Michigan Imagery Solution (MIS) & Michigan Statewide Authoritative Imagery and Lidar (MiSAIL) MIS Hosted by Michigan State University - RS&GIS – through MI Center for Shared Solutions (CSS) Introduction: The MIS server allows State of Michigan employees to view ortho-photography (aerial imagery) on the web or through WMS compatible software like GIS Contents – Do this first… Set up MIS Account! Also see Method instructions below MiSAIL General Imagery Notes View MIS Imagery on the Website Import MIS Imagery into TransCAD Import Google Imagery into Maptitude/TransCAD Stream MIS Imagery into ESRI Software How to Subscribe to the MICH_IMAGERY Listserv MIS Imagery Servers paths Arc Bing Layer Contacts ArcExplorer The N US 31/W Sternberg Ramp in MGF v9 with a backdrop of Muskegon County 2008 6” Map of best available hi-res aerial imagery by year flown Michigan Statewide Authoritative Imagery and LiDAR (MiSAIL) The 2013 – 2015(+ optional year extension) Imagery Contract with Sanborn has been secured In addition to imagery, the contract also includes Lidar The Sanborne contract is known as the Michigan Statewide Authoritive Imagery and Lidar (MiSAIL) program Authoritative is meant to convey that we know all about the imagery, its date, accuracy and have full access to the original data for further analysis Muskegon County partnered with MiSAIL for LiDAR collection, currently, MIS does not have a method for serving out LiDAR For any MIS/Imagery/LiDAR questions including contractor specifications for imagery and LiDAR or to request a county preference for MDOT purposes, contact Mike Toth, MDOT tothm@michigan.gov , (517) 335-2932 or Everett Root, CSS, RootE@michigan.gov, (517) 3357180 General: The imagery can be viewed on the MIS website or through GIS software With Hiresolution imagery (smaller pixel size), more detail can be seen and Bing imagery has a horizontal positional tolerance spec of +/- meters, MiSAIL +/- meter Base NAPP/NAIP imagery of m resolution color leaf-on is available for the entire state in 1998, 2005, 2009 and 2010 and has less positional accuracy The “Best Available” is a mosaic of the most recent hi-res available Directions: Alternate Methods available at MDOT to view MIS data Method 1: Setting up your MIS account and viewing the imagery on the Web With your internet browser go to http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/mis The first time you will need to click on “Create New Account” Follow the directions When creating your password, be sure to include ALL the following, letter, number and special character (*#?!) You will need to reply to the sent email to activate your MIS account To view the imagery in GIS software, go to the specific software directions below To view the MIS imagery on the web, click back to the above site and login Click on “Imagery Catalog” ~ Check out what’s Available This default to the imagery is a seamless statewide image, the “Best Available Mosaic” is a great one to start out with If you want to see a specific county and what years and types are available, click on the “County” tab at the top Select the county you want from the dropdown and the available imagery will update below Method 2: To view imagery in TransCAD Complete steps 1-3 above first to create your MIS account Make sure you have TransCAD Ver 6.0 Alpha build 4015 or later, Ver 5.0 build 1935 and greater can work with a separate WMS add-on install Have a map open with at least one layer in it Invoke the WMS tool by going to the “Tools/Imagery” menu and selecting “WMS Image Toolbox” 5 The first time you use this, you will see the “WMS Server and Layer Chooser” dialog box Click on “New Server” icon that looks like a piece of paper In the “Server URL:” box, paste http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MIS? And in the “Name” box paste “Public”, then click “Ok” Next click on the blue down arrow icon “Refresh Layers”, the directories and imagery available will appear Browse and in the white “Layers” area, click on the imagery desired and click “Ok” 10 The smaller toolbox will appear, click on the far left icon to download imagery to your map The magnifying glass icon will zoom to the extents of the imagery 11 The far right icon will bring back the “WMS Server and Layer Chooser” to add servers 12 You must re-click the far left icon to update the imagery whenever you zoom in/out or pan the map 13 This is best for viewing; generally, it will not print well if enlarged greater than shown on the screen 14 Repeat steps 6-9 for the MIS Plat Maps and MIS Restricted Imagery servers See “MIS Servers” below Method 3: Google Earth Caliper Only Another option using TransCAD or Maptitude is installing Google Earth on your PC Currently, Google is restricted from being installed on SOM computers, however a license agreement is in the works and Google Earth may once again become a possible option Within TransCAD or Maptitude, go to “Tools/ Imagery/ Google Earth Toolbox” You will be able to import Google Earth imagery into TransCAD/ Maptitude However, it will be only B&W and it will have less resolution than appears in Google Method 4: Using ESRI ArcMap software 10 or later To stream the imagery directly from the MIS server Complete steps 1-3 above first to create your MIS account Make sure you have Arc v10 or newer Click on “Add Data” and import a layer of your GIS data in Mi Geo Ref projection (MDOT GIS layers are generally in Mi Geo Ref) Click on “Add Data” and from the dropdown list select ‘GIS Servers’ Select “Add WMS Server” then click on “Add” In the prompt for “URL of server:” enter in one of the MIS Servers from below and click ‘Get Layers’ and then click “Ok” Scroll down the list and select your desired county and imagery type The hi-resolution imagery - if available - is listed near the bottom starting with “PARTNER_countyname_typeyear_res Make sure any solid colored polygon layers that are “on top” of the imagery are moved below or are made hollow or transparent When zooming and panning, the software will cache the imagery on your local drive, it may be necessary to go into the folder C:\Documents and Settings\your_MDOT_username\Local Settings\Temp and delete all the IMS****.png files Otherwise they can accumulate and take a lot of space 10 Repeat steps Method 5: Bing Layer – In ArcMap, click on the dropdown in the add data icon, choose “Add Basemap” then choose “Bing Maps Aerial” (or any other option you would like) Method 6: ArcGIS Explorer – ArcGIS Explorer ver 2500 is free software that can stream MIS imagery This is a viewer like Google Earth and simple to use, you not need to load any paths like the other software listed Contact DTMB to have the software installed on your pc Method 7: Bentley’s MicroStation Power GeoPack SS2 has a known bug that does not allow it to import correctly Version Power GeoPack Select Series does have the bug corrected and will connect to MIS correctly Contact MDOT Bentley staff for connection instructions once SS3 becomes the standard MDOT installs MIS Servers: be sure to include the ? at the end in the path! For ArcMAP, TransCAD and Microstation (Power GeoPack select series 3) Public Imagery - http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MIS? Restricted Imagery - http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?RESTRICTED? Restricted Plats - http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MISPLAT? ROW – loaded by TSC Due to the large number and size of ROW files, the ROW files have been broken into smaller TSC connection paths They each take about 15 seconds or so to load Each county has an “index” file or “Sheet” which shows the location in the county of each numbered ROW Use the sheet image to determine what “number” you wish to view Name: Alpena TSC Counties: Alcona, Alpena, Iosco, Montmorency, Oscoda, Presque Isle URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Alpena? Name: Bay City TSC Counties: Arenac, Bay, Saginaw, Tuscola URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Bay_City? Name: Brighton TSC Counties: Livingston, Monroe, Washtenaw URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Brighton? Name: Cadillac TSC Counties: Lake, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Osceola, Wexford URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Cadillac? Name: Coloma TSC Counties: Berrien, Cass, Van Buren URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Coloma? Name: Crystal Falls TSC Counties: Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, Menominee URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Crystal_Falls? Name: Davison TSC Counties: Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Davison? Name: Detroit TSC Counties: Wayne URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Detroit? Name: Gaylord TSC Counties: Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Ogemaw, Otsego, Roscommon URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Gaylord? Name: Grand Rapids TSC Counties: Ionia, Kent, Mecosta, Montcalm, URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Grand_Rapids? Name: Ishpeming TSC Counties: Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, Marquette, Ontonagon URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Ishpeming? Name: Jackson TSC Counties: Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Jackson? Name: Kalamazoo TSC Counties: Allegan, Kalamazoo, St Joseph URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Kalamazoo? Name: Lansing TSC Counties: Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Shiawassee URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Lansing? Name: Macomb - St Clair TSC Counties: Macomb, St Clair URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Macomb_St_Clair? Name: Marshall TSC Counties: Barry, Branch, Calhoun URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Marshall? Name: Mt Pleasant TSC Counties: Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Mt_Pleasant? Name: Muskegon TSC Counties: Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ottawa URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Muskegon? Name: Newberry TSC Counties: Alger, Chippewa, Luce, Mackinac, Schoolcraft URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Newberry? Name: Oakland TSC Counties: Oakland URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Alpena? Name: Traverse City TSC Counties: Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau URL: http://mis.rsgis.msu.edu/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?MDOT_TSC_Traverse_City? Subscribe to the MICH_IMAGERY Listserv: The MICH_IMAGERY Listserv list provides a method for efficient communication about the imagery available to State of Michigan users All State of Michigan employees who work with aerial imagery are encouraged to participate Notices will also be sent out when new imagery is added to the MIS How to subscribe to the ListServ If you wish to subscribe to the ListServ, send an email message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.MICHIGAN.GOV In the body of that email enter the following: SUBSCRIBE MICH_IMAGERY You will then receive email messages, one with a general description of the MICH_IMAGERY ListServ and another with some commands you can send to the ListServ to modify your subscription How to unsubscribe to the ListServ If you wish to have your name removed from the ListServ, send an email message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.MICHIGAN.GOV and in the body of the email enter the following: SIGNOFF MICH_IMAGERY You will then be removed from the ListServ Contacts: For MDOT employees to get TransCAD, ESRI, ArcGIS Explorer ver 2500 contact Melinda Ball ballm@michigan.gov For ArcMap 10 training contact Kevin McKnight mcknightk@michigan.gov For Maptitude or TransCAD training, contact Mike Toth tothm@michigan.gov For questions on using either software or accessing GIS data, contact Kevin or Mike The Mackinaw City Welcome Center in MGF v9 with a backdrop of Emmet County 2008 6”