SR-101-003-04-03
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Council Meeting: April 18, 2000 Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute
a Contract with Landata Airborne Systems for Digital Aerial
Orthophotography.
INTRODUCTION
This report recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate
and execute a contract with Landata Airborne Systems for an amount not to exceed
$112,677 for digital aerial orthophotography.
BACKGROUND
Aerial photography of Santa Monica commissioned by the City was last done in 1993,
prior to the Northridge Earthquake. After seven years, the photographs are outdated
and need to be redone. The 1993 photographs were processed in black and white and
were not adjusted for curvature of the earth or geo-referenced. They cannot be overlaid
on other digital base maps in the City’s Geographic Information System (GIS). Nor did
technology in 1993 allow for a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for surface elevation data.
Without a DEM, the existing aerial photography has limited use in many GIS
applications.
DISCUSSION
In order to have up to date aerial images and data for the City’s GIS, a Request for
Proposal was published on the City’s website and sent to six companies in February
2000. A selection committee of staff from the Information Systems, Utilities and
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Engineering Divisions evaluated the three proposals submitted. Of the three proposals
submitted, Landata Airborne Systems was found to be the most responsive and
competitive bidder for the following reasons:
Provides the most comprehensive scope of work and methodology best suited to
deliver a high quality product;
Only firm to completely meet or exceed project specifications;
Qualified as having staff with the highest skills and experience;
Provides the best customer references for projects of a similar nature; and
Has provided similar services to twenty-one governmental agencies in Southern
California.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL
The cost of the digital aerial orthophotography services will not exceed $112,677.
Funds are available at accounts in amounts not to exceed as follows:
Account Amount
01416.544010 $5,000
01421.544140 $15,000
21304.544390 $10,000
25671.588010 $38,800
33631.588500 $10,000
C01000400.589000 $13,877
C01009499.589000 $5,000
C01015298.589000 $10,000
C41011499.589000 $5,000
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a
contract with Landata Airborne Systems for an amount not to exceed $112,677 for
digital aerial orthophotography.
Prepared by: Jory Wolf, Chief Information Officer
Gil Borboa, P.E., Utilities Manager
Antony Antich, City Engineer
Vincent Chang, GIS Coordinator
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