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All work related to the Ohio Statewide Imagery Acquisition Program is being suspended. This action is necessary due to overall shortfalls in Ohio's current budget and specifically due to uncertainty regarding the future of the OSIP budget. This work stoppage is being placed on all services related to OSIP deliverables to the State of Ohio. This is effective immediately and will continue until such time as the OSIP budget issues are resolved.
The Ohio Statewide Imagery Program (OSIP) is a partnership between State agencies and the federal government to develop high-resolution imagery and elevation data for the entire state to benefit Geographic Information System users at all levels of government. Accurate imagery and elevation data serves as the backbone for the development of additional data sets that are currently maintained and accessed by government decision makers and the public.
The data obtained through OSIP replaces the circa 1994-98 1M black and white digital ortho quarter quad (DOQQ) imagery that was developed through a partnership with the USGS in 1998 and the USGS 30M Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with higher resolution data.
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 this spring and is being processed for delivery in the spring of 2008.
To date 26 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 and will save the 26 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.
The shortened flying season limited the inability to capture the entire southern tier in 2007; as a result the OSIP project will be extended into 2008 to capture the data for the 5 remaining 1FT counties and the 6 remaining 6IN counties as well as any additional counties that decide to participate in the CPA to obtain enhanced OSIP products. 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 preferred 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.
The 2M LiDAR data in LAS format and DEM data will be hosted by the USGS Center for LIDAR Information Coordination and Knowledge (CLICK) site.
Arrangements are being made to provide on-line access to full resolution imagery and elevation data on a custom order basis. Additional information will be posted as the services are made available.
Project Status
1FT Imagery
Northern Tier - Complete
Southern Tier - All imagery covering the southern tier of Ohio (37 counties), with the exception of Adams, Scioto, Highland, Ross and Pike Counties, has been flown. These five counties are scheduled for acquisition during the winter/spring 2008. Imagery is currently proceeding through the acceptance and validation process. QC imagery has been forwarded to OGRIP staff.
6IN Imagery
Northern Tier - Complete
Southern Tier - Imagery for Gallia, Lawrence, Morgan, Muskingum, Franklin, Madison, Greene, Clark, Montgomery, Auglaize and Allen Counties was flown spring 2007. Miami, Clinton, Highland, Brown, Adams and Scioto Counties were not flown in 2007. These counties will be flown in the winter/spring of 2008 along with Cuyahoga and Delaware. Imagery is currently proceeding through the acceptance and validation process. All data collected has been submitted for QC.
LiDAR
Northern Tier - Complete
Southern Tier -All LiDAR covering the southern tier of Ohio (37 counties) has been flown, with the exceptions of portions of Pike and Scioto Counties. All data acquired in 2007 has been delivered for QC.