DIGITAL IMAGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

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DIGITAL IMAGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

• Rostam Yazdani
• Ministry of Sustainable Resource
• Management
• Base Mapping and Geomatic Services
• Presentation to CGDI Technical Workshop
• May 30, 2002

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DIM Program

• Goals
• Single, common repository of Geographic Imagery
• Centralized custodianship for the Province
• Common access methods and tools
• Standardized and centralized update strategy
• Use of common Government technology standards

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DIM Program

• Mandate
• BMGS is Mandated To Provide Internet Access (View
  Load) for BC Geographic Imagery Including
• Orthophotos
• Scanned Aerial Photos
• Satellite Imagery
• Canned Models

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DIM Program

• Overview
• The Program is divided into 3 Phases
• Phase I Completed June 2001
• Phase II Completed May 2002
• Phase III Started April 2002

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DIM Program

• Phase I Objectives
• Business Requirements and Analysis
• Current Assessment
• Future Direction and Migration Strategy
• DIM Software Selection Plan

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DIM Program

• Phase II Objectives
• DIM Governance Model
• Steering Committee Organization
• Technical Working Group Organization
• Pricing Policy

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DIM Program

• Phase II Objectives (Continued)
• Load Individual Orthophotos in UTM
• Load Ortho Mosaics in Albers, MrSID and ECW
  Formats
• Provide View Access to ARCIMS and ArcView/GOAT
• Develop Program Plan Including Phase III

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DIM Program

• Phase III Objectives
• Evaluate and Select DIM Software
• Develop Metadata Standards and Requirements
• Consolidate Regional Digital Imagery Including
  Satellite Data

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DIM Program

• Phase III Objectives (Continued)
• Develop a Business Case Model for DIM
• Load Digital Image Data
• Investigate Lossless Data Compression

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DIM Program

• Next Steps
• Develop Software Evaluation Criteria
• Bench Mark Selected CGDI-Compliant Commercial
  Software
• Recommend the Most Suitable Software for DIM
  Program

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DIM Program

• Next Steps
• Identify MSRM metadata requirements
• Pursue partnership with National Air Photo
  Library
• Pursue partnership with GeoConnections
• Work with NAPL to define common metadata
  requirements

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DIM Program

• Next Steps
• Regional Data Consolidation Including Satellite
  Data
• Establish process to be used in regional digital
  imagery consolidation
• Determine extent of regional data holdings
• Finalize licensing agreements

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DIM Program

• Next Steps
• DIM Business Case Model
• To examine the priority and data volume for DIM
• To conduct a business case analysis and cost
  benefit to MSRM at large

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DIM Program

• Next Steps
• Data Loading
• Continue loading of Orthophoto as it produced
• Loading of Victoria and Regions of digital aerial
  photos, orthophotos, and satellite digital
  imagery

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DIM Program

• Next Steps
• Lossless Image Compression
• To investigate and recommend the options for
  using lossless image compression technologies for
  digital imagery
• Report with recommendations on which lossless
  compression tools would be used in the DIM
  program

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DIM Program

• End Of Presentation
• Open For Discussion