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FSTopo Geotiff

FSTopo Geotiff. Geospatial 09 Conference Snowbird, Utah April 30, 2009. What will be covered. FSTopo Production Current activities – Phase I, data collection Types of updates, PDF output Geotiff creation How they are produced Where they fit in the production process

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FSTopo Geotiff

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  1. FSTopo Geotiff Geospatial 09 Conference Snowbird, Utah April 30, 2009

  2. What will be covered • FSTopo Production • Current activities – Phase I, data collection • Types of updates, PDF output • Geotiff creation • How they are produced • Where they fit in the production process • Examples and Specifications • Differences with DRGs and Softcopy • Dissemination

  3. FSTopo Current Activities • Phase I Implemented • Uses CPS as the edit system • Web based product delivery hosted by ESRI • http://mapmaker.esri.com/fstopo • User ID: fstopo • Password: maps • Generates a layered PDF

  4. FSTopo Database • FS wide data collection effort scheduled for completion end FY09 • Include contours, polygons, annotation • Updates/revisions to data ongoing • Micro-update: small area, limited features • Medium update: data theme, larger area • Full update: traditional monoscopic revision

  5. New Geotiff Product • Geographically referenced tiff files from FSTopo database • Produced using ESRI PLTS MPS Atlas software • Data updates will be reflected in the geotiff product • USGS Digital Raster Graphics and PBS Softcopy will not contain any new updates

  6. FSTopo Hosting DB CPS Production FSTopo Staging Current Production GSTC ESRI Web Hosting • Data updates: • Micro • Medium • Full Data crosswalked from CPS schema to FSTopo schema. Geotiffs created here. Copy of FSTopo Staging database. PDFs created here.

  7. Geotiff vs. FSTopo PDF

  8. Geotiff vs. Softcopy

  9. Program and Dissemination • Production starting soon with all FS area of interest quadrangles complete in one year. • Start in areas with 100% data coverage in all Regions. • Geotiffs will be added as a new service in the Maps folder on Image Server for viewing and using

  10. Questions?

  11. Why create them? • Number one question since the announcement of the FSTopo website: • “That’s a great pdf but how can I use it in ArcMap?”

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