National Agriculture Imagery National Agriculture Imagery

Program (NAIP)Program (NAIP)

National States Geographic Information CouncilNational States Geographic Information CouncilSeptember 15, 2003 Nashville, TennesseeSeptember 15, 2003 Nashville, Tennessee

W. Geoffrey Gabbott, Contracting OfficerW. Geoffrey Gabbott, Contracting OfficerUSDA, FSA, Aerial Photography Field Office, Salt Lake City, UtahUSDA, FSA, Aerial Photography Field Office, Salt Lake City, Utah

USDA Service Centers:

Responsible for administering over 40 programs in farm commodity, credit, conservation, and emergency assistance.Transitioning from analog to digital imagery (GIS) in order to administer programs more effectively.Seeking imagery cost sharing partnerships under cooperative agreements.

USDA’s GIS Initiative

Replace paper photomaps with digital orthophotos and GIS vector (line) dataReplace pencils and pens with PCs and GIS softwareReplace wheel and chains with GPS units Replace 35mm compliance slides with NAIP digital imagery

NAIP Program Goals

Procurement plan based on “Best-Value” contracting practices Acquire large format aerial photography, 1:40,000 scale, color positive filmAcquire during the peak agricultural growing season (leaf-on)Deliver digital imagery (one & two meter), in a county format, within one month of acquisition for FSA Compliance Program

Provide new photography/digital imagery on an annual basisUpdate ortho-image base on 1-5 year cycle (depending on USDA Service Center needs) Aerial film archived at APFO and made available for photographic/digital productsDigital imagery furnished to the “National Map” concept in place of or to augment the NDOP

NAIP Program Goals

National Agriculture Imagery Program

Scanned 35mm Slides Direct Digital 35mm CamerasSatellite ImageryAerial Mapping Cameras

Previous Pilot Projects:

Large Format• Mapping Camera• 9”x 9” film• 25 sq. miles@20,000 ft.

Small Format• 35mm Camera• 3 sq. miles@8,000 feet

• Digital Camera• 3 sq. miles@10,000 feet

Image Format Comparison

2002 FSA NAIP Contracts

Aerial Imagery Contracts

Contracts Summary

Six States Contracted: KS, NE, ND, SD, MO, and MN

121 Counties Covered

82,727 Square Miles

28,932 Linear Miles of NAPP-Like Aerial Photography (Film archived at APFO)

Summer 2002 Flying Season

2002 NAIP Products and Cost

1m Ortho-Rectified

Digital Image (one meter GSD)

ABGPS ABGPS & IMU & IMU ControlControl

2m Geo-Rectified

$18.99 / Square Mile$18.99 / Square Mile$6.94 / Square Mile$6.94 / Square Mile

Digital Image (two meter GSD)

GPS GPS ControlControl

Control (MDOQ).

Control (MDOQ).

Elevation Elevation ModelModel

Original RFP Requirements

Compressed digital imagery on CD-Rom (one & two meter), in a county format, delivered within one month of acquisition for FSA Compliance Program.Full resolution digital imagery on tape media (one & two meter), in quarter quadrangle tile format, delivered within three months of acquisition.FGDC compliant metadata documenting required imagery data.Aerial photography film for photo reproduction, higher resolution scans, and archive.

2003 NAIP Delivery Products

MrSID Format

on CDROM

1:50 Compression

For 1m Imagery

1:20 Compression

For 2m Imagery

FGDC MetadataFayette County,

Kentucky

Compressed County Imagery

NAIP DOQQ Tile Imagery

Full Resolution

DOQQ Tiles

Delivered on

Tape Media

Delivered by State

or Project Area

FGDC Metadata

APFO Aerial Film Repository

APFO has a national film vault archiving more than 10 million aerial images dating from 1955 to the present.

NAIP Aerial Photography Film

Original Aerial Film

Delivered by State

or Project Area

Types of Partnership Opportunities

Federal, State, or County Cost Share with FSA for:

New Coverage Beyond FSA CountiesNew Coverage Beyond Agricultural Areas of a CountyHigher Resolution Image Upgrade

Pre-award Partnership AgreementsMinnesota: State Agencies $250,000

NRCS $300,000Missouri:State Agencies $220,000

Forest Service $30,000NRCS $300,000

Oklahoma: NRCS $600,000

Total 2003 Cost Shares: $1,700,000

2003 NAIP Partnerships

2003 Estimated Average Costs

Digital Image

ABGPS ABGPS & IMU& IMU

Control DOQ.

Elevation Elevation ModelModel

1m Ortho Rectified1m Ortho Rectified

Digital Image

ABGPS ABGPS & IMU& IMU

Elevation Elevation ModelModel

2m Ortho Rectified2m Ortho Rectified

$20.00$20.00Per Sq.Mi.Per Sq.Mi.

$8.00$8.00Per Sq.Mi.Per Sq.Mi.

2003 Actual Average Costs

Digital Image

ABGPS ABGPS & IMU& IMU

Control DOQ.

Elevation Elevation ModelModel

1m Ortho Rectified1m Ortho Rectified

Digital Image

ABGPS ABGPS & IMU& IMU

Elevation Elevation ModelModel

2m Ortho Rectified2m Ortho Rectified

$20.00$20.00Per Sq.Mi.Per Sq.Mi.

$8.00$8.00Per Sq.Mi.Per Sq.Mi.

$12.10 per Sq.Mi.$12.10 per Sq.Mi.

$157.27 per DOQQ$157.27 per DOQQ

$9.92 per Sq.Mi.$9.92 per Sq.Mi.

$120.36 per DOQQ$120.36 per DOQQ

2003 NAIP Partnerships

NRCS - 12 States (50%) $2,620,000BLM - Idaho and Nevada $111,220Minnesota State Agencies $250,000Missouri State Agencies $230,000USFS Mark Twain NF, MO 60,000Oklahoma State Agencies $180,000

Total 2003 Cost Shares $3,451,220

FSA Funding Amount $5,994,485Total 2003 NAIP Costs $9,445,705

Original RFP Requirements

Revised Requirements

Square Miles: 814,294 Counties: 1,038 DOQQs: 64,075

Square Miles: 452,122 Counties: 622 DOQQs: 34,790

Square Miles: 272,625 Counties: 301 DOQQs: 22,461

Square Miles: 89,547 Counties: 115 DOQQs: 6,824

$6.00 / SqMi

$15.97 / SqMi

Square Miles: 816,555 Counties: 1,038 DOQQs: 64,282

Revised Requirements

2003 NAIP ContractorsAnd Contract Areas

NW Geomatics

AureusOculus

2003 NAIP Awards

8,182

2,708

5,814

2,415

7,736

1,6631,109

15,681

17,816

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4,000

6,0008,000

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12,000

14,000

16,000

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Totals:64,282 DOQQs1,038 Counties

DOQQ Quantities Awarded

2003 NAIP Awards

$156.00

$134.78

$168.09

$199.71

$135.58

$0.00 $50.00 $100.00 $150.00 $200.00

AeroMetr

LandAir

NW Geom

Surdex

Triathlon

Price per DOQQ – One Meter

$12.10 per Sq.Mi.$12.10 per Sq.Mi.$157.27 per DOQQ$157.27 per DOQQ

2003 NAIP Awards

$133.76

$98.59

$135.00

$100.47

$122.92

$0.00 $50.00 $100.00 $150.00

Aerial Services

Horizons

Photo Science

JW Sewall

Surdex

Price per DOQQ – Two Meter

$9.92 per Sq.Mi.$9.92 per Sq.Mi.$120.36 per DOQQ$120.36 per DOQQ

2003 NAIP Awards

$210.00

$77.73

$0.00 $50.00 $100.00 $150.00 $200.00 $250.00

NWGeomatics

AureusOculus

Price per DOQQ – Digital Acquisition

$14.60 per Sq.Mi.$14.60 per Sq.Mi.$191.94 per DOQQ$191.94 per DOQQ

Square Miles: 816,555 Counties: 1,038 DOQQs: 64,282

Current Status 9-15-03

ID100%

WA100%

PA100%NV

100%

98% Flown62,907 of 64,282

CA100%

SC100%

MA&RI 100%

KS100%

OR100%

NE100%

IA100%

KY100%

IN100%

MO100%

OK100%

TX100%

96%96%

60%60%

77%77%

NY100%

99%99% 90%90%ND

100%

SD100%

UT100%

AZ100%

2003 NAIP COMPRESSED COUNTY MOSAIC (CCM)DELIVERY STATUS 9-12-03

22% Received231 Counties of 1,038

Types of Partnership Opportunities

Federal, State, or County Cost Share with FSA for:

New Coverage Beyond FSA CountiesNew Coverage Beyond Agricultural Areas of a CountyHigher Resolution Image Upgrade

NAIP Partnership Development

WashDCGIS TEAM

STATEand COUNTY

GOVERNMENTS

USDA SERVICECENTER AGENCIES

FSA STATE GISCOORDINATOR

WashDC COMPLIANCE

TEAM

APFOAGREEMENTS

COORDINATOR

USDA Aerial Photography Field Office2222 West 2300 SouthSalt Lake City, Utah 84119-2020www.apfo.usda.gov

Contacts for Partnership Information:Cindy Sessions (801) 975-3500 Ext. 208Geoff Gabbott (801) 975-3500 Ext. 207

APFO is the primary source of aerial imagery for USDA Agencies. Over 10 million images, from 1955 through the present, are libraried here.