Update September 24, 2019: The project schedule has been updated below.
Update September 9, 2019: From Geoterra: Completed acquisition [of the lidar] on the 31st of August for remaining small lines in the northwest AOI. All recently acquired data is being reviewed for potential re-flights and is expected to complete their initial review by the end of this month. Geoterra has provided a project schedule based on the last day of photo and lidar acquisitions. Once Metro has reviewed them, the scheduled on this page will be updated.
Update July 30, 2019: Collection of the imagery is nearly complete. From Geoterra: The entire project has been flown, but we have a few spots to re-acquire due to unavoidable small clouds/shadows.
Update July 22, 2019: Collection of the imagery and lidar is progressing. The project is a little behind compared to previous years due to the switch in the project management in June and the uncooperative weather. We are now seeing some solid clear days and are expecting to complete the imagery collection soon. Luckily it has been cool and the vegetation has stayed relatively green. The decision was made the week of July 15 to use a lidar collection that is already in progress. The technical specification is different but we are confident it will meet the needs of the consortium members. A big shout out to Clean Water Services and City of Portland for helping with the technical evaluation of our options. One of the primary reasons for the decision is to reduce the risk of not being able to collect the data before leaf fall or water levels rising in the fall. For more information contact me (Steve) using the information at the bottom of the page.
About
The Regional Aerial Photo Consortium enables the joint purchase of digital aerial orthophotography by local governments and nonprofit groups in the Portland area. 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 2019 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
- Deliverable: Lidar at 24 points per square meter
- Area of interest (AOI) Aerial Photos - 1599 sq. miles
- Area of interest (AOI) Lidar - 1515 sq miles
- Additional deliverables as specified in the written contract with Geoterra
Map
Aerial photo area of interest.
Lidar area of interest.
Project status
(Last updated: September 24, 2019)
| Photo |
Weeks
|
Due date* |
Completion date |
Status (% complete) |
|---|
| Imagery Acquisition (Weather delayed) |
0 |
15-Jul |
26-Aug
|
100% |
| QC of images complete |
3 |
9-Sep |
|
50% |
| Pilot project delivered |
6 |
7-Oct |
|
0% |
| Metro Pilot projects – acceptance deadline |
8 |
21-Oct |
|
0% |
| Prelim orthophotos delivered |
8 |
21-Oct |
|
0% |
| Full resolution TIFF images delivered (RGB, GBIr, RGBIr) |
19 |
6-Jan |
|
0% |
| Full resolution TIFF & QA Vendor - acceptance deadline |
22 |
27-Jan |
|
0% |
| Resampled and compressed images |
25 |
17-Feb |
|
0% |
| Metro acceptance deadline |
26 |
24-Feb |
|
0% |
| Distribution to Consortium members |
28 |
2-Mar |
|
0% |
* Adjustments are made to schedule based on the completion date of the previous step.
(Last updated: September 24, 2019)
| Lidar |
Weeks
|
Due date* |
Completion date |
Status (% complete) |
|---|
| Lidar Acquisition (Atmospheric conditions dependent) |
0 |
30-SEP |
13-Sep |
100% |
| Pilot project delivered |
4 |
11-Oct |
|
0% |
| Metro Pilot projects – acceptance deadline |
6 |
25-Oct |
|
0% |
| Area 1 (33% of AOI) |
10 |
22-Nov |
|
0% |
| Area 2 (33% of AOI) |
16 |
7-Jan |
|
0% |
| Area 3 (33% of AOI) |
22 |
19-Feb |
|
0% |
| Final Delivery to Metro |
26 |
18-Mar |
|
0% |
| Review and Acceptance |
29 |
8-Apr |
|
0% |
| Distribution to Consortium members |
32 |
29-Apr |
|
0% |
* Adjustments are made to schedule based on the completion date of the previous step.Update September 9, 2019