National Agriculture Imagery Program

1. National Agriculture Imagery Program Farm Service Agency GIS/LIS 2006 St. Cloud

2. 2 Key Program Characteristics Meet 2 General FSA requirements with single acquisition Compliance Ortho Base Replacement CLU maintenance

3. 3 Key Program Characteristics 2 sets of specifications, but acquired the same (season, delivery schedule) Compliance 2 meter GSD (resolution) 10 meters from base Natural color growing season Ortho Base Replacement 1 meter GSD 5 meters from base Suitable for both AC and base replacement Natural color Growing season

4. 4 Key Program Characteristics Compliance 2 meter GSD 10 meters from base Annual requirement Ortho Base Replacement 1 meter GSD 5 meters from base Suitable for both AC and base replacement 3-5 year cycle

5. 5 Key Program Characteristics Mapping quality camera systems supports CLU maintenance and partner requirements Very rapid, aggressive collection in terms of mapping quality acquisition to meet FSA compliance requirements Trade offs exist 6-8 week flying seasons Up to 10% cloud cover

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11. 11 Changes under consideration More frequent 1 meter cycle Costs are similar Support continual CLU maintenance Coverage dependent on funding and partnerships drawback: does not guarantee annual coverage

12. 12 Changes under consideration 4 band Currently 3 band RGB (red, green, blue, or natural color) Add color infrared band (CIR) Needs cost share Supports better info extraction Support continual CLU maintenance Coverage dependent on funding and partnerships Drawbacks does not guarantee annual coverage Not all vendors can do it Requires digital mapping camera

13. 13 Changes under consideration Horizontal Accuracy in absolute (ground survey) terms More accurate product Need ground survey control points Vendor, for ortho-rectification APFO, for QA Points need to be independent of ortho-rectification process Need confidence in digital elevation model (DEM) Many states acquiring high accuracy DEMs DEM needs to be available for use by vendors Existing DEMs (from NED) are adequate in many areas. Need to determine where existing DEMs should be replaced Drawbacks CLU boundary vectors may not register to a more accurate base

14. 14 Ensure coverage for state States with cost sharing not dropped in 2005 FSA requirements are for agricultural land Why Partner?

15. 15 Add additional 2m QQs to FSA�s agricultural requirements (i.e., forest areas) Approximately $150 per QQ Upgrade the 2m to 1m imagery Requires all imagery in state to be same GSD Change color band (natural or CIR) Must be approved by FSA Partner must pay 100% of cost to upgrade to CIR Contract directly with NAIP vendor for �derived� material Partnership Opportunities

16. 16 Single POC for state/county agencies Act as lead agency for the partnership Authorize to commit funding for the partnership Coord any �intrastate� agreements and funding Standard �state� reimbursable agreement Must include accounting data Signed by 31 December Responsible for distributing data within the partners APFO�s has limited 1m capacity �first come, first served� Partnership Requisites

17. 17 NAIP is current, low-cost imagery Actively seeking partners Partnerships and funding must be identified early Conclusion

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