The firm will provide a range of geospatial services to support nautical charts, maritime navigation, coastal resource management, and the definition of territorial boundaries.
Woolpert has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide shoreline mapping services under a $250 million, multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract supporting the National Geodetic Survey and its Coastal Mapping Program.
Surveying approximately 95,000 miles of United States coastline, the Coastal Mapping Program's mission is to produce a seamless, digital database of accurate and consistent national shoreline data to be used for nautical charting, maritime navigation, coastal resource management, and defining territorial boundaries.
Under this contract, Woolpert will deliver a range of geospatial services, including:
- Topographic and bathymetric lidar acquisition
- Aerial imagery collection
- Ground control surveys
- Tide and water level monitoring
- Geographic cell shoreline cleanup
- Data editing, attribution, and compilation
“The work being done under this contract is critical to ensuring the accuracy of U.S. shoreline data, which supports everything from safe navigation to disaster response,” Woolpert Government Solutions Market Director Jeff Lovin said. “We’re proud to continue our longstanding partnership with NOAA and the National Geodetic Survey and contribute to this vital work that safeguards coastal communities and supports national resilience.”
The contract is underway.
