wisconsin aerial imagery and elevation consortiums
DESCRIPTION
Cooperative consortium efforts between local governments and interested partners geared at acquiring aerial imagery and terrain mapping have a long and successful history in Wisconsin. Starting with a seven-county consortium in SW Wisconsin in 1995 and culminating with statewide imagery in 2010, our state’s grass roots efforts in geospatial data consortiums have resulted in some of the most successful, detailed and repeatable consortium efforts anywhere in the nation. This presentation will review the history, challenges, and lessons learned from the 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 consortium efforts.TRANSCRIPT
Wisconsin Aerial Imagery and Elevation
Consortiums
Kirk Contrucci, Ayres Associates
May 18, 2012
Wisconsin Land Information Association
2012 Spring Regional
Overview of Presentation
• If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development.
~Aristotle
• Presentation will focus on regional multi-county consortiums– Many others have occurred in WI
• Benefits, Challenges, and Keys to Success
• Seven-county consortium– 1-meter resolution
imagery– 10-foot contours– Road centerlines– Hydrologic features
1995 SW Wisconsin Digital Orthophotography
Consortium
2000 Wisconsin Digital Orthophotography Regional
Projects• ECWRPC and
SEWRPC Regional Projects• 12 inch resolution
imagery• 4-foot contours• Road centerlines• Hydrologic features• Other planimetric
Features
2005 SW Wisconsin Digital Orthophotography
Consortium
2005 BLRPC, ECRPC, NCWRPC Digital Orthophotography
Consortium
2005 Wisconsin Regional Mapping Initiative
• 6-, 12-, 18 in resolution imagery
• 2-, 4-, 10-foot contours
• Planimetric Features
• Countywide Lidar• Municipal inset
projects• Minimum of 5%
cost-share from ‘partners’ to ‘participants’
2005 County Orthophoto Projects
*Map courtesy of the SCO
2010 Wisconsin Regional Orthophotograhy
Consortium• Statewide coverage for the
first time in WI history• 3-, 6-, 12-, 18 in resolution
imagery• 2-, 4-foot contours• Planimetric features• Multiple countywide lidar
projects• Numerous municipal inset
projects• Minimum of 20% cost-share
from ‘partners’ to ‘participants’
2010 WROC Lidar Projects
WROC Partners
Benefits• Cost savings
– Economy of scale– Share costs– Eliminate Duplication of Efforts– Attract Funding Partners
• Region-wide data sets– Many applications transcend political boundaries– Facilitates data sharing and inter-governmental
cooperation
• Strength in Numbers
Wisconsin Aerial Imagery and Elevation
Consortiums
Challenges (and a few suggestions)
• Geography– Windshield time
• Differing agendas– Look for mutual benefits
• Naysayers– Win over the harshest critics
(and get used to it)
• Technical Complexity– Consult the experts
• History– Understand it…then dream big
Wisconsin Aerial Imagery and Elevation
Consortiums
Keys to Success• Be flexible and adjust• Spend your energy wisely• Never ever ever burn bridges• Leverage existing relationships to facilitate
participation and secure funding• Design and implement an effective marketing
and communication plan• Provide the resources necessary to
create confidence in the program• Commitment/Tenacity/Perseverance
Wisconsin Aerial Imagery and Elevation
Consortiums
Wisconsin Aerial Imagery and Elevation Consortiums
Wisconsin Aerial Imagery and Elevation
Consortiums
Kirk Contrucci, Ayres Associates
May 18, 2012
Wisconsin Land Information Association
2012 Spring Regional