2009 NAIP California Imagery Available!

The Imagery for the Nation (IFTN) Record of Decision was approved by the FGDC Executive Committee and is now available on the website at http://www.fgdc.gov/iftn. The record of decision documents the basic configuration and approach for IFTN, and forms the basis for completion of the IFTN Phase 1 plan. The record of decision was also endorsed by the National Geospatial Advisory Committee yesterday (the endorsement will also be posted as soon as the final language is confirmed).

The 2009 NAIP flights for California have now concluded and 57 of 58 sid-compressed county mosaics (exception of Tuolumne County; look for it next week) are now available at the NRCS data gateway. Those counties larger than 4 gb in size are not downloadable through the gateway, but will shortly be available through CalAltas. The entire state of sid compressions is about 160 gb. The orthorectified and to some degree color-balanced geotiff quarterquads will be available in another 6-7 months.

http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/

Also available is the new 1-ft 2008 natural color orthoimagery for the SF bay area. Other higher resolution orthophotography (2007-8) will be available in the coming months for Sacramento urban, LA, Kern, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, and Solano counties.

Open OceanMap Released

Of interest up here on the Redwood Coast for proposed Marine Protected Areas (MPAs):

From Geoconnexion:

Data collected from resource users like commercial and recreational fishermen is invaluable for informing fisheries management and marine habitat protection. Open OceanMap is a data collection tool used to effectively collect local expert knowledge in support of marine spatial planning. Using open source technologies, Ecotrust has developed Open OceanMap as a cross platform and transferable tool, published under the GNU General Public License.

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New Semester = New Meeting Times

Now that the semester is back in full swing we are starting to determine the best meeting time and place for the club meetings. For now it looks like we will be meeting at 4:30pm on Thursdays at Live from New York near the Plaza downtown Arcata. One of our main goals for the semester is the recruitment of fresh, motivated individuals looking to spend some time organizing club events. There should be a lot of fun activities on our plates this next year, so if you're interested in joining in meet us down for some pizza and refreshments.

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