DIGITAL IMAGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DIM

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DIGITAL IMAGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (DIM)

• Rostam Yazdani
• Ministry of Sustainable Resource
• Management
• Base Mapping and Geomatic Services
• Presentation to Geotec/CGDI Workshop
• March 16, 2003

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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 through DIM is Mandated To Provide Internet
  Access (View/Load) for BC Geographic Imagery for
• Orthophotos
• Scanned Aerial Photos
• Satellite Imagery
• Stereo Models
• DEM

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DIM Program

• Accomplishments
• Loading of Orthophotos, More than 1/2 of BC
• Providing View Access to ARCIMS and ArcView/GOAT
  Users
• Providing View Access Through the Established BC
  OGC Web Map Services
• Please Seehttp//home.gdbc.gov.bc.ca/dim/

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DIM Program

• Work In Progress
• Evalute and Benchmark Selected OGC-Compliant
  Commercial Software
• Recommend the Most Suitable Software for DIM
  Program

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DIM Program

• Work In Progress
• Regional and Headquarters Data Consolidation
• Establish process to be used in regional digital
  imagery consolidation
• Determine extent of regional and headquarters
  data holdings
• Finalize licensing agreements

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DIM Program

• Work In Progress
• Develop Priority for Data Loading Based on Users
  Requirements
• Estimate Yearly Disk Storage Requirements
• Establish DIM Users Feedback System

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DIM Program

• Work In Progress
• DIM Business/Cost Model
• To examine the priority and data volume for DIM
• To conduct a business and cost benefit analysis
  of DIM for MSRM

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DIM Program

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

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DIM Program

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

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DIM Program

• Next Steps
• Lossless Image Compression
• Investigate and recommend the options for using
  lossless image compression technologies for
  digital image loading
• 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 Discussions