Tagged As: Aerial Imagery

Items related to aircraft-acquired digital photography.  This includes both orthoimagery and oblique imagery.

Who knew? More 2005 imagery in Wisconsin

August 24, 2007

2005 was a big year for county-funded aerial photography projects in Wisconsin, but did you know USGS recently purchased some additional hi-resolution imagery for the Fox Valley and Racine and Kenosha Counties? And those images will be in the public domain very soon.

USDA seeks partnerships for 2008 orthoimagery

July 31, 2007

The Farm Services Agency hopes to secure $300,000 in partnership funding to make a 2008 NAIP flight more likely in Wisconsin.

Statewide orthophoto task force underway

July 9, 2007

With the goal of making orthoimagery acquisition more efficient and cost-effective through a proposed statewide program in 2010, the Wisconsin Land Information Association Orthoimagery Task Force (WOTF) recently held their first meeting in conjunction with the WLIA regional conference in Stevens Point.

No Wisconsin NAIP imagery in ’07

May 31, 2007

Due to funding problems, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will not acquire new aerial imagery in Wisconsin this summer.

NDOP meets, national orthoimagery cost-benefit study underway

 The federal National Digital Orthophoto Programs committee, chaired by Wisconsin State Cartographer Ted Koch, met in mid-May in Tallahassee, Florida. A nationwide orthoimagery cost-benefit study was a primary topic of discussion.

 

National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) update

January 11, 2007

2005 NAIP DOQQ tiles and 2006 NAIP county mosaics now available.

Imagery for the Nation initiative gains support

November 22, 2006

At its October 20 meeting, the WLIA Board of Directors approved an endorsement of the Imagery for the Nation (IFTN) initiative as proposed by the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC).

2005 NAIP imagery now final

May 19, 2006

Full color, 1-meter imagery acquired during 2005 passed the USDA/FSA quality control tests, and will be available in geotiff format soon.

Please complete the Imagery for the Nation survey

NSGIC seeks your input on the proposed nationwide digital orthophoto program.

Please complete the “Imagery for the Nation” Survey

April 19, 2006

IFTN is a proposed national digital orthohoto program