National Digital Orthophotography Program Shirley Hall Chair NDOP
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National Digital Orthophotography Program Shirley Hall Chair, NDOP Steering Committee
History of NDOP Formally Chartered in 1993 n US Geological Survey n Farm Service Agency n US Forest Service n Natural Resources Conservation Service n Bureau of Land Management n Federal Emergency Management Agency n US Census Bureau n National States Geographic Council n National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Goals n n Provide complete coverage of US Develop coordinated maintenance program Supports 1 and 2 meter and finer resolution Work with Federal, State and local government
Original Goal for Conterminous USA DOQ n Complete first coverage of private lands by year 2002 n Complete first coverage of federal lands by year 2004. n Begin updating DOQs in year 2000. n Update most areas on 7 -10 year cycle.
Brief Milestones n n n n n 1988 – Pilot project, Dane Co. , WI 1990 – 1 st national digital ortho forum. 1991 – 1 st budget initiative to Congress. 1992 – Pilot DOQ production contract by USGS-Menlo Park. 1993 – Tech specs issued and 1 st contracts awarded. 1993 – NDOP chartered (FS, FSA, NRCS & USGS). 1994 – First significant funding for DOQs. 1994 – DOQ named part of NSDI Framework. 1995 – NSGIC joins NDOP. Minnesota 1 st state completed. 1996 – 1 st Steering Committee Meeting. 1997 – USGS-Microsoft Terraserver Agreement. 2000 – BLM, FEMA & CB join NDOP. 2000 – 2 nd generation coverage started. 2001 – First-ever ortho contract awarded for Hawaii. 2002 – All private lands completed. 2003 – NAIP implemented. 2004 – Development of web-based NDOP-NDEP project tracking system.
What Makes NDOP Work? n Committee membership is responsible for funding, program and technical leadership. n Committee is proactive, meets regularly and still communicates face-to-face. n Technical members possess professional remote sensing/GIS expertise. n Advancements in technology and industry competition combined to reduce production costs.
Timely nationwide imagery updates that meet mission requirements and that are supported by adequate funding are goals we all share
FGDC Steering Committee Request NDOP welcomes the opportunity to lead review of the NSGIC Imagery for the Nation Plan n Develop a business plan and budget strategy for National Coordination n
Task Force Establishment n Hold initial meeting for key FGDC, NSGIC and NDOP Stakeholders to discuss issues and set the stage for Task Force establishment – – – n Technical details Estimated costs Impacts to existing Federal imagery budgets Proposed contracting model Concern on inference that Federal Coordination is not occurring now Establish Task Force and parameters
