U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey

The National Map: Digital Orthoimagery Program

The National Map: Digital Orthoimagery Program

National Geospatial Programs OfficeNational Geospatial Programs Office

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National DOQ Program Background:National DOQ Program Background:

• Development of technology in early 1990’sDevelopment of technology in early 1990’s

• NDOP Steering Committee establishedNDOP Steering Committee established

• Program inception to first time coverage in Program inception to first time coverage in less than 10 yearsless than 10 years

• FY 1993-2002: $190 millionFY 1993-2002: $190 million

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So, what worked?:So, what worked?:

• Cooperative funded programCooperative funded program

• Working with industry on developing and Working with industry on developing and introducing new technologyintroducing new technology

• Using qualifications-based selection to Using qualifications-based selection to contract majority of production work to the contract majority of production work to the private sectorprivate sector

• Once-over uniform national coverageOnce-over uniform national coverage

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And , what didn’t?:And , what didn’t?:

• Tone matchingTone matching

• DEMs derived from other sourcesDEMs derived from other sources

• County CD products with tiled DOQsCounty CD products with tiled DOQs

• Providing State Plane Coordinate data to State Providing State Plane Coordinate data to State partnerspartners

• Establishing long-term plans with State and Establishing long-term plans with State and Federal partnersFederal partners

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Technology, timing, and Technology, timing, and The National MapThe National Map::

• Tone matching and county mosaicsTone matching and county mosaics

• Seamless serverSeamless server

• Geographic coordinates and on-the-fly Geographic coordinates and on-the-fly reprojectionsreprojections

• Web servicesWeb services

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Now, what’s different?:Now, what’s different?:

• Wide acceptance of DOQs throughout Wide acceptance of DOQs throughout mapping communitymapping community

• USGS has more to do with less moneyUSGS has more to do with less money

• NDOP agencies have diverged with their own NDOP agencies have diverged with their own requirements, funding, and contractsrequirements, funding, and contracts

• Many State programs have been establishedMany State programs have been established

• Need for higher-resolution by both State and Need for higher-resolution by both State and Federal partnersFederal partners

• One size does not fit allOne size does not fit all

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National Orthoimage Program Plan:National Orthoimage Program Plan:

• Outlines all elements of USGS programOutlines all elements of USGS program

• Estimates annual funding level requiredEstimates annual funding level required

• Outlines long-range acquisition and Outlines long-range acquisition and partnership strategypartnership strategy

• Continuously revised to be integrated with Continuously revised to be integrated with partner plans and available resourcespartner plans and available resources

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ASPRS NextGen Study:ASPRS NextGen Study:

• Vision for orthoimagery technologies over the Vision for orthoimagery technologies over the next 10 yearsnext 10 years

• Describe how future technologies might Describe how future technologies might impact Federal and State programsimpact Federal and State programs

• Technology-based recommendations to aid the Technology-based recommendations to aid the development of strategies and policiesdevelopment of strategies and policies

• Team formed and will conduct interviewsTeam formed and will conduct interviews

• Final report to USGS in September 2005Final report to USGS in September 2005

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Incentives for Orthoimagery PartnershipIncentives for Orthoimagery Partnership

• Cost-share up to 50% of acquisitionCost-share up to 50% of acquisition• In-field liaison communicationIn-field liaison communication• Offer airborne and satellite contract services andOffer airborne and satellite contract services and• Contribute to State/local contractsContribute to State/local contracts• Offer quality assurance servicesOffer quality assurance services• Offer archive and hosting services andOffer archive and hosting services and• Contribute to State/local archive and hosting Contribute to State/local archive and hosting

servicesservices• Investigate emerging technologiesInvestigate emerging technologies

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Orthoimagery acquisition strategy:Orthoimagery acquisition strategy:

• Acquire cyclic orthoimagery through partnershipsAcquire cyclic orthoimagery through partnerships• 133 Urban Areas133 Urban Areas

• StatesStates

•11 Western States – leaf-on (FSA/NAIP)11 Western States – leaf-on (FSA/NAIP)

•Eastern States - leaf-off, option for NAIPEastern States - leaf-off, option for NAIP

•States with high/multi-resolution programsStates with high/multi-resolution programs

• Provide access to orthoimagery through the NSDIProvide access to orthoimagery through the NSDI• Available in Available in The National MapThe National Map

• Accessible through Geospatial One-StopAccessible through Geospatial One-Stop

• States encouraged to serve data via WMSStates encouraged to serve data via WMS

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2005 Orthoimagery Acquisition Plan2005 Orthoimagery Acquisition Plan

• High-resolutionHigh-resolution 56%56%• 8 States8 States

• 64 Urban Areas64 Urban Areas

• NAPPNAPP 31%31%• 9 States9 States

• NAIPNAIP 13%13%• DOI High PriorityDOI High Priority

• 3+ States3+ States

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2005 Urban Area Requirements2005 Urban Area Requirements

• PlanPlan

•31 Urban Areas for 131 Urban Areas for 1stst coverage coverage

• 1 via in-house production1 via in-house production

• 7 via CSC7 via CSC

•23 via cooperative agreement partnerships23 via cooperative agreement partnerships

• 7 Urban Areas delayed until FY067 Urban Areas delayed until FY06

•33 Urban Areas for 233 Urban Areas for 2ndnd coverage coverage

• 1 via CSC1 via CSC

•32 via cooperative agreement partnerships32 via cooperative agreement partnerships

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2005 State Requirements2005 State Requirements

• 11stst generation DOQs generation DOQs

•Northern ME (97), central ID (98)Northern ME (97), central ID (98)

• DOI-High PriorityDOI-High Priority

•DOQ production for TX (02), AZ (03) borderDOQ production for TX (02), AZ (03) border

• NAPP A-ZNAPP A-Z

•IL, SCIL, SC

• NAIP contribution (DOI–HP)NAIP contribution (DOI–HP)

•UT, ID, OR, unspecified other StatesUT, ID, OR, unspecified other States

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2005 State Requirements2005 State Requirements

• Other State partnershipsOther State partnerships

•FL – hi-res 1/3 State coverageFL – hi-res 1/3 State coverage

•GA - complete 2GA - complete 2ndnd coverage DOQs (99) coverage DOQs (99)

•IN – multi-res State coverageIN – multi-res State coverage

•LA – 2nd year to complete State (DOQs)LA – 2nd year to complete State (DOQs)

•MA – hi-res State coverageMA – hi-res State coverage

•ME - hi-res orthos 2ME - hi-res orthos 2ndnd year year

•ME – 3ME – 3rdrd year to complete multi-res State coverage year to complete multi-res State coverage

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2005 State Requirements2005 State Requirements

• Other State partnerships (continued)Other State partnerships (continued)

•NH – multi-year multi-res State coverageNH – multi-year multi-res State coverage

•NY – 2NY – 2ndnd cycle multi-res 1/4 State coverage cycle multi-res 1/4 State coverage

•OH - OH - multi-res State coveragemulti-res State coverage

•OR – QA for OR DOQ production (01)OR – QA for OR DOQ production (01)

•VT – multi-year multi-res State coverageVT – multi-year multi-res State coverage

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National strategy for orthoimagery acquisition

in partnership with States

  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

NAIP  

WA AZ NV ID OR

MT NM UT CA

WY       CO

Leaf-off     

GU AL GA AR KY

IL ND NC IA LA

KS TN NE MN OH

MI TX NH MO SD

MS WI PR OK  

    SC VI  

Hi/Multi-resolution  

IN MD PA RI CT

VA DE NJ MA ME

WV DC     VT

Multi-year   

  1/4 NY 1/4 NY 1/4 NY 1/4 NY

1/3 FL 1/3 FL 1/3 FL  

1/2 HI 1/2 HI

10% AK 10% AK 10% AK 10% AK 10% AK

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Annual Orthoimagery Program CostAnnual Orthoimagery Program Cost

• PartnershipsPartnerships 0.4M 0.4M• Access, Archive, and Dissemination 1.2MAccess, Archive, and Dissemination 1.2M• StandardsStandards 0.2M 0.2M• AcquisitionAcquisition $25.6M$25.6M• Research, Development, and ApplicationsResearch, Development, and Applications

0.5M0.5M

• Systems Development and MaintenanceSystems Development and Maintenance

0.5M0.5M• Theme Oversight and ManagementTheme Oversight and Management 0.2M 0.2M

•TotalTotal$28.6M$28.6M

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Orthoimagery ProgramOrthoimagery Program

• Project requirements and production status posted Project requirements and production status posted on the NDOP website and uploaded to GOSon the NDOP website and uploaded to GOS

• Completed projects archived and accessed from Completed projects archived and accessed from distributed databases: EDC and/or State or local distributed databases: EDC and/or State or local Clearinghouse nodeClearinghouse node

• FGDC-compliant metadata required for all FGDC-compliant metadata required for all projects and posted to GOSprojects and posted to GOS

• GOS Orthoimagery Standard applied to all GOS Orthoimagery Standard applied to all projectsprojects