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USGS Imagery Overlay Map Service from The National Map

Dates

Publication Date
Time Period
2014
File Modification Date
2014-08-22 16:03:00

Summary

The USGS_EROS_Ortho_SCALE service from The National Map (TNM) contains orthorectified digital aerial photographs and satellite imagery that are commonly referred to as orthoimagery. The imagery in this service is derived from high resolution images that combine the visual attributes of an aerial photograph with the spatial accuracy and geometric characteristics of a map. The resolution is primarily 1-meter, and the source imagery is acquired through partnerships with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency and other cooperating Federal, State, and local agencies through the National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP). One meter resolution imagery means that each pixel in the orthoimage covers one meter on the earth’s surface. [...]

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USGSImagery.xml
Original FGDC Metadata

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Purpose

This dynamic overlay map service provides visualization of the free data that is available for download from The National Map at http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer.
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Communities

  • Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative
  • LC MAP - Landscape Conservation Management and Analysis Portal
  • Mississippi River Basin / Gulf Hypoxia Initiative
  • National Geospatial Program
  • The National Map

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Added to Sciencebase on Fri Oct 17 16:04:32 MDT 2014 by processing URL <b>USGSImagery.xml</b> in item <a href="https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/544171bee4b0b0a643c73c19">https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/544171bee4b0b0a643c73c19</a> <br />

Additional Information

Identifiers

Type Scheme Key
processingUrl http://thor-f5.er.usgs.gov/ngtoc/metadata/waf/services/overlays/USGSImagery.xml

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