National Agriculture Imagery Program NAIP National States Geographic

National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) National States Geographic Information Council September 15, 2003 Nashville, Tennessee W. Geoffrey Gabbott, Contracting Officer USDA, 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) data Replace pencils and pens with PCs and GIS software Replace wheel and chains with GPS units Replace 35 mm 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 film Acquire 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

NAIP Program Goals Provide new photography/digital imagery on an annual basis Update 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 products Digital imagery furnished to the “National Map” concept in place of or to augment the NDOP

National Agriculture Imagery Program Previous Pilot Projects: Scanned 35 mm Slides Direct Digital 35 mm Cameras Satellite Imagery Aerial Mapping Cameras

Image Format Comparison Small Format • 35 mm Camera • 3 sq. miles@8, 000 feet • Digital Camera • 3 sq. miles@10, 000 feet Large Format • Mapping Camera • 9”x 9” film • 25 sq. miles@20, 000 ft.

2002 FSA NAIP Contracts Aerial Imagery 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 1 m Ortho-Rectified 2 m Geo-Rectified Digital Image (one meter GSD) ABGPS & IMU Control (MDOQ). Digital Image (two meter GSD) GPS Control (MDOQ). Elevation Model $18. 99 / Square Mile $6. 94 / Square Mile

Original RFP Requirements

2003 NAIP Delivery Products 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.

Compressed County Imagery Mr. SID Format on CDROM 1: 50 Compression For 1 m Imagery 1: 20 Compression For 2 m Imagery FGDC Metadata Fayette County, Kentucky

NAIP DOQQ Tile Imagery Full Resolution DOQQ Tiles Delivered on Tape Media Delivered by State or Project Area FGDC Metadata

NAIP Aerial Photography Film APFO Aerial Film Repository Original Aerial Film Delivered by State or Project Area APFO has a national film vault archiving more than 10 million aerial images dating from 1955 to the present.

Types of Partnership Opportunities Federal, State, or County Cost Share with FSA for: New Coverage Beyond FSA Counties New Coverage Beyond Agricultural Areas of a County Higher Resolution Image Upgrade

2003 NAIP Partnerships Pre-award Partnership Agreements Minnesota: State Agencies $250, 000 NRCS $300, 000 Missouri: State Agencies $220, 000 Forest Service $30, 000 NRCS $300, 000 Oklahoma: NRCS $600, 000 Total 2003 Cost Shares: $1, 700, 000

2003 Estimated Average Costs Digital Image ABGPS & IMU Control DOQ. $20. 00 Elevation Model Per Sq. Mi. 1 m Ortho Rectified $8. 00 Elevation Model Per Sq. Mi. 2 m Ortho Rectified

2003 Actual Average Costs Digital Image ABGPS & IMU Control $12. 10 per Sq. Mi. DOQ. Elevation Model $157. 27 per DOQQ $20. 00 Per Sq. Mi. 1 m Ortho Rectified ABGPS & IMU $9. 92 per Sq. Mi. Elevation Model $120. 36 $8. 00 per DOQQ Per Sq. Mi. 2 m Ortho Rectified

2003 NAIP Partnerships NRCS - 12 States (50%) BLM - Idaho and Nevada Minnesota State Agencies Missouri State Agencies USFS Mark Twain NF, MO Oklahoma State Agencies $2, 620, 000 $111, 220 $250, 000 $230, 000 60, 000 $180, 000 Total 2003 Cost Shares $3, 451, 220 FSA Funding Amount $5, 994, 485 Total 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

$6. 00 / Sq. Mi $15. 97 / Sq. Mi Square Miles: 89, 547 Counties: 115 DOQQs: 6, 824

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

2003 NAIP Contractors And Contract Areas NW Geomatics Aureus Oculus

2003 NAIP Awards DOQQ Quantities Awarded Totals: 64, 282 DOQQs 1, 038 Counties

2003 NAIP Awards Price per DOQQ – One Meter $12. 10 per Sq. Mi. $157. 27 per DOQQ

2003 NAIP Awards Price per DOQQ – Two Meter $9. 92 per Sq. Mi. $120. 36 per DOQQ

2003 NAIP Awards Price per DOQQ – Digital Acquisition $14. 60 per Sq. Mi. $191. 94 per DOQQ

Current Status 9 -15 -03 WA 100% OR ID 100% NV 100% CA 100% UT 100% AZ 100% ND 100% SD 100% NE 100% 99% 90% 96% IA 100% KS 100% MO 100% OK 100% TX 100% IN 100% KY 100% NY 100% PA 100% MA&RI 100% 77% SC 100% 60% 98% Flown 62, 907 of 64, 282 Square Miles: 816, 555 Counties: 1, 038 DOQQs: 64, 282

2003 NAIP COMPRESSED COUNTY MOSAIC (CCM) DELIVERY STATUS 9 -12 -03 22% Received 231 Counties of 1, 038

Types of Partnership Opportunities Federal, State, or County Cost Share with FSA for: New Coverage Beyond FSA Counties New Coverage Beyond Agricultural Areas of a County Higher Resolution Image Upgrade

NAIP Partnership Development Wash. DC COMPLIANCE TEAM Wash. DC GIS TEAM APFO AGREEMENTS COORDINATOR STATE and COUNTY GOVERNMENTS FSA STATE GIS COORDINATOR USDA SERVICE CENTER AGENCIES

USDA Aerial Photography Field Office 2222 West 2300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84119 -2020 www. apfo. usda. gov Contacts for Partnership Information: Cindy Sessions (801) 975 -3500 Ext. 208 Geoff 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.