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Subject: Aerial photography from EROS
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 15:04:08 -0500
From: John C Fouke <[log in to unmask]>
To:
Here is the latest on aerial photography procedures in effect at EROS
SCANNED AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
HIGH RESOLUTION MEDIUM RESOLUTION
1000 dots per inch (25 microns) 400 dots per inch (57 microns)
2400 dots per inch (14 microns)
3630 dots per inch (7 microns) ¤
$30 per image Free download from USGS Earth Explorer website *
Order from USGS Earth Explorer website
http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/EarthExplorer/
http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/EarthExplorer/ Free registration required
prior to downloading
Free registration required prior to ordering
B&W photo is 120 megabytes at 1,000 DPI B&W photo is 15 MB
Color photo is 360 megabytes at 1,000 DPI Color photo is 45 MB
TIFF format TIFF format
Typically 3 to 6 week turnaround, depending on Download-on-demand
workload
Certified scans? NO Certified scans? NO
http://eros.usgs.gov/documents/USGS%20Certification.pdf
Priority delivery? NO Priority delivery? NO
Data available on CD or DVD? Data available on CD or DVD?
NO, FTP only. You will be contacted for payment NO, only available via
download from Earth Explorer
information and when data is staged for FTP.
¤ Declassified satellite imagery only. Several scans may be required to
capture an entire scene from the 70 mm rolls, but cost will be $30 per
scene. This imagery is scanned at 7 microns.
* Subject to availability. The USGS is actively scanning millions of
archived photographs, but it is a work-in-progress. If the “Downloads”
column on Earth Explorer is labeled “N/A”, then only the $30
high-resolution scan is available.
Customers may download & examine samples of high & medium resolution
scans at:
http://edc.usgs.gov/phoenix_iv/new_york/
9 x 18 photos are treated as 1 file for download & billing purposes.
Files will be twice the normal size.
No discounts (ex: “Official USGS Use”) to anyone.
Customers must order high-resolution scans of photographs on the
EarthExplorer (EE) website. The customer must do it themselves – we will
not create the order on their behalf.
Customers must choose 25 micron (1,000 DPI) or 14 micron (2,400 DPI) scans.
A $5 handling fee is charged per order.
FTP is the only available media. No CD or DVD.
After selecting photos, microns, and entering their EE User ID and
password, a message appears saying: “You will be contacted to arrange
for payment”.
At this point, EE instantaneously sends USGS Business Partners in Denver
an email notifying them of the order. Business Partners then contacts
the customer for payment information.
CREDIT CARDS and CHECKS are accepted as forms of payment. Orders from
overseas customers sometimes have wire transfers of $$ - this is also
acceptable. NO PURCHASE ORDERS.
After getting payment information, Business Partners contacts EROS once
a week via email giving details of the past week’s finalized orders.
Checks and wire transfer details must be in possession of Business
Partners before an order proceeds.
If a customer’s not satisfied with the product, EROS will rescan it, but
NO REFUNDS.
EROS scanning policy is: first in – first out. Typical turnaround time
is 4 weeks between order placement on EE and image being staged.
9 x 18 photos: still $30
Declassified imagery: every scanned photo costs $30, even though several
passes may be required to capture it all. Same for other unconventional
storage formats.
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John C. Fouke, NSN SILS Chief
U.S. Geological Survey
Science Information and Library Services, MS 231
1400 Independence Road
Rolla, Missouri 65401
phone: 573-308-3698
fax: 573-308-3615
email: [log in to unmask]
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