Space Imaging has been awarded a contract to continue providing GIS support for the operations of the U.S. Forest Service’s Regional Office in Vallejo, Calif., its Remote Sensing Laboratory in Sacramento and the 18 national forests throughout California’s Region 5. The contract has a maximum potential value of $1,300,000 over three years.
Space Imaging has successfully provided GIS support services on-site at USDA Forest Service offices in Region 5 for the past 12 years. This on-going support has helped the Forest Service establish a robust GIS infrastructure throughout California. Space Imaging currently staffs 14 employees in Region 5, with combined experience of more than 40 years of service to the Forest Service.
Under this Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, Space Imaging will continue to provide professional services and expertise in the areas of vegetation mapping, inventory and analysis, geospatial data capture, database updating, natural resource modeling and analysis, GIS application development, and cartographic map production.
“Space Imaging’s long standing relationship with Region 5 is the product of our commitment to the Agency and a reflection of the company’s understanding of the Forest Service’s vision, mission and critical requirements. We have proudly supported the region for the past 12 years and are consistently looking for innovative ways to support this important customer,” says Jim Schriever, executive director for Space Imaging’s Federal, Civil, and Commercial Solutions.
