NAIP Imagery for Oregon and Washington in 2009

Hi everyone,

I just confirmed that Oregon and Washington are both being flown this year for a new set of 1 meter color orthorectified NAIP imagery. More information will be posted as it becomes available. It appears that the imagery will be available in a couple of months, rather than at the end of the year.

The NAIP imagery is wonderful for use on pocket PCs when entire counties need to be brought up. I will re-compress the imagery to allow use on commonly used pocket PCs such as the Nomad, Recon, Mobile Mapper 6 and others.

The imagery will probably be in JPEG 2000 format, rather than MrSID format. This does not have any real impact on the user. I re-compress the imagery in JPEG 2000 format anyway.

For anyone needing better resolution, the imagery from Eagle Digital Imaging is a great option. If you want your tree farm flown this year, contact them as soon as possible to make sure the imagery is collected before shadows get too long. Eagle Digital imagery is 2 foot resolution and the horizontal placement accuracy is 4 meters or better.

Last weeks trivia questions answer: The US uses 10 percent of the world's salt production for winter time salting of roads. (Fortunately, not in Oregon and Washington)

Have fun! Call me at 503-707-6236 if you have any questions.

Jon Aschenbach