USDA-NRCS: Digital Globe / WorldView2 Orthoimagery for the Hawaiian Islands
1. Anthony Kimmet USDA-NRCS-National Geospatial Management Cente r Hawaii DG/WV-2 Orthoimagery Status USDA-NRCS February, 2011
2. Hawaii and Pacific Basin Orthoimagery 2009-2010 Contributions USGS $ 168,000* State of Hawaii $ 140,000* USFS $ 130,000* USDA –NRCS $ 160,000** -------------- Total $ 598,000
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5. Niihau, Hawaii Status: Delivered, Accepted (Oct, 2010) - Complete delivery of all data - Date(s) of Imagery: 1/02/2010 - Cloud Cover: 5%- Products Available: - 8 Band Multi-Spectral/Pan - 4 Band Pan Sharpen(R, G, B, NIR#1) - 8 Band Pan Sharpen (USDA-NRCS) Distribution: - Delivered on first DG/WV-2 sample Hawaii disc (Oct, 2010) - Will be on first official DG/WV-2 disc in March, 2010.
6. Products Available: - 8 Band Multi-Spectral/Pan - 4 Band Pan Sharpen(R, G, B, NIR#1) - 8 Band Pan Sharpen (USDA-NRCS) Distribution: - Delivered on first DG/WV-2 sample Hawaii disc (Oct, 2010) - Will be on first official DG/WV-2 disc in March, 2010. Kahoolawe, Hawaii Status: Delivered, Accepted (Oct, 2010) Date(s) of Imagery: 01/25/2010 Cloud Cover: <1%
7. East End, Hawaii Status: Delivered (Dec, 2010) Date(s) of Imagery: 12/15/2009-02/16/2010 Cloud Cover: 5%. Area = 1,500 Sq. KM’s. Products Available: - 8 Band Multi-Spectral/Pan - 4 Band Pan Sharpen(R, G, B, NIR#1) - 8 Band Pan Sharpen (USDA-NRCS) Distribution: - Will be on first official DG/WV-2 disc in March, 2011.
8. Kauai, Hawaii Status: Partial Delivery (July, 2010) - 4 Band PS Product - 8 Band for Hanalei WS - Ordered 8 Band for entire island in August, 2010 New Delivery (Jan. 31, 2011) - Received complete island coverage for new 8 Band Orthoimagery. - Date(s) of Imagery: Various - Cloud Cover: 5-7% Products Available: - 8 Band Multi-Spectral/Pan - 4 Band Pan Sharpen(R, G, B, NIR#1) - 8 Band Pan Sharpen (USDA-NRCS) Distribution: - Delivered on first DG/WV-2 sample Hawaii disc (Oct, 2010) - Will be on first official DG/WV-2 disc in March, 2011 DG-WV2 1/31/2011
10. A : Original Values, 16 Bit B: Radiometric Balance, 16 Bit C: 8 Bit, DRA On D: 8 Bit, DRA Off DRA is the equivalent to applying a Standard Deviation Stench - Total of four different test files for West Maui - All Panchromatic (pan_img_mosaics) and Multi-Spectral mosaics (ms_img_mosaics) have not been color corrected. - Pan Sharpen mosaics were produced using consistent procedure in ERDAS A B C D
30. Summary - If Oahu is approved then we should have all approved Hawaii data (Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Kahoolawe, Maui, East side of Hawaii/Big Island by ~ end of March, 2011. - Most islands will be delivered when complete approved coverage is available so DigitalGlobe can Radiometric balance the Imagery. Big Island will be in 2-3 pieces. - USDA has been working on Pan-Sharpening techniques. Recently we were able to Pan Sharpen East Side of the Big Island with ERDAS 2011, 64 Bit mode. Kauai is in progress for Pan Sharpening.