National Digital Orthoimagery Program (NDOP)

Update to Coordination GroupChair: Anne O’Connor

Censusanne.v.o.connor@census.gov

February 18, 2014Coordination Group

Meeting

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Introduction

The Purpose of the NDOP Subcommittee: The NDOP Subcommittee is responsible for developing, promoting,

and executing a national strategy for the acquisition or development of orthoimagery data for Federal agencies while creating and utilizing partnerships with State, local, tribal, and private organizations.

Serve as coordination body for Imagery Theme

Member agencies: FSA, USGS, NGA, NRCS, FS, BLM, FEMA, NOAA, NSGIC, NPS, EPA, Census Bureau

Chair rotates annually with the transition after the fall meeting

Current Chair: Anne O’Connor

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Recent MeetingsThe NDOP Steering Committee met May, 2013 via TeleconferenceNDOP Steering Committee Fall meeting held October 2013 via Teleconference and in person in Salt Lake City

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FY 13 Imagery DatasetsDataset Name Theme

Agency Dataset Manager

Landsat - Multi Spectral Scanner Imagery DOI-USGSKristi Kline

Landsat - Thematic Mapper Imagery DOI-USGSKristi Kline

Landsat - Enhanced Thematic Mapper + Imagery DOI-USGS

Kristi KlineAdvanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER)

Imagery DOI-USGS & NASA

Tom SohreModerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) - Land Imagery DOI-USGS

& NASA Tom Sohre

High Resolution Orthoimagery Imagery DOI-USGS and DOD - NGA George Lee

NAIP Imagery Imagery USDA-FSA Kent Williams

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ProjectsUrban Areas Program sponsored by NGA in partnership

with USGS 1-foot resolution, leaf-off imagery Hope to continue to maintain a 3-year

refresh cycle for all of the urban areas with a 2-year cycle for the top 50 cities

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ProjectsUrban Areas 2014 – USGS National Geospatial Program

eliminated “in-kind” services to the Urban Area Program Partnership development Quality Assurance Data Management and Delivery – ramp down

2014 - 18 Projects approved for continuation Geospatial Products and Services Contract

(GPSC) will continue to be available

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ProjectsAlaska Statewide Digital Mapping Initiative (SDMI)

Imagery – SPOT Elevation – IFSAR

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ProjectsNational Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP)

• Meet Agency Requirements for Imagery• NAIP was established and is funded by the Farm

Service Agency (FSA) to meet mission requirements• Minimize Costs

• Leverage Partnerships/Cost Sharing • Appropriate Contract Management

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ProjectsNational Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP)

• Avoid Duplication of Effort• NAIP platform can be leveraged for value added

products Buy-ups Support Secondary contracts

Primary requirements cannot be compromised

NAIP Funding History

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2102 2013

$0

$5,000,000

$10,000,000

$15,000,000

$20,000,000

$25,000,000

FSA

Federal Partners

State Partners

Meeting FSA RequirementsCoverage

FSA Requirement Actual Special Conditions

Need to be able to support administration of annual FSA programs. Provide a current record of land use on ag land.

Coverage Annual 2-2.5 years

Statewide

Collected within Crop Growing Season

No reflights

</= 10% cloud cover

Meeting FSA RequirementsUsability of Imagery

FSA Requirement Actual

Need to be able to visually identify land use practices on ag land

Resolution 1 meter

4 Band

Meeting FSA RequirementsAccess to Imagery

FSA Requirement Actual

Need Imagery before Crops are harvested

Delivery within 45 of season end

“Early Access” Pilot

Meeting FSA RequirementsConfidence and Integrity in FSA Programs

FSA Requirement Actual

Confidence In USDA FSA data

Horizontal Accuracy

6 meters from true position

2-3 meters from true position

Image Date Collection to the day

Seam line metadata

NAIP Acquisition PlanPrioritize coverage by

–Date of Current Imagery–FSA Priority

Buy Ups

• Buy-Ups– Half meter– Out of Cycle– Pre-Paid before Contract Task Award

• January 30 in year of acquisition

• Why should Other Fed/States Buy-Up?– Contract Administration– QA– Value add imagery in public domain

“Secondary” Contracts

Secondary Contracts– After all deliverables have been made to FSA– Cannot Compromise Collection and/or Delivery

Schedule of Primary Products

How it WorksNAIP Annual Project Timeline

Acquisition

Season

Start Season

End

66 days (avg. state)

Deliverables

Due

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Task

AwardsRFP

Announced

How it worksAccess/Delivery

Acquisition

Season

Start Season

End

Deliverables

Due

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Contractor Hosted Services for each State

USDA Hosted services for CONUS

2012 - Collection Within Seasons

2013 - Collection Within Seasons

Impacts of Late Funding

NAIP Vintage as of 2014

201320122011

NAIP 2014 Planned Acquisition

2014

NAIP 2014 and 2015 Planned Acquisition

20142015

Questions/Contacts Kent Williams Deputy DirectorFSA/Aerial Photography Field OfficeSalt Lake City, UTKent.Williams@slc.usda.gov

Shirley HallGIS Program ManagerFarm Service AgencyWashington, DCShirley.Hall@wdc.usda.gov

FSA/APFO website at:http://fsa.usda.gov/FSA/apfoapp?area=apfohome&subject=landing&topic=landing

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Next StepsIn the coming months, the NDOP Subcommittee hopes to discuss: Complete DOI/FSA MOU for NAIP Continuation of Urban Area Program

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Next MeetingThe next meeting of the NDOP Subcommittee is TBD

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Questions?Dick Vraga, USGSrsvraga@usgs.gov

Shirley Hall, USDA-FSAShirley.Hall@wdc.usda.gov