National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Image Management Requirements

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Why are we here? Discuss Image Functional Categories Accomplish Something! –Breakout Sessions Image Functional Categories Image Management Decision Tree(s) –Easel Pads Image Management Software Solutions Digital Media File Types Compression/Encoding Format Options Buffalo River

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Caveats Ego sum etiam eruditio Nos es opus in is USS Arizona

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Caveats I am still learning We are working on it USS Arizona

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Pretty Pix Images of people, places, things in parks not intended for data/analysis. Examples –Wildlife –Landscapes –Park staff –Visitors Often used for: –web publications (low resolution) –print publications (high resolution) Lincoln Memorial

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Data Images Images captured for the express purpose of resource analysis. May or may not be georeferenced (mostly tied to tabular database). Examples: –Vegetation monitoring plots –Buildings –Archeological sites Manassas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Georeferenced Data Images Images that can be used in geospatial data sets or geospatial analysis Georeferencning a big component –Often tied to GIS and/or tabular database Examples –Geotagged images (GPS Photolink) –Satellite imagery –Digital/digitized aerial photos Appomattox Court House

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Aerial Photos Georeferencing using… –Cheap: hyperlink –Almost cheap: rough georeferencing in GIS –Pricey: Photogrammetry Orthorectification Yellowstone

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Why are we here? Discuss Image Functional Categories Accomplish Something! –Breakout Sessions Image Functional Categories Image Management Decision Tree(s) –Easel Pads Image Management Software Solutions Digital Media File Types Compression/Encoding Format Options Buffalo River

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference Contact info: Chris Dietrich, M.S. Digital Information Manager Resource Information Management Division (RIMD) Work: Mobile: Channel Islands Thanks for coming!