GIS Project

Contact Information:

Name:  Cragin Knox
Phone:  601-961-5086  Fax:   601-961-5521
Email:  cragin_knox@deq.state.ms.us
Website:  www.giscouncil.ms.gov

Government Level:   State

Area of Project:   Statewide

Counties:  All

Estimated Startup/Completion Dates:   01/01/2006 - 04/30/2006

Technical Specs:   Yes

Advertised for Bid:   No   

Development Stage:   Funded, Have Finished Product

Primary Project Reason:   Tax Mapping, Homeland Security, E911, Emergency Management, Planning, Infrastructure Management, Natural Resource Evaluation/development, flood mapping

Data Theme(s): Aerial Photography

Project Description:   Collecting new data i.e. aerial, new GPS locations

Additional Comments:   True color digital orthophotography, statewide with a 500 foot buffer outside the boundary, at 1"=400' with a 2 foot ground sample distance. Final digital data will reference the Mississippi State Plane Coordinate System, NAD83 horizontally and NAVD88 vertically in US survey feet, and contain less than 5% cloud cover. Imagery will be collected in natural color, false color infrared and panchromatic, but only the natural color will be processed at this time.

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