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Imagery for the Nation
Alaska Statewide Digital Mapping Initiative
Imagery Workshop
Vicki Lukas
U.S. Geological Survey
March 3, 2009
The Vision
The Nation will have a sustainable and
flexible program to produce multiresolution imagery of the country that
meets the needs of local, state,
regional, tribal and Federal agencies.
Imagery for the Nation (IFTN) History
Concept proposed in 2004 at NSGIC Annual Conference,
proposal unveiled at the NSGIC 2005 Annual Conference
FGDC requested the National Digital Orthophoto
Program (NDOP) to review IFTN proposal and develop a
business plan and funding strategy
Joint NDOP/NSGIC Committee began to explore
administrative issues related to a national program
between federal, state, and local agencies
Cost Benefit Analysis was performed; NDOP
unanimously agreed upon a program configuration in
Oct., 2007
Original IFTN Vision
Ground Resolution
Image Type
Leaf On or Off
Cloud Cover
Horizontal Accuracy
National Standard for
Spatial Data Accuracy
(NSSDA)
Location and Threshold
6-inch
1-foot
1-meter
Natural Color
Natural Color
Natural Color
Leaf-Off
Leaf-Off
Leaf-On
0%
0%
10%
2.5’ @ 95%
5’ @ 95%
25’ @ 95%
Footprints of Census Bureau
Urbanized Areas defined in
state business plans with
populations > 50,000 & >
1,000 per square mile
50% of the area of each state
will be Federally funded and
states can buy-up any portion
of the remaining 50%. Alaska
is based on a population model
Entire Nation, including all
Insular areas & territories
Every 3 Years
Every 3 Years
− Every Year in Lower 48
States
− Every 5 Years in Alaska
− Every 3 Years in Hawaii,
Insular Areas, and Territories
50%
0% to 50%
None
Buy-up Options
Improvements to the
standard base products
available to local, state,
regional, tribal and other
federal agencies. Requires
the requesting organization
to pay the cost difference
above the standard base
product
100% cost for:
1) CIR or 4-band digital product
2) increased frequency
3) increased footprint
4) increased horizontal accuracy
5) 3” resolution
6) better elevation data products
7) removal of building lean (true
ortho)
100% cost for:
1) CIR or 4-band digital product
2) increased frequency
3) increased footprint
4) increased horizontal accuracy
5) sampling the product to lower
resolution
6) 6” resolution
7) better elevation data products
8) removal of building lean (true
ortho)
100% cost for:
1) CIR or 4-band digital product
2) increased horizontal accuracy
Federal Program Steward
USGS
USGS
USDA except Alaska is USGS
Frequency
Local Cost Share
FGDC Executive Level and IFTN
April, 2008
First FGDC Executive Committee meeting
May, 2008
FGDC Steering Committee agrees to
pursue IFTN and defines Executive
Champion roles
June, 2008
National Geospatial Advisory Committee
endorses IFTN with a list of issues
June, 2008
First meeting of IFTN Executive Champions
to kick off the project
August, 2008
DOI Secretary Kempthorne articulates
government commitment to IFTN at ESRI
Users Conference
Federal Geographic Data Committee
IFTN Project Structure
Acting Chair
Karen Siderelis
DOI (FGDC Chair)
Executive
Champions
(FGDC
Executive
Committee)
Chairs
Technical
Plan
Funding
Strategy
Stephen
Lowe
USDA
Karen
Siderelis
Acting
DOI
Shirley Hall
USDA
Jim Mauck
USGS
TBD
DOI
Contracting
Strategy
Hosting
and
Archiving
Steve
Wallach
NGA
Joe
Klimavicz
DOC
Kari Craun
USGS
Doug Binnie
USGS
Geoff
Gabbott
USDA
Kent
Williams
USDA
Project Manager
Vicki Lukas
USGS
Strategy
Guidance
and
Direction
Communi
-cation
Strategy
Jerry
Johnston
Acting
EPA
Dominic
Sale
OMB
Chuck
Gay
NASA
Vicki
Lukas
USGS
John
Mahoney
FGDC
Pat
Phillips
FGDC
Partnership
IFTN Phase 1 Project Goals
Accomplish a few near-term steps to move existing Federal
programs towards IFTN goals while developing a more
comprehensive plan for IFTN
Comprehensively document Federal imagery requirements and
expenditures
Begin to institutionalize imagery funding – move from the “tin
cup” approach of project-based funding to reliable funding at
the executive level
Model a process for Federal enterprise geospatial data
acquisition efforts
Complete Phase 1 by end of calendar year 2008 (new
timeframes being developed to adjust to ExCom guidance and
transition)
Phase 1 Outcomes
Accomplish a few near-term steps to move
existing imagery programs towards IFTN goals

NAIP – Institutionalize funding
 STATUS: MOU between USDA and DOI in
work

Urban Area Imagery – Broaden the
requirements and planning process
 STATUS: Being addressed as part of highresolution strategy
Phase 1 Outcomes
Draft a more comprehensive plan for
implementing IFTN across the Federal
enterprise in partnership with state and local
government
 STATUS - DRAFT Plan was presented to the
ExCom in December
 Executives provided additional guidance on
high-resolution strategy and governance
Project Assumptions
IFTN is a Federal program conducted in partnership with
state and local government
IFTN will address the Federal enterprise, to include all FGDC
member agencies
The project builds upon USDA’s National Agriculture Imagery
Program (NAIP) and the USGS-NGA Urban Area Imagery
Partnership (UAIP)
Depending on the documented requirements, the 1 meter
program will be managed by USDA, and high resolution by
USGS
IFTN data will be in the public domain (with flexibility for
exceptions or new solutions)
Considering both aerial and satellite solutions
Work Group Activities
Technical Plan
Federal requirements survey, analyzed other documentation
Documented the “As-Is” and preliminary “To-Be” for 1-m and highresolution components
Funding Strategy
Coordinated DOI funding to NAIP, working on MOA between USDA
and DOI to institutionalize Federal partner funding to NAIP
Recommendations for documenting expenditures
Funding strategies for IFTN
Contracting
Strategy
Inventory of Federal contracting vehicles
Developed preliminary contracting strategy
ASPRS survey to establish aerial capacity in private sector
RFI for potential commercial satellite solutions
Hosting and
Archiving
Defining Federal "as is" capabilities
Documented hosting and archiving requirements
Recommendations for IFTN architecture
Partnership
Strategy
Defining agreements vehicles and processes for NAIP
IFTN agreements: Federal-State and Federal-Federal
Guidance and
Direction
Communications
Supported Funding WG in gathering expenditures data
Supporting development of governance recommendations
Developing website, factsheet, communications strategy
High-Resolution Requirements & Strategy
FGDC Steering Committee approved ExCom
recommendation to remove Federal funding for 6”
imagery and offer it as a buy-up option of 1-foot
ExCom guidance is to develop a process that addresses
high-resolution requirements by geography: WHERE?
ExCom directed the Technical Plan Work Group to
define a process and initial criteria for prioritizing
Federal requirements
Process can be used regardless of funding levels and
can be piloted to fulfill Outcome 1 goal to improve
high-resolution coordination within existing funding
Original IFTN Vision
Ground Resolution
Image Type
Leaf On or Off
Cloud Cover
Horizontal Accuracy
National Standard for
Spatial Data Accuracy
(NSSDA)
Location and Threshold
6-inch
1-foot
1-meter
Natural Color
Natural Color
Natural Color
Leaf-Off
Leaf-Off
Leaf-On
0%
0%
10%
2.5’ @ 95%
5’ @ 95%
25’ @ 95%
Footprints of Census Bureau
Urbanized Areas defined in
state business plans with
populations > 50,000 & >
1,000 per square mile
50% of the area of each state
will be Federally funded and
states can buy-up any portion
of the remaining 50%. Alaska
is based on a population model
Entire Nation, including all
Insular areas & territories
Every 3 Years
Every 3 Years
− Every Year in Lower 48
States
− Every 5 Years in Alaska
− Every 3 Years in Hawaii,
Insular Areas, and Territories
50%
0% to 50%
None
Buy-up Options
Improvements to the
standard base products
available to local, state,
regional, tribal and other
federal agencies. Requires
the requesting organization
to pay the cost difference
above the standard base
product
100% cost for:
1) CIR or 4-band digital product
2) increased frequency
3) increased footprint
4) increased horizontal accuracy
5) 3” resolution
6) better elevation data products
7) removal of building lean (true
ortho)
100% cost for:
1) CIR or 4-band digital product
2) increased frequency
3) increased footprint
4) increased horizontal accuracy
5) sampling the product to lower
resolution
6) 6” resolution
7) better elevation data products
8) removal of building lean (true
ortho)
100% cost for:
1) CIR or 4-band digital product
2) increased horizontal accuracy
Federal Program Steward
USGS
USGS
USDA except Alaska is USGS
Frequency
Local Cost Share
Governance – Preliminary Concepts
Establish an IFTN governance body to include a delegate of
each agency to authoritatively report requirements and specific
justifications
Incorporate FGDC 50 States/imagery plans into the process;
ensure an open and transparent process and forum to align
Federal and State priorities
Annual priorities recommendation would be presented for
discussion/approval by the governance body to the ExCom
ExCom asked NDOP to evolve to the IFTN governance body;
NDOP agreed to formalize the relationship by modifying the
charter to become a FGDC sub-committee
Next Steps
Continue refining high-resolution and governance
strategies
Looking at how to refine the plan for Alaska
Present contracting strategy to ExCom at March 10
meeting for review and guidance
Present hosting and archiving strategies to ExCom next
Outreach to incoming executives
Develop new timeframes for completion of Phase 1
Enhance Funding Strategy and Communications
Plan for Federal and NGAC reviews
Provide detailed overviews to community via WebEx
IFTN and Alaska
Current draft includes estimates as a
placeholder, based on aerial costs
Goal is to refine to plan and present it to the
ExCom
1-meter
every 5 years
Acquisition
1-foot
every 3 years
Anchorage+
$20,018,250
$118,790
Contracting (2.75%)*
$550,502
$3,267
Quality Assurance
$188,744
$3,190
Hosting and archiving
$168,000
11,400
$20,925,496
$136,647
TOTAL
IFTN and Alaska
Is 1-meter the appropriate resolution for
statewide coverage?
Can we establish requirements, by geography?
What are the costs of the full plan?
Is there a phased approach that can be taken?
How do we address the elevation issue?
IFTN and Alaska: Requirements
A primary goal has been to document Federal imagery
requirements to either validate or refine the IFTN vision
(State and local needs were analyzed by NSGIC in 2006:
survey was advertised to NSGIC reps, URISA and in
ArcNews)
A Federal IFTN requirements survey was conducted in fall,
but received only a small number of AK-based responses
In order to obtain more robust feedback, the survey was
recently reopened to collect AK Federal requirements –
open 1 week, closed Feb. 17
Data have not been fully assessed, preliminary results
follow
73 Respondents from 24 Agencies
Forest Service
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Bureau of Industry and Security
National Marine Fisheries
National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
DHS Preparedness Directorate
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
Bureau of Land Management
Fish & Wildlife Service
National Park Service = 18
U.S. Geological Survey
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Aviation Administration
Pacific Air Forces
Space Command
Army
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Pacific Command
National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation
General Services Administration
AK Survey: Resolution
All Respondents
AK Survey: Resolution
Without DOI & USDA
AK Survey: Refresh Cycle
All Respondents
AK Survey: Leaf On or Leaf Off
All Respondents
What the surveys don’t tell us
Geographic areas for each use case
and resolution
Specific justifications
Executives cannot justify expenditures
without this information
Next Steps for IFTN for Alaska
Like the national process, more
specifically define Federal priorities in
terms of geographic areas
State and other needs?
Define the tiered approach holistically,
how to meet 1-meter and higher needs
while providing statewide coverage
Consider elevation
Imagery Program that Meets the Needs of
Multiple Users: LESSONS LEARNED
Governance is critical – inclusive body to develop an
enterprise approach, advisory and executive
committees to review and approve
Requirements need to be comprehensive (survey
with uneven reporting will not hold up to scrutiny for
a long-term program)
Design solution to meet the requirements, not the
other way around
Balance near-term goals and documenting the larger
overall plan
THANK YOU
Discussion / Questions?