ARCHIVED: 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 made up 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 download individual files, visit the ISDP web page. From the navigation pane on the left, select Download Data, and then click Single File.
• 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.
• To view the imagery online, visit the ISDP web page. From the navigation pane on the left, select View Data, and then click Online Viewer.

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
  Phone: 812-855-7636
  Fax: 812-855-2862
  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