Three of the four projects are update projects in Missouri. In St. Charles County and Jefferson County, Sanborn will provide color aerial photography, digital orthophotos, and airborne GPS. For the City of Chesterfield, Sanborn will provide aerial photography, orthophotos, and topographic mapping. The GIS data Sanborn provides will allow various county and city agencies, private companies and emergency services to channel information and establish a partnership for a variety of purposes; homeland security will be a main focus.

For Monroe County, Illinois, Sanborn will capture color aerial photography for the entire county; provide airborne and ground GPS control; generate new digital elevation models, and provide first generation color digital orthophotos. Various entities will use the data for assessment and land valuation, GIS base mapping and engineering design.

Bob Williams, senior vice president and general manager of Sanborn’s St. Louis office, remarked, “I am pleased that Sanborn was chosen to update the data for these various regions of Missouri and Illinois. The work that we’re doing is rewarding, and the data we capture will make each GIS that much more powerful and accurate.  We look forward to enhancing the long-term success of each GIS program.”

With a rich tradition of mapping dating back to 1866, Sanborn offers end-to-end spatial solutions to GIS and photogrammetric mapping customers. The company’s combined product and service offerings include consulting, off-the-shelf products, analog, digital and lidar data acquisition, photogrammetric mapping, and data conversion. Sanborn offers product solutions for government and commercial customers. A nationally recognized company, Sanborn has multiple offices within the United States. For more information, visit www.sanborn.com.