LiDAR and Aerial Imagery Data Collection Services

The government authority in Mississippi requires a USA-based organization to provide offsite LiDAR and aerial imagery data collection services. The buyer needs complete coverage of the project area, encompassing natural shorelines, developed shorelines, and coastal port infrastructure. The required scope mandates vertical positional accuracy consistent with or better than USGS QL1 specifications (10 cm RMSEz). The aerial imagery must be cloud-free, feature four bands—Red, Green, Blue, and Near-Infrared—and maintain a ground sampling distance of 6 inches or better. Additionally, the contractor must supply ground control points referenced in the same coordinate system as the LiDAR and orthophotography datasets. The contractor must deliver these ground control points in GIS formats, such as a geodatabase or shapefile, containing horizontal positions and elevation data. The buyer seeks proposals to establish the project budget, but the provided text excludes evaluation criteria and key dates.