Arizona Height Modernization Program AZHMP Dave Minkel NGS

Arizona Height Modernization Program - AZHMP Dave Minkel NGS Geodetic Advisor to Arizona Geospatial Professional Member, APLS

Presentation Outline ► Why Did We Pursue a Height Mod Grant? § Problems with the Network § Additional Benefits Expected ► How Did We Get an HM Grant? § Activities ► What Do We Plan to Do Under AZHMP? § 10 -Year Plan § Near-term Plan

Why Did AZ Pursue a Height Mod Grant? ► Vertical Control Network Issues § Dated ►Latest “Campaign” Leveling in 1992 § Not All Marks are NAVD 88 § Subsidence

1967 - 1980; Elevation Change DU 01050 -2. 302 ft DU 01051 -2. 282 ft 0. 73 m ile s 2006 – Elevation Change (error) could be double, i. e. -4. 604 ft & -4. 564 ft, from published 1980 elevation (last year of leveling)

Why Did AZ Pursue a Height Mod Grant? ► Vertical Control Network Issues § Dated ► Latest “Campaign” Leveling in 1992 § Not All Marks are NAVD 88 § Subsidence § Sparse Where We Need It ► Development ► Additional = Bulldozers = Lost Marks Benefits § Tie the PLSS to the Network ► GDACS Project

How Did AZ Get a HM Grant? ► Activities § “Talked HM Up” @ AGIC & APLS - 2003 § HM Forum in Spring 2004 § Congressional Delegation Briefings ► AZ State Cartographer & Private ► Local and D. C. Offices Visited Sector Representatives ► AZHMP 3 -Ring Binder § Discuss APPLICATIONS & BENEFITS to the Public, no what you’re going to do! § 10 -Year Plan ► AZHMP 1 -Pagers (Leave Behinds)

AZHMP 10 -Year Plan § Establish Arizona Spatial Reference Center ► Survey Support (Contracts, Bluebooking, Advise) ► Data Archival & Dissemination Services ► Outreach / Education / Coordination § AZCORS (CORS/COBS) ► Statewide GNSS Base station network § GNSS-based Statewide 3 D Control Network § Leveling ► Analysis of Network ► Leveling Where Needed § Research

AZHMP 10 -Year Plan

AZHMP - Funding ► FY 06 Funding - $428 K § Grant (a. k. a. earmark) through NGS to Arizona State Lands Department ► Managed by State Cartographer’s Office (SCO) ► Plan Developed with SCO Advisory Team § Private and Public Sector Membership ► FY 07 Grant Applied For § Looks Promising, but No News Yet So: How Do You Do $2 M+ Worth of Work with $428 K?

Survey Mini-Grants Partnership 1 $10 K grants to local government to support AZHMP surveys ► Funding for 7 grants available ► Qualifying Surveys must; ► § Comply with AZHMP specifications ► NGS-58 § Establish 10 new 3 -D stations § Be published by NGS (i. e. bluebookedand accepted) ► Funds transferred to Local Govt. agency § Agency responsible for accomplishing survey ► Supports Local Businesses ► Streamlines Contracting Process

AZHMP-Funded AZCORS Sites Partnership 2 ► AZHMP agrees to: § Provide equipment & license for 9 sites § Operate Station § Distribute Static & Real-Time data ► Partner provides some § Facility for base station § Funding support ► Equipment, ► Location combination of: installation, etc. Must Support AZHMP Goals

Partner-Funded AZCORS Sites Partnership 3 ► Partner agrees to: § Buy base station under AZHMP contract ► ~$15 K (equipment & software license) § Keep Station as part of AZCORS for 3 years § Provide Site that meets AZCORS criteria ► AZHMP agrees to: § Operate and manage station § Distribute Static & Real-Time data ► Partner can be Private or Public Sector § Partner does not even have to be in AZ

FY 06 Spending Plan – pg 1 ► Establish AZ Spatial Reference Center § Virtual facility (computer in a closet) ► Located (Ac. TIC) (ASRC at AZ Counter-Terrorism Information Center § Manages/Operates AZCORS § Distributes AZCORS Data ► Static data (1 Hz & 10 Hz) download site ► DGPS stream for Vehicle Dispatch and Mapping via IP (digital wireless) ► RTK data stream (single base, not network) via IP § Non-AZHMP funded Network RTK being Discussed

FY 06 Spending Plan – pg 2 ► Establish AZCORS § AZCORS partner-funded stations § 9 AZHMP-funded stations ► Page, AZ location already selected to support partnership with Utah § Co-opt existing CORS/COBS ► Cost & No-Cost options for Partners ► Support Mini-Grants ► Conduct Outreach § Workshops § AZHMP Briefings/Presentations

Long-term Goal for AZHMP Migrate AZHMP from Federal, Grant-based Funding to State, Programmatic Funding § Build Partnerships with Federal, State and Local Agencies ► Utilize Partner Resources to Implement AZHMP and Gain Additional Program Support § Seek Additional Funding Sources ► FEMA Grant(s) ► Homeland Security Grants § Demonstrate and Document Public Benefits of AZHMP

Do You Need a HM Grant to Move Forward? ► Gila County § Approximately 122 Stations set § FEMA partnership on Tonto Basin saved ~ $265 K – 30 sq. mi. § 28% savings on aerial mapping costs ► Cochise § § § County Approximately 138 Stations Set Requiring ties to network for County GIS 38 Stations Simultaneously Observed in Last Surve ► 2 Companies Turned Down

AZHMP Contact Info AZHMP Web Site - http: // agic. az. gov/hm / Dave Minkel dave. minkel@noaa. gov 602 -542 -1569 Gene Trobia 602 -542 -3190