Imagery for the Nation FGDC Steering Committee January 30, 2006.

Imagery for the NationImagery for the Nation

FGDC Steering CommitteeFGDC Steering Committee

January 30, 2006January 30, 2006

NDOP’s AssignmentNDOP’s Assignment

• Review and evaluate the NSGIC proposal

• Review the budget and develop a strategy

• Develop a business plan

• Involve stakeholders– Task Force developed the “framework”– Need to involve wider audience

VisionVision

The nation will have a sustainable and flexible digital imagery program that meets the needs of local, state, regional, tribal and federal agencies.

Existing ProblemExisting Problem

• There is no comprehensive national program that meets the needs of all levels of government

• As a result, we are wasting money in three ways– Duplication of acquisition and effort– Economy of Scale (nationwide contracting)– Reducing ROI and availability of product

Duplication of EffortDuplication of Effort

• Orthoimagery may be produced multiple times in one year over the same landscape resulting in wasted tax dollars for:– Production– Quality Control– Archive and Distribution– Planning (thousands of hours are spent in every

level of government trying to pull partnerships together)

Nationwide ContractingNationwide Contracting

• Local governments (small areas) generally will pay at least 30% more money than a large federal program for the same product because they can’t get a “volume discount”

• Sometimes they pay excessive amounts for a variety of reasons

Availability and ROIAvailability and ROI• Copyright, licensing & distribution

concerns• Some agencies don’t have the

resources to distribute the data• Adhering to common National

Standards will reduce costs (it is a “known commodity”)

• ~19% ROI from using uniform standards

Societal BenefitsSocietal Benefits• Disaster mitigation• Homeland Security• Agriculture• Human health• Energy• Water management• Ecosystems management• Infrastructure management• Biodiversity• Compliance and monitoring

Applications of ImageryApplications of Imagery• BLM and U.S. Forest Service

– Urban growth monitoring– Crop mapping– Mineral extraction monitoring and reclamation– Off-road vehicle management plans– Water rights management– Monitoring riparian and wetland health– Manage forest resources– Wildfire monitoring and management

• USFWS– Refuge monitoring and management– National Wetlands Inventory

Applications of ImageryApplications of Imagery

• USGS– Mapping/cartography– Land cover mapping and change detection– Geologic mapping– Hazard assessment– Landslide motion assessment– Field orientation

Applications of ImageryApplications of Imagery

• Department of Agriculture– Soil mapping– National Resources Inventory– Compliance and monitoring– Boundary descriptions– Facility identification– Crop production and yield– Food security– Risk management– Land management

Applications of ImageryApplications of Imagery• FAA

– Airport management– Noise abatement & management systems– Tower siting concerns

• DoD– Installation mapping

• DOE– Research, monitoring & management

• U.S. Census Bureau– MAF/TIGER Realignment

Applications of ImageryApplications of Imagery

• NOAA– coastal resources management– coastal growth/land use assessment and

mapping– coastal land cover change– coastal hazards assessment– coastal habitat analyses– ports management

Applications of ImageryApplications of Imagery• State, Local and Tribal

– Homeland Security, Homeland Defense & emergency management

– Public safety planning, response & mitigation– Tax parcel mapping– Transportation management, operations &

planning– Economic development– Utilities management, operations & planning– Land planning and zoning

Applications of ImageryApplications of Imagery• State, Local and Tribal

– Drainage planning & management– Code & permit enforcement– Agriculture– Insurance– Surveying & mapping– Environmental management, planning &

regulation– Education– Natural resource inventories & assessments

The 1-meter ProgramThe 1-meter Program• Enhancement of the existing National

Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP)• Annual coverage of “lower 48” states• Natural Color, Leaf-on, 10% Cloud Cover• Hawaii, Insular Areas and Territories will be

acquired every 3 years• Alaska will be acquired every 5 years• Limited “buy-up options

The Higher Resolution ProgramThe Higher Resolution Program

• Statewide GIS councils will specify orthoimagery requirements in a business plan

• These plans will be filed with the NDOP Committee

• National standards will be used

• Federal funds will pay for the base products

The Higher Resolution ProgramThe Higher Resolution Program

• “Buy-up” provisions will meet more specific needs

• States have first option for managing the high-resolution programs

• Contract incentives will be used to assure timely product deliveries

Program DetailsProgram Details

• Resolutions• Image type• Leaf-on and leaf-off• Cloud cover• Accuracies• Coverage areas• Frequency

• Cost-share• Buy-up options• Program stewards• Public domain• Internet access• Consistent national

approach to security

See the Program FlyerSee the Program Flyer

Budget DetailBudget Detail

ActivityActivity Annual CostAnnual Cost

Production $96.5 million

Quality Control $1.8 million

Archive & Distribution $9.1 million

TOTAL (3-year average with 3.5% CPI increase per year)

$111 million

Expected Taxpayer SavingsExpected Taxpayer Savings

•Large Area Contracting $57.8 m•Other Costs $7.5 m•Reduced Duplication of Effort $53.6 m•Standards and ROI $40.1 m

•Total Savings (per 3-year cycle) $159 m

(Savings are realized by replacing the existing local, state, tribal (Savings are realized by replacing the existing local, state, tribal and federal programs with one consistent national program)and federal programs with one consistent national program)

Anticipated RoadblocksAnticipated Roadblocks

• Money– Everyone wants the program– Will not find “hard dollars” from the

savings indicated in previous slide

• Funding needs to be allocated for program success

• Lack of Congressional “mandate”

Task Force OpportunitiesTask Force Opportunities

• Program is needed and wanted

• USGS and USDA already have national programs in place to support this proposal

• Success of this program will pave the way for NSDI coordination

• Technology already exists

• Industry capacity will meet the need

Task Force ChallengesTask Force Challenges

• Massive effort with aggressive timeline

• Define and identify program expenditures across all Federal agencies

• Need additional staff resources– determine where money is located – impacts of funding alternatives

Next Steps with SC ApprovalNext Steps with SC Approval• Review Federal budgets for existing on-going

expenditures– Include OMB, GAO and other representatives on Task Force – Identify funds that can be committed to program

• Determine $ amount of new money request• Finalize business plan• Open for all stakeholders to review• USDA and DOI will include the program in their

Exhibit 300s and Budgets for FY 2008• Getting Administration and Congressional support

ResolutionResolutionThe Imagery for the Nation Task Force recommends that the FGDC Steering Committee adopt and support implementation of the current Imagery for the Nation proposal as an innovative program that will provide orthoimagery to meet the Geospatial Information System needs of local, state, regional, tribal and federal agencies. The program will limit overall costs, provide consistent product quality and standards, and reduce duplication of effort. It requires two separate, but well coordinated acquisition initiatives that include a one-meter resolution imagery program for the entire country, and a higher resolution program over densely populated areas. The proposal advocates federal funding with Fiscal Year 2008 line-item budget allocations.