Illinois Height Modernization Sheena K Beaverson Program Goals

Illinois Height Modernization Sheena K. Beaverson

Program Goals Illinois Geodetic Control Establish comprehensive network of survey benchmarks. Airborne Light Detection and Ranging (Li. DAR) Provide stewardship for existing data. Acquire new data.

Steering Committee Illinois Department of Transportation Illinois State Geological Survey Illinois Department of Natural Resources Illinois Natural History Survey Illinois State Archaeological Survey Illinois State Water Survey United States Geological Survey USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

ILHMP: Start of Year 1 In Year 1, Illinois was in the bottom 10 states, with respect to height information. Li. DAR and derivative elevation data non-existent. 3 counties acquired, data access limited. Estimate 50% of all known benchmarks destroyed. Closer to 60%, plus revision of 30% known elevations Multiple vertical datums in use (40+). Adjustments to North American Vertical Datum (NAVD 88) complex.

ILHMP: Project Years 1 -3 • Years 1 -3: funded by federal appropriations. Supported by Congressman Johnson, Congressman La. Hood, Congressman Shock, Senator Durbin and also NGS. Year 1: 2008 -2009 funded $300, 000 Year 2: 2009 -2010 funded $725, 000 Year 3: 2010 -2011 funded $800, 000 Total of $1. 9 M in funding directly to ISGS. IDOT a project partner.

ILHMP: Project Years 4 -8 Year 4: Federal Highway Administration, State Planning and Research (SPR) funding. Year 4: 2011 -2012 funded $3, 500, 000 Option to renew up to 4 times at same rate. Funding extends through June 30, 2016. Total of $17. 5 M directly to IDOT. Intergovernmental Agreement from IDOT to ISGS.

ILHMP: Project Years 6 Year 6: $885, 000 funds for airborne Li. DAR Illinois Department of Resources Office of Water Resources Kankakee County, Illinois Will County, Illinois Intergovernmental Agreements with ISGS. Made possible because of new UIUC policy offering flexibility in establishing vendor contracts.

ILHMP: Project Years 1 -8 Total of $20 M in funding, plus: Li. DAR from IDOT, IDNR-OWR, FEMA, NRCS, USGS, USACE, Illinois Counties. $50, 000 pilot project from USGS for Boone and Winnebago County for Li. DAR data stewardship. IDOT in-kind services.

ILHMP Geodetic Leveling Project Milestones

ILHMP: Geodetic Leveling Program Years 1 -5 1, 515 new benchmarks 367 existing benchmarks 1, 705 miles of leveling Program Year 6 (current) installation of 671 new 138 existing benchmarks 700 miles of geodetic leveling

Illinois Geodetic Control

ILHMP Li. DAR Data Project Milestones

Statewide Li. DAR: What do we have? Available for: green, brown counties blue river corridors Acquired for: tan county Contracted Spring 2014: gray counties

Statewide Li. DAR: How current is it? Acquired over 11 years. Illinois Li. DAR 01/2008 – 04 counties 01/2012 – 22 counties 07/2013 – 70 counties 10/2014 – 81 counties Update map: 2014 acquisitions

Statewide Li. DAR: How is data quality? 3 DEP Quality Level 3 Majority of data 3 DEP Quality Level 2 lowest parameters 4 counties, 2 projects 3 DEP Quality level 2 highest parameters 1 county, 2 projects Update map: 2014 acquisitions

Statewide Li. DAR: Who acquired it? Acquired by 8 vendors. Aero. Metric Quantum Spatial Continental Mapping Merrick & Company Photo Science Sanborn Surdex Wilson & Company Woolpert Update map: 2014 acquisitions

Statewide Li. DAR: What did it cost? Contracts funded by: IDOT IDNR-OWR ISGS (ILHMP) Counties FEMA NRCS USACE USGS Update map: 2014 acquisitions

Discussion Topics Advice to other States, Challenges

Statewide Li. DAR: Who can contract? Attempting to acquire and process data with monies tied to 1 -year fiscal period is risky. IDOT, ISGS , USGS contracting mechanisms in place. 4 -8 months to set up agency agreements, transfer funds. 8 -10 months to establish contract for well-defined project with selected vendor. All of the above tied to state or federal fiscal year, paperwork deadlines, competitive advertisement rules. Inability to complete paperwork has caused loss of funding. Rainy or early spring can pre-empt a project.

Statewide Li. DAR: Who can contract? ISGS Li. DAR and Photogrammetry Retainers 2013 -2014 ISGS ran competitive process to select up to 2 vendors to serve on retainer. Retainer contracts can be renewed for up to three 1 -year periods. Surdex Quantum Spatial Each retainer limited to: No more than $1 M in projects in a single fiscal year. No more than $500, 000 per project (formerly $100, 000). Best option for utilizing short-term monies.

ILHMP: Year 6 Our ranking has improved dramatically. Top 15 states for % of state covered by Li. DAR. A rough estimate. 15 th of 49 states for number of leveled heights. Publishing of Year 5 data along Mississippi River will move us into top 10, by # of leveled heights within the state. 2012 NGS poster at the ESRI International User Conference

Number of Leveled Heights States listed by: NGS Funded Y/N Alphabetically Could this information be published by NGS annually, ranked by # vertical marks? Want to illustrate program impacts over time.

ILHMP: Progress Maps Li. DAR Status map series currently in development Companion series for geodetic leveling, similar to Minnesota maps. Benchmarks by decade Last reported, by decade Who reported (state, local, county, private) Vertical, horizontal, 3 D

2014 GPS on Bench Marks NGS bench mark priorities … for Illinois Could NGS show estimated Geoid accuracy 5 years ago? 2010? Comparison would be helpful.