The purpose of the Grant Partnership is to enable the State of Michigan (SOM) to purchase rights to Orthoimages.  The SOM will use the original products INTERNALLY among all SOM State Agencies and their contractors for the duration of a project.  SOM needs imagery that is leaf-off and at least 2-foot pixel or better.  It can be either black and white or natural color.

The SOM current model is to purchase the rights to the images up to 10-20% of the original cost of the project.  If the images acquired are less than 2 foot pixels, the SOM asks permission to  degrade the product for general distribution on our website.   In the highly unlikely circumstance that the original products are at 2-foot Pixel Resolution, the SOM will need to negotiate with the county on a case-by-case basis.

To the extent provided by the federal, state and local laws, the SOM will NOT distribute any original products on the web site.  The SOM is willing to sign the County Enhanced Access Agreement if one is available.

In addition, the Federal Government maybe interested in matching the SOM contribution with the same conditions.  They would only use the original products internal to the federal government and distribute a degraded product through the National Map program.

County Partner Contact Information

SEMCOG 2005 Imagery Project - Product Contacts

SEMCOG 2005 County Aerial Images

State Imagery Program Application

     Sample Completed Imagery Program Application

Breakdown of the Terms and Conditions

Sample Wording of County, State and Federal Ownership and Distribution Rights Sample

     Sample County - State Ortho Sharing Agreement

Sample Invoice

Sample Checklist of Information Required Before the State Can Release Funds

Acceptance and Notifcation Sample

Map of Counties That Have Flown in 2004 and 2005, or Plan to Fly 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact Information