ARRA National Map Program: Imagery and Elevation Data SE Area Real-Time Inundation Meeting Atlanta, GA October 29, 2009 U.S. Department of the Interior

ARRA National Map Program:ARRA National Map Program:Imagery and Elevation DataImagery and Elevation Data

SE Area Real-Time Inundation MeetingAtlanta, GA

October 29, 2009

U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey

NGPO Mission• Provide leadership and guidance to key stakeholders

– Facilitate strategy and policy development – Provide financial and other incentives– Facilitate the development of key standards and data models– Coordinate governance structure for the NSDI– Negotiate collaborative agreements with stakeholders – Provide forum for technology transfer and sharing best practices

• Implement key components of the NSDI– Host spatial datasets, web sites, knowledge base, and tools for discovery and

access– Perform data integration and Quality Assurance of spatial data– Produce spatial data – as last resort– Manage geospatial service contracts– Provide training, education and consulting – Conduct and sponsor research for GI Science– Support GIS applications and services– Create map products

NSDI Partnership Office Functions

• NSDI Partnership Offices house USGS Geospatial Liaisons

• Liaisons represent, coordinate and implement NGPO programs and initiatives in the context of State, local, other federal agency and regional needs and strategies

• Liaisons cultivate relationships and develop partnerships and supporting agreements as the “local face” of the NSDI and NGPO programs

Emergency Operations

• Geospatial information coordination

• Liaison support – DHS, NGA, CIA, DOI, etc

• National Security Special Events

• Homeland Security/Defense requirements gathering and planning

• Support for deployed geospatial experts

• Custom and sensitive products

Multiple Funding ApproachesMultiple Funding Approaches

• Combination of Cooperative Agreements and Contracts for Combination of Cooperative Agreements and Contracts for elevation data (lidar)elevation data (lidar)

• Cooperative Agreements for OrthoimageryCooperative Agreements for Orthoimagery

• Flexible funding Flexible funding

Major milestones/timelines and Major milestones/timelines and accomplishmentsaccomplishments

• Program Announcement approved at DOI, awaiting OMB Program Announcement approved at DOI, awaiting OMB clearance on Paperwork Reduction Act clearance on Paperwork Reduction Act

• Science Projects selected, Tasks Orders in work using Science Projects selected, Tasks Orders in work using Geospatial Products and Services Contract (GPSC)Geospatial Products and Services Contract (GPSC)

• Federal projects identified and in progressFederal projects identified and in progress

• Alaska IFSAR acquisition in FY10Alaska IFSAR acquisition in FY10

Cooperative Program via Grants.GovCooperative Program via Grants.Gov

Cooperative Program via Grants.GovCooperative Program via Grants.Gov

Science ProjectsScience Projects

• Seven projects selectedSeven projects selected

• Review of footprints, specs, and cost estimates in progressReview of footprints, specs, and cost estimates in progress

• Work with points of contact to adjust if necessaryWork with points of contact to adjust if necessary

• Develop task orders for GPSC2Develop task orders for GPSC2

• Award contracts when GPSC2 is availableAward contracts when GPSC2 is available

Regional Lidar Science Projects Regional Lidar Science Projects • Mobile BayMobile Bay

• Indiana Flood Indiana Flood forecast librariesforecast libraries

• Stone County, Stone County, MOMO

• Loch vale and Loch vale and HandCart HandCart Gulch, COGulch, CO

• NPS LidarNPS Lidar

• San Francisco San Francisco Bay Coastal Bay Coastal SystemSystem

• Sandy River, Sandy River, OROR

Eastern Region Projects Eastern Region Projects Priority 2: Flood-inundation Libraries for 20 NWS Flood Priority 2: Flood-inundation Libraries for 20 NWS Flood

Forecast Points in IndianaForecast Points in Indiana • Project AOI square Project AOI square

mileage in mileage in written written proposal = 240 sq mi, but shapefiles = 165 sq mi

9 areas are non-9 areas are non-contiguous which contiguous which will affect will affect mobilization, mobilization, collection, and collection, and base station control base station control set-upset-up

Cost estimate is Cost estimate is goodgood

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/22/AR2009072203729.html


Forecast Points in IndianaForecast Points in Indiana

Tippecanoe River (North) and flood plain within Tippecanoe, White, and Carroll Counties



Tippecanoe River (South) flood plain within Tippecanoe, White, and Carroll Counties



Wabash River and contiguous flood plain within Terre Haute, Vigo County



East Fork White, Flatrock and Driftwood Rivers within 5 miles of Columbus, IN



White River and Flood Plain, Spencer, IN



White River and Flood Plain, Seymour, IN



White River and Flood Plain, Newberry, IN



Iroquois River and Flood Plain, Rensselaer, IN



Elkhart River and Flood Plain, Goshen and Elkhart, IN

Federal PartnershipsFederal Partnerships

• Numerous meetings with other Federal agencies to partner ARRA stimulus Numerous meetings with other Federal agencies to partner ARRA stimulus funds with non-ARRA funds over a number of areas:funds with non-ARRA funds over a number of areas:

• Alaska IFSARAlaska IFSAR

– USGS, NGA, BLM, USACEUSGS, NGA, BLM, USACE

• Coastal US lidarCoastal US lidar

– NOAA, FEMA, USACE, USGSNOAA, FEMA, USACE, USGS

• Interior US lidar projectsInterior US lidar projects

– NRCSNRCS

Federal PartnershipsFederal PartnershipsFEMA-USGS-NJFEMA-USGS-NJ

• Project to complete lidar Project to complete lidar coverage over NJcoverage over NJ

• USGS pays for areas west of USGS pays for areas west of CAFRA (Coastal Area Facility CAFRA (Coastal Area Facility review Act) line, FEMA east of review Act) line, FEMA east of CAFRA lineCAFRA line

• ~$1.3M, $750K USGS, $298K ~$1.3M, $750K USGS, $298K FEMA, $500K for hydro FEMA, $500K for hydro enforcement, survey enforcement, survey checkpoints and QAQCcheckpoints and QAQC

• Coastal FL a possibilityCoastal FL a possibility

Issues/Problems/RisksIssues/Problems/Risks

• GPSC contract protestGPSC contract protest

• Timing of Program Announcement for Cooperative Timing of Program Announcement for Cooperative AgreementsAgreements

• Limited number of projects suitable for flying before springLimited number of projects suitable for flying before spring

• Leveraging with other Federal ARRA and SIR funds Leveraging with other Federal ARRA and SIR funds

• Large Consortium requestsLarge Consortium requests

• Overlapping project areasOverlapping project areas

Next StepsNext Steps

• Develop all task orders and be ready for GPSC availabilityDevelop all task orders and be ready for GPSC availability

• Post Program Announcement on grants.govPost Program Announcement on grants.gov

• Develop interagency agreements and associated task Develop interagency agreements and associated task ordersorders

More InformationMore Information

• Contacts: NGP ARRA Co-ManagersContacts: NGP ARRA Co-Managers

• Teresa Dean ([email protected])Teresa Dean ([email protected])

• Jim Mauck ([email protected])Jim Mauck ([email protected])

• Greg Desmond ([email protected])Greg Desmond ([email protected])

• USGS Center for LiDAR Information Coodination and Knowledge USGS Center for LiDAR Information Coodination and Knowledge (CLICK) http://lidar.cr.usgs.gov(CLICK) http://lidar.cr.usgs.gov

Documents

ARRA National Map Program: Imagery and Elevation Data SE Area Real-Time Inundation Meeting Atlanta, GA October 29, 2009 U.S. Department of the Interior