FEMAUSACE 3001 Orthophotography Mission for Hurricane Katrina

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FEMA/USACE 3001 Orthophotography Mission for
Hurricane Katrina

• Prepared for NSGIC 2005
• Rochester, New York
• 9/27/05

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Background to Project

• 3001 had Four Offices Impacted by Katrina
• 132 Employees and their Families were Displaced
• Many Lost their Homes and Possessions
• We have a Vested Interest in the Success of this
  Project

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Contract and SOW

• 3001 Has IDT Contract with St. Louis COE for
  Various Geospatial Services
• FEMA Partnered with St. Louis COE
• Product Description
• 11,800 Square Miles
• 1-Foot Pixel, Planar Rectified
• Capture with ADS40 or Similar Digital System
• Color Imagery
• Schedule
• Deliver Data to FEMA Daily Within 24 Hours of
  Capture

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Approach

• Captured with Three ADS40s, Using Two LearJet
  24s, and One Cessna 401.
• Data Captured Daily and Flown Directly to
  Gainesville, FL.
• Processed Overnight
• Hand Delivered by Private Aircraft to USACE and
  FEMA in Washington DC

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Timeline - Contracting

• 8/28/05 - Katrina Makes Landfall
• 8/29/05 - COE Contacts 3001 to Determine
  Availability. Initial SOW Prepared. Flightlines
  Created and GPS Baselines Determined.
• 9/2/05 Funding Approved and Contract Signed
• 9/3/05 Flights Begin

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Timeline Product Generation
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Resulting Data

• Actually Captured 16,000 Square Miles
• Cloud Cover/Reflights Major Reason Why
• 3,433 Images Total Delivered
• Due to Quick Turnaround
• Does not Support 1200, Does Support 1400.
  (little control, high-speed aircraft for pixel
  size)

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Product SamplesLouisiana Superdome
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Product SamplesUptown, New Orleans
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Product SamplesWaveland, MS
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Product SamplesWaveland, MS
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Product SamplesWaveland, MS
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Successes and Lessons Learned

• 24-Hour Turnaround Possible
• Understanding of Product Limits is Essential
• Data Distribution is Very Complex
• Multiple Terabytes
• Dozens of Requests for Complete Dataset (40 200
  GB Firewire Drives Delivered)
• SOW and Deployment was Quick, Budget was Slow to
  React
• Rita Flights are Commencing