The Utah GIS community has another opportunity to develop partnerships to leverage federal funds for acquiring aerial imagery in 2009. 

The USGS will support the acquisition of one foot imagery along the Wasatch Front roughly from Spanish Fork to Brigham City and the Dugway Proving Ground. A pdf-based map shows the specific areas that USGS will fund within a light green boundary. 

Through our partnership for the 2006 imagery, we were able to significantly increase the area covered as well as upgrading to a better resolution.  We can try to do that again if your agency is interested in participating.   Generally the better pricing was based on increasing the size of the areas that were contiguous.  For planning purposes we are using $100/sq. mi. for estimating costs.  The flight would be in the spring of 2009 and vendor(s) will be selected through the state's RFP processes. 

We have some time to get the details worked out, including getting your input to define the specs for the products, but would like to begin identifying partners. If your agency is interested in participating, please contact:

Jeannie Watanabe, AGRC
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