Library Data Services caters to researchers interested in working with data, mapping, texts, visualization, and technology. Many of these services are available online. Davis Library Data Services, located on the second floor of Davis Library, offers:
The aerial photographs available from this site are from the United States Department of Agriculture.
The scale of these images is 1:40,000.
To download image(s), navigate the map below and click on an area of interest. A pop-up will provide a download link for the (zipped) aerial photo that covers the area. Note that there may be multiple images that cover the location clicked. The images are not georeferenced.
Alternatively, view a complete list of links to the aerial photo images and approximate bounding coordinates.
The images available for download are of higher quality than those shown in the index.
The index is not available at the highest zoom levels. If you zoom in too far and the index image disappears, just zoom out or reload the page.
This map was created by georeferencing and tiling images of the indexes that came with the aerial photos. Scans of the indexes are also available for download:
The map shows the approximate bounding boxes of individual aerial photos in the Libraries' collection. The bounding boxes are shown on top of the index maps that came with the aerial photos.
The image name, latitude/longitude coordinates of the approximate bounding box for each image, and download URL is provided below for accessibility purposes:
Image Northwest Coordinates Southeast Coordinates URL 176-100 -79.197013, 36.28643 -79.090728, 36.201854 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-100.zip 176-123 -79.128379, 36.294467 -79.022094, 36.209899 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-123.zip 176-125 -79.126815, 36.230613 -79.02053, 36.14598 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-125.zip 176-127 -79.12799, 36.169239 -79.021705, 36.084533 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-127.zip 176-129 -79.134407, 36.108295 -79.028121, 36.023525 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-129.zip 176-131 -79.137153, 36.045814 -79.030868, 35.960979 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-131.zip 176-133 -79.138717, 35.98069 -79.034973, 35.895942 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-133.zip 176-135 -79.140182, 35.918155 -79.036445, 35.833343 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-135.zip 176-144 -79.060836, 36.045269 -78.954551, 35.960434 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-144.zip 176-146 -79.060058, 36.108165 -78.953773, 36.023399 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-146.zip 176-148 -79.057914, 36.170719 -78.951629, 36.086017 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-148.zip 176-150 -79.057525, 36.23162 -78.95124, 36.146984 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-150.zip 176-152 -79.054595, 36.293422 -78.94831, 36.208854 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-152.zip 176-180 -78.988899, 36.266155 -78.882606, 36.181556 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-180.zip 176-72 -79.279502, 36.274852 -79.173217, 36.190265 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-72.zip 176-74 -79.280113, 36.21202 -79.173828, 36.127365 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-74.zip 176-76 -79.280723, 36.146427 -79.174438, 36.061698 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-76.zip 176-78 -79.279892, 36.080806 -79.173606, 35.996009 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-78.zip 176-80 -79.278671, 36.016769 -79.172386, 35.931903 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-80.zip 176-82 -79.27806, 35.955711 -79.171775, 35.870777 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-82.zip 176-84 -79.275611, 35.893116 -79.169326, 35.808116 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-84.zip 176-88 -79.205009, 35.911106 -79.098724, 35.826126 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-88.zip 176-90 -79.20697, 35.973159 -79.100685, 35.888248 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-90.zip 176-92 -79.205993, 36.03564 -79.0997, 35.950794 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-92.zip 176-94 -79.203842, 36.097911 -79.097557, 36.013134 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-94.zip 176-96 -79.20359, 36.160476 -79.097305, 36.075763 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-96.zip 176-98 -79.20121, 36.222385 -79.094924, 36.137741 https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1975/tifs/176-98.zip
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