NIGP 90510: Aerial Surveys and Mapping Services (see 962-52 for Standard Survey and Mapping Services)

NIGP 90510 Aerial Surveys and Mapping Services is an Item code that encompasses drone-based and fixed-wing aerial data acquisition, including orthoimagery, oblique imagery, thermal imaging for wildlife surveys, and derived datasets such as impervious surface mapping and change detection. State and local governments are procuring operational aerial imagery programs (drone-based emergency response systems), one-time countywide orthoimagery and oblique imagery acquisitions, thermal and visual wildlife census flights, and integration of aerial datasets with assessor CAMA systems and GIS platforms.

Recent activity spans county assessors, city planning and emergency management offices, wildlife agencies, and regional coalitions. The City of Fort Worth issued a market-research RFI in September 2026 for a citywide Drone as First Responder program targeting 90-second response times with system integration into CAD and evidence management platforms; Marion County Assessor's Office, Oregon, posted a sole-source RFI to EagleView for aerial imagery services; the City of Detroit's Office of the Assessor announced intent to sole source to Pictometry International Corp (EagleView) for oblique and orthogonal imagery at 1.3-inch and 0.9-inch ground sample distance integrated with Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal software; the City of Waco, in partnership with McLennan County and its Emergency Assistance District, solicited proposals for regional digital orthoimagery (4-band at 6-inch GSD) and impervious surface change mapping across approximately 1,297 square miles, due September 25, 2026; Kenosha County, Wisconsin sought countywide oblique imagery (3-inch GSD or better) with web-based viewer and measurement tools, with vendor presentations scheduled September 22, 2026 and award estimated October 16, 2026; and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued RFPs for fixed-wing FLIR survey services for wildlife big game population estimates and helicopter survey services for elk, deer, bighorn sheep, and aoudad census operations. Geography is concentrated in Texas and the Southwest, with secondary activity in Florida, Wisconsin, Oregon, and Georgia. The two dominant vendors appearing in recent state and local solicitations are EagleView (Pictometry International Corp) for assessor-focused orthoimagery and oblique data, and specialized helicopter and fixed-wing operators for wildlife survey work.