AGRC received word today (October 26, 2009) that the imagery vendor, Surdex, will be reprocessing imagery in 23 counties (see list below) to achieve improved color balance and tone. A post will be made when the new version of the imagery is available.
New statewide color aerial photography is now available from the Utah SGID ftp website.
This imagery was flown this summer (2009) as part of the National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP). Funding was provided by the USDA and a statewide partnership that provided matching funds that expanded the program to a statewide footprint.
State-level funding partners include:
Utah Department of Agriculture
Utah Public Lands Policy Coordination Office (PLPCO
Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA)
Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC)
Currently this new imagery is available only in zipped county-wide MrSid mosaic format but will soon be available via ImageServer and individual files upon receipt of the raw .tif images. An update will be posted to the Utah GIS Portal when ImageServer services and .tif files are available.
Important notes, please read:
Some large counties may be divided into 2 mosiacs
Zip files greater than 2 GB may not open using standard unzipping tools built into Windows and Unix operating systems. For these files, try using a Zip application like the commerical product WinZip or an open source product like 7zip.
Counties that will not be reprocessed by Surdex are: Daggett, Rich, Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah, & Wasatch
New statewide color aerial photography is now available from the Utah SGID ftp website.
