OSIP Links
The Ohio Statewide Imagery Program (OSIP) is a partnership between State, Local and Federal government agencies to develop high-resolution imagery and elevation data for the State of Ohio to benefit Geographic Information System users at all levels of government. Accurate imagery and elevation data serve as the backbone for the development of additional data sets that are currently maintained and accessed by government decision makers and the public.
Standard OSIP products include 1FT Color Orthophotography in GeoTIFF and MrSID format, 2.5FT DEM in ArcInfo GRID and ASCII grid format, and 2M LiDAR postings in LAS format.
Optional OSIP products available through a Cooperative Purchase Agreement with the State of Ohio include 6IN Color Orthophotography, 2FT and 5FT contours, and 1M Color Infrared photography.
OSIP Project Status Summary
Standard 2006 OSIP data products were shipped to the 51 northern tier counties in June 2007. Data for 32 of the remaining 37 southern tier counties was captured in the spring of 2007 and was being processed for delivery in the summer of 2009.
To date 28 of the state’s 88 counties have taken advantage of the OSIP program to obtain 6IN Color Ortho Photography through a Cooperative Purchase Agreement (CPA) with the State of Ohio. The CPA benefits the state by enhancing the resolution of the imagery developed by OSIP while saving the 28 participating counties an estimated 4.5 million in taxpayer dollars in the process. The savings are due in large part to the economy of scale realized through a statewide program and the fact that the state is responsible for the cost of project administration and the QA/QC for the enhanced imagery.
An on-line Status Map viewer displays the status of the various OSIP products and provides access to view the imagery .
OSIP data is available through several delivery mechanisms. The primary method of delivery is through on-line Map Services, both ArcIMS and WMS. Map Service connection information is available through the metadata for the services and is available from the Ohio Metadata Server by searching for “Live Data and Maps” using the keyword “OSIP”. GIS client applications can connect directly to these services to access terabytes of imagery without the need to download and store the data locally.
Compressed MrSID imagery, LiDAR, and DEM data is available for download on a per county basis with links provided on the Ohio Metadata Server by searching for “Downloadable Data” using the keyword “OSIP” or by visiting the OSIP Data Downloads page.
In addition the 2M LiDAR data in LAS format and derived DEM data is being hosted by the USGS Center for LIDAR Information Coordination and Knowledge (CLICK) site.
Project Status
1FT Imagery - Complete