The document discusses how the Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office wants to help the government run more efficiently by developing a statewide aerial photography program. It proposes researching past projects, gathering user input, and creating a blueprint to meet most needs for around $1 million per year, which could be cost-neutral. It asks readers to listen to experts, help turn ideas into reality, and use existing funding for its intended purpose to help develop an efficient statewide program.

1. Working together to
save taxpayer resources
Jim Lacy
Wisconsin State Cartographer’s Office
University of Wisconsin
February 22, 2013

2. I can’t save you a hundred
million dollars.
(sorry)
But I want to do my part to
help government run
‘lean’ and more efficiently.

3. Aerial
Photography

4. NO

5. NO

6. Not
really

7. YES
Photo Credit: Z/I Imaging, Inc.

8. YES

9. YES

10. Why?

13. Can we do better?
• Research past aerial
photography
projects
• Gather input from
air photo users
• Develop a program
“blueprint”

14. Funding
• Approximately $1million per year to meet
most government and private sector needs
• But many times that already spent every
year
• Can be cost-neutral

15. How can you
Help?
• Listen to the experts
• Help us understand how to turn our ideas
into reality
• Use existing funding for its intended
purpose

16. Jim Lacy
State Cartographer’s Office
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lacy@wisc.edu
(608) 262-6850
@Wiscmapper