Business Plan Development for a Wisconsin Aerial Imaging Program

For the past 15 years, most of Wisconsin’s 72 counties have developed, paid for, and maintained their own high-resolution digital orthophotography projects. Funding assistance from state and federal agencies toward these efforts has been, for the most part, inconsistent and unpredictable. As a result, imagery acquisition partnerships between all levels of government in Wisconsin are often forged on personal relationships developed ad hoc over time, and are not based on a planned, repeatable, or systematic approach that addresses statewide imagery needs.

This project seeks to develop a statewide business plan for a Wisconsin aerial imaging program. Three outcomes are expected from the project: 1) a comprehensive and participatory information-gathering process that assesses the needs, benefits, drawbacks, and risks associated with a statewide imagery program; 2) a written business plan outlining the steps necessary to implement a statewide imagery program; 3) an improved understanding of business planning procedures that may be used in the future for other geospatial data themes such as elevation, parcels, or street centerlines.

Interim Report

Wisconsin Aerial Imagery Business Plan Project

Wisconsin State Cartographer’s Office

Contacts:

Howard Veregin
608-262-6852
veregin@wisc.edu

James Lacy 
608-262-6850
lacy@wisc.edu

Chris Diller
608-242-3626
chris.diller@wisconsin.gov

Andrew Faust 
715-849-5510
afaust@ncwrpc.org

Curtis Pulford
608-261-5042
curtis.pulford@wisconsin.gov

Ronald Wencl
763-783-3207
rwencl@usgs.gov

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