WLIA March 2004

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Evolution in National Data Evolution in National Data SharingSharing

Richard Vraga

Wisconsin & Illinois State Liaison

U.S. Geological Survey

Madison, WI

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Recent USGS achievements in Recent USGS achievements in Wisconsin during the last year?Wisconsin during the last year?

Established a local Mapping Partnerships Office Established agreement with NRCS for 43 10-

meter DEMs Act as advisor and provided support letter for

WisconsinView Provided support to City of Milwaukee and NIMA

for Harley 100th birthday

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Planned achievements in the Planned achievements in the next year?next year?

Get to know people and programs in Wisconsin Establish Memorandum of Understanding between

WI and TNM Establish agreements with Dane County and

SEWRPC for DOQs Establish other agreements as they arise Complete urban area data inventory Make USGS activities in Wisconsin known to

broader audience

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Ways state/local government can Ways state/local government can better interact and cooperate with better interact and cooperate with

USGS programs?USGS programs?

Talk to meDevelop and maintain accurate base data

that is core to your mission– Provide Metadata– Use standards

OGC Web ServicesFGDC MetadataBe creative, flexible

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Evolution in National Data Evolution in National Data SharingSharing

D. David Moyer

Interim State Geodetic Advisor

University of Wisconsin

Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility (LICGF)

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Changing Responsibilities Changing Responsibilities Encourage CooperationEncourage Cooperation

Continued downsizing of federal agencies Increased interest in local control Increased recognition of importance of local

LIS/GIS dataAll have combined to encourage more cooperation

and real working partnershipsTherefore, credit of positive results from NGS

activities over the last several years must be shared with local and state partners, and the private sector

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Recent Achievements of NGS Recent Achievements of NGS in Wisconsinin Wisconsin

1991 High Accuracy Reference Network (HARN) 1997 High Accuracy Reference Network (HARN) Height Modernization Program (HMP)

– Development of HMP Brochure– Development of HMP Poster– Achieving significant funding increase for WI-HMP

Major paper at URISA 2003 on successful partnerships and collaborations with others

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Successful NGS Partnerships - 2003Successful NGS Partnerships - 2003

Height Modernization ProgramNational Continuously Operating Reference

Stations (CORS)Online Positioning Users Service (OPUS)The MPLIS GuidebookAeronautical Surveys ProgramSpatial Reference Center Program

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NGS Plans for Future NGS Plans for Future Activities in WisconsinActivities in Wisconsin

Continue and accelerate the WI-HMP– Including continuation of current levels of

funding– Exploration of alternative surveying methods,

compatible with northern Wisconsin landscapeEvaluate the feasibility for full range Spatial

Reference Center in Wisconsin (possibly modeled on California and Louisiana reference centers)

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Ways to Improve State/Local Ways to Improve State/Local Interaction with NGS ProgramsInteraction with NGS Programs

Provide your ideas whenever possible– Recent HMP Forum

(additional opportunities probably coming soon)

– County Information meetings on HMP(being held in each county as work begins)\

– Contact the State Advisor, or National Office in Silver Spring, with your ideas

www.ngs.noaa.gov

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USDA Farm Service Agency USDA Farm Service Agency GIS Program in WIGIS Program in WI

Larry CutforthGIS Coordinator

WI Farm Service AgencyMadison State Office

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OutlineOutline

Farm Service Agency (FSA) responsibilitiesAgency achievements during last yearPlanned achievements next year.How state/local government can better

interact and cooperate with FSA GIS programs

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Farm Service AgencyFarm Service Agency

Formerly ASCS (Ag. Stabilization Conservation Service)

Responsible for implementing USDA farm programs such as price support, CRP, crop disaster relief, crop compliance, and farm loans.

59 county offices, 500 employees statewide. Maintains farm owner/operator land records to

implement farm programs. Obtain aerial photography on a yearly basis.

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FSA GIS Achievements FSA GIS Achievements during 2003during 2003

First year using GIS for FSA programs in WI. Used ArcView GIS for determining CRP

eligibility scenarios. Used digital imagery for performing compliance

determinations. Started digitizing and cleaning up farm field

boundary records in 20 WI counties. Started using GPS for field measurements instead

of a wheel.

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Common Land Unit (CLU) Process: Converting Paper Records to GIS

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CLU Certification StepsCLU Certification Steps

Before the CLU may be used for USDA programs it must be certified.

Process:

• Clean up spatial and tabular errors

• Mail maps to each producer to check GIS field boundaries.

• Switch over to GIS acres.

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Goal: All WI CLU digitizing completed by the end of 2005.

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ComplianceCompliance Replaced aerial slides with digital imagery in 2003. Used semi-rectified, color digital imagery produced by

ProWest & Assoc. of MN. 2 meter resolution UTM projection 5 square mile tiles.

Available for sale from FSA offices. See the USDA table for more info.

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FSA: Planned GIS Achievements FSA: Planned GIS Achievements Next YearNext Year

Arranging partnerships to cost share NAIP imagery.

Expanding CLU programMigrating to ArcGISCoping with budget cuts

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National Agriculture Imagery National Agriculture Imagery Program(NAIP) GoalsProgram(NAIP) Goals

Provide new photography/digital imagery on an annual basis.

Color imagery taken during the cropping season. Update ortho-image base on 1-5 year cycle

(depending on USDA Service Center needs)

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NAIP Products and CostNAIP Products and Cost2 m Ortho-Rectified 1 m Ortho-Rectified

$10.00 / Square Mile$10.00 / Square Mile $16.00 / Square Mile$16.00 / Square MileSeeking partners to obtain 1 m. imagery

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NAIP Imagery DetailsNAIP Imagery Details

Partners needed to obtain 1m. imagery. Cost to partners of ~$6/sq mile.

Working on forming a consortium of county partners.

UTM projection.Quarter quad tilesUSGS ground control

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How Can State/ Local Gov. Programs How Can State/ Local Gov. Programs Better Interact and Cooperate with FSA ?Better Interact and Cooperate with FSA ?

Seeking data sharing partnerships to obtain parcel data from counties.

Need to obtain CRP and CREP data from conservation agencies.

Contact FSA about partnering to obtain imagery in the future.