1. 1 Coordinator’s Report VGIN Advisory Board Dan Widner Coordinator, Virginia Geographic Information Network January 7, 2009 www.vita.virginia.gov 1

2. 2 2009-2012 VBMP Orthophotography Contract

3. 3 2009-2012 Orthophotography Contract Contract Awarded to Sanborn on December 23 rd Planned Maximum Budget: $6.0 Million (2006/07 Budget) Statewide 1 Foot Resolution Orthophotography –Eastern Half of State Will Be Captured during 2009 and Western Half Will Be Captured during 2011 Digital Capture Faster Delivery –Intermediate County Mosaics within 60 days –Final Ortho Delivery within 6 Months of Acquisition Delivery Will Include Color Infrared Band (4 band color) Educational Seminars Being Held Next Week

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5. 5 2009/2011 Flight Areas

6. 6 2009-2012 Upgrade Options Online ordering system Resolution Upgrades from 1 Foot (200 Scale) –6 Inch (100 Scale) –3 Inch (100 Scale) Contours –4 Foot from 200 Scale –2 Foot from 100 Scale Structure Planimetrics Other Planimetrics (paved surfaces, utilities, etc) True Orthophotography Priority Processing –Final imagery delivered 1 month earlier

7. 7 2009-2012 Upgrade Options Off Year Flights Rapid Response –Raw imagery within 72 hours LiDAR –Standard – 1.4 Meter Spacing –FEMA – 1.0 or 1.4 Meter Spacing –High Density –.7 Meter Spacing –Ground Based Oblique Imagery (Pictometry)

8. 8 2009-2012 Upgrade Options Land Cover Mapping –“Standard” Land Cover Datasets –Enhanced Impervious and Vegetation

9. 9 Commonwealth of Virginia Five Year GIS Strategic Plan Development

10. 10 5 Year Strategic Planning 2009 NSDI Cooperative Agreement Program (CAP) Grant Application –“Category 3: 50 States Initiative – Strategic and Business Plan Development” –Closing Date: January 6, 2009 –Award announcements in February 2009 –$50,000 with 50% matching funds ($25,000) Strategic Plan completion included as a draft 2009 CIO Objective

11. 11 5 Year Strategic Planning Planned Schedule: February 2009: Mandatory 50 States Initiative meeting at NSGIC Mid-year (assuming grant award) March 2009: Project Kick-off. Open town hall style meeting in Richmond (with audio and Webex capabilities) announced through VGIN listservs and website April 2009: Status Report to VGIN Advisory Board at the April 2009 quarterly meeting

12. 12 5 Year Strategic Planning Planned Schedule Continued: April – May 2009: Stakeholder Interviews. Series of interviews with key geospatial stakeholders representing the spectrum of geospatial practitioners and users in Virginia. Includes local, state and federal government, planning district commissions, non-profit, academia and private sector. April – May 2009: Concurrently, the online survey will be created and released May – June 2009: Results compilation and synthesis DELIVERABLE: Draft Strategic Plan

13. 13 5 Year Strategic Planning Planned Schedule Continued: July 2009: Status Report to VGIN Advisory Board at the July 2009 quarterly meeting July – September 2009: Series of seven town hall style meetings, targeted towards the seven regions, to present the results of the interviews and survey in the form of a draft strategic plan October 2009: Status Report to VGIN Advisory Board at the October 2009 quarterly meeting. November – December 2009: Finalization of Strategic Plan DELIVERABLE: Final Strategic Plan

14. 14 Conclusion of Coordinator’s Report