Dear Colleagues,
The USGS National Geospatial Program is hosting a public webinar to provide information about the USGS Broad Area Announcement (BAA) solicitation for costsharing lidar projects in the upcoming Federal 2021 fiscal year. If you have interest and funding, or are in the early stages of coordinating a lidar collection for your area of interest, this webinar will give you the information you need for FY2021 and beyond (although program details do change slightly from one year to the next). This program has enabled much important lidar acquisition for the state in recent years.
The webinar will be held on August 19 at 10 am Pacific; registration is required and the registration link and FAQ are found at the link below:
New information regarding the solicitation (federal priority maps, links to template, additional FAQ, webinar recording, etc.) is added as it comes available.
Other helpful links:
- Seasketch planning tool: https://www.seasketch.org/#projecthomepage/5272840f6ec5f42d210016e4
- US Interagency Elevation Inventory: https://coast.noaa.gov/inventory/
- Data download for existing lidar data https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/
As always, Drew Decker and I are always available for questions and assistance. Questions can also be addressed to gs_baa@usgs.gov. Our CA state contact for lidar, Nathaniel Roth (nathaniel.roth@conservation.ca.gov), is also available for understanding additional priorities that the state may have and for helping anyone interested in connecting with potential partners or programs.
Sincerely,
Carol and Drew
Carol Ostergren
US Geological Survey National Geospatial Program
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
costergren@usgs.gov (please use email for contact during shelter in place)
831.460.7539 (office)
Drew Decker
Acting National Watershed Boundary Dataset Lead
National Map Liaison
U.S. Geological Survey
4165 Spruance Road
San Diego, CA 92101
619-417-2879 cell