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Princeton Aerial Photograph (1940)

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Aero Service Corporation
Publication Date
1940
Publication Time
June 2004
Title
Princeton Aerial Photograph (1940)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
remote-sensing image
Series Information
Series Name
Historical Aerial Photographs of the Princeton Area
Publication Information
Publisher
Aero Service Corporation
Online Linkage
https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/1946f834-e6ba-405d-94b8-c6dbef2b7a6a/file/9ce04659-8532-4d6c-8150-120e4d1e5dd7
Abstract
This is a scanned Aerial photograph of the Princeton Area taken in 1940.
Purpose
The Princeton Aerial Photographs can be used as layers in geographic information systems and can extract historical landuse information.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
March 1951
Bounding Box
West
-74.939246
East
-74.482460
North
40.424427
South
40.135958
Theme Keyword
Aerial photograph
Historical aerial photo
digital aerial photo
Imagery and Base Maps
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Princeton University
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
Princeton
Mercer county
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
None
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Person
Tsering Wangyal Shawa
Delivery Point
Princeton University Library
City
Princeton
State
New Jersey
Postal Code
08544
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
609-258-6804
Contact Electronic Mail Address
shawatw@princeton.edu
Hours of Service
8:45 am - 5:00 pm
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Raster
Raster Object Information
Raster Object Type
Pixel
Row Count
868
Column Count
1125
Vertical Count
1
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Grid Coordinate System
Grid Coordinate System Name
State Plane Coordinate System
State Plane Coordinate System
SPCS Zone Identifier
2900
Transverse Mercator
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
row and column
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
1.000000
Ordinate Resolution
1.000000
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name
Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis
6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257222
Distribution Information
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20040708
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Person Primary
Contact Person
Contact Organization
Princeton University
Contact Position
GIS Librarian
Contact Address
Address
Princeton University Library
City
Princeton
State or Province
New Jersey
Postal Code
08544
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
609-258-6804
Contact Electronic Mail Address
shawatw@princeton.edu
Hours of Service
8:45 am - 5:00 pm
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Extensions
Online Linkage
http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name
ESRI Metadata Profile
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