Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
Consent
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT WITH NEARMAP US, INC. TO PROVIDE AERIAL IMAGERY TO THE CITY (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Since 2006 the City of Carson has entered into a succession of participation agreements with the Los Angeles County Regional Imagery Consortium (LARIAC) to acquire high resolution aerial imagery for use with the City's Geographic Information System (GIS). The current imagery the City uses was flown in 2017 through LARIAC 5. With the need for new aerial and oblique imagery and to ensure competitive pricing, a Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued. Nearmap US, Inc. (Nearmap) submitted a proposal to the RFP and received the highest rating by the City's evaluation panel. Staff recommends entering into a 4-year subscription agreement with Nearmap.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE a 4-year subscription agreement with Nearmap US, Inc. for $40,800.
2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the agreement, following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE any other action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
For the last fifteen years the City of Carson has entered into agreements with the Los Angeles County Regional Imagery Consortium (LARIAC) to acquire aerial imagery. The primary product was a high resolution aerial image of the City that was used as a backdrop to the City's Geographic Information System (GIS) for mapping, extracting features and providing visual information for staff. A major downfall of the images provided through the agreement with LARIAC was that, due to the infrequency of imaging flights that were made, this one image would continue to be utilized by the City for 3 to 4 years. Due to development projects and the changing landscape of Carson, the image would quickly become outdated and would not reflect the major developments ...
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