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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>OFIT Status
Report: NAIP 2009<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>The 2009 USDA – FSA NAIP
Oregon statewide aerial imagery datasets were acquired by Aerial Services Inc.,
in the summer of 2009, and were captured via digital sensors as opposed to film
based acquisitions in the 2005 NAIP flights.   The state of Oregon
also desired a partnership buy up for a ½ meter product which would include a 4
Band (IR) product.  The aerial flights were flown at a somewhat lower
altitude so that both ½ meter and 1 meter datasets could be derived. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>In November –December the
USDA’s APFO office in Salt Lake City delivered to the state of Oregon all
1 meter County Color Mosaics (CCMs) products.   Some of the
CCM’s have had to of been revised due to the following issues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:
     none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Shifting
     and alignment<o:p></o:p></span></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:
     none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Color
     contrast <o:p></o:p></span></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:
     none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Missing
     data (black holes) in images<o:p></o:p></span></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:
     none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Blurred
     seams of adjacent images<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>APFO’s office released late
spring some updated/corrected CCM’s for the following counties:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:
     none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Baker<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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     none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Harney<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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     none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Malheur<o:p></o:p></span></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:
     none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Union<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>It is assumed that once all the 1
meter CCM’s problems have been addressed then the final ½ meter imagery
(Including 4<sup>th</sup> Band IR) products will be made available.  A
final delivery date for the ½ meter product might be released sometime in
summer of 2010.    Currently DAS’s GEO office has received
some ½ meter deliverables, however these datasets are provided as preliminary
datasets used to check for errors much like that found in the 1 meter
deliverables as described above.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Until all datasets are
finalized  end users of the data need to understand that the current
CCM’s are an interim product released from the NAIP project and so it is
not recommended to utilize the datasets into final map production until the
QA/QC process has been completed and data has been verified as such.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>The APFP office does have some
online ArcGIS Services for the 2009 NAIP one meter datasets as well as a site
on the Gulf Oil spill.  These services can be reached via ArcGIS’s
ArcCatalog.   I have noticed in the past that connecting to the site
has been somewhat problematic and perhaps the site might be down for repairs.
  I connected this morning and it appears to be working so here is
the URL: <a href="http://gis.apfo.usda.gov/arcgis/services">http://gis.apfo.usda.gov/arcgis/services</a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Should you have problems then
bounce me a email.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Randall
Sounhein</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GIS
Coordinator</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dept.
State Lands</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(503)
986-5270</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Randall
Sounhein</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GIS
Coordinator</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dept.
State Lands</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(503)
986-5270</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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