The USDA's NAIP Imagery in Idaho: A Decade of Evolving Partnerships to Improve Access

Since 2004 the University of Idaho (UI) Library has provided access through its geospatial data repository, INSIDE Idaho, to Idaho aerial imagery produced by the USDA Farm Service Agency's National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP). These efforts have been successful due to partnerships and c...

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Published in:Library trends 2017, Vol.65 (3), p.414-428
Main Authors: Godfrey, Bruce, Kenyon, Jeremy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
Acquisitions & mergers
Aerial photography
Agriculture
Clearinghouses
Collaboration
Community Relations
Departments
Geographic Information Systems
Government agencies
Grants
Imagery
Land Grant Universities
Libraries
Library collections
Photography
R&D
Research & development
Spatial Ability
Spatial data
State Agencies
Technical Assistance
Tribes
Universities
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Summary:Since 2004 the University of Idaho (UI) Library has provided access through its geospatial data repository, INSIDE Idaho, to Idaho aerial imagery produced by the USDA Farm Service Agency's National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP). These efforts have been successful due to partnerships and collaborations forged through state-level working groups and committees. Recently, the 2015 Idaho NAIP imagery was provided through a partnership among UI, Idaho State University, Idaho National Laboratory, and Idaho State Geospatial Office. This paper describes the evolution of Idaho's NAIP imagery partnerships, procurement, management, accessibility, and technology between 2004 and 2015. While the technologies to handle both one-time access and also ongoing connections from web and mobile applications have changed dramatically over the years, the collaboration and partnerships have endured, and the story possesses implications for other land-grant universities.
ISSN:0024-2594
1559-0682
1559-0682
DOI:10.1353/lib.2017.0009