Presentation to Office of Space Commercialization GIS Workshop October 19, 2006

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Presentation to Office of Space
CommercializationGIS WorkshopOctober 19, 2006

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• Nations only trade association of private
  geospatial firms, formed 1982
• 160 member firms
• Commercial satellite remote sensing
• Airborne remote sensing imagery
• Value-added
• satellite and airborne remote sensing, aerial
  photography, photogrammetry, GIS, hydrography,
  charting, LiDAR, and related value-added and
  geospatial services

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• OSC advocacy activities should include

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• OSC advocacy activities should include
• Facilitate a community-wide discussion and
  consensus to define the respective roles in GIS
  of --
• Federal, state and local government
• Academia
• Private sector

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• OSC advocacy activities should include
• Private sector role in FGDC and OMBs G-LOB
  governance

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• OSC advocacy activities should include
• A baseline market study on government and
  commercial markets for geospatial (not done by
  NESDIS, G-LOB or CRSSP)

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• OSC advocacy activities should include
• An integrated approach to promotion of remote
  sensing and geospatial field that recognizes the
  context of a 3-legged stool
• Commercial satellite remote sensing
• Airborne remote sensing and imagery
• Value-added, GIS and Geospatial

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• GIS, remote sensing and geospatial are all
  inextricably part of the a 3-legged stool all of
  which are part of many projects
• Commercial satellite remote sensing/GPS
• Airborne remote sensing and imagery
• Value-added, GIS and Geospatial

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TOOLS FOR OBSERVING THE LAND Resolution and
coverage for different needs.
Moderate Resolution Land Imaging (5-120m)
. PLUS RADAR, MAGNETICS, MICROWAVE, ETC., plus
airborne and in situ methods
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Measuring Motion Dynamics
Motion Acceleration in 6 Axis Location Min. L.O.S
to 3 satellites Support IMU Precise Distance
IMU, GPS Time Enables accurate positioning for
aerial surveying, emergency response, aircraft
motion dynamics, and linear mapping of roads,
hydro corridors, and coastal zones.
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Satellite, Airborne Fusion

• Land Cover Classification for NOAA CSC
• NOAA contract with MAPPS member firms
• Alta Vista Company
• Earthdata LLC
• DigitalGlobe
• 2.5 meter Digital Globe Quickbird imagery
• IFSAR imagery from Intermap
• GPS for ground truth

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• Significant Federal policy on use of the private
  sector
• 1992 Land Remote Sensing Policy Act (15 US 5601)
• 1998 Commercial Space Act (42 USC 14715(a))
• Presidents Commercial Remote Sensing Policy
• Tenet Memo to NIMA (now NGA)

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• Numerous Federal studies have found there is a
  capable and qualified private sector that
  government agencies, universities, etc. --
• Duplicate
• Compete with
• Fail to utilize

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• These policies have been largely ignored
• No agency has been charged with responsibility
  for implementation
• No agency is acting as advocate for the private
  sector
• No entity in government acts as policeman to
  assure agency compliance with these policies

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• Resulting in ---
• Uneconomical investment of tax dollars
• Inefficiency in government
• Stymied growth in private remote sensing market
  (data collection and value-added all 3-legs of
  the stool)

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Imagery, Mapping And Geospatial Enhancement
(IMAGE) Act

• S. 4006 by Sen. George Allen (VA)
• Rep. Curt Weldon (PA) will introduce companion
  legislation
• Office of Space Commercialization will be
  advocate and watchdog, on behalf of commercial
  geospatial community
• Lead implementation of policies in
• - 2004 NASA IG Report (House Science Committee)
• - 2003 CRSSP (White House)
• - 2002 Tenet Memo

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Procurement Strategy

• Stand Up ID/IQ QBS Contracts
• Multiple Award of Contracts by Technical
  Specialty and/or Regional Location
• Agency Coordinates Need with Other Federal, State
  and Local Government Agencies
• Negotiate Task Order on As-needed Basis

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QBS ID/IQ Process
1. FEMA publicly announces its requirements for
geospatial services in FedBizOps

• 3. Agency Evaluation Board reviews and evaluates
  firms qualifications on
• Professional qualifications
• Specialized experience and technical competence
• Capacity to complete work in time
• Past performance
• Knowledge of locality of project
• Acceptability under other appropriate evaluation
  criteria

2. Firms wishing to be considered submit Standard
Form 330 to agency outlining experience and
capabilities
4. Evaluation Board develops a short list of the
maximum practicable number of qualified firms for
interview selection.
5. An independent governmental estimate of the
cost of services shall be prepared for each
proposed contract or contract modification
6a. Contract is awarded
6. Negotiations shall be conducted with the first
selected firm(s) from the short list) to
determine the scope of work and for a price that
is fair and reasonable and not in excess of the
government estimate.
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6b. If a price below the government estimate
cannot be negotiated then the negotiations are
terminated and a proposal is requested from the
firm next in order of qualifications.
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QBS ID/IQ Process
1. Agency has a need for geospatial data or
services.
3. Agency deploys the firm(s) to its area of need
to provide the scope of services agreed to in the
task order negotiation.
2. Agency contacts one of its ID/IQ firms,
provides a scope of work and negotiates a task
order for man hours based on fees negotiated in
base contract
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Benefits of ID/IQ Contracts

• Flexibility, Speed Response
• Improved Quality
• Access to Personnel Skills
• Access to Innovation Technology
• Enhances Agency Focus on Core Inherently
  Governmental Mission
• Low Risk
• Reduced Cost

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The Process Works !!!

• ID/IQ QBS Contracting for Geospatial Services
  in use by
• USGS
• NGA
• USACE
• NOAA
• USFS
• TVA

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• Summary of Recommendations
• OSC advocacy activities should include
• Define respective roles in GIS
• Private sector role in governance
• Baseline market study
• An integrated approach to promotion in context of
  3-legged stool
• Commercial satellite remote sensing
• Airborne remote sensing and imagery
• Value-added, GIS and Geospatial

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• For further information contact
• MAPPS
• 1760 Reston Parkway, Suite 515
• Reston, VA 20190
• [phone]
• info_at_mapps.org
• www.mapps.org