+ 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) GIS-T Jim Langtry USGS National Map Liaison for Nebraska, Iowa, & Kansas April 20, 2015
+ 2 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) Applies groundbreaking lidar technology to acquire and distribute 3D data Addresses a broad range of critical applications of national significance 3D data include surface elevations and natural and constructed features 3DEP increases the quality level of lidar being acquired to enable more accurate understanding, modeling, and prediction Goal to acquire national coverage in 8 years
+ 3 What is the 3D Elevation Program? 3DEP is a call for community action to Address the mission-critical requirements of 34 Federal agencies, 50 states, and a sampling of local governments, tribes, private and not for profit organizations documented in the National Enhanced Elevation Assessment Increase the overall investment in 3D data from about $45 M to $146 M annually to return more than $690 million annually in new benefits Leverage collaboration among Federal, states, local and tribal partners to systematically complete national 3D data coverage in 8 years Leverage the capability of private industry mapping firms, create jobs Achieve a 25% cost efficiency gain by collecting data in larger projects Completely refresh national elevation data holdings with new lidar and ifsar elevation data products and services Natural Resource Conservation Infrastructure Management Flood Risk Mitigation Precision Farming Land Navigation and Safety Geologic Resources and Hazards Mitigation
+ 3DEP 2012-2015 READY for a national, 8-year program Developed 3DEP infrastructure Documented comprehensive requirements and benefits in the National Enhanced Elevation Assessment (NEEA) Designed 3DEP based on NEEA and to maximize return on investment Developed the NEEA inventory into the annual U.S. Interagency Elevation Inventory in partnership with NOAA and others Published plan for action based on extensive stakeholder input Issued the first Broad Agency Announcement in 2014, with funding partnerships with FEMA and NRCS 4
+ 5 3DEP 2012-2015 READY for a national, 8-year program Developed 3DEP infrastructure Consolidated and modernized IT systems, ready to initiate first phase of implementation GPSC3 to be in place in FY15 to address increased data volume Revised the base lidar specification to include 3DEP quality levels New products and services being made available in 2015 from The National Map 5 meter Alaska DEMs Alaska Ifsar ORIs Alaska Ifsar DSMs 1 meter DEMs Lidar Point Cloud
+ 6 3DEP Acquisition Strategy Increasing 3DEP data holdings Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Competitive Offerors submit partnership proposals outlining a collaborative effort to acquire data and requesting funds from the 3DEP program in partial support of the project Geospatial Products and Services Contracts (GPSC) services (money in, data out) Assistance Awards for Partner Acquisitions (money out, data in) Purchase Orders Contributed Data Policy Vital Component of our program Federal agencies and States routinely make use of this opportunity to contribute data to the program 3DEP call to action outlines the need for an overall increase to the national investment in 3D Elevation data; not all of this will be funneled through the USGS; however for the greater good, the data should be placed into the public domain and ingested into the national dataset Stakeholders make use of the GPSC services to contract for Lidar data and production of derivative products; provide copy of the data to the 3DEP program for integration into the national 3DEP holdings Stakeholders contract directly for acquisition of lidar and production of derivative products and provide a copy to the USGS for integration into the 3DEP program
+ 7 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Acknowledgement of Purpose; Why this process? Issued to facilitate the collection of lidar and derived elevation data for the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) Continues the USGS s long standing approach to elevation data acquisition through combination of contracting through the USGS Geospatial Product and Services Contracts (GPSC) and assistance awards for partner acquisition. Design a process and program to provide increased visibility and opportunity to the broadest stakeholder community possible (fedbizopps.gov, grants.gov) Establish a standard, fair and equitable competitive process that can easily be expanded to account for future growth in the 3D Elevation Program A means to recognize, aggregate and inspire collaborative funding partnerships in support of multi-agency lidar data acquisition requirements
+ 8 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Summary of FY15 Results 72 pre-proposals submitted, identified requirements for $103M worth of data; requested funds over $56M Invited 33 to submit full proposals; 31 full proposals were received, identified requirements for $68M; requested funds over $30M, with 29* funded *Note that many of the 29 were re-scoped (reduced) due to availability of funds Early estimates (to be refined via the IGCE and final GPSC negotiated costs): GPSC: ~62,212 sq. mi., ~$6.3M 3DEP funds, ~$17M total value Other: ~31,903 sq.mi, ~ $3.2M 3DEP funds, ~$9.6M total value Total estimated funds being committed is $9.5M (burdened), with a total estimated value of $26.6M (estimates will be refined via the IGCE and final negotiated costs) The $9.5M is comprised of NGP, FEMA and NRCS funds The average 3DEP cost share is 36% (offerors are covering an average of 64%) Total square miles is estimated at 94,115; average project size of 3,245 sq mi Projects will collect lidar in the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, KS, LA, MA, ME, MI, MO, MS, NE, NH, NM, NY, OR, PA, PR, TN, VA, VT, WI Additional funding and/or rounds will follow with remaining funding as project estimates are refined and FY15 funding is clarified
+ 9 + 9 FY15 BAA Awards Proposed* body of work resulting from FY15 BAA submissions (*offerors notified, authoritative paperwork in progress)
+ 10 FY15 BAA Awards Alignment with Federal Priorities
+ 11 FY15 BAA Awards Alignment with Federal Priorities
+ 12 FY15 BAA Awards Posting of awards 3DEP Web site; Geospatial Platform Will follow presentation style similar to former CAP Grants; approved public notification
+ 13 BAA Awards (implementing change) Process and Timelines (subject to change) Pre-proposal Proposal
+ 14 BAA Awards (implementing change) Process and Timelines Pre-proposal Proposed submission window 7/17/2015 8/28/2015 Review and evaluation 8/28/2015 9/11/2015 Provide additional time for NGP review and response Provide enhanced generic feedback Proposal Proposed due date 10/23/2015 Review and evaluation 10/23/2015 11/27/2015 Provide additional time for NGP review and response Extend the period for project negotiations Project award dates affected by federal budget cycle Continuing resolutions (CR) influence ability to make awards
+ 15 Initial BAA Awards Characteristics of a Successful Proposal Guaranteed Matching Funds / Cost Share Obligated vs Requested Acknowledge the value of seed money Timing do we need fall and spring BAA review cycles to accommodate state and municipality budget cycles? Large cost shares increase the total investment in 3DEP 3DEP funding supports QL2 projects Upgrades to QL1 allowed Offeror responsible for cost of upgrade Provide standard method for offeror to present upgrade costs Project supports multiple stakeholders Contributions from multiple funding partners Federal requirements State plans
+ 16 BAA Strategic Challenges Data Acquisition Equitable cost share for acquisition of federal lands within States Current funding levels limit ability to take advantage of economic efficiencies of large scale data acquisitions Moving from opportunistic to strategic acquisition; empowers funding requisitions; advance planning for research and applications Single year federal funding problematic for states with multi-year acquisition plans
+ 3DEP Planning for FY16 BAA Awards
+ 18 Key Goals for Next BAA Expand awareness of 3DEP program Support the formation of potential 3DEP projects nationwide Increase participation from non-traditional elevation users Enable USGS Liaisons role as the user engagement lead in the states Enhance coordination with Federal agencies at the state and local level regarding 3DEP projects
+ 19 Enabling Project Formation Create public forums for coordination Publish Federal and state priorities along with potential 3DEP projects in a open requirements system Web-based map interface Federal priority alignment is an evaluation factor Sharing state priorities helps leverage ongoing state coordination efforts Hold public meetings to facilitate discussions about potential projects
+ 20 Coordination Prior to BAA Announcement Mar / Apr Publish BAA process information on GeoPlatform Elevation Community April National webinar(s) on 3DEP BAA process May 1 - Launch requirements coordination system Publish coordinated Federal requirements Seeking approach to include state plans / current year priorities in requirements system May / Jun State / regional public meetings / workshops July National webinar(s) on BAA requirements July BAA announcement
+ 21 Next 3DEP BAA Cycle Improve Public Information Geospatial Platform as Homebase for Data Acquisition via the Elevation Community BAA process and timelines Publish requirements, allow ongoing updates Access to US Interagency Elevation Inventory BAA Info Requirements Portal Inventory Geospatial Platform Elevation Community Mock Up
+ 22 3DEP Workshops USGS and stakeholders coordinate public meetings to discuss potential partnerships Meetings will be in-person with remote participation available Details on who would organize these meetings, how many there would be, etc. are under development Key goal is to create an open forum for project discussions at the meeting
+ 23 Sample Agenda Times will vary based on needs in each state or region 10 minutes - Welcome / logistics / meeting objective 15 minutes - USGS Overview of 3DEP and BAA Process 10-15 minutes - State Overview of State Geospatial Data Coordination and State Lidar Plan / Program (repeat for each state involved in meeting) 60-90 minutes - Summary of proposed projects 5-15 minutes for each project sponsor to speak about their project, depending on number of projects (each must be given the same maximum amount of time) Project sponsors would need to register their project in advance to be guaranteed an opportunity to present, and some amount of time will be reserved for walk-ons Participants will have the opportunity to register their interest in a project 30 minutes - Open discussion TOTAL run time = about 2-3 hours
+ 24 Requirements Tracker National Digital Elevation Program (NDEP) and Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IWG-OCM) have agreed to a joint system for tracking elevation projects, similar to old NDEP tracker Build on NDEP/IWG-OCM tracker as tool for sharing potential projects Require projects to be in the requirements system prior to public meetings Viewed through NOAA s SeaSketch initially Working with GeoPlatform on future integration
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+ 26 Requirements Categories 3DEP BAA Federal proposed projects (Input to BAA) By agency Consolidated Near term state priorities from state plans Potential 3DEP projects (Possible BAA proposals)
+ 27 Approach ArcGIS Online / mashup model Standardized services hosted by many participants Categories in Legend / Layers list in Sea Sketch will provide primary structure Manage categories as separate services, managed by individual agencies USGS will manage USGS priorities, combined Federal priorities, and primary service for 3DEP proposed projects States and other organizations involved in geospatial data coordination may want to host services
+ 28 Questions? Email gs_baa.usgs.gov Thank You! Jim Langtry jlangtry@usgs.gov 402-328-3128