Good Afternoon All!
It’s that time of the year again!
We have just a little over 6,000 square miles in Maine without LiDAR data coverage. The large white area located in northern Somerset and Franklin counties and a large part of Aroostook County is the area in question.
To achieve full coverage for this area and finish the state we need to find $600,000 and request an equal amount of funding from USGS in this year’s funding cycle.
Maine DOT has committed to $125,000.00
We are applying for a $139,000 NRCS grant to cover the costs of upgrading some of the 2012 LiDAR data already collected in Aroostook County. This will help leverage some funds for areas outside of that area.
But we still need an additional $475,000.00 to reach our matching funds goal.
So please let me know if you have any interest in acquiring LiDAR data in this area.
Joseph Young
Maine Office of GIS, Administrative Director
Maine Library of Geographic Information, Executive Director
SHS 145
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