Sample of Mandan, North Dakota Aerial Image Dataset

Originally produced by the Farm Security Administration, these are georeferenced aerial images from Morton County, North Dakota.

Historic print images housed at the Mandan, North Dakota ARS Long-Term Agricultural Research facility were digitized, georeferenced, and processed for use in both professional and consumer level GIS applications, or in photo-editing applications. The original images were produced by the Farm Security Administration to monitor government compliance for farm land agreements. Current applications include assessing land use change over time with regard to erosion, land cover, and natural and man-made structures. Not for use in high precision applications.

Resources in this dataset:
Resource Title: 1938_AZY_3_89.
File Name: 1938_AZY_3_89_0.zip
Resource Description:
Contains IIQ, JPG, OVR, XML, AUX, and TIF files processed in ArcMap / ArcGIS that can be used in ArcGIS applications, or in other photo or geospatial applications.

Resource Title: 1938 Mosaic Index.
File Name: 1938_mosaic_index_1.zip
Resource Description:
This is the index key for the 1938 Mandan aerial images from Morton County, ND. To find the geographic location for each uploaded 1938 image, consult this map. File titles are arranged as follows: Year_Area_Roll_Frame. The mosaic map displays Roll_Frame coordinates to correspond to these images. Contains TIF, OVR, JPG, AUX, IIQ, and XML files.

Resource Title: 1938_AZY_5_113.
File Name: 1938_AZY_5_113_2.zip
Resource Description:
Contains IIQ, JPG, OVR, XML, AUX, and TIF files processed in ArcMap / ArcGIS.