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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Please see the information below about capturing state and local areas of interest to support USGS 3DEP high resolution digital elevation data priorities and
requirements. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Especially if you are a local government with needs and/or plans to obtain LiDAR, please submit to this inventory – even if you don’t have funds available!
This is an inventory of needs, not applications to the USGS 3DEP broad area announcement for matching funds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Even if you have plans to collect LiDAR, but aren’t interested in seeking up to 50% matching funds from USGS 3DEP, please submit your area of interest.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Remember – the FY15/FY16 USGS 3DEP broad area announcement is still open for applications for matching funds until 09/30/2016. More information is available
at <a href="http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=G15AS00123">
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=G15AS00123</a>. And presumably there will be an FY16/F17 opportunity beyond 09/30/2016.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Make sure to check back after 4/29/2016 to review the federal areas of interest submitted – if you decide to pursue an award from USGS 3DEP, you will want to
partner with any federal agencies that have also submitted priorities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Thanks,<br>
Richard Butgereit, GISP<br>
<a href="blocked::mailto:richard.butgereit@em.myflorida.com" title="blocked::mailto:richard.butgereit@em.myflorida.com">richard.butgereit@em.myflorida.com</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">850-413-9907</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Staterep
<b>On Behalf Of </b>pworrall<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 25, 2016 7:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NSGIC State Reps<br>
<b>Subject:</b> 3DEP FY17BAA - State LiDAR Areas of Interest needed!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">USGS announced yesterday the <u>new</u> deadline for submitting your State / Local Area of Interest (AOI) on Seasketch for proposed 3DEP Project Areas for FY2017 (Spring / Winter 2017 acquisition) is just
<u>one</u> month away (April 29th). Note: If you submitted AOIs previously they will be deleted (sunsetted) from Seasketch, and you will have to submit them again.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">USGS explains this 4/29/2016 deadline to submit all AOIs is necessary for them to prepare the final priority maps for inclusion into the FY17BAA which has a hard deadline announcement of June 17th, 2016.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>The Seasketch link is here: <a href="http://www.seasketch.org/#projecthomepage/5272840f6ec5f42d210016e4">http://www.seasketch.org/#projecthomepage/5272840f6ec5f42d210016e4</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<br>
Phil<br>
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Philip S. Worrall<br>
Executive Director<br>
Indiana Geographic Information Council, Inc.<br>
317.504.4389<o:p></o:p></p>
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