Posts by Jim Giglierano
IGI and Related GIS Activities Status October 19, 2011
IGI and Related GIS Activities Status October 19, 2011 Due to state budget cuts this past spring, many IGI projects were delayed while we sorted out the impact. Several DNR contract workers have been moved to positions at ISU’s GIS Facility, including Zeb Squires and Jesse Soukup (geocoding) and Cody Hackney (historical orthos). Thanks to…
Read MoreIGIC Newsletter Oct 10, 2011
IGIC Newsletter Oct 10, 2011 Next IGIC Quarterly Meeting Oct 19 at 10am – 3pm, Johnston Public Library Socializing begins at 930am. Flood Imagery of Dubuque after Heavy Rains Joshua McNary ( jmcnary@aerialservicesinc.com) Aerial Services Inc, has two articles about “flood” imagery taken by ASI after the 12-15” rain in Dubuque County last summer. Iowa…
Read MoreIGI and Related GIS Activities Status Jan 19, 2011
IGI and Related GIS Activities Status Jan 19, 2011 Ongoing IGI Framework Data Projects Statewide Lidar Project – all 57k square miles of the state have been collected!!! All the data has been delivered. Initial processing to blocks is completed. Derivative products are complete and stored in county folders on NRGIS Library. Some reflights are…
Read MoreIGI and Related GIS Activities Status Oct 20, 2010
IGI and Related GIS Activities Status Oct 20, 2010 Ongoing IGI Framework Data Projects Statewide Lidar Project – all 57k square miles of the state have been collected!!! All the data has been delivered. Initial processing to blocks is completed. Derivative products continue. Some reflights may be necessary this fall and winter. Iowa Geocoding Project…
Read MoreIGI and Related GIS Activities – Status July 15, 2010
IGI and Related GIS Activities Status July 15, 2010 Ongoing IGI Framework Data Projects Statewide Lidar Project – all 57k square miles of the state have been collected!!! Three deliveries are left – July 15, July 30 and end of August? Some reflights may be necessary this fall and winter. Iowa Geocoding Project – create…
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April 15, 2010 Ongoing IGI Framework Data Projects Statewide Lidar Project – 47k sq miles collected out of 57k were collected last spring but many areas have to be reflown – new deliveries started in Sept but not all areas are available from spring 2009. 2010 flights and reflights have started in NE Iowa and…
Read MoreIGI and Related GIS Activities – Status Jan. 20, 2010
Completed Projects Stewardship of Structures and Transportation layers – 2008 $50k FGDC CAP Grant – web update tool for structures database completed at ISU – includes DOT LRS transportation base map product and building footprints from lidar – final report sent in December address points for 3 counties in review – Story, Osceola and Decatur…
Read MoreIGI and Related GIS Activities – Status Oct 21, 2009
Completed Projects GIS Flood ROI Study – $15k funding from USGS – interviewed GIS people involved in last year’s flood, ROI spreadsheets produced for various geospatial activities during 2008 flood – final delivery July 2009 Geospatial Interns – Americorps funded 4 volunteers through the summer to do IGI activities and local gov’t GIS needs: Winneshiek,…
Read MoreIGI Progress Report – 3/31/09
IGI Progress Report – 3/31/09 2008 CAP Grant – Building Stewardship Capacity for Structures and Transportation project deadline extended 6 months until end of September footprint web update tool progressing – using 2006 Des Moines lidar as test data progress on producing of structures from lidar using lidar analysis program – large buildings easy to…
Read MoreIGI Progress Report – 12/30/08
2007 CAP Grant completed and sent in Sept 30 – good comments back from FGDC FGDC project website IGIC project website 2008 CAP Grant – Building Stewardship Capacity for Structures and Transportation footprint web update tool progressing – using 2006 Des Moines lidar as test data no progress on production of structures from lidar need…
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