2008 Regional Cost-Sharing Project for Aerial Photography Now Underway
Project Overview
In 2006, members of KC Metro GIS participated in a successful cost-sharing project to obtain high-resolution aerial photography for the counties and cities within the MARC region. The success of this project was evident in the huge cost savings to participants. With this in mind, KC Metro GIS is currently formalizing plans to repeat the process in 2008.
The imagery produced for this project will be leaf-off, color, ortho-rectified, and at a 6-inch resolution. (Some rural areas may be captured at 1-foot resolution.) The imagery will be captured in late winter to early spring of 2008, processed, then delivered to the participants in the fall of the same year. A sample of the same type of product captured for the 2006 project is below.
Imagery Sample
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Participants
The following list of participants is current as of November 2008. We are still accepting participants. Please contact your County’s GIS manager or Brian Parr at MARC for more information on how your jurisdiction or agency can participate.
- Cass, Mo.
- Clay, Mo.
- Jackson, Mo.
- Johnson, Kan.
- Miami, Kan.
- Wyandotte, Kan.
- Blue Springs, Mo.
- Excelsior Springs, Mo.
- Gladstone, Mo.
- Grain Valley, Mo.
- Grandview, Mo.
- Independence, Mo.
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Kearney, Mo.
- Leavenworth, Kan.
- Lee's Summit, Mo.
- Liberty, Mo.
- Oak Grove, Mo.
- Parkville, Mo.
- Raymore, Mo.
- Platte City Special Road District
- Platte County Water district #4
- State of Missouri
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- United States Corps of Engineers (USCE)
Project Documents:
- Sample MOU – Sample of the cost sharing memorandum of understanding used for declaring participation in the project.
- Flight Map – Map of the areas to be captured and their resolutions. (last update 12/08)
If your jurisdiction has interest in participating with the project, or if you have questions about the project, please contact Brian Parr at MARC.