common Land Unit Layer and Labels

Geodata Warehouse Geodata Warehouse

Deploying software which will pass Deploying software which will pass CLU updates to the Geodata CLU updates to the Geodata Warehouse on a regular schedule Warehouse on a regular schedule

Having the data in the GDW will Having the data in the GDW will allow QC process for creating a allow QC process for creating a seamless national CLU databaseseamless national CLU database

Near real time data can then be Near real time data can then be linked to e-Gov applications like the linked to e-Gov applications like the USDA Customer StatementUSDA Customer Statement

Land Use ApplicationLand Use Application

Allows Allows Service Service Center staff to Center staff to record the record the customer’s customer’s commodity commodity information information linked to linked to individual individual fields and fields and sub-fields.sub-fields.

Land Use ApplicationLand Use Application

ArcGIS/SDE SoftwareArcGIS/SDE Software• Integrated with National Name and Integrated with National Name and

Address Web Service, Farm/Tract Web Address Web Service, Farm/Tract Web Service (crop report data), and Legacy Service (crop report data), and Legacy System dataSystem data

• Multi-user softwareMulti-user software Everyone in the Service Center may use Everyone in the Service Center may use

simultaneouslysimultaneously

• 200+ Service Centers Piloting200+ Service Centers Piloting

FSA’s Imagery Acquisition StrategyFSA’s Imagery Acquisition Strategy Annually acquires 1 and 2 meter Annually acquires 1 and 2 meter

resolution digital ortho imagery.resolution digital ortho imagery.

Flown during the summer growing Flown during the summer growing season.season.

Base replacement updates on a 5 year Base replacement updates on a 5 year cycle.cycle.

Approximately twenty Approximately twenty percent 1 meter and percent 1 meter and

eighty percent 2 meter eighty percent 2 meter resolution imagery each resolution imagery each

year.year.

National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) began it’s first year of major acquisition was in 2003. 2007 will complete Phase 1 of the Program. NAIP is breaking barriers in GIS imagery acquisition:

dual imagery acquisition program (1 meter replacement and 2 meter resolution compliance imagery products)

amount of imagery flown in one year extremely quick product delivery for not only the

compliance product, but also the 1 meter replacement product (less than 1 year as apposed to 2-3 years with previous acquisition programs.)

FSA’s replacement imagery strategy is to fly 20% (approximately10 States) each year.

Establishment of joint performance targets with USGS.

How FSA Integrates NAIP ImageryHow FSA Integrates NAIP Imagery 1 Meter Replacement Imagery1 Meter Replacement Imagery

• Farm and field record maintenanceFarm and field record maintenance• Crop measurement workCrop measurement work• Land useLand use• Accurate damage assessment in the event of Accurate damage assessment in the event of

disastersdisasters

2 Meter Compliance Imagery2 Meter Compliance Imagery• Effectively monitor program complianceEffectively monitor program compliance• Verify planted and reported acresVerify planted and reported acres• Interim change detection, updates and day-to-Interim change detection, updates and day-to-

day operationsday operations

Just a Few of the NAIP Benefits Significantly reduces the time it takes FSA

local offices to complete compliance tasks Used to support day-to-day program

administration (farm maintenance, crop reporting, change detection, disaster events, etc.)

Provides effective central acquisition program management using a best value, multi-year contract

Used by Federal, State and local partner agencies in agriculture, conservation, property, and law enforcement programs.

Used by non-contributing agencies in USDA, other Federal, State and local entities.

What are the benefits of GIS to FSA?What are the benefits of GIS to FSA? Positive impact to producer business

practices Improved Program response time Improved response to natural disaster events Positive impacts to e-File requirements Creates Technology Assets – tools that

provide fast, effective service and reduce over-all program cost

Migration from outdated legacy systems Ability to Data Share – Increased

cooperation and integration partner agencies Compliance with Federally mandated

requirements And much more…

FSA ContactsFSA Contacts

Shirley HallShirley HallFSA GIS Program Manager FSA GIS Program Manager

(202) 720-3138(202) [email protected]@wdc.usda.gov

Jim HealdJim HealdDirector, FSA/ITSD Geospatial Information & Executive Director, FSA/ITSD Geospatial Information & Executive

Management Systems CenterManagement Systems Center(202) 720-0787(202) [email protected]@wdc.usda.gov

Aerial Photography Field Office NAIP Program ManagerAerial Photography Field Office NAIP Program ManagerKent Williams (801) 975-3500 X261Kent Williams (801) 975-3500 X261

[email protected]@slc.usda.gov

Geospatial Concepts for Executives April 11, 2007 Shirley Hall GIS Program Manager USDA-FSA

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