Methodology
The capture is the deliverable - and it's reproducible.
Every figure on this site is built from a transparent rate model applied to a per-installation asset inventory. Replace the rate card and every number on every page updates.
Rate model
Six line items. One number per corridor.
Both-bank river capture
Boat-mounted multi-camera 360° rig captures equirectangular panoramas at fixed intervals along both banks of each navigable reach. Each river-mile is priced as a complete unit including processing and year-one hosting.
Trail-mile capture
Backpack rig for hiking; UTV/OHV mount for motorized multi-use. Trail surface and access regime determine the rig - the per-mile price stays consistent.
Public access-site nodes
Fixed 360° captures at boat ramps, interpretive centers, and trailheads. Anchored to existing NPS / state-park / BLM signage where present.
Mobilization & logistics
Crew travel, boat/vehicle transport, and per-site logistics - billed as a flat percentage of capture so it remains transparent and reproducible per corridor.
Interactive 360 web map (per base)
Hosted interactive portal with Mapbox base layer, type-colored asset markers, pan-and-explore imagery, and mobile + desktop UX. One per installation.
Program-wide master portal
One unifying entry point at lewisclarkcorridors.org linking all twelve corridors with a national map and shared methodology.
Standards alignment
Methodology aligned to federal recreation and conservation practice.
NPS imagery standards
Resolution, GPS-tag fidelity, and metadata fields aligned with NPS interpretive media practice for reuse in trail-office content.
RAPG (Recreation Asset Planning Grant) criteria
Asset typology and access-classification match common state recreation grant frameworks.
USDA NRCS conservation imagery
Optional add-on capture aligned to USDA NRCS protocols supports invasive-species and erosion monitoring layers.
Federal frameworks
REPI + RARI + Sentinel Landscapes + LCNHT — converging on the same corridor.
Lewis & Clark 360 doesn't live inside a single federal grant program — it lives at the intersection of four. The methodology is designed so the same capture serves all four frameworks simultaneously.
Where they overlap
Lewis & Clark 360 sits at the four-way intersection. Each corridor satisfies at least three.
REPI POA
Existing buffer partnerships frame every corridor.
All twelve installations already run REPI programs. The recreation corridors documented by L&C 360 fall inside or directly adjacent to existing Partnership Opportunity Areas — meaning the partner network, the legal authorities, and the conservation footprint are already in place.
RARI eligibility
Recreation grants designed for these exact geographies.
RARI funds recreation projects inside REPI POAs or Sentinel Landscapes. L&C 360 capture is a directly eligible RARI activity — and because REPI can satisfy the 50% match, individual corridor projects can reach 100% federal funding.
Sentinel Landscape designation
Two corridors designated. The rest are candidates.
JBLM and NSA Crane (via Southern Indiana SL) already sit inside designated landscapes. The Lower Missouri (Leavenworth–Offutt–Rosecrans), Upper Missouri (Malmstrom–Limestone Hills), and Snake River Plain (Mountain Home + Yakima) clusters are strong nominees for new designations — and L&C 360 capture is exactly the kind of recreation documentation that strengthens a nomination.
LCNHT alignment
The connective frame across all twelve corridors.
The National Park Service Lewis & Clark NHT Office administers the historic-trail layer that ties the program together. Every capture is keyed to LCNHT-Direct or LCNHT-Near classifications; every corridor produces interpretive content reusable in NPS Trail Office outreach.
Replicable
Designed for replication beyond the initial twelve.
Every corridor uses the same rate model, the same capture rigs, the same hosted portal template, and the same dataset deliverable format. Adding an eighth installation requires only a new asset inventory; adding a thirtieth requires only crew time.