Aerial Acquisition Primer Final Part Of The Request For Proposals Series This is the fourth and final article in a series about writing Request for Proposals (RFPs) to ensure high quality geospatial services are acquired. In the previous issue, we discussed ground control requirements. In this edition, we will address details about aerial photography acquisition and complete our discussion on creating RFPs. The acquisition of aerial photography is one of the most expensive and important components of building a quality base map. Flight height, photo scale, and positional accuracy are important factors that affect quality photography and professional services derived from it. Read entire story...  Managing Your Paper Assets Geospatially With Digital Tools Geospatial Asset Management & How You Can Make It A Reality Today’s business world demands information instantly, but many have a hard time efficiently managing, accessing, and distributing such requests. Disorganization caused by many decades of use and continued growth leads to an unacceptable situation. Instead of leafing through thousands of files, documents, photographs, and forms to find the needed document, why not develop a digital geospatially-enabled solution? Read entire story... Spatial Diversions Lighter Side Of The Geospatial Industry Fun, informative, and cool maps. See what the earth looks like at night, keep a tally on your presidential candidate, or review a "map" of the brain. Nighttime! - Earth Lights on Google Maps using night imagery from NASA. View in day, dusk, night, day map, dusk map, or night map modes. 2008 Interactive Electoral Map - It takes 270 Electoral Votes to win the Presidential Election... mix and match winners on this map to see what states your candidate needs to win. New Brainland Map - This goofy faux map was developed from a reference photo of a real human brain. A digital elevation model was then used to create contour line data and relief shading. Volume 2, Issue 1 March 2008 Privacy Policy Iowa's statewide LiDAR data program is now underway, but how useful will the data be to governments, engineers, and the public? A full report will be included in an upcoming issue of this newsletter. Above, a shaded relief model (created by Aerial Services) using initial results of the Iowa LiDAR "Bare Earth" data shows artifacts of a building that, if not removed manually, will affect the accuracy of end-products such as contours. About This E-newsletter Aerial Services, Inc. (ASI), an integrated team providing premier geospatial services and products, sends this e-newsletter quarterly to clients, colleagues, and friends. Contact the editor if you have article ideas or submissions.