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Feb 23, 2024 · The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) houses aerial photographs from approximately the late-1930s to the mid-1950s that were collected by several federal programs and agencies. The NARA Cartographic and Architectural Reference team provides access to their collections upon request or through:
Historic Aerials: Topographic Map Directory. This is a searchable directory to the entire collection of United States Geological Survey (USGS) Topographic Maps including the 1:250,000 scale maps to the more detailed 1:24,000 scale maps. These are scans of the original topo maps with collars left in tact. The collars may be useful for ...
Welcome to OldAerialPhotos.com, the home of historical UK aerial photography. Over a million aerial photos from the 40s to the 90s are available to search at the click of a button. Search for your area of interest by Postcode, Street name, City or Grid Reference.
The first step in preparing aerial photos for web delivery is digitizing, or scanning, the photographic negatives. This requires a highly specialized scanner capable of delicately handling 9” x 9” rolls or cut negatives. These scanned photos are stored digitally, typically as a tiff file.
Historical topographic maps are useful in determining how topogrophy and property development has changed over time, and they indicate possible risks or concerns. Topographic Maps also known as “Topos” complement our aerial photography as a way to represent the earth’s surface. A topo map is a two (2) dimensional representation of our ...
Free viewing and download of aerial imagery. The new Historical Imagery Viewer, as part of the Spatial Collaboration Portal, allows users to search, discover and download historical imagery from our library, dating back to the 1930s. Users can search an area of interest, and look at thumbnails of each available frame and download a 600dpi ...
This site provides free access to Iowa geographic map data through online map viewers and web map services. The site was developed by the Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems Support and Research Facility in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.