1978 Aerial Photo Mosaic

GIS File Name

Cambridge1978

Description

This layer contains georectified aerial photo images of the City of Cambridge taken on November 19, 1978. This is not an orthophoto, but a mosaic of photos with overlap. The flight lines run north to south. Photo scale is 1” = 300’.

Purpose

The aerial photos were flown for the City of Cambridge.  Aerial photos were taken in 1978 by C. E. Maguire Inc., of Providence, RI. Photos were stored at the Cambridge Historical Commission. In 2014, they were scanned by GIS at high resolution, color balanced, and put into a seamless mosaic by Infotech Enterprises America.

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Coordinate System

NAD 1983 StatePlane Massachusetts Mainland FIPS 2001 Feet