1. W. Geoffrey Gabbott USDA FSA Contracting Officer
ASPRS 2006 Annual Conference Reno, Nevada Characterization/Calibration/Certification Standards for Digital Camera Systems
W. Geoffrey Gabbott
USDA FSA Contracting Officer

2. Contracting Process USDA’s NAIP Contract Includes:
A “performance based” statement of work of products and services to be provided
A definition of required end products rather than a rigid “how to” set of specifications
Allows innovative methods to produce the end product including film or digital options

3. Contracting Process USDA’s NAIP Contract Includes:
A competitive source selection process which evaluates contractor proposals according to:
Technical merit
Past performance and quality assessment
Pricing and other criteria

4. Contracting Process Recommended Evaluation Factors:
Data Provider’s sensor acceptance test plan and results
Documentation of processes that ensure sensor is properly maintained and operated
Records to indicate that procedures have been followed and sensor is properly calibrated

5. Contracting Process Recommended Contract Requirements:
Factory calibration report for all sensors proposed for use
Manufacturer’s certification
Data Provider’s certification
Data Provider’s latest calibration report

6. Sensor Manufacturers:
Data
Procurement:
Contracting Guidelines & Boilerplate Tool
Data Users
and Inspectors:
Acceptance
Standards
Sensor Manufacturers:
Manufacturers Certification
Providers:
Data Providers Certification
Data Procurement Domain
Data Generation Domain
Courtesy of “The USGS Plan for Quality Assurance of Digital Aerial Imagery” (Stensaas, Lee, Christopherson)

7. 3,015 Counties
181,957 DOQQs
2,601,081 Square Miles

8. 2006 is last year of 3 year IDIQ contract

9. 181,957 DOQQs total
Digital Acquisition 93,018 DOQQs
Film Acquisition 88,939 DOQQs

10. NAIP Trends Digital vs. Film Cameras
Projected >
49%
51%