The National Digital Orthophoto Program (NDOP) was chartered in 1993 as a consortium of Federal agencies with the purpose of developing and maintaining national orthoimagery coverage in the public domain by establishing partnerships with Federal, State, local, tribal, and private organizations.

NDOP Steering Committee Members

	Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
	Farm Service Agency (FSA)
	U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USDA-FS)
	National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)
	Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
	U.S. Census Bureau (USCB)
	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
	U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)