Data Development Subcommittee

To promote the development and accessibility of GIS data in Missouri

Mission:

The subcommittee's focus is to assess the geospatial data needs in the state of Missouri, develop plans of action to meet those needs, and work to ensure that the data meets those needs. The data development subcommittee is committed to making all geospatial data discoverable and available to the general public through the State's spatial data clearinghouse.

Background:

The Data Development subcommittee is primarily concerned with the framework data themes as defined by Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), and by the MGISAC. The federal data themes include: Orthoimagery, Elevation, Cadastral, Transportation, Hydrography, Administrative Boundaries, and Geodetic Control. The Missouri data themes include Geology, Land Cover, Soils, and Critical Infrastructure.

To encourage the development and maintenance of the geospatial data, the subcommittee will identify and support data stewards for those framework data themes and seek opportunities for partnerships to advance and sustain these efforts.

The Data Development subcommittee held its first meeting on July 8, 2008 to facilitate discussions about data development efforts and data needs. The subcommittee successfully engaged partners to acquire two-foot resolution leaf-off imagery for the eastern side of Missouri in 2007, and will acquire imagery for the remainder of the state in 2008. The 2008 flight includes buy-up options for higher resolution imagery for cities, counties, and regional planning organizations.

Team Members

Meeting Minutes:

Meeting Notes 7_13_2010.pdf ?

Click here to read the LiDAR White Paper

LiDAR Stakeholders Meeting of June 18,2010

Flight Plan 2007-08 - Map of counties

Flight Plan 2007-08.PDF

2007 Missouri State Imagery Project Status

Imagery from this project will be available at a later date (by contract - December - but may be available at an earlier date - watch for notifications)

ARCHER

Airborne Real time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance (ARCHER) is a custom-designed system of hyperspectral imaging hardware and software. It utilizes an on-board processing system to apply sophisticated detection algorithms to spectral image data in real time. Although primarily intended for enhanced search and rescue capabilities, the Civil Air Patrol has found many additional uses for ARCHER, including missions for homeland security, disaster assessment, and drug interdiction.

A pilot project entitled Characterizing Environmental Contamination was conducted by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Hazardous Waste Program, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership to evaluate applications of ARCHER's Hyperspectral and High Resolution Imagery to environmental information requirements. The pilot project imaged a variety of contamination conditions, and subsequent projects focused on contamination rleated to lead mining.

ARCHER was researched and developed under the direction of Civil Air Patrol's Advanced Technologies Group.

Space Computer Corporation provided the software and NovaSol Corporation provided the hardware for the ARCHER system.

The Archer Working Group provides a forum for agencies and researchers to exchange information on promising applications and share analytical techniques.