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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgreements/Contracts - BOCCK22-052 T e c "Che consolidated technology services agency RCW 43.105.006" SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT Statewide Imagery Consortium Group 1. Purpose Imagery Consortium Contri Grant County sting Member WaTech Service Level Agreement Number: 2022-001 WaTech Customer Service Agreement Number: 8130-0 Customer Contract Number (optional): This Service Level Agreement Number 2022-001 (SLA) is executed by the Washington State Consolidated Technology Services (CTS), hereinafter referred to as Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) and Grant County hereinafter referred to as the Customer, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Customer Service Agreement Number 8130-0(CSA). The parties acknowledge they have read and understand the terms and conditions therein and by this reference incorporate those terms in this SLA. All rights and obligations of the parties shall be subject to and governed by the terms of the CSA and the SLA. This SLA sets forth the obligations of the parties with respect to WaTech's provision of Statewide Imagery Services to the Customer. 2. Term and Termination The term of this SLA is effective upon the date of execution by both parties and shall remain in full force and effect until April 1, 2024 unless extended upon written mutual agreement between the parties or terminated asspecified below. Either party may cancel or terminate this SLA pursuant to the terms of the CSA or upon 10 business days' written notification to the other party. In the event the CSA is terminated, this SLA shall also terminate on the CSA termination date. This SLA supersedes and replaces all prior SLAs for Statewide Imagery Consortium Group imagery ima er services. 3. Scope of Work CTS shall furnish the access to the Web based services, and a hard copy of the applicable State/County/City specific data and otherwise do all things necessary to make access to the data and service possible as defined in the Technical Specification and Requirements (Schedule B) and subject to the End User License Agreement (EULA) included in Contract 20-077 between CTS/WaTech and Ascent GIS, references in Schedule A to contract period refer to the original contract, not this SLA (Schedule A). 4. Pricing and Service Fees The total dollar amount expended under this SLA shall not exceed $2,000.00 per year for 2Y ears. State of Washington Consolidated Technology Services R E L;N41E!? Statewide Imagery Consortium Croup ('31RANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 5. Billing and Invoices Billing and invoicing will be handled by Consolidated Technology Services and invoiced yearly using the Customers assigned Consolidated Technology Services Account Code. 6. Service Level Agreement Changes This SLA may be modified at any time upon mutual written agreement of the parties. All such modifications will be made as an amendment to the SLA and will take precedence over the original SLA. 7. Order of Precedence If there is a conflict between this SLA and the CSA, the conflict will be resolved by giving precedence first to this SLA and then to the CSA. 8. SLA Management Unless otherwise indicated, all correspondence regarding this SLA should be directed to: 12. Termination for Convenience Either CTS/WaTech or the Customer may terminate this Contract, including all Statement(s) of Work if applicable, in whole or in part, by fourteen (14) calendar days' written notice to the other party. If this SLA is so terminated the Customer is liable only for payments required by the terms of this SLA or any SOW for Services received and accepted prior to the effective date of termination. 13. Authorization/Acceptance This SLA and the CSA constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all other communication written or oral, related to the sub j ect matter of this SLA. Customer hereby authorizes CTS to perform the services described herein. The Parties hereby acknowledge and accept the terms and conditions of this SLA. State of Washington Statewide Imagery Consortium Group Consolidated Technology Services 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Service Level Agreement. APPROVED APPROVED State of Washington State of Washington Consolidated Technology Services/Washington Technology Services (WaTech) Signature Joanne Markert Print or Type Name State GIS Coordinator Title Signature Print or Type Name Date Title Approved as to Form by the Office of the Attorney General Date State of Washington Statewide Imagery Consortium Group Consolidated Technology Services 3 HEXAGON HxGN Content Program Schedule A End Uses License Agreement (EULA) .a� R END USER ACCESS AGREEMENT IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING INFORMATION FROM THIS HEXAGON -ENABLED WEB SITE DOWNLOADING INFORMATION OR USING SERVICES FROM HEXAGON. BY ACCESSING THIS HEXAGON -ENABLED WEB SITE OR OTHER MEANS OF ACCESSING OR DOWNLOADING INFORMATION, YOU ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT ACCESS THIS INFORMATION FROM ANY HEXAGON -ENABLED WEB SITE, OR OTHER MEANS OF ACCESSING OR DOWNLOADING INFORMATION. ACCESS TO THE GEOSPATIAL DATA IS GRANTED BY HEXAGON EXCLUSIVELY ON THESE TERMS OR OTHER TERMS EXPRESSLY AGREED IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY AN AUHORIZED OFFICER OF HEXAGON. This End User Access Agreement is between you and Leica Geosystems Inc. ("Hexagon"), a Delaware corporation with a place of business at 5051 Peachtree Corners Cir., Suite 250, Norcross, GA 30092, USA. Access and Rights. During the subscription period as set forth in the ordering webpage, Hexagon grants access to various physical world data including but not limited to; 1) stereo, ortho-rectified, and/or oblique aerial imagery, 2) point cloud, elevation, and/or digital surface model data, 3) various derivative natural or humanmade geographic feature data, and 4) associated metadata or attribute information (the "Geospatial Data") through the online services provided by Hexagon (the "Services") to you and such other persons authorized by you to use the Services in accordance with the Acceptable Use Policy (you and such authorized users hereinafter being collectively referred to as the "Authorized End Users"), for which you have paid the required fees. You are responsible for compliance with the terms of this End User Access Agreement by the Authorized End Users you delegate or to whom you grant log -in credentials to the Services. During the subscription period set forth in the ordering webpage, and subject to payment of fees and compliance with this Agreement, Authorized End Users may (i) consume Geospatial Data through a desktopand/or web -based GIS application g pp cation (to the extent compatible with the Geospatial Data), (ii) combine vector layers and other data sets with the Geospatial Data, (iii) create reports, marketing collateral, and other work product of yours ("Your Work Product") containing the Geospatial Data (iv) print images of Geospatial Data in hardcopy. You may deliver, or give access to, Your Work Product to your customers, provided our customers are bound not to distribute, Y Y ute, copy or publish Your Work Product containing the Geospatial Data except for internal purposes and not for further sale or distribution, unless you are using an unpaid evaluation license, in which case may not you p y y copy, give access to, or distribute Your Work Product that contains the Geospatial Data. For purposes of this End User License Agreement "internal purposes" means use consistent with CTS' provider status in RCW 43.105. Attribution. In Your Work Product (including work product created by you or your other Authorized End Users) that contains or reproduces the Geospatial Data, you shall give notice that the Geospatial Data is "Copyright 2019 Hexagon" or as adjusted to the then current year or such other notice as Hexagon may instruct from time to time in writing. Ownership. Geospatial Data is not sold to the Authorized End User and no ownership rights are transferred to the Authorized End User. The Geospatial Data is owned by Hexagon or its licensors. Confidentiality. "Confidential Information" means all information disclosed by Hexagon ("Disclosing Party") to an Authorized End User. ("Receiving Party"), whether orally or in writing, that is designated as confidential or that relates to the Services, including the terms of this Agreement (including pricing). Confidential Information excludes any information that: (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (ii) was known to the Receiving Party prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing Party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (iii) is received from a third party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (iv) was independently developed by the Receiving Party, or (v) is not exempt under the Washington Public Records Act RCW 42.56. The Receiving Party will use the same degree of care that it uses to protect the confidentiality of its own confidential information of like kind but in no event less than reasonable care, to (i) not use any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party for any purpose outside the scope p State of Washington Statewide Imagery Consortium Group Consolidated Technology Services 4 of this Agreement and (ii) except as otherwise authorized by the Disclosing Party in writing, limit access to Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to those of its and its affiliates' employees and contractors who need that access for purposes consistent with this Agreement and who are under confidentiality obligations with the Receiving Party not materially less protective than those herein. The Receiving Party shall destroy Confidential Information in its possession upon termination of this agreement. Nothing in this section grants rights to Geospatial Data greater than those set forth in section 1 of this Agreement. The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to the extent compelled by law to do so, provided the Receiving Party gives the Disclosing Party prior notice of the compelled disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and reasonable assistance, at the Disclosing Party's cost, if the Disclosing Party wishes to contest the disclosure. Fees and Taxes. The ordering web page sets forth the fees, subscription term and other terms related to access and use of the Geospatial Data, and is hereby incorporated into, and forms a part of, this Agreement. Fees are exclusive of all applicable sales, use, value added, GST, and other taxes (and all applicable tariffs, customs duties and similar charges), and you will be responsible for payment of all such taxes (other than taxes based on the net income of Hexagon), tariffs, duties and charges (and any related penalties and interest), payable in connection with this Agreement or the provision of Services hereunder. The total invoice amount for fees is subject to increase by the amount of any taxes which Hexagon is required to pay and/or which you are required to withhold, collect or pay upon the fees so that Hexagon receives the full amount of the fees invoiced. If you are claiming tax exemption status, you must provide a copy of a valid tax exemption certificate. Restrictions. The Geospatial Data and Services may only be used by the Authorized End User or by individual users authorized in writing by Hexagon, and not by any other party, whether or not affiliated with the Authorized End User. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this End User Access Agreement, no part of the Geospatial Data, the Services or products derived therefrom, or any right granted under this Agreement may be copied, sold, rented, leased, lent, sub -licensed, disclosed, or transferred to any other person or entity. The Authorized End User shall not use any part of the Geospatial Data or the Services to develop or derive any other product or service for distribution, disclosure, or commercial sale, whether by hardcopy, digital medium or web service, without a license specifically authorizing it to do so, with the understanding that no such right is granted under this Agreement except in connection with Your Work, which your customers may use for internal purposes, strictly as provided in paragraph 1. You have no other rights to the Geospatial except as expressly set forth in paragraph 1 or the ordering web page. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not re -sell or re -distribute or give access to the Geospatial Data as a web service. You may not use the Geospatial Data in connection with a service bureau or for time-sharing purposes or in any other way allow third parties to exploit the Geospatial Data, except your customers as specifically authorized by this End User Access Agreement. You shall not provide passwords or other log -in information to any third party, except as specifically authorized by this End User Access Agreement. The Authorized End User acknowledges that the Geospatial Data and Services contain and embody proprietary materials, valuable data, trade secrets, and copyrights of Hexagon and its licensors and suppliers. Unauthorized reproduction, modification, distribution, or display of the Geospatial Data or the Services in whole or in part, and in any manner not expressly authorized in this Agreement, are prohibited. The Authorized End User shall keep confidential and use its best efforts to protect the Geospatial Data and the Services and prevent their unauthorized disclosure or use. The Authorized End User shall immediately notify Hexagon upon discovering evidence of a current or threatened misuse or unauthorized use or disclosure of the Geospatial Data or Services by any party. The Authorized End User may not modify, distort, disassemble, decompile or in any way attempt to reverse engineer the Services or any software provided as part of the Geospatial Data or the Geospatial Data itself. Each Authorized End User shall comply with the Acceptable Use Policy. The Authorized End User may not transfer the Geospatial Data to or store the Geospatial Data or the Services in any electronic network for use by more than the number of users authorized in writing by Hexagon, unless it obtains prior written permission from Hexagon and pays associated additional fees. If the Authorized End User is a federal, provincial, state or local government agency, the Geospatial Data is licensed solely to the particular agency and not to any other government agency unless explicit authorization has been received from Hexagon. Evaluation Access. Hexagon may grant a right to access the Services during an evaluation period. In addition to the restrictions set forth above, Authorized End Users, during an evaluation period, shall use the Services for evaluation only, and shall not use the Services for any commercial or profit-making activity, including, but not limited to, non -revenue commercial activities such as marketing, bid submission, and promotion. Upon termination of the evaluation period, the Authorized End Users shall return or destroy all Geospatial Data and any reports, documents or files incorporating the Geospatial Data. State of Washington Statewide Imagery Consortium Group Consolidated Technology Services 5 Non -Hexagon Services. Hexagon may offer certain Services, or features or functions within Services, made available by unaffiliated third parties ("Non -Hexagon Services"). Accessing such Non -Hexagon Services may cause your computer to communicate with a third - party website. Such connectivity or access to third party websites or third -party materials is governed by the terms found on such sites, and access to and use of Non -Hexagon Services may require your agreement to separate terms. Linking to or use of Non - Hexagon Services constitutes your agreement with such terms. Hexagon Group Companies are not a party to such third -party agreements and are not responsible for such Non -Hexagon Services. Hexagon may at any time, for any reason, modify or discontinue the availability of any Non -Hexagon Services. Hexagon Affiliates. You acknowledge that Hexagon has Affiliates and subcontractors worldwide. You acknowledge and agree that Hexagon affiliates and subcontractors are entitled to provide the Services to you. Warranty Disclaimer and Limit of Liability. THE GEOSPATIAL DATA AND THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," AND HEXAGON MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, UPTIME, ACCURACY, OR NON -INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT WILL HEXAGON AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS AND LOST DATA. THE AUTHORIZED END USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ITS SOLE REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS TO REQUIRE HEXAGON TO REDELIVER THE GEOSPATIAL DATA GIVING RISE TO ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR BREACH OF DUTY. THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF HEXAGON FOR ALL OTHER LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR ASSESSMENTS, OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LICENSE FEES PAID BY THE AUTHORIZED END USER TO HEXAGON WITH RESPECT TO THE GEOSPATIAL DATA OR THE SERVICES AT ISSUE IN ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM. The Authorized End User agrees that the limitations of liability and disclaimers set forth herein will apply regardless of whether the Authorized End User has accepted the Geospatial Data or any other product or service delivered by Hexagon. The Authorized End User acknowledges and agrees that Hexagon has set its prices and entered into this Agreement in reliance upon the disclaimers of warranty and the limitations of liability set forth herein, that the same reflect an allocation of risk between the parties (including the risk that a contract remedy may fail of its essential purpose and cause consequential loss), and that the same form an essential basis of the bargain between the parties. In addition, in no event shall Hexagon be liable for any third -party websites that appear in or are referenced by the Hexagon ordering web page. Acceptable Use. You shall ensure all your Authorized End Users comply with the Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP"). The latest version of AUP posted https://hxgncontent.com/global/acceptable-use-policy, is incorporated herein by reference. An Authorized End User may be prompted with review and acceptance of the AUP to gain access to the Services. Hexagon reserves the right to change the AUP at any time. Any update to the AUP may require each Authorized End User to re -accept the modified AUP. Failure to comply with the AUP may result in suspension of the Services or termination of this Agreement for material breach. During any period of suspension, your will still be liable for payment of the applicable fees. Term. Hexagon may terminate this End User Access Agreement, which will terminate all access to the Services and the Geospatial Data, if the Authorized End User fails to comply with any term of this Agreement. In the event of termination, the Authorized End User must immediately return the Geospatial Data to Hexagon or destroy it and certify this destruction in writing to Hexagon. Complete Agreement. This Agreement and ordering web page set forth the complete and exclusive statement of the understanding between the Authorized End User and Hexagon with respect to the Geospatial Data and the Services and may be amended or modified only in a written instrument signed by a duly authorized representative of both parties. If any provision is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall continue to be valid and enforceable. Without the prior written consent of Hexagon, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights granted by it may be assigned or transferred by the Authorized End User. This restriction on assignments or transfers shall apply to assignments or transfers by operation of law, as well as by contract, merger or consolidation. State of Washington Statewide Imagery Consortium Group Consolidated Technology Services 6 Export. You acknowledge that this Agreement and the performance thereof is subject to compliance with any and all applicable Swiss, Canadian, EU and United States laws, regulations, or orders relating to export. You expressly acknowledge and agree that you will not export, re-export, transfer or release the Geospatial Data in whole or in part to (a) any EU, Swiss, Canadian and/ or U.S. embargoed country (or to a national or resident of any EU, Swiss, Canadian and/ or U.S. embargoed country); (b) any person on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals; (c) any person or entity on the U.S: Commerce Department's Table of Denial Orders; or (d) any person or entity on any EU or Swiss or US Denied Parties Lists; or (e) any person or entity where such export, re-export or provision violates any EU or Swiss or Canadian or U.S. export control laws or regulations including, but not limited to, the terms of any export license or licensing provision and any amendments and supplemental additions to EU or Swiss or Canadian or U.S. export laws as they may occur from time to time. Force Majeure. Except for your payment obligations, neither party will be held liable or responsible for delay or failure to perform any of such party's obligations under this Agreement occasioned by any cause beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to war; terrorist acts; civil disturbance; fire; flood; earthquake; acts or defaults of common carriers; governmental laws, acts, regulations, embargoes or orders, or any other cause, contingency or circumstance not subject to such party's reasonable control. The affected party will resume full performance of interrupted obligations as soon as practicable upon cessation of intervening causes. Notices. Notices permitted or required under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered personally (including courier service), by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by confirmed facsimile transmission. Notices shall be effective upon receipt. If notice is sent to Hexagon, it shall be directed to Attn: Legal Department. Precedence. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency in the Agreement documents, the following order of precedence shall apply: i the ordering webpage, (ii) the Acceptable Use Policy, and (iii) this End User Access Agreement. The English language version of this Agreement is legally binding in case of any inconsistencies between the English version and any translations. Governing Law. The interpretation, Agreement shall be governed by the following law: (a) if the Authorized End User is a government entity, g the applicable laws of the Authorized End User, (b) in all other cases, the law of the state of Georgia, U.S.A.,excluding its choice y of law principles. Restricted Rights to U.S. Federal Agencies. As prescribed in FAR 27.409(f), the Geospatial Data is existing data, and is licensed to the U.S. government under clause: 52.227-18 Rights in Data -Existing Works. No Joint Venture. This Agreement shall not create any relationship between you and Hexagon as joint ventures, partners, associates, or principal and agent. Neither party is granted any right of authority and shall not create any obligation or responsibility for or on behalf of the other party. Neither party shall have the authority to bind the other party. State of Washington Statewide Imagery Consortium Group Consolidated Technology Services 7 Electronic Agreement. You expressly consent and agree that ordering webpages and related Hexagon forms may be electronically signed or acknowledged and agreed, and that such electronic signatures shall be treated y y g g ,for purposes of validity, enforceability as well as admissibility, the same as written signatures. Special Terms and Conditions which are granted to Washington State with regards to the End User License Agreement. Special Terms and Conditions The following entities shall be allowed unlimited access licenses; a. All State Government Agencies and Regents -level institutions b. All County -level governments c. All Municipal (city) governments d. All Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) e. Tribes who are served and part of E911 and NG911 f. Any commercial firm or organization holding an active contract to conduct work on behalf of the entities listed above. 2) Authorized users shall be allowed to develop and publish, not for monetary gain, publicly available web applications which utilize ortho- imagery or web map service(s), in a view -only mode with no download capability. 3) Authorized users shall be allowed to print and distribute, not for monetary gain, hardcopy format maps that display the orthoima e ry. 4) At the end of the contract period , all previous vintage data will enter into a perpetual license. At the end of the contractperiod, if not renewed, the web services will no longer be provided. However, the license allows for perpetual use of p p the previous vintage data for all approved users. Upon renewal of the contract or refresh of the data, the previous vintage data will be allowed in the public domain. CUSTOMER Signature: Name: n . 'S toDe,. Title: Danny E Stone, BOCC Chair Date: 14l-4�4 / State of Washington Statewide Imagery Consortium Group Consolidated Technology Services 8 Schedule B Technical specifications and Requirements HEXAGON ` R M IMAGERY PROGRAM SpecificationProgram Program �P1a:itted) alCovrable'GSR 0.2m nominal GSD with ADS100 HR mode Maximum 0.4 meter RMSEX/y -1:,2m 15cm ; AMSE X/VO.Sm RMSEr = 0.71m RI SI»r = 1.7m Accuracy ., CE90 1,07m CE90 2.6m CC95 -1,22rn COS 3.0m, Minimutr� stall angle' 30' minimum, however, every effort should be made to acquire the downtown core as well.as aniytall building filler lines at the highest solar passible in the day, 300 (Cloud cover] must be less than 3 per 5 km by 5 krn block, and less than 5% per square kilometre Image, Any detail obscured must not Include urban. areas and housing or meds In rural areas, In rniauntainaus areas these criteria may he relaxed to 10% obscured per 5 ken by 5 ken block is provided housing and roads are not obscured. Rro+vi.ded the above criteria have been met, in instances where small Claud/cloud shadow areas of cloud remain and providing ravidin eve effort has been made to remove cloud �1i�%and not obscuring:- HVA area or using adjoining Imagery, there is no further requirement to manually edit remaining paved roads or other trarispartaticrn cloud„ For the avoidance of doubt, In these limited circumstances, visible lines along network cloud edges are acceptable. [Claud shadow] fib per,5 ken by 5 krn is acceptable prnvlding that,real-rrworld detail such as road. markings and street furniture can be clearly viewed throughout the Imagery.. Sae cloud cover May be cause for rejection Soke/fire m Persrsten soke See loud cover �vakano,'fac#Ory, crop barn, etc ) Allowable - not cause for rejection (Must be less than: 3% per S km by S km block, and less than SK square per kilometre image. Any detail :obscured must not be of high significance (for example any urban area and housing or roads in rural areas), in mountainous areas this may Snow�ice cover ` be relaxed to 10% obscured per 5 krn by 5 krn block, provided only :small amounts of Permanent snow/ice is acceptable grouted detall are affected. Must not be detrimental to the image appearance or impede the ability to extract .Allowable provided shoreline and Specular reflection information from the imagery when viewed at true scale (that is 1:1:), surrounding features are not obscured Maximum allowable -5 3 pixels image shear s 3 pixels Band taband pixel.. misreg�st�on S 0,5 pixel and no perceivable color fringing 9 0.5 pixel and no perceivable color fringing Urban areas minimum 309' or greater with AD5100 Urban areas minimum 15% or greater with ADS120 Minimum 27% See building Lean below for supplemental flightlines Non-pbrefdata DM value of 0 and 255 reserved for non -data DN value of 0 and 255 reserved for non -data Acceptable ima-ge. Imagery should be blemish and artifact free Imagery should be blemish and blemtshes, scratches, artifact free art6cts etc. Fkiading/standingwoter Must be less than 3% per 5km by 5km, and less than 1% per square kilometre Image. Any detail obscured must not be of high significance or represent key Acceptable as tong as paved roads or agricultural field boundaries are features on the ground, for example; urban areas, housing, communication. routes not obscured and field boundaries, Occluslbr►s Smearing from DEM inaccuracies or occlusions that exceed 3f of a Skm X Skm area Na stated policy but subject to call - are not acceptable. out Smearing Smearing caused by turbulence is not acceptable, No stated policy but subject to call- almout out Cumulative luminosity pixel count for bins 0-5 and 250-255 shall not be less than Cumulative luminosity pixel court Clipping' 98%,preferably > 99% for bins 0-5 and 250-255 shall not be less than 98%,preferably > 999 Must be consistent across the block. The appearance of too much contrast where shadows become too dark or too little contrast where the appearance is of a flat Difference between cumulative pixel nature must be avoided. This applies to all topography, including monotone. counts containing 999 and 16 of the data shall be greater than 59% Contra$t of the bit depth, tO Target; 150 Minimum: 140 Maximum: 160 Mean pixel count within ±7,5% of the middle. DN value Mean pixel count within :t7,5% of B�lgtitness Minimum: 108 the middle DN value Maximum: 147 .Minimum, 108 Maximum, 147 Neutral objects shall be have a DN difference of no more than 5 for any RGB triplet. Should be consistent across the supplied block with minimal banding caused by Color balance vignetting or hot spots due to excessive light, The appearance of the image roust be Neutral objects shall be have a DN. a realistic representation of the true colour on the ground. Pre -delivery samples difference of no more than 5 for any may be requested. RGB triplet Bridge/freeway/causeway warp/smear is not acceptable. Modifications undertaken to reduce pixel stretch must ensure that the resultant ortho image is a realistic representation of real world features. Pixel stretch on man-made features, building, bridges, and other elevated features, where the geometric fidelity of the feature is Bcidge wrarp/smear . compromised, may be reduced using image manipulation software provided there. Bridge/freeway/causeway is no over simplification or unrealistic fabrication of real world detail (for example warp/smear is not acceptable buildings, roads and railways). Visible joins between Ortho -images and flight lines within each block should be avoided but will be accepted under the following conditions; they do not hide detail or adversely affect the ability to extract information from the image; they do not stretch the entire length of the seamline, for example clearly outlining entire images; they do not impact, geometric fidelity (no change in shape or alignment Building seamiine sheer between images); there is no positional shift between images along visible lines; and o the colour difference is slight and/or well graduated and consistent both Within NVAs only within the block and with edgematched blocks in the Imagery Layer. they are along any cloud edges remaining from the Cloud Cover conformity, Supplemental flightlines will be added as required to minimize building lean. Buildings over 60ft tall that are not at nadir will be assessed for lean. Seamlines Building Lean will be moved to use the most nadir data. The objective. Is to have the centre line of roads visible.