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Subject: VGIN_State-Agencies_Listserv: 2008 USDA NAIP partnership
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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:56:32 -0500
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From: "Widner, Dan" <Dan.Widner@vita.virginia.gov>
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Interested State Agencies,

VGIN along with a few other state agencies (Forestry, DCR, others?) had
a call with the USDA Farm Services Administration last week to discuss
partnership possibilities with the upcoming 2008 National Agriculture
Imagery Program - NAIP acquisition for Virginia.  The USDA FSA is
looking for state agency partners to help fund this year's program.
Below are a few fundamentals and options for the 2008 NAIP in Virginia:

- NAIP is always "leaf on" and is flown during the growing season
- 2008 will provide a one meter resolution true color product for
approximately 85% of Virginia
- Data will be public domain once released by USDA
- Total cost for Virginia NAIP is approximately $750,000

Partnership options:
-	Fly 100% of Virginia land mass
-	Collect Color IR in addition to true color
-	Upgrade control utilized from "relative" to "absolute"
-	Participating agencies (those who provide $$) get the data ahead
of public domain release
-	Desired contribution from state agencies is one third of total
cost, around $250,000 (though they seem eager for any kind of
partnership)

VGIN thinks this is a good opportunity, could meet both a change
detection and natural resource / color IR need previously identified by
agencies as an important need, and is willing and able to contribute a
portion to this effort.

My question to you:  Are any state agencies willing and able to
contribute to a pooled fund for Virginia's participation?

USDA needs to know about partners by the end of January - two weeks!

Please reply directly to Dan Widner or Stu Blankenship ASAP if your
agency can participate, and if so, how much you can contribute.  The
more partners the better, obviously.

Thanks a bunch!

Dan Widner
Coordinator, Virginia Geographic Information Network
Integrated Services Program
Virginia Information Technologies Agency
804-416-6198
Dan.Widner@VITA.Virginia.gov