New York State Department of Transportation Map Information Unit Aerial Photographs

Alphabetical by quadrangle name.

Photographs in this series were created during multiple year aerial flights and are either 1:24000 or 1:40000 in scale. The images include positive black and white prints, color positive prints, and infrared positives. Most images are on paper; some transparencies are included. Many are annotated. The envelopes containing the photographs include information such as quadrangle name, date, scale, "flown for," and "flown by." Envelopes also have annotated photocopy details of the portions of the quadrangles covered by the photographs. Aerial photographs in B2009-09 measure 9 x 9 inches, while photographs in accretion B2009-09A measure 17 x 17 inches.

High resolution images of selected original documents in this series are available in State Archives Digital Collections.

Index map to New York State quadrangles is available in print and online for 1:24,000 Digital Raster Quads.

Inventory of Aerial Photography and Other Remotely Sensed Imagery of New York State, published by the Department of Transportation Map Information Unit, 3rd edition, 1995.

This series was transferred to the State Archives from the Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC), and accessioned under Records Disposition Number (RDA) 20978.

Some photographs were created specifically for the Department of Transportation. Much of the imagery was received from the United States Geographical Survey (USGS) when its hard copy imagery collection was downsized. Material collected and created by the Department of Transportation Map Information Unit for its base mapping project was transferred to the Office of Technology in 2001 and subsequently transferred to the Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC) at the time of its formation.

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.