GIS Project

Contact Information:

Name:  Steve Champlin
Phone:  601-961-5506  Fax:   601-961-5521
Email: 
Website:  Stephen_Champlin@deq.state.ms.us

Government Level:   State

Area of Project:   Statewide

Counties:  All

Estimated Startup/Completion Dates:   03/26/2009 - 01/31/2010

Technical Specs:   Yes

Advertised for Bid:   No   

Development Stage:   Have Finished Product

Primary Project Reason:   Emergency Management, Planning, Natural Resource Evaluation/development, flood mapping

Data Theme(s): Elevation Bathymetry Data

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

Additional Comments:   Develop topographic data, consisting of a digital terrain model (DTM) and 5' interval ground contours, for a portion of the state of Mississippi. See contact for detail on project area. The data will be developed from 2' orthoimagery previously collected. Project area will cover about 34,600 sq. miles. The accuracy of the contours will be +/- 4' RMSE horizontally and +/- 3.3' vertically. The deliverables will include contours, DTM including mass points and breaklines. Data will be made available on the Mississippi Geospatial Clearinghouse.

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