Historic Air Photo CD-ROM/Image Locator Service for Idaho

Historic Air Photo CD-ROM/Image Locator Service for Idaho

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Historic Air Photo CD-ROM/Image Locator Service for Idaho

Abstract: 
This application provides a way to geospatially locate a selected set of non-georeferenced scanned historic air photos for Idaho contained in the Idaho aerial views database. It allows users to determine the flight year, the University of Idaho CD-ROM call number, and the TIFF image name for every fifth image along a given project flight line. 

The selected projects contained include:

1927
Vertical air photos of the western portion of the Nez Perce National Forest

1928
Vertical air photos of the western portion of the Nez Perce National Forest

1929
Clearwater resource project: vertical air photos of the St. Joe & Clearwater National Forest, Idaho.

1932
Project N and C: vertical air photos of the Nez Perce and Clearwater National Forest Van Buren Creek, Riggins Hot Springs, Tollgate Creek, Cabin Creek, and Woodrat Mountain. 

Vertical air photos of the Selway National Forest, 1932 Fish Creek, Coolwater 
Ridge, Selway River, Fenn, and Lower Lochsa River, Idaho.

1933
Project S vertical air photos of Selway National Forest & northern Nez Perce National Forest, Idaho.

Project JO air photos of eastern Latah and western Clearwater Counties, Idaho.

Project J air photos, 1933 Latah County, Idaho.

Project J and JO: air photos of the St. Joe National Forest. 

1935
Project N, vertical air photos of the Eastern Nez Perce National Forest Meadow Creek, Bargamin Creek, Running Creek and the Selway River.

1936 
Project EZ, vertical airphotos of the Eastern portion of the Cearwater National Forests. 

Project EV: vertical air photos of the Central and Eastern portions of the Nez Perce National Forest Elk City, Meadow Creek, Green Mountain, and Black Hawk Mountain.

Project N, 1936 vertical air photos of the Nez Perce National Forest: Meadow Creek and the American River.
 
1937
Project CF 1937 vertical air photos of the Coeur d'Alene National Forest and vicinity (Kootenai County and Shoshone County. 

Project EZ: air photos of the Powell Ranger District of the Clearwater National Forest, Idaho.

Project FA: air photos of the Powell Ranger District of the Clearwater National Forest, Idaho. 
 
1939
Project FA and GSK: air photos of the Nez Perce National Forest Meadow Creek, Selway River and the western portion of the forest.   

1948
Project C, 1948 air photos of the Clearwater National Forest, Idaho (Musselshell, Austin Ridge, Hemlock Butte, Lolo Creek, and Beaver Dam Saddle).

  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, 20031001, Historic Air Photo CD-ROM/Image Locator Service for Idaho: Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, Moscow, Idaho USA.

    Online links:
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    Bounding coordinates:
    West: -117.436732
    East: -113.176643
    North: 47.657919
    South: 45.264190

  3. What does it look like?

    Thumbnail image:

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning date: 1927
    Ending time: 1948
    Currentness reference: 
    ground condition

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial data presentation form: digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      The map projection used is Transverse Mercator.

      Projection parameters:
      Transverse Mercator
      Scale factor at central meridian: 0.999600
      Longitude of central meridian: -114.000000
      Latitude of projection origin: 42.000000
      False easting: 500000.000000
      False northing: 100000.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair.
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters.

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.400000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.978698.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Cities
    Cities for Idaho (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    SDE.SDE.CITY.NAME
    The city name (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    SDE.SDE.CITY.POP2000
    Population of the city from the 2000 Census. (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    Roads
    Roads for Idaho (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    SDE.SDE.ROAD.NAME
    The name of the road (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    SDE.SDE.ROAD.RTE_TYPE
     (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    SDE.SDE.ROAD.RTE_NUM
     (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    Air Photo Locations
     (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    ID
    Unique ID for each feature (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    YEAR
    The year the air photo was taken (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    CALLNUMBER
    The University of Idaho CD-ROM call number for the corresponding photo (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    FILENAME
    The file name of the photo on the CD-ROM (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    ADDINFO
    Additional information about the photo location (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    Flight Lines
     (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    ID
    Unique ID number for each feature (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    YEAR
    The flight year (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    County
    County Boundaries for Idaho (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    SDE.SDE.COUNTY.NAME
    The name of the county. (Source: University of Idaho Library)

    ADA, ADAMS, BANNOCK, BEAR LAKE, BENEWAH, BINGHAM, BLAINE, BOISE, BONNER, BONNEVILLE, BOUNDARY, BUTTE, CAMAS, CANYON, CARIBOU, CASSIA, CLARK, CLEARWATER, CUSTER, ELMORE, FRANKLIN, FREMONT, GEM, GOODING, IDAHO, JEFFERSON, JEROME, KOOTENAI, LATAH, LEMHI, LEWIS, LINCOLN, MADISON, MINIDOKA, NEZ PERCE, ONEIDA, OWYHEE, PAYETTE, POWER, SHOSHONE, TETON, TWIN FALLS, VALLEY, WASHINGTON

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Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

    • Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Bruce Godfrey
    Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
    GIS Specialist
    PO Box 442350
    Moscow, Idaho 83844-2350
    USA

    208.885.6463 (voice)
    bgodfrey@uidaho.edu
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Why was the data set created?

The purpose of this map service is to provide a way to geographically locate historic air photos for Idaho and determine which CD-ROM they are located on.

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How was the data set created?

  1. Where did the data come from?

    IdahoAVDB (source 1 of 1)

    University of Idaho Library, 1999, Idaho aerial views database.

    Type of source media: CD-ROM
    Source contribution: 
    Scanned index maps of air photo projects.

  2. What changes have been made?

    Date: 20031001 (change 1 of 1) 
    An ArcIMS Image Map Service was created using the flight points and flight lines.

    Person responsible for change:
    Bruce Godfrey
    University of Idaho Library
    GIS Specialist
    PO Box 442350
    Moscow, Idaho 99163-2350
    USA

    (208) 885-6463 (voice)
    (208) 885-6817 (FAX)
    bgodfrey@uidaho.edu

    Data sources used in this process:
    • IdahoAVDB

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How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    No Report.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    No report.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    No report.

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How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access constraints: None
Use constraints: 
None

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  1. Who distributes the data set?

    Bruce Godfrey
    Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
    GIS Specialist
    PO Box 442350
    Moscow, Idaho 83844-2350
    USA

    208.885.6463 (voice)
    bgodfrey@uidaho.edu

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Live Data and Maps

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

    Knowledge of Internet mapping application concepts.

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 20100126

Metadata author:
Bruce Godfrey
Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
GIS Specialist
PO Box 442350
Moscow, Idaho 83844-2350
USA

208.885.6463 (voice)
bgodfrey@uidaho.edu

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata(FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:
  • http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

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