shrug-l: USDA FSA NAIP imagery

[Butgereit, Richard]

USDA Farm Service Agency National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) acquires aerial imagery during the agricultural growing seasons in the US and distributes the data for free.

You can learn more about NAIP imagery here -
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/aerial-photography/imagery-programs/naip-imagery/index

Recently, changes are being considered to the data acquisition and distribution model. See these references for more information --

https://www.nsgic.org/is-the-future-of-naip-aerial-photography-in-trouble-
https://www.gislounge.com/naip-aerial-imagery-might-moved-public-domain-licensing-model

With all of the leaf-off, higher resolution aerial available within Florida, outside of the agricultural programs directly related to the program, I am not aware of other programs with a heavy reliance on this imagery - but I wanted to pass it along for awareness in case your program is reliant on this imagery.

Thanks,
Richard Butgereit, GISP
Chief Information Officer - FDEM
Technical Services Chief - FLSERT
richard.butgereit at em.myflorida.com<mailto:richard.butgereit at em.myflorida.com>
o - 850-815-4701
m - 850-778-6642


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