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Crucial to the success of collaborative projects are the identification of clear project goals, deliverables, and the resources and personnel needed.
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Part 1: Project Overview
Project Title
Historical Aerial Photograph Mosaics of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region
Project Description
What is the goal of the project?
Leveraging historical aerial photo mosaics of
Minneapolis and St. Paul produced by the
John R. Borchert Map Library at the
University of Minnesota to create mosaics
covering the entire seven county
metropolitan region.
To make historical aerial photographs of the
entire metropolitan region broadly accessible to
the public for use in any application.
What are the specific business needs to by satisfied by the project?
See also: Business Case Template(s) completed for the project
Historical aerial photos are used by a wide audience for a variety of purposes. For example,
members of the public tracing their family history frequently use historical photos to identify the
dwelling places, workplaces, and other aspects of their ancestors' lived geography. Educators
from K-12 through graduate school utilize aerial photos to illustrate important concepts in areas
including history, geography, and planning. Other industries such as real estate, natural resource
management, and insurance make frequent use of these resources. By creating these resources,
the John R. Borchert Map Library would potentially save stakeholders many hours of labor, while
also saving stakeholders the cost of hosting and maintaining the resources.
What are the deliverables? What does a successful outcome for this project look like?
For this initial phase, we will deliver two mosaics of aerial photography from 1956 and 1966
covering the entire seven county metropolitan region. The mosaics will be made available via web
services and direct download hosted at the University of Minnesota and published in the
Geospatial Commons. Additionally, we will produce a repeatable work flow to efficiently process
additional years.
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Part 2: Stakeholders and Resources
Who are the stakeholders and/or beneficiaries of the project?
Stakeholders include each of the seven counties in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region, county
historical societies, the Minnesota Historical Society, as well as the University of Minnesota and
other educational institutions. Private companies/individuals who already utilize historical aerial
photography for their work will also be major beneficiaries.
Who is the Project Champion and what agency do they represent?
Champion: A policy-level advocate from a stakeholder agency
Jeff Matson, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota and Len Kne, U-Spatial, University of Minnesota
Who is the Project Manager and what agency do they represent?
Manager: A stakeholder responsible for the delivery of the project
Kevin Dyke, John R. Borchert Map Library, University of Minnesota
Who is the Project Owner and what agency do they represent?
Owner: A stakeholder invovled in the ongoing decisions, results and success
Ryan Mattke, John R. Borchert Map Library, University of Minnesota
Who would perform the work?
Examples: Contracted vendor, stakeholder staff, specific agency staff, combinations of these listed, etc.
Trained undergraduate students at the University of Minnesota would work under the supervision
of the project manager.
Who are the Project Team members?
Team: Technical and managerial staff that guide, shape and make functional decisions about the project.
Kevin Dyke and Ryan Mattke will be the primary decision makers, while relying on Jeff Matson and
Len Kne for guidance and advice.
Is funding needed, if so, where would the funding come from?
Please list approximate amounts and possible sources of funding.
$5076.00 for the first phase of the project (1956 and 1966 aerials)
Total project cost is $19,800.00 (please see spreadsheet on next page)
Year
# of photos
Map Library will do
Remainder
Hours
Student Weeks
# of Students
# of Semesters
Hourly wage
Cost
1956
68
10
58
174
14.5
2
0.43
$12.00
$2,088.00
1966
90
7
83
249
20.75
2
0.61
$12.00
$2,988.00
1978
227
18
209
627
52.25
2
1.54
$12.00
$7,524.00
1987
218
18
200
600
50
2
1.47
$12.00
$7,200.00
TOTAL
4.04
$19,800.00
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Part 3: Practical Considerations
Does this project have policy implications? If yes, please explain:
Is there a need for existing policies, practices or laws to change?
N/A
Are there pre-requisites that must be met or satisfied?
Is there research, background information or outreach that must precede the project?
A pilot has already been completed by the John R. Borchert Map Library, involving ten 1956
photos covering Minneapolis and St. Paul.
What is the anticipated deadline or lifespan of the project?
Please indicate any/all relevant time constraints on the project.
The first two years worth of imagery for 1956 and 1966 will be completed by May 2016.
Does this project tie to other/similar projects or initiatives?
Several metro counties have georeferenced historical aerial photos. Our project is not intended to replace these excellent efforts, but
rather complement them. More specifically, none of the seven metro counties have georeferenced photos from 1956 or 1966, meaning
our project would not only be the first to comprehensively cover the entire metro, it would also add another year of coverage for those
counties that have existing mosaics. The state of Iowa has produced statewide historical aerial photograph mosaics with a similar
decade based coverage
(http://www.iowadnr.gov/InsideDNR/RegulatoryLand/ContaminatedSites/Brownfields/HistoricAerialPhotos.aspx)
What is the “likelihood of success” for this project?
Very High, High, Medium, Low, Unknown
Very High
Please include any other relevant facts or details about the project
The John R. Borchert Map Library's Minnesota Historical Aerial Photos Online (MHAPO) web application,
which links to ungeoreferenced photos, has been used by 600 visitors weekly over the past several years. After
a recent release of historical images of Minneapolis, the site received nearly one thousand visitors daily. This
project would make the images more readily accessible, and would likely result in significantly higher usage
totals.
Please attach additional relevant research or supporing materials to this project
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Project/idea/concept description
Leveraging historical aerial photo mosaics of Minneapolis and St. Paul produced by the John R.
Borchert Map Library at the University of Minnesota to create mosaics covering the entire seven
county metropolitan region.
Purpose and need for project
Historical aerial photos are used by a wide audience for a variety of purposes. For example,
members of the public tracing their family history frequently use historical photos to identify the
dwelling places, workplaces, and other aspects of their ancestors' lived geography. Educators
from K-12 through graduate school utilize aerial photos to illustrate important concepts in areas
including history, geography, and planning. Other industries such as real estate, natural resource
management, and insurance make frequent use of these resources.
Description of the benefit of the project to business/agency
Making these photographs more broadly accessible would help the Map Library and CURA fulfill
the University's land grant mission of public service.
Issues concerning legal authority or public policy
Anticipated project deliverables
The aerial photographs to be used for this
project were originally commissioned by the
Metropolitan Council.
For the initial phase of the project we would
produce two seamless aerial photo mosaics, first
of 1956 and then 1966, for the seven county
metropolitan region, building upon a 1956
Minneapolis and St. Paul mosaic already created
by Map Library staff. We targeted 1956 as the
first layer due to its being the last comprehensive
set of aerials flown prior to the construction of the
interstate system. The mosaics would be made
available as web services and as direct
downloads via the Geospatial Commons, with the
University of Minnesota providing hosting. Having
refined our work flow during this initial phase, we
would pursue additional funding to complete
additional years, roughly one per decade.