Processed 1938 aerial photography for selected areas of the lower Colorado River, southwestern United States

Open-File Report 2006-1141
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Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) initiated a study of the Lower Colorado River to derive temporal-change characteristics from the predam period to the present. In this report, we present summary information on accomplishments under a USGS task for the Department of the Interior's Landscapes in the West project. We discuss our preliminary results in compiling a digital database of geospatial information on the Lower Colorado River and acquisition of data products, and present a geospatial digital dataset of 1938 aerial photography of the river valley. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)'s, Resources Management Office in Boulder City, Nev., provided historical aerial photographs of the river valley from the Hoover Dam to the United States-Mexican border, with some exclusions. USGS authors scanned and mosaicked the photographs, registered the photo mosaics, and created metadata describing each mosaic series, all 15 of which are presented here.
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Processed 1938 aerial photography for selected areas of the lower Colorado River, southwestern United States
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2006-1141
DOI 10.3133/ofr20061141
Edition Version 1.0
Year Published 2006
Language ENGLISH
Contributing office(s) Geography
Description 116 p.
Time Range Start 1938-01-01
Time Range End 1938-12-31
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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