--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 08:58:11 -0600 From: Elisabeth Filar <[log in to unmask]> Subject: air photo indexing ... help! Sender: Elisabeth Filar <[log in to unmask]> We have been given a gift of historic air photos of Colorado dating from the 1930's to the 70's. There are various sets of photos from various projects, such as SCS and Forest Service projects. We have a student worker taking over the monumental task of inventorying, arranging, and indexing this gift collection. We have a few random indexes that over some of these sets. What we propose to do is set up a project ArcView where we can "inventory" each photos according to county and project (amongst many other fields). Then we can print graphically and lists of the photos as well as do queries in ArcView to meet specific needs. Comments? Has anyone done something of this sort? What we cannot determine is whether we should physically arrange the photos (in file cabinets now) by project code or by Colorado county. I feel most patrons would want to look via county (or specific area) rather than a project number or code. Would this be ok, or is there some set standard where we should leave the photos filed by project? How do other people have their air photos arranged and indexed? Also, what data fields should be included in a database of air-photos? Any comments on this issue would be greatly appreciate since I am a novice with this idea. Thanks! Beth ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~ Elisabeth Filar * Map Librarian University of Colorado at Boulder phone: 303-735-4917 * fax:303-735-4879 http://www-libraries.colorado.edu/ps/map/frontpage.htm ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~ --- End Forwarded Message ---