The Regional Aerial Photo Consortium enables the joint purchase of digital aerial orthophotography by local governments and nonprofit groups in greater Portland. Consortium purchase reduces each member's cost of obtaining photography through cost sharing. The digital imagery available includes the urban areas of Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties. In some years, the coverage is expanded to include rural areas, lidar and lidar derivatives. The intent of the consortium is to provide for a cost-effective means to acquire digital orthophotography on an annual basis.
The urban area covers 656 square miles. The urban/rural coverage covers 973 square miles.
Summer 2022 aerial photo flight
- Vendor: GeoTerra, Inc.
- Deliverable: 6-inch true color orthophotos, 6-inch near infrared false color orthophotos, 1-, 2-, 4-, 10-, and 20-foot resamples
- Area of interest: 1346 square miles
- Additional deliverables as specified in the written contract with GeoTerra.
Project status
This year's orthoimagery was acquired between June 27th and July 14th. Note that milestone due dates for 2022 have been adjusted based on the sizeable AOI requested by the consortium.
Milestones
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Estimated due date
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Date complete
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| Flight acquisition |
July 31, 2022 |
July 14, 2022 |
| Pilot tiles |
Sept. 8, 2022 |
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| Preliminary orthos |
Sept. 15, 2022 |
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| Full resolution orthos |
Nov. 17, 2022 |
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| QA review |
Dec. 1, 2022 |
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| Final delivery to Metro |
Jan. 12, 2023 |
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| Delivery to members |
Jan. 31, 2023 |
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Consortium strategic plan
The 2021-25 strategic plan represents an overview and goals for the consortium that will keep the imagery program on track and responsive to current and future needs through 2024.
Read the consortium's five-year strategic plan