Office of Geomatics

Controlled Image Base (CIB^®)

CIB is a seamless database of controlled imagery that has been orthorectified and radiometrically balanced with a horizontal accuracy of 15 meters or better circular error 90% (CE90). CIB shows orthorectified land surface at the resolution of the selected product. CIB is produced and available as CIB01 (1-meter resolution and CIB05 (5-meter resolution). Considered a very important foundation based product, CIB is used by mission planners, FEMA, and in cockpit displays. It has been used for feature extraction and imagery registration.

Digital Point Positioning Database (DPPDB)

DPPDB is an accurately controlled stereo image based product with support data and CADRG (Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics). It is used widely as an accurate image layer supporting a multitude of geospatial initiatives, such as feature and terrain extraction, scene visualization, and a control source.

Initiatives

Merged Cell Triangulation (MCT)
The result of efforts to improve the accuracy of imagery datasets, MCT is a triangulation process merging layers of Adjusted Mapping Support Data (AMSD) files resulting in unprecedented accuracy in support of precision coordinates derived from imagery.

Enhanced Controlled Image Base (ECIB)
ECIB is the next generation of CIB. When available, ECIB will have the ability to utilize multi-spectral imagery and output as a colored or panchromatic ortho-mosaic. ECIB will be available as 0.5 meter, 1 meter, and 5 meter resolutions.

Data Downloads ^{PKI certs required}

NGA products can be downloaded using the Map of the World (MoW) "Download NGA Products" plugin.

• MoW
  • Click the "Plugins" icon:
    
  • Click the "Download NGA Products" icon:
    
  • Click:
    
  • Click the "Imagery" product type:
    
  • Click the "overlays" icon next to the desired product to view footprints. You may be required to zoom in further before downloading using selection tools.
    

Services ^{PKI certs required}

Allows visualization via the IC Portal or ArcGIS desktop (download). After selecting the link below, additional viewing options may be available by following the link under the "Map Contents" heading.