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Public Safety Committee Meeting Commission Chamber- 3/8/2010- 12:30 PM
PUBLIC SAFETY
1. Approve maintenance agreement with Pictometry International to provide
new oblique imagery and related software and product support to Augusta.
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2. Report from the Information Technology Department on the Living Green
Initiative.
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Public Safety Committee Meeting
3/8/2010 12:30 PM
2010 Oblique Orthophotography
Department:Information Technology
Caption:Approve maintenance agreement with Pictometry International to provide
new oblique imagery and related software and product support to Augusta.
Background:Augusta currently uses oblique imagery with our Geographic Information
System (GIS) maps. An oblique image is a digital aerial photo that is
registered to the earth’s surface, taken at an angle in order to permit the
viewing of a building (or property) from 5 viewpoints: directly above, north,
south, east, and west. Oblique Imagery is useful in that it provides a 360-
degree view of a building from 45 degree elevation. It can be used by the
fire department to explore the best way to attack a fire, the Sheriff’s Office
to determine how to surround a site in a hostage situation or plan a raid, and
by Planning and Zoning and the Tax Assessor’s Office to review changes in
a property or area over time. The imagery from our 2008 flyover has been
used by these department and other for a variety of purposes.
Analysis:Pictometry was originally selected as the vendor of choice to provide
oblique orthophotography in 2008. Pictometry subsequently provided
images for 2007 (acquired in the prior year for another customer) and 2008
and has provided support for the images and their associated software. For
the new maintenance agreement, Pictometry proposes to “fly” the city to
gather photography in 2010, with all photography being delivered in 2010
and then supported for the next two years. In essence, this is simply an
extension of an existing agreement with the same company to provide new
products and services, updated for 2010 and incorporating new technology
tools.
Financial Impact:In year 1 (2010), the services will be paid for out of SPLOST V funds that
were allocated to IT for orthophotography. In future years (2011 and 2012),
this will be paid for with SPLOST VI funds that have been earmarked for IT
for the same purpose. The cost for year one is $84,614.67. Years 2 and 3 are
$77,716.67 each.
Alternatives:N/A
Recommendation:Approve maintenance agreement with Pictometry International to provide
new oblique imagery and related software and product support to Augusta.
Funds are Available in
the Following
Accounts:
Grand Total: $240,048 Year 1: Funded through SPLOST V IT
Orthophotography SPLOST funds: $84,614.67 Years 2 and 3: SPLOST VI
IT orthophotography SPLOST funds: $77,716.67 each year.
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
Finance.
Law.
Administrator.
Clerk of Commission
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Pictometry initial________ Licensee initial:_________ 05012009
SCHEDULE “B”
Pictometry Economic Alliance Partnership
(EAP benefits apply to the initial term of the License Agreement as noted on Schedule A)
1. Benefits
A. Imagery – with Pictometry’s EAP program the Licensee shall keep its imagery forever, the EFS Software
and Image License becomes perpetual at the end of the term of the License Agreement.
• Ortho Imagery – With the purchase of Pictometry Oblique Imagery, Licensee receives Ortho
Imagery at no additional charge
• Ortho Mosaic Imagery – With the purchase of Pictometry Oblique Imagery, Licensee receives
Ortho Mosaics at no additional charge, including an area-wide Mosaic of all imagery captured.
B. Disaster Coverage at No Additional Charge – Pictometry’s proven background in rapid response image
capture, processing, and delivery is unmatched. Cities, Counties and States can benefit from Pictometry’s
expertise. Pictometry will image up to 200 sq mi of affected areas of Federally Declared Disasters caused by
Hurricanes (category 2 and above), populated areas affected by fires, terrorist attacks, Tsunami and Earthquakes
at no charge. Affected areas are determined by Pictometry and Pictometry will work with county and state
governmental licensees and request their additional input regarding their needs. Note: There is no wait for a
Federal Declaration under the following circumstances:
• Hurricane Coverage at No Cost – Pictometry will capture and quickly deliver imagery of affected
areas of Category II hurricanes and above to your city, county or state at no additional expense. Coverage
for hurricanes below this category may be arranged at reduced EAP rates.
• Tornado Coverage at No Cost – Pictometry will capture and quickly deliver imagery of areas
impacted by Tornados with ratings of EF4 and above to your city, county or state at no additional cost.
Coverage, for tornados below EF4, may be arranged at reduced EAP rates.
• Terrorist Coverage at No Cost – Pictometry will capture and quickly deliver imagery of damage due
to terrorist attack for up to 200 square miles at no additional cost.
Software – Use of Pictometry Change Analysis™ or Web Deployment of Disaster Imagery –
Pictometry’s Rapid Response Program includes the use of our ready-to-use, unique Change Analysis software for
ninety days. The powerful Change Analysis software simultaneously compares pre and post disaster images to
make recovery and restoration efforts more effective and efficient. Pictometry Web Deployment of disaster
imagery may also be available at no charge for ninety days.
C. Enterprise-wide Infrared Software at No Additional Charge – Pictometry will provide Eco-View™,
an easy-to-use Infra-Red Software solution, at no additional charge when you purchase Pictometry’s Near Infra-
Red imagery.
D. Software Installation and Maintenance Costs - During the initial term of the Pictometry License
Agreement, Pictometry shall provide Licensed Software to Licensee with no charge for upgrades, maintenance or
support under License’s EAP. At the end of the term of the Software License Agreement, the license for software
and imagery becomes perpetual. Support for the Perpetual Licensed Software may be continued at no charge with
the signing of a License Agreement with EAP Program for another Image Library.
E. Marketing – Pictometry will market your GIS Layer data to Pictometry’s many business partners only
upon your written request. Revenue derived from this sale shall be split 50/50 between Licensee and Pictometry.
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Pictometry ____ Licensee____
SCHEDULE “A”
1. The following products shall be delivered to Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia (“Licensee”) by Pictometry International Corp.:
A. Licensed Images procured with a 16 megapixel camera (as listed below and also portrayed on the attached Schedule D –
Sectorized Map):
1) PREMIER Two Way Community Package (C3) covering 317 sectors of the Licensee as indicated on the attached map.
Premier Community Images are nominal 12” GSD.
Each sector will have approximately:
a. 8 Ortho-rectified images and your choice for the following (please check if mosaic is desired)
_____ one 1-meter standard mosaic sector tile for each ortho sector
_xxx_ one 1-meter standard area-wide mosaic(s) (area-wide mosaic in ECW format – MRSID available for an additional
charge – see section B below)
b. 4 Oblique images and 4 additional Oblique images taken from the opposite direction.
PREMIER Community Images (C3) to be taken when there is less than 30% leaf cover.
PREMIER COMMUNITY Image Price $ 45.00 per sector @ 317 Sectors = $ 14,265.00
$ 4,755.00 per year one
$ 4,755.00 per year two
$ 4,755.00 per year three
2) ELITE Four Way ACCUPLUS Neighborhood Images (N5) covering 317 sectors of the Licensee as indicated on the
attached map. Premier Neighborhood Images are nominal 4” GSD with submeter accuracy.
Each sector will have approximately:
a. 52 Ortho-rectified images, one 4” premium ortho mosaic tile, one 1 meter premium ortho mosaic sector tile, one 4”
inch standard area-wide premium ortho mosaic (area-wide mosaic in MRSID format) covering the sectors shown
below.
b. 104 Oblique images from four perpendicular directions
(note: Nominal image counts above are based on flat terrain captures and will increase in mountainous terrain captures)
ELITE Neighborhood Images will be taken when there is less than 30% leaf cover.
ELITE NEIGHBORHOOD ACCUPLUS Image Price:
USING CUSTOMERS EXISTING LIDAR
$ 670.00 per sector @ 317 Sectors = $ 212,390.00
$ 70,796.67 per year one
$ 70,796.67 per year two
$ 70,796.67 per year three
1) Image Library Compression: A copy of Image Library which has been compressed. Library Compression is priced at
$2500 for 1- 50,000 images, $2500 for each additional 50,000 images or part thereof. Pictometry shall contact
Licensee for compression size and means of delivery.
ONE Library Compression(s) @ $ 2,500.00
2) Images are to be delivered with an image size of approximately 3-5 MB.
C. US Census Bureau TIGER line files of County or a base map supplied by Licensee.
D. DEMS (Digital Elevation Models) – check one:
____ U.S.G.S Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) (provided by Pictometry)
XXX EXISTING CUSTOMER LIDAR format (provided by Licensee).
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Pictometry ____ Licensee____
Licensee DEMs must be provided to Pictometry within 30 days of signing this agreement, or a re-
processing fee may be charged.
2. Documentation: Pictometry International Corp. shall furnish 1 digital copy of the Licensed Documentation for the Licensed Software.
3. Training: Pictometry International Corp. shall conduct two (2) End User orientation sessions, of up to 25 people per training session,
for employees of the Licensee, or Authorized Subdivisions thereof, at the Licensee’s site and using Licensee computers. In addition
there will be one (1) Advanced User technical training for one group of up to 10 people using Licensee computers. Pictometry also
provides one Administration / IT training session designed to provide the administrators of the Pictometry image library with the
knowledge they will need to manage and distribute access to the Pictometry solution. This session is done remotely using online
tools such as GotoMeeting.
Optional Advanced Training Program. Pictometry Advanced Training (FutureView) is designed to provide the
participants with a better working knowledge of existing and new technologies as well as introducing partner integrations. This
3-day annual training program is invaluable for Assessment, GIS, Public Safety, Environmental, Public Works and all other
levels of government. Each Advanced Training Package includes registration, hotel room for three nights and round-trip
airfare up to $500.00. Licensee will be supplied with a discount code (via email) to be used when registering for the
FutureView Training. This code will indicate that the Training Package was pre-paid in this License Agreement. Training
Packages must be redeemed during the term of this agreement. (Air travel restrictions: 30 day advance registration for airfare
- continental US flights only – airfare not to exceed $500.00 per person)
ONE All-inclusive Training Package(s) in year one ( 2010) of this Agreement @ $ 2,165 = $ 2,165.00
ONE All-inclusive Training Package(s) in year two ( 2011) of this Agreement @ $ 2,165 = $ 2,165.00
ONE All-inclusive Training Package(s) in year three ( 2012) of this Agreement @ $ 2,165 = $ 2,165.00
4. Telephone Support: Pictometry shall provide ten (10) hours of telephone support to people who have completed the Advanced User
Technical Training and who are individually identified by Licensee.
5. Licensed Software: Pictometry International Corp. shall supply one copy of the Pictometry Electronic Field Study (EFS) software,
latest version, on the Storage Media supplied as specified herein. Licensed Software: Pictometry International Corp. shall supply
one copy of the Pictometry Electronic Field Study (EFS) software, latest version, on the Storage Media supplied as specified herein.
Licensee and Authorized Users may download updated versions of the Licensed Software free of charge for a period of two years
from the initial date of shipping of the EFS software, along with a copy of the updated documentation.
6. Annual License Fee of SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY ONE Dollars AND SIXTY SEVEN CENTS ($
75,551.67)
• This is the Annual License Fee for the Licensed Images, Licensed Software, Licensed Documentation and support.
• The initial duration of the License is THREE (3) years at the above Annual License Fee.
• At the end of this THREE (3) year term, Licensee is granted a Perpetual License for all Licensed Images and
Licensed Software at no additional cost.
• At the end of this License Term, Support and Upgrades for Licensed Software shall be continued by:
o Entering into a new license for new images, or
o Paying an annual Support and Maintenance Fee of 5% of the Annual License Fee shown above.
• Pictometry Economic Alliance Partnership (EAP) – Licensee shall be eligible for the Pictometry Economic Alliance
Partnership as outlined on Schedule B. The EAP Program described on the attached Schedule B shall stay in effect
for a THREE (3) year term. EAP coverage beyond that two year term shall be based on the then prevailing EAP
Program.
• The annual cost of the Images is fixed for a period of one (1) year from the date of this License Agreement to provide
consistency in pricing should the Licensee wish to amend the Schedule A to purchase annual imagery (an additional
set of images on the one year anniversary of this License).
7. Storage Media. Delivery media will be TWO(2) 1.5TB storage purchased from Pictometry at a cost of $ 798.00.
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Pictometry ____ Licensee____
Licensee will make available on Licensee Server enough disk storage space to accommodate the Licensed Products. This is
estimated to be _____ GB in a NTFS file system (size may vary in other file systems). Licensee will also provide a 100 Mb/s
network link to the server. On delivery, the Licensed Images and Licensed Software may be copied to the Licensee server via the
network connection. (note: Image Library deliveries on Licensee-supplied Delivery media shall be charged a $100 copy fee)
8. Photogrammetric DTM update 12 square miles @ $300.00 per mile $3,600.00
Customer to supply shape files for the 12 square mile areas.
The aforementioned unit pricing is available for this Pilot Project only and may not be available in the future.
9. Contingency Bank. Licensee has the option of contributing to a Contingency Bank. Monies are paid as part of this License and are
then available to obtain additional Pictometry Licensed Products during the term of this Agreement. For example, Licensee may
purchase ChangeFindr, LiDAR, 3-D products, additional training, Pictometry Web hosting products, etc.
These purchases shall be ordered on Pictometry order forms and authorized by a Licensee’s Authorized Signer. Upon shipment of
the additional purchases, payment shall be deducted from Licensee’s Contingency Bank. At the end of the term of this agreement,
any Contingency Bank Dollars remaining shall be credited toward Licensee’s Contract Renewal.
Licensee shall deposit ______________________________ Dollars ($ ____________ ) in Licensee’s Contingency Bank.
10. Total Cost: In accordance with the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 36-60-13, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (and
any amendment or supplement thereto) shall terminate absolutely and without further obligation on the part of Augusta-Richmond
County at the close of the calendar year in which it was executed and at the close of each succeeding calendar year for which it may
be renewed as provided in this Code section. If this agreement is terminated prior to the total cost of the License Agreement being
paid to Pictometry, the County shall cease use of all Licensed Products, purge such Licensed Products from its computers/servers
and return all Licensed Products to Pictometry. The Total Cost of this License Agreement is TWO HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND
FORTY EIGHT Dollars ($240,048.00). The total obligation of Augusta-Richmond County for the calendar year of execution (First
Year of this Schedule A) and each subsequent year shall be as follows:
First Year
Annual License Fee $ 75,551.67
FutureView Training (ONEpkg) $ 2,165.00
Delivery Media 2 1.5tb @$399.00 $ 798.00
Library Compression $ 2,500.00
Photogrammetric DTM update 12 sq. mi. $ 3,600.00
First Year Total $ 84,614.67
Second Year
Annual License Fee $ 75,551.67
FutureView Training (ONEpkg) $ 2,165.00
Second Year Total $ 77,716.67
Third Year
Annual License Fee $ 75,551.67
FutureView Training (ONEpkg) $ 2,165.00
Third Year Total $ 77,716.67
11. Taxes: All License Fees or other prices listed in this Agreement are exclusive of Federal, State and Local taxes. Licensee will be
responsible for any taxes due under this License Agreement, including sales tax, unless a tax exempt certificate is submitted to
Pictometry.
12. Payment: The Licensee shall remit to Pictometry International, Corp. twenty-five percent (25%) of the First Year Total Fee upon
signing this Agreement and the balance of the First Year Total Fee within 30 days of shipment of all Licensed Software and Images,
as specified in this Schedule A. All shipping efforts by Pictometry International Corp. shall be coordinated with the Licensee.
Payment of the Second Year Total Fee shall be due on the one-year anniversary of this shipping date. Payment of the Third Year
Total Fee shall be due on the two-year anniversary of this shipping date. It is understood that the payment schedule is for the
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convenience of the Licensee. All monies are considered earned upon shipment of the Image Library. Fees past due for 30 days
shall be charged a late fee of 1.5% per month.
Payment Breakdown:
Down payment due at signing = $ 21,153.67
Amount Due on Image Library Shipment= $ 63,461.00
Amount due on one-year anniversary of Shipment = $ 77,716.67
Amount due on two-year anniversary of Shipment = $ 77,716.67
13. Delivery Schedule: The image capture process and the delivery date may be affected by weather conditions or aircraft availability.
Licensee will accept delivery within thirty (30) days of notification by Pictometry.
14. Recommended Minimum System Requirements for Electronic Field Study. A Pentium III with a 450 MHz processor, 256MB memory
minimum 512MB+ recommended, Windows 2000/XP, a video card with 4 MB memory capable of 1024 x 768 resolution, , display
color of 24bit or higher, 100MB NIC and 50MB free disk space for software.
15. Training and Support Services: Additional training and support services are available to Licensee at the then prevailing prices.
16. Modifications to License Agreement. The modifications in this section were included as part of Augusta’s original agreement with
Pictometry, entitled “Pictometry International Corp. General License Terms and Conditions” (Terms and Conditions) and approved
by the Augusta Commission on July 10, 2008. The numbers referenced below shall apply to sections of the Terms and Conditions,
and shall apply to this and future agreements with Pictometry unless specifically rescinded in writing by Augusta, GA. Augusta
hereby elects to extend the intial term of the agreement entered into on or about July 10, 2008 as contained in this Schedule A.
A) The following change shall apply to Article 5.1:
Change “If available, Licensee agrees to” to “If available, and at Licensee’s discretion, Licensee may”
B) The following shall be inserted into Article 7.1 and become the second sentence:
“Substantially all” is defined as all of the imagery less those images found to be missing or of unacceptable quality,
provided that the amount missing or of unacceptable quality does not exceed 5% of the total number of images
contracted for that type of image (Two Way or Four Way) as indicated in Schedule A”
C) The following shall become the new Article 8.5:
“8.5 Georgia Open Records Act. Pictometry acknowledges that this Agreement and certain documentation may
be subject to the Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, et seq.). Pictometry shall cooperate fully in
responding to such requests and shall make all records, not exempt, available for inspection and copying as required by
law. It is Pictometry’s intent that all Licensed Products and all elements of this License Agreement are confidential and
contain Proprietary Information. Pictometry shall notify Licensee immediately of any Open Records request arising out
of this contract and shall provide to Licensee a copy of any response to the same. In turn, Licensee shall notify
Pictometry, within ten (10) days, of any such request so that Pictometry can defend its position.”
D) The following shall become new Articles:
“10.8 Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Georgia. All claims, disputes and other matters in question between the City and the Vendor arising
out of, or relating to, this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be decided in the Superior Court of Richmond
County, Georgia. Vendor, by executing this Agreement, specifically consents to venue and jurisdiction in
Richmond County, Georgia and waives any right to contest jurisdiction and venue in said Court.
10.9 Pictometry Remote Access. If Pictometry requires remote access to Licensee’s systems, then Pictometry will sign a
VPN Vendor Access Agreement with the Licensee, verifying that Pictometry will respect the integrity of
Licensee’s network and security protocols. Access to Licensee’s network through the firewall will only be
granted after said agreement has been signed.
10.10 Performance Bond. A performance Bond shall not be required due to the fact that if Pictometry does not
perform as indicated in this License Agreement and schedules, the Licensee may terminate this License. If
terminated, Licensee shall cease use of all Licensed Products, purge all Licensed Products from its computers
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Pictometry ____ Licensee____
and return all Licensed Products to Pictometry. Upon receipt of such Licensed Products, Pictometry shall
return all monies paid by Licensee to Pictometry for this product.
10.11 Compliance with RFP. This contract will operate in accordance with Augusta, GA RFP 07-193 and any item
herein outside of such must be completed as in contract. Pictometry agrees to commence capture of imagery
in early 2010 and will ship the completed library within sixty (60) days after last capture date. In case of conflict
between the original RFP and this contract, this contract shall supersede all previous or contemporaneous
negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to matters “set forth herein”. It may only be modified in
writing and must be signed by authorized representatives of both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
_________________________ ______________
Mayor, Deke Copenhaver Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
REVIEWED BY:
_________________________ ______________
Interim General Counsel Date
Augusta Law Department
PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
_________________________ ______________
Name Date
_________________________
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Public Safety Committee Meeting
3/8/2010 12:30 PM
Living Green Initiative
Department:Information Technology
Caption:Report from the Information Technology Department on the Living Green
Initiative.
Background:'Living Green' is an initiative developed by the Information Technology
Department to become more community and environmentally conscious by
'Living Green' in 2010 and beyond. To accomplish this Information
Technology has formed a committee that will identify areas that consume
resources and attempt to employ technology, business process analysis, and
recycling techniques to reduce this consumption. Other departments to
include Procurement, Solid Waste, License & Inspections and the Courts
have volunteered to join this committee. By doing so, the ‘Living Green’
committee not only hopes to preserve the environment, but also reduce
operating costs during these challenging budget times.
Analysis:In order to support the efforts of this committee, Information Technology
will be releasing a quarterly e-bulletin, ‘Augusta GreenWorks’. This e-
bulletin will be targeted at city employees and will highlight opportunities
for reducing excess resource consumption, especially in technology
intensive areas, as they go about a typical workday. The first issue of this
bulletin is attached. Information Technology has also setup an email
address, greenworks@augustaga.gov, where employees can confidentially
submit ideas and suggestions about how to reduce resource consumption and
improve processes so they are more environmentally neutral.
Financial Impact:NA
Alternatives:Submitted as information only.
Recommendation:Submitted as information only.
Funds are Available in
the Following
Accounts:
NA
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
Finance.
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Law.
Administrator.
Clerk of Commission
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Welcome to the Information
Technology Department’s (IT)
inaugural issue of
Augusta greenWorks, our
quarterly electronic bulletin that
will bring you news and
information about opportunities
for participating in
environmentally-conscious
activities as you go through your
workday.
IT has created a “Living Green”
committee that is responsible for
identifying and sponsoring
initiatives that help and inspire our
staff and our customers to look for
ways to conserve resources in
technologically-intensive areas like
printing, power consumption,
process efficiency, office
automation, and recycling.
Augusta greenWorks will focus
on methods that we can all
employ to contribute to these
efforts, including the creation of
“score cards” to show IT’s (and our
customer’s) progress on our major
initiatives, as well as tools that you
can use to make yourself a more
conservation-minded user of
technology.
What’s Inside
x Virtualization
x IT ‘Green’ Disposal Methods
x HP Printer Toner Recycling
x Printer Usage Monitoring
x Duplex Printing Saves
x Green Printing Challenge!
x GreenStorming
03.2010
Every employee can play a significant role
in making Augusta…
a better, smarter, greener place to work!
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Printer Usage Monitoring
IT implements
“Printer Usage Monitoring” in 2010
Printing is an activity that uses many resources: power, paper, printer wear-and-tear, and
toner. Monitoring printer usage allows IT to identify highly-utilized as well as under-utilized
printers throughout the city. By collecting statistics on printing, we will be able to better
manage the future printing needs of city departments and also ensure that printers are
deployed in the most eco-friendly and efficient manner. Usage statistics will be compiled and
reported on a monthly basis. It is our hope that awareness of these statistics will provide a
benchmark to departments so that they can strive each month to reduce their printer usage.
Increasing awareness and acting on the information can help us to decrease costs, which is an
activity that all computer and printer users can participate in to contribute to the greater
good.
As a whole, Augusta Government printed 759,000 pages in the month
of January 2010. This amount includes copies made on networked
copier machines as well as traditional printing.
One tree averages 19 reams of paper at 500 sheets per ream. This
roughly equals 80 trees used monthly for paper consumption in the
county.
The graph above illustrates the amount of pages printed per department and highlights the
top 11 departments.
759,000
Pages
Printed
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Duplex Printing Saves
In 2009, IT began to require
duplex capabilities on all new
printers ordered and installed
within the county.
Duplex printing allows for both
sides of a single sheet of paper to
be printed on, thus reducing the
number of sheets required to print
a single print job. By implementing
this initiative, we hope to cut both
environmental waste and
operational costs through the
decreased use of paper.
Please remember to try and print
all jobs using duplex if possible. If
you need assistance with
implementing duplex printing on
your print jobs, please contact our
Help Desk at (706)821 - 2524 or
helpdesk@augustaga.gov.
Green Printing Challenge!
"Please consider the environment before
printing this email."
The City of Augusta has implemented a new “green”
tag line on all email correspondence.
We challenge every employee to:
x Try NOT printing for seven days.
x Keep track of every time you would have
wanted to print something but chose not to
during the seven days.
x Tally how many pieces of paper you save.
Even if you only save two sheets of paper a day,
that’s over a ream of paper saved per person per
year. Multiply that by the roughly 301 Million people
in the USA and that’s approximately 150 billion
sheets of paper saved per year in the USA alone!
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