What is the 2005 IndianaMap Orthophotography Project?
Overview of the datasets
The Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC) worked in partnership with state and local governments to facilitate the acquisition of high-resolution orthophotography and digital elevation data for the entire state of Indiana. IGIC's Orthophotography Workgroup is composed of individuals from around the state who generously provide their time and expertise. UITS at Indiana University provides public online access to this imagery through the Indiana Spatial Data Portal (ISDP).
Funding for this project came from a number of stakeholders, including the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, the United States Geological Survey, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Major contributions came from the Indiana 2004 State and Local Homeland Security Grant administered through the Indiana Counter-Terrorism and Security Council (now the Indiana Department of Homeland Security).
Access the imagery
You can download the imagery to your computer, connect to it from GIS software, or view it online through a web browser.
To view the imagery online, visit the ISDP web page. From the
navigation pane on the left, select View Data, and then click
Online Map Service.
- To download individual files, visit the ISDP web page. From the
navigation pane on the left, select
Download Data, and then clickSingle File. - To download multiple files, see How do I install the ISDP Multi-file Download Tool?
- To load this imagery directly as a data layer into ESRI's desktop GIS software, including ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Explorer, you can create a connection by GIS Server to the Indiana Spatial Data Service map services. See How do I use ArcGIS to connect to the Indiana Spatial Data Service?
Purchase imagery
If you have problems downloading the 2005 imagery or need a large amount of data, you can purchase the imagery via one of the following options:
- The Indiana Geological Survey (IGS) provides the 2005 natural
color county mosaics in MrSID format on a suite of 16
DVDs. Individual DVDs cost $10 each, with a 20% discount on purchases
of three or more. Visit the IGS online
bookstore and see the 2005 Indiana Aerial Imagery
publication. Alternatively, contact:
Publication Sales Office
Indiana Geological Survey
611 N. Walnut Grove
Bloomington, IN 47405-2208
812-855-7636 office phone
812-855-2862 office fax
IGSINFO@indiana.edu - For statewide sets of the digital elevation model, digital surface
model, color infrared photography, or orthophotography (1:20
compressed MrSID format by county and 1:50 compressed MrSID format
township mosaics), contact:
Indiana Geographic Information Council
140 N. Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-234-2924
info@igic.org
Last modified on September 21, 2009.
