Regional Digital Orthophotography Project

In the Spring of 2008 Mid-Region Council of Governments (MRCOG) acquired over 2200 square miles of natural color, high resolution (1/2 foot GSD) digital orthoimagery in portions of 5 counties (Sandoval, Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance and Valencia). This was a cooperative project with 17 local, State and Federal agencies participating.

Project cooperators included: 

• Albuquerque / Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
• Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo and Flood Control Authority
• Bernalillo County
• City of Albuquerque
• City of Rio Rancho
• Isleta Pueblo
• Kirtland Air Force Base
• Mid-Region Council of Governments
• Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
• Sandia National Laboratory
• Sandia Pueblo
• Santa Ana Pueblo
• Santa Fe County
• Town of Belen
• Town of Edgewood
• U.S. Geological Survey
• Village of Los Lunas

Imagery was acquired in late March and early April 2008. Bohannan Huston, Inc. (BHI) was the contractor for this project.