A Creative NAIP Buy UP:

The Texas Experience

James Scott IIITexas Natural Resources Information System

Tim CragoNorth West Geomatics Ltd.

State of Texas wide coverage (275K sq miles, 254 Counties) 1 meter NAIP deliverable 0.5 meter TNRIS deliverable Single acquisition at 0.75 meter resolution using ADS40 ‘highres’ mode. Multiple product deliveries Summer 2008, winter 2009 seasons

Program Summary

North West awarded NAIP contract for Texas in March 2008

TNRIS began the process of consolidating partners in June 07 and close involvement with FSA 4 State agencies involved 2008 Acquisition – April 28 – Oct 28 2009 Acquisition – Jan 15 – Feb 28

Program Chronology

Texas Partners

1. Commission on State Emergency Communications (24 regional centers)

2. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (air quality and facilities)

3. Texas General Land Office (Coastal Programs)4. Texas Water Development Board (Texas Natural

Resources Information System – Strategic Mapping Program and National Flood Insurance Mapping)

5. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service6. U.S. Geological Survey

TXMAS (Texas Multiple Award Schedule) used by TNRIS to issue buy up contract to North West TXMAS uses the Federal GSA contract

obtained by competitive tender as the underlying contract to award a schedule of 50 products and services

Buy up award must happen quickly before NAIP acquisition begins

Contract Vehicle - Then

Contract Vehicle – Now & Future

High Priority Imagery and Data Sets (HPIDS) Authority given to TNRIS to manage

statewide GIS data procurement

Pool of 21 Pre-qualified data and service providers

Project Area Map

Summer 2008

Winter 2009

Flight Blocks

The Leica ADS Sensor

ADS Band Configuration

Leica ADS Sensor

Original NAIP design was for 1m. resolution imagery; with the State of Texas wanting 50cm. Original 1m. design involved 61,000

line miles of collection. Re-designed for 75cm collection with

83,000 line miles; 36% increase. Altitude change from 30,000’ to 23,000’

Program Design

Leica ADS40-SH52 23,000’ altitude High-res mode acquisition resulting in

0.75m x 0.33m multispectral pixel0.375m x 0.165m pan pixel

Re-sampled to 1m x 1m for NAIP Re-sampled to 0.5m x 0.5m for TNRIS All products to NAIP specs (with some

exceptions)

Technical Approach

With our partners Fugro Horizons – Fugro Earthdata Up to 5 Cessna Conquests Equipped with Leica ADS40-SH52

Acquisition Approach

Project Quantities

Summer 2008 Winter 2009 Total

Area (sq miles) 274,262 63,925 338,187*

# DOQQ’s 15,310 3,638 18,948*

# line miles 68,281 15,203 83,484*

# aircraft days 368 (on-site) 85 (on-site) 453

# aircraft days 132 (production) 31 (production) 163

Cost $3,597,850 (USDA)

$2,965,580 (TNRIS)

$6,563,430

* - includes overlap between areas

Deliverables Discussion

NAIP TNRIS

Resolution 1.0m 0.5m

Products 4-band Ortho, CCM RGB & FCIR Ortho,16-bit L2 data

Naming DOQQ TNRIS specific

Compression Mr. SID JPEG2000

Radiometry NAIP spec TNRIS enhanced

Ortho Comparison – 1m

Ortho Comparison – 50cm

Very short time frame between the NAIP award and the NAIP flying

season to negotiate buy-up Essential that State partners/funding

in place prior to NAIP award A single strong State entity leader Contract vehicle/mechanism needs to

be clear/expeditious; sole sourcing or others

Lessons - General

State benefits from strong contribution ability (1/3) Importance of strong FSA state office

/State Mapping Center relationships Value of positive history of data collaboration across state agencies

Lessons - State

USDA NAIP deliverables and time lines met

TNRIS and the State received 50cm state wide coverage

NAIP program funding augmented by State agencies to enhance

deliverables to meet the State requirements

Summary